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    Posted: 05 Aug 13 at 2:14pm
Why??? Ridiculous!

Now where's that old Oppie...!
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Would you trust someone in a tracksuit and baseball cap to make something that you're going to fly on?!  LOL
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So much negatively about Lasers. The disign is rubbish, awlful rudder, bad hull shape, terriable sails, knacker your knees and so on. But you would not think it would be the most popular classes out there. So when someone tries to bring it up to date give them credit for embrassing new technologies and ideas. And who says they will stop at the foils, maybe a foiling rig to complement the new ideas.
I think is this a great idea for all the Laser sailors out there and if successful will draw others to the class. This is without doubt one of the biggest developments in dinghy sailing, even if just in terms of number of how many boats there are out there, since the V-Twin.
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Originally posted by Blackie

Why??? Ridiculous!

Now where's that old Oppie...!


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Posts: 1312 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Do Different Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Aug 13 at 2:58pm
Well I dunno, I wouldn't want one because for my level of agility anything less than 5metres long without a trapeze is far too much like hard work.

BUT.

It seems a far more relevant subject for a forum titled dinghy development that whining on for ever and a day about PY bandits or how many layers of different sailcloth constitute a tape drive sail or whatever. 
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Great idea and looks to be nicely done

Wouldnt want one myself but hats off to the guys that have put this together

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At last an attempt at a decent rudder on a laser. Who cares about foiling. Even without the wings it would be an improvement
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Posts: 252 		Post Options Post Options   Quote robinft Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Aug 13 at 11:05am
Video:

http://www.sailmix.com/dinghy-sailing/watch-video-of-the-foiling-laser-during-testing

Edit by Mark to make link work


Edited by Mark Jardine - 06 Aug 13 at 12:11pm
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Posts: 93 		Post Options Post Options   Quote i tick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Aug 13 at 1:23pm
I always thought that anything will foil but the heavier the boat the bigger the foils so more drag. Also lasers (and that was a radial by the way) have floppy draggy rigs which would limit speed. The boat in the video never sailed anywhere near the wind or tacked or gybed. No doubt a oil drum would foil downwind if it was towed up to speed. Good fun though if useless.
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The linkage between the wand and control foil is brilliant. This is so much simpler and more rigid then the moth system. This upgrade could be added to any boat/class by simply bolting in a new centreboard and rudder. I think the concept could revolutionise our sport as it is so simple and even works on a laser!
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