Laser radial sail price

Originally posted by RS400atC Even a small sailmaker won't be paying retail for his cloth, and it's a lot wider than a metre. You'd have to sell a fair few at £200 to pay the bills though. I guess the top Laser sailors will also be wanting a composite topmast this year? Anyone seen one yet?

Originally posted by jeffers You cannot easily sort it using NOR

Don't see why not. All you need to say in the NOR is that the L class start/race/series is open to Laser class dinghies and boats that have Laser manufactured hulls with sails substantially similar to the official Laser class ones.

Obviously there's a slippery slope there ("if he's allowed illegal sails, why shouldn't I be allowed a better rudder and a mainsheet system that doesn't catch the stern so easily"). Maybe the club would end up having to write their own set of class rules for their "Not-quite-a-Laser" class.

The opinion I got from the RYA was that if a boat is deliberately taken out of class it is no longer a member of that class and the class rules do not apply. Logically then what races this non-class boat is eligible for depend on the NOR, and I know of no reason why the NOR cannot state that certain boats race alongside the Laser class rather than in a general handicap fleet.



Edited by JimC - 22 Apr 17 at 8:34am

Changing rigs I do see on a regular basis, just assumed it was to do with reefing, never thought about it being a bit naughty.

Originally posted by Sam.Spoons It's only naughty if the class rules or NOR prohibits it. (:

This thread refers to Lasers. In Lasers rig switching is cheating, and also has a negative impact on PYs

Yup, same at my home club.