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    Posted: 13 Apr 17 at 6:41pm
I was thinking about buying a new laser radial sail.I checked the price last week and it was £394.95. I looked again this week and the price had gone up to £540! Anyone know why? It seems a big price jump.

I have always been particular about buying the official product but cant help feeling that its getting too expensive. Our club has a relaxed attitude to replica sails and you can buy one for £200. As I am into my 6th decade and dont travel much now, I am more than tempted to go down the replica route. 

If the replica suppliers can supply a product at much less than half the price then why cant laser keep their prices down? They surely must have more buying power.

Just checked and an Aero 7 sail is £409. If RS can do it at this price then why cant Laser?
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I would guess this is because of the unexpected repair they need to make to their factory wall....

In all seriousness laser Sail pricing has been a joke for many years. Ring up and whinge at them and say you are considering buying a replica they may give you a discount.
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Most OD sailors, myself included, are prepared to pay significantly over the odds for a class-legal sail, so long as the manufacturer is putting something back into supporting the class. Laser on the other hand is just treating its customers as a herd of cash-cows. Buy a replica.
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Do the replica sail makers have to pay royalties to laser ?
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Wow, try that with rugby or football gear.
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There is also a contribution to the Laser Class Association from the sale of each sail.
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There is no right or wrong on this - it's your boat.

Personally I'd have no issue any boat handicap racing at club level with a replica sail, but I'd draw a line at buying one for anything other than a Laser myself.

We each have our own levels of acceptability on this topic, and more often than not, will be guided by the general consensus of the club we are sailing at.

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A certain level of pragmatism seems appropriate, if I bought a £500 L@ser to race at my home club I doubt I could justify a £540 sail so a replica would be the only sensible option. I do get the 'One Design' concept and for open meetings and championships disallowing replicas makes sense but if allowing them in the club handicap fleet means more boats on the water then that can only be good.
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Originally posted by deadrock

There is also a contribution to the Laser Class Association from the sale of each sail.

I wonder how much it is?  Wink
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