Laser books
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Topic: Laser books
Posted By: RS400atC
Subject: Laser books
Date Posted: 07 Sep 16 at 6:51pm
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Are any of the Laser sailing books worth buying? What's in there that's specific to Lasers? It all seems different from sitting at the back of a 400, but I don't need another generic sailing book telling me basic stuff that applies to all boats.... TIA |
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Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 07 Sep 16 at 8:29pm
| I had the Glenn Burke (AUS) one, certainly Laser specific but pre Harken power packages were allowed so maybe thinking has moved on, |
Posted By: Oatsandbeans
Date Posted: 07 Sep 16 at 8:52pm
| I have got them all and they are generally dissappointing. The Ben Ainslie one was most useful to me as there was a DVD with it that had some good stuff on it. Nowadays that would all be on youtube. So unless you are a complete beginer ( I suspect you are not) spending a few hours looking on youtube ( or getting hold of the rooster video ) is the best option. ( the old books like the one by the aussie Glenn Bourke are intetesting from a historical point of view but thats all) |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 07 Sep 16 at 9:56pm
Oh dear, seems we're all subject to the passage of time.  
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Posted By: Daniel Holman
Date Posted: 07 Sep 16 at 11:32pm
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I would disagree, the Ed Baird book from the 1980s is great and not just for the moustaches. I have the Glenn Bourke book (signed circa 1993) and that is great too. Think the ainslie book was a cash in and didn't add a lot. Not read the Goodison one but it may be good. How to rig your control lines is pretty spurious to be honest, how hard you pull them is a bigger deal but only a tiny aspect of what makes a fast or smart laser sailor. Look at all the video you can on youtube of Robert Scheidt re: technique. The Don. |
Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 08 Sep 16 at 8:04am
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I think my son found the Goodison book useful when moving up from Optimists, but I don't think he's looked at it for years.
He learnt more from the club laser fleet as he was coming up, and now he's passing it on to the next lot. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 08 Sep 16 at 8:58am
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I love sailing books, but they are all limited by the understanding and commitment of those reading it, especially when it is me. But they are a great way of keeping close to sailing on a cold winter evening, and brilliant for those light bulb moments of "so that's how to do it". ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 08 Sep 16 at 11:33am
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RS400
My advice is when switching between boats is go and do five tacks in the boat before you start. As like me when sailing the 400 its round the back with the Tiller and through the front in the single hander. I can go round the back in the Phantom when I forget but I dont think you will get away with that in the laser. At least it will only be you to shout at if it goes wrong in the laser, I tend to forget in the 400 and it can get very wet and an ear bashing from the crew. Good Luck Gordon ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 08 Sep 16 at 11:51am
| I've sampled the Goodison book and thought it detailed and specific. |