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Andymac ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 04 Apr 07 Location: Derbyshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 847 |
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[QUOTE=JimC]There's more on that here.
http://www.sail-world.com/UK/Perth-2011---Not-always-happy-families-on-Olympic-class-sailing-scene/90560[/QUOTE] Just to wrap it up; now that the worlds have concluded in Perth, does anyone know how many Laser topmasts were broken during the regatta then?
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winging it ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958 |
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the same, but different...
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winging it ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958 |
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the same, but different...
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Rupert ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8766 |
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I like it. An excellent example of someone doing what they want with a boat, and not being confined to what the powers that be tell you to do. Now take a wedge out of the side tank corner to make hiking more comfey, put a decent rudder on, forget it was ever called a Laser and have some fun!
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Firefly 2324, Lightning 130, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446
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bustinben ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 15 Oct 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 288 |
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That guy has got far too much board out the water... it's going to end in tears!
Rig looks a bit out of place too.
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Stargazey ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 |
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Fully battoned mylar sail, carbon rig, old Ian Bruce designed hull to keep costs down for those with the old style rig ... that'll be the Byte CII then?
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rogue ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 978 |
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isn't that the Hansen Aerospace sail- feck all to do with Global Sailing or LPE?
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I luv Wight ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 628 |
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Not just a new topmast...
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laser193713 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 882 |
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I never had such a problem with bent masts to be honest, I made very sure that as soon as i was finished in any races or if i was just sat alongside a rib during training that my kicker was fully off. I still believe this is why i never had a problem with bent masts. Obviously a few went but the cost of a new top section is nothing compared to over a grand for a new carbon stick for a development boat or even the 100! Also a broken mast in a laser when insured with noble normally leads to a very quick and easy replacement of both sail and mast.
The quality of the masts is getting worse though i think, I also used to drill out and replace the standard rivet where the masts tend to break. Doing this i could insulate the mast from the rivet which definitely stopped the corrosion. I couldnt find anything in the rules at the time to stop this and never got any trouble for it at any of the big events i went to. However, i did once get asked to remove a retaining line that i put round the rear mainsheet block on the boom because i had some dangerously loose rivets, it wasnt doing anything to pull the block closer to the boom or anything. I argued that if it were to fail i may have required safety assistance but the measurer decided that because if it failed i would be able to continue racing which would have given me an advantage it was illegal. If it comes to the point where you aren't allowed to improve the reliability and even safety of the boat without improving its performance it just starts to get a bit silly! Things like this in the laser class eventually drove me to leave the class and i havent looked back since!
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bustinben ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 15 Oct 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 288 |
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Yup, I'm getting through 2 event sails a season. That's qualifiers, two europa cups, worlds, and maybe 2-3 opens. Some people get away with only one sail, but they're quicker than me so don't need the boost ![]() We're using windsurfer levels of cunningham on dacron sails and after 3 events the leech is a mess. That I can abide though, because we're pushing the limits of what the sail was designed to do for the sake of performance. If you want to save your sail, you can use less and just pinch a bit. If you've got awesome downwind speed you can still do ok! The masts are a different story however, and will come back bent after a couple of hours practising your roll tacks in 8-10 knots. It's a real sore point with the sailors at the moment imo.
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