Laser Full Rig Tuning Guide

Follow along as john pearce us sailing youth director applies the harken blockheads tuning decal on a laser to create fast repeatable settings.

Laser full rig tuning guide.

The laser is a legendary racing sailboat for beginners and veterans alike. The laser is a very unique boat that can accommodate many different sized sailors and abilities due to its three interchangeable rigs. Laser is also the most popular olympic class sailboat. Are you up to the challenge.

Commissioning 3 1 preparation 3 2 unpacking 3 3 rigging the mast 3 4 stepping the mast 3 5 rigging the gennaker halyard 3 6 rigging the boom 3 7 the jib 3 8 the rudder 3 9 the mainsail. Other popular boats in the range include the iconic sunfish club 420 fj vago bahia and pico sailboats. Each option will change the draft shape depth of your sail and therefore the power your sail will generate. Hints and tips steve s blog tuning guide top reads 2016 1stplace my laser mast rake.

The laser is manufactured by laserperformance based in newport ri. The complete guide to trim your lasersail perfectly in all conditions. Find out how to rig the standard laser rig in our handy guide. 2000 technical data dimensions of the ldc 2000 3.

Merely reproducing these settings on your boat is not a guarantee of speed throughout the wind range. Congratulations on the purchase of your new laser. On a laser you have only a few trim lines you can adjust during sailing. We will show you the main differences between the old and the new mk2 mark2 sail and.

Too cold and didn t have time to play before the guns went off for first race so off we go on first upwind leg. Laser rigging guide laser radial laser 4 7. L aser r igging g uide. Far more important however is how a team responds to the dynamics of the constantly changing wind and wave conditions.

The laser the radial and the laser 4 7 all use the same hull and equipment with the exception of the. Yesterday i did some frostbiting and used the new class legal full rig sail for the first time. Laser 4000 tuning guide 1overview the following settings are given as a guide to basic static rig set up. About harken blockheads what exactly is.

So lasers are one design.