Great to see the adjustability improvements. Have sailed Contender class since 1973, and it evolved all of these controls by 1975, but all out to both rails to reach from the trapeze. Sailed the O’Day championship in 1975 and loved the Laser simplicity but the rigging back then was too primitive. The controls (and learning to set them for different conditions) adds to the challenge of racing. The vang mastnbase block is an impressive design. What Contenders were criticized for back then was just control line evolution like this video depicts.
Sail Laser from late 80's to early 2000...Seriously from 1991 to 1997...Championships etc... Some win...!Sail Vaurien, Snipe, 470, but the Laser since I was a kid, started in 74 , Optimist of course... No "trainers" whatever, after pratical lessons "take it and go alone"...! And IOR boats, Offshore.. Etc.. Still got my old Laser... Very easy to put everything in 15 minutes or less... No complications... Some things was forbidden that time... Go to sea with force 4 or 5 and fast like a windsurf... Once won one, and finger up OK... In a National Championship in 1992, strong winds in Lagos, Portugal, the regatta was not canceled, 60% didn't go out, I go (had 73 Kgs... With a diving belt for weight...) to make some points, and after upwind, rounding and planning surfing, saw a much old guy shouting and thumb up with the ride...He just had one strong leg...! Great life lesson and Great reggata, 5 to 6 force... Saw him onshore, talking, he was Scottish... No hard feelings, but this video is the opposite of a real Laser... So many "shit"... Time, later will come... A Snipe, or 470 is a drag... About 40 minutes to putt all the things, mast, tunings etc... No pacience... Nowadays they complicated the tuning of a simple Laser.. Regards👍🎸
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Great to see the adjustability improvements. Have sailed Contender class since 1973, and it evolved all of these controls by 1975, but all out to both rails to reach from the trapeze. Sailed the O’Day championship in 1975 and loved the Laser simplicity but the rigging back then was too primitive. The controls (and learning to set them for different conditions) adds to the challenge of racing. The vang mastnbase block is an impressive design. What Contenders were criticized for back then was just control line evolution like this video depicts.
really great that you share all your knowledge and experience with us! thanks very much! this makes you a real sportsman.
Sail Laser from late 80's to early 2000...Seriously from 1991 to 1997...Championships etc... Some win...!Sail Vaurien, Snipe, 470, but the Laser since I was a kid, started in 74 , Optimist of course... No "trainers" whatever, after pratical lessons "take it and go alone"...! And IOR boats, Offshore.. Etc..
Still got my old Laser... Very easy to put everything in 15 minutes or less... No complications... Some things was forbidden that time... Go to sea with force 4 or 5 and fast like a windsurf... Once won one, and finger up OK... In a National Championship in 1992, strong winds in Lagos, Portugal, the regatta was not canceled, 60% didn't go out, I go (had 73 Kgs... With a diving belt for weight...) to make some points, and after upwind, rounding and planning surfing, saw a much old guy shouting and thumb up with the ride...He just had one strong leg...! Great life lesson and Great reggata, 5 to 6 force... Saw him onshore, talking, he was Scottish...
No hard feelings, but this video is the opposite of a real Laser... So many "shit"... Time, later will come... A Snipe, or 470 is a drag... About 40 minutes to putt all the things, mast, tunings etc... No pacience... Nowadays they complicated the tuning of a simple Laser.. Regards👍🎸
Amazing video, thanks!
Which blocks is he using on the kicker?
Thanks! lots of helpful information!
Can somebody post the outhaul, downhaul and kicker blocks/set-up?
So our boat is now an Ilca - takes a bit of getting used to. So when is UKLA to be re-named UKIlcaA?
Many thanks for the video!
hello everyone, how to make outhoul system like that?
Great video thanks for sharing!