Laser 1 Rigging Diagram

A quick guide to rigging your laser sailboat with the pros at west coast sailing.

Laser 1 rigging diagram. 21st century rigging update. Lawn or the deck of your laser or even the carpet inside the boathouse if there is room for rigging your sail. Rigging the outhaul 9. Popular across the world the laser comes in three different formats 4 7 radial and standard.

Laser 8 1 downhaul rigging guide step 1 start by passing the loop on the end of the primary part 1 through the sail cringle grommet. In recent years to move the boat with the changing times the basic sail controls have been upgraded by means of the xd performance kit. This is just the standard rig for a laser 1 if you re really keen you can get the xd rig with all it s multi purchase control lines or you can do a hybrid version yourself and make your own multi purchase control lines. Stepping the mast 8.

But for now this is enough to sail the laser. Select a boat from the rack. I ve had a few people asking me for a video on a more basic setup. L r igging g uide 14.

The easyrig downhaul avoids extra forces on the kicker fitting and is rigged without having to undo any pins or tie knots. Now you can go for a sail. Rigging the vang 11. Rigging the mast 7.

Parts of the laser 3. Rigging the clew tie down 10. Centreboard and hull are working optimally. This is the hardest part of the entire rigging process so be careful no one likes a broken mast or hull.

Boats numbered 9 12 have the pro rigging and are reserved for those who have completed sailing iii. Figure 1 shows the basic controls and rigging technique for a laser. This video is aimed at those people who maybe aren t so interested in class legal racing o. Laser radial laser 4 7 2.

Stand up the mast. The equivalent yardstick in north america is the d pn which is 91 1 for a laser. Boats numbered 1 8 are for anyone who has completed sailing ii. Rigging the traveler 6.

The laser uses a portsmouth yardstick of 1097 for racing involving other classes. In this first chapter i will discuss some of the alternative methods for rigging a laser and the function of the sail controls 1 1 ropes all rigging ropes should be replaced with 6 smm diameter pre stretched rope of high quality. Laser 1 parts and spares the laser is arguably the most popular sailing dinghy out there you won t go to many dinghy sailing clubs in the world and not see a laser sitting in the boat park. Rigging the cunningham 12.