Laser 2 Regatta Rigging

The laser 2 is a great little boat for a single hander with some experience or a crew of two smaller people.

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The laser 2 has a convoluted history. Laser 2 rigging guide. Rigging your laser regatta take the top mast section part b and slide into bottom mast part a making sure the luff groove is in line and to the he afr. Still pretty fun though.

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Hat the the scat is f boat as fig 17 cf the jit ìia eide of. The laser 2 is a double handed version of the popular laser one design class of small sailing dinghy it is a quick planing dinghy that differs from the laser in that it has a jib symmetric spinnaker and a trapeze for the crew. Laser 2 regatta the laser 2 regatta is the racing version equipped with spinnaker and trapeze earlier versions used bags instead of a shute. What not to do with a sailboat near a reef.

Captain rick moore recommended for you. Thanks to ken h. The laser 3000 is a vastly improved version of the laser 2 so the parts are somewhat interchangeable. Laser regatta is a powerful boat coming readily on to the plane and competition is keen.

This is the standard and most common version of the laser 2 dinghy which was extremely popular and heavily marketed by the laser centre during the 1980s and early 1990s. If you buy a laser 3000 daggerboard it will be the correct size and shape and fit the slot no problem. Laser 2 regatta wind conditions were highly unpredictable average 8 knots with 12 knot gusts hence the somewhat unstable boat. Sail control has been kept simple deliberately in order to keep costs down but the standard racing boat includes spinnaker spinnaker chute trapeze and tracks for jib leads.

Excerpts from popular sailing dinghies charles smith publications 2 nd edition.