Sailing Upwind

via SportVid When you are watching Laser sailing during the Olympic Games or a World Championship it looks really easy to sail the boat very fast. How can you learn to sail the Laser upwind like the Olympic and World champion? It is good to realize that the Laser is the same for everybody. Every […]

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Laser Vang Adjustment Downwind

via SportVid We have already written an article about vang tension downwind. But we still receive many questions and comments on the videos on our YouTube channel and the official SportVid library. A lot of these questions involve the sail setup and especially the correct vang tension. These questions vary from, “Do I have to change my vang when

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Laser Cunningham – How to Trim

Via SportVid On a Laser, you have only a few trim lines you can adjust during sailing. You can change the shape, and therefore the power, in your sail with the sheet, vang, outhaul, and Cunningham. Each option will change the draft (shape/ depth) of your sail, and therefore the power your sail will generate.

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