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 […]
via SportVid How to Tack a Laser Tacking a boat means we change tacks by moving the boat through head to wind. This means the tack starts by heading up towards head to wind. As soon as the bow of the boat crosses head to wind the sail will come across. At the same time
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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via SportVid How to Round the Downwind Mark When approaching the downwind mark it is really important to start in time with the preparations of the mark rounding. Make sure your trim lines are set correctly for sailing upwind. Your goal is to sail close-hauled course as soon as you pass the mark. To do
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via SportVid It happens to all of us and it is not necessarily a bad thing. Most Olympic sailors agree, “if you have never capsized in your life you don’t know what your limits are!” Obviously some boats are not made for capsizing, but most dinghies can be easily capsized without any damage. And even
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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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