Laser 1 Rigging Diagram

Boats numbered 1 8 are for anyone who has completed sailing ii.

Laser 1 rigging diagram.

Rigging the clew tie down 10. Rigging the mast 7. Centreboard and hull are working optimally. 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.

Stand up the mast. Parts of the laser 3. This is the hardest part of the entire rigging process so be careful no one likes a broken mast or hull. Lawn or the deck of your laser or even the carpet inside the boathouse if there is room for rigging your sail.

You stand up the mast make sure it s right next to the bow of the laser and pick it straight up off the ground and put it into the mast step the hole at the front of your laser. This video is aimed at those people who maybe aren t so interested in class legal racing o. Now you can go for a sail. But for now this is enough to sail the laser.

Laser 4 7 laser radial laser laser rigging guide 1. Laser radial laser 4 7 2. The laser uses a portsmouth yardstick of 1097 for racing involving other classes. Boats numbered 9 12 have the pro rigging and are reserved for those who have completed sailing iii.

21st century rigging update. I ve had a few people asking me for a video on a more basic setup. The easyrig downhaul avoids extra forces on the kicker fitting and is rigged without having to undo any pins or tie knots. 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.

Popular across the world the laser comes in three different formats 4 7 radial and standard. Rigging the outhaul 9. L r igging g uide 14. Rigging the cunningham 12.

Figure 1 shows the basic controls and rigging technique for a laser. The equivalent yardstick in north america is the d pn which is 91 1 for a laser. 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 vang 11.

Rigging the traveler 6. Select a boat from the rack. In this video we re using our laser race line kit which has every line you. 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.