Laser 1 Rigging Diagram

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.

Laser 1 rigging diagram. Popular across the world the laser comes in three different formats 4 7 radial and standard. Rigging the cunningham 12. Rigging the vang 11. The equivalent yardstick in north america is the d pn which is 91 1 for a laser.

Laser radial laser 4 7 2. L r igging g uide 14. 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. Figure 1 shows the basic controls and rigging technique for a laser.

Boats numbered 9 12 have the pro rigging and are reserved for those who have completed sailing iii. Stepping the mast 8. 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. Boats numbered 1 8 are for anyone who has completed sailing ii.

Rigging the clew tie down 10. Parts of the laser 3. Laser 4 7 laser radial laser laser rigging guide 1. 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.

Stand up the mast. I ve had a few people asking me for a video on a more basic setup. Centreboard and hull are working optimally. Now you can go for a sail.

21st century rigging update. This video is aimed at those people who maybe aren t so interested in class legal racing o. Rigging the traveler 6. 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.

This is the hardest part of the entire rigging process so be careful no one likes a broken mast or hull. The easyrig downhaul avoids extra forces on the kicker fitting and is rigged without having to undo any pins or tie knots. Rigging the outhaul 9. Lawn or the deck of your laser or even the carpet inside the boathouse if there is room for rigging your sail.

The laser uses a portsmouth yardstick of 1097 for racing involving other classes. A quick guide to rigging your laser sailboat with the pros at west coast sailing. 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. In this video we re using our laser race line kit which has every line you.