tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post4649612973066510181..comments2024-03-28T02:33:20.668-07:00Comments on Earwigoagin: Things that make you go hmmm? Laser boom positionTweezermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559514473959503645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-22974130723426050452009-07-18T18:43:45.508-07:002009-07-18T18:43:45.508-07:00Whatever it is, if you notice people chugging past...Whatever it is, if you notice people chugging past you to windward in flat water, there's a good chance your traveller block has snuck up away from the corner. If the traveller is already as tight as you dare (i.e block getting stuck on the tiller when tacking), more vang helps keep it down in the corner.<br /><br />I assume the same holds for lumpy water but I can't sail for squat in that so wouldn't know. - JZjohnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123800845513715200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-91197663010525317282009-07-18T03:31:02.061-07:002009-07-18T03:31:02.061-07:00I have no idea. I just do what the experts tell me...I have no idea. I just do what the experts tell me to do.<br /><br />And some years ago (when Sailing World used to have interesting stuff for dinghy sailors) Ed Adams wrote an article in SW saying that when sailing a Laser in light winds if you want to sail high it actually helps to let the traveler block come in a few inches from the leeward corner.tillermanhttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com