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Technique Tips

Blog articles on how to great the best from your chosen water sport.

Launching a Laser/ILCA on a Lee Shore

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

Lee Shore Launching in a Laser/ILCA - YouTube Launching on a lee shore can be daunting but in a Laser/ILCA it’s relatively easy. I tend to only attach my mainsheet once I am near the water, to avoid taking out other peoples’ tiller extensions, trollies and dogs with my Laser Mainsheet.    With large waves, the hard part is trying to hold the bow into the wind and waves.  Once you have your daggerboard down, you can use it as a pivot, pushing the transom the way you need to, ensuring that the sails remain head to wind.  Then you can...

Extreme Weather Sailing – Practice the San Francisco Roll

San Francisco Roll - YouTube After experiencing the 2005 Tyne Tees Laser Qualifier where the UK Laser Standard, Radial and...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022