Laser Sailing Rigging Guide

Please read the manual before rigging and sailing your laser 2000.

Laser sailing rigging guide.

Posted on sunday may 2 2010 2 53 pm. O check you are wearing suitable clothing and safety equipment for the conditions and time of year. Exception of the lower mast and sail. When rigged improperly you can severely damage a laser.

Get all your parts together. How to rig a laser sailboat. There are a range of names for them from regatta fun and fun new wave amongst others. Rigging technique for a laser.

Lasers are lightweight boats and should be treated with care as they are not built to take abuse. If you have any questions please contact your dealer or call laserperformance customer service. Rope that stretches or is inflexible and stiff is useless for control lines. Sailing rigging guides.

Rig the downhaul through the sail as shown below. Identify and ensure that all necessary parts are there. You should have the boat itself the hull the dagger board the rudder and tiller your mainsheet both mast. Laser 2 rigging guide.

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. Bahia bahia rigging manual 1 glossary 2 sail numbers 3 rigging and raising the mast 4 boom and gnav 5 sails 6 lower shroud tensioning 7 gennaker 8 mainsail 9 outhaul 10 cunningham 11 single line reefi ng 12 single line reefi ng instructions 13 single line reefi ng method 14 rudder and centerboard 15 launching rowing engine use and basic safety on the water 16 engine bracket and storage box. The laser 2 is a two person dinghy which comes in various different configurations some with trapeze some with spinnakers some with both. Using a bowline be sure to tie the loop around the bottom.

If you have any questions please contact your dealer or call laserperformance s. Th is is a comprehensive rigging guide for the standard and race confi gured laser. Laser the radial and the laser 4 7 all use the same hull and equipment with the exception of the lower mast and sail. This is a step by step instruction on how to rig the original laser.

We suggest that you read through this guide to better familiarize yourself with the parts and rigging of your new boat.