Archive for February, 2010
February 25, 2010 at 09:25 · Filed under News
Unless you’re on the East Coast of the US, you can likely see signs that summer is coming along. We’ve already had a few days of 60F weather and bright sunny skies! 17 Lasers were on the line last Sunday here in town, in the middle of February! Nice!
Lasers go downwind at Willamette Sailing Club (Photo by LauraLee Symes)
As we said in the newsletter:
NOW is the time to check your boat out to get ready for 2010!
Some of our vendors the last few years have had trouble with having inventory on hand. We work pretty hard to cover that shortfall with our own huge stock of parts, but it’s best to plan ahead!
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If you are thinking of a new boat, we’ve got a lot going on at the moment with big orders coming together from Bic Sport, RS, Laser Performance and more!
A view outside our warehouse looking at the flags on the bridge.
February 19, 2010 at 13:46 · Filed under News
We’ve got a couple customers already who have ordered the new RS 100
Fast, non-trapezeing, spinnaker rigged single-hander!
RS is quickly growing their fleet of boats, and this newest one appeals to the sailor who wants a higher tech boat, without trapezes or the need for a crew.
You can read more about the boat here: Development Blog & some cool YouTube Videos
See our Boats Section for all the models we sell.
February 5, 2010 at 09:58 · Filed under News
While visiting Australia, I got to sail at Double Bay Sailing Club and I visited Performance Sailcraft Australia the Aussie Laser builder.
I picked up some new Laser rigging tips, and have tried them out here at the shop.
First change is to some Bigger, lighter Ronstan Blocks. We used the 30mm Orbits the idea is to give a larger diameter sheave for the line to run through, for a smoother action. In addition, you can tie these blocks up without the use of shackles, which saves a bit of weight and complexity.
In addition, while we’ve always gone to a 4mm control line, this time we used a spectra cored line from FSE. Outhaul – 30mm orbit
Here is a 30mm Orbit Block, lashed on with spectra, for the outhaul. (You can also note the 5mm FSE line for the vang)
On the cunningham, we used two of the 20mm Ronstan Orbit Blocks. With some spectra lashing and 4mm FSE Dinghy Control Line.
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We’ve rigged a LOT of Lasers over the years. There are always new ways to do it, new tricks to try.
I like this setup for the low weight and lack of metal shackles hanging everywhere.
We’ll see how the bigger 30mm blocks work, but so far results are positive!
http://www.dbsc.com.au/
