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Whether you’re installing an autobailer for the first time on an older Laser, or replacing one on your ILCA or Laser, this step-by-step guide we’ve created will walk you through the process.What exactly does an autobailer do?The autobailer is there to (you guessed it) automatically bail the water. Original Lasers simply had a hole in the back of the cockpit with a rubber stopper. To operate, you’d pull the stopper out to bail, and then replace it to keep the water from re-entering. Super basic, …

The following is a Radial fleet report from Walt Spevak from the Spring Dinghy 2019 at St. Francis Yacht Club, the second event of the 2019 Laser Grand Prix series sponsored by West Coast Sailing. Full Results: westcoastsailing-grand-prix.myfleet.org/schedule/201 Grand Prix Website: westcoastsailing-grand-prix.myfleet.org/ With high teen west winds forecast for Saturday's racing and minimal breeze, if any, for Sunday, the Race Committee announced at the competitor's brie …

The 2019 sailing season at the Columbia Gorge Racing Association in Cascade Locks, Oregon (famously known as "The Gorge"), is shaping up nicely with tons of great events. West Coast Sailing is pleased to offer charters for the following events. Quantities are limited, so please reserve today!RS Aero Steve Cockerill Clinic June 25-26RS Aero North Americans June 28-30Wind Laser Clinic July 15-18Wind Regatta July 20-21ISA Brett Beyer High Wind Laser Clinic July 22-25ISA Brett Beyer High Wind Laser …

The first event of the 2019 West Coast Sailing District 24 Laser Grand Prix was held at Richmond Yacht Club on March 3rd and 4th, as part of the fourth and final Richmond Midwinters series. 22 sailors took to the start line for four races in great conditions. Congratulations to the top three finishers, Julian Soto (1st), Emilio Castelli (2nd), and Toshinari Takayanagi (3rd). The following is a regatta report from Toshi that will also appear in the next issue of LaserSail …

EVENT LASERS ARE COMING!It's time for the most popular boat promotion that comes around once each year.A truck full of event Lasers is headed to West Coast Sailing after the ISAF Youth World Championship this month. Event Lasers are the preferred way to get a great boat with $1,600 in savings. These are 2019 model-year, UK-built Lasers with ice blue gelcoat and great accessories: a trolley, blade bag, deck cover, and spar bag.Quantities are limited and we're taking deposits now. Contact the B …