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Laser Grand Prix Report: St Francis Yacht Club 2019 Spring Dinghy Regatta

Posted by Philip Krug (Staff) on Mar 27th 2019

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. … read more

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Laser Grand Prix Report: Richmond Midwinters #4

Posted by Philip Krug (Staff) on Mar 25th 2019

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 sail … read more

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Laser Mk2 Sail Tuning by Fillah Karim

Posted by West Coast Sailing on Mar 28th 2018

Fillah Karim is a Canadian Laser sailor and member of the West Coast Sailing sponsored sailing team. He was an early adopter to the new Laser Mk2 Sail, class approved by ICLA, and has learned the ins … read more

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Laser Class Announces New Composite Top Mast

Posted by West Coast Sailing on Dec 6th 2016

The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) is pleased to announce the release of a class-legal composite top mast section that is expected to be available for purchase in early 2017.Because the … read more

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Dinghy / Small Boat Recreational	4mm / 5mm Robline Sirius 500
Dinghy / Small Boat Performance	2mm / 3mm / 4mm / 5mm Robline Dinghy Control 4mm / 5mm Marlow Excel Racing
Keelboat / Cruising Recreational	6mm Marlow DoubleBraid
Keelboat / Cruising Performance	6mm Robline Dinghy Control Line

Dinghy / Small Boat Recreational	5mm Robline Sirius 500 6mm Marlow Pre Stretch
Dinghy / Small Boat Performance	5mm Robline Dinghy Control 4mm / 6mm Alpha SSR
Keelboat / Cruising Recreational	6mm Robline Orion 300 6mm / 8mm Marlow DoubleBraid
Keelboat / Cruising Performance	6mm / 8mm / 10 mm Robline Admiral 5000

Dinghy / Small Boat Recreational	8mm Robline Orion 500 6-8mm New England Ropes Bzzz 6mm-12mm Marlow DoubleBraid
Dinghy / Small Boat Performance	6mm-7mm Rooster Polilite 6mm-8mm Dinghy Sheet XL
Keelboat / Cruising Recreational	6mm-12mm Marlow DoubleBraid 9mm Top Cruiser Kmix 10mm-11mm Robline Orion 300
Keelboat / Cruising Performance	6mm-8mm Samson Ultra-Lite 5.5mm-9mm Coppa 5000

Application	Boat Length 10 - 18 Feet	Boat Length 18 - 24 Feet	Boat Length 24 - 32 Feet	Boat Length 32 - 38 Feet	Boat Length 38 - 45 Feet	Boat Length 45 - 52 Feet
Main Halyard	6mm / 1/4 in	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in
Jib/Genoa Halyard	6mm / 1/4 in	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in
Spinnaker Halyard	6mm / 1/4 in	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in
Topping Lift	6mm / 1/4 in	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in
Mainsheet	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in	12mm / 1/2 in
Jib/Genoa Sheet	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in	12mm / 1/2 in
Spinnaker Sheet	6mm / 1/4 in	8mm / 5/16 in	8mm / 5/16 in	8mm / 5/16 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in
Tack Line	5mm / 3/16 in	6mm / 1/4 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	9mm / 3/8 in	11mm / 7/16 in

MM to Inch Conversion Chart	1mm = 3/64 inch	2mm = 5/64 inch	3mm = 1/8 inch	4mm = 5/32 inch	5mm = 3/16 inch	6mm = 1/4 inch
MM to Inch Conversion Chart	7mm = 9/32 inch	8mm = 5/16 inch	9mm = 3/8 inch	10mm = 25/64 inch	11mm = 7/16 inch	12mm = 1/2 inch

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