Cleaning out the basement, and in an old box of sailing stuff I came across this ancient Laser brochure. Must be the first one. Here's the 10 ten things I love about it:
1. The windowless, Elvstrom sail. Probably an early Fogh prototype, maybe the first.
2. The guy reaching along, seemingly dressed in street clothes, with an obvious need for more vang tension (seems like the vang connection on the mast is higher off the deck than normal ?).
3. No clew tie-down, but I like the reinforced clew.
4. What a miniscule mainsheet block, and this was certainly before the invention of the auto bailer.
5. Not sure what they were getting at with reference to "adjustable traveller in "up" position tends to centre boom over cockpit".
6. The woody wagon is pretty cool, and I like the rightside up car topping method.
7. Ref. to 120 lb. boat weight. Not sure they were ever that light, or was this just hype to sell it as an easy car topper?
8. Choice of British Racing Green hull colour.
9. The pictures of Brue, Ian and Hans.
10. They were right on with their prediction that: "... This will ensure the popularity of the class ...".
1. The windowless, Elvstrom sail. Probably an early Fogh prototype, maybe the first.
2. The guy reaching along, seemingly dressed in street clothes, with an obvious need for more vang tension (seems like the vang connection on the mast is higher off the deck than normal ?).
3. No clew tie-down, but I like the reinforced clew.
4. What a miniscule mainsheet block, and this was certainly before the invention of the auto bailer.
5. Not sure what they were getting at with reference to "adjustable traveller in "up" position tends to centre boom over cockpit".
6. The woody wagon is pretty cool, and I like the rightside up car topping method.
7. Ref. to 120 lb. boat weight. Not sure they were ever that light, or was this just hype to sell it as an easy car topper?
8. Choice of British Racing Green hull colour.
9. The pictures of Brue, Ian and Hans.
10. They were right on with their prediction that: "... This will ensure the popularity of the class ...".
