Continuous lines keep things tidy and easy to grab from one hull. This innovative hull keeps maintenance to a minimum and has a subchine area to promote controlled planing, ensuring. The boat can be sailed either single or double handed, it has an asymmetric spinnaker and a single trapeze. If the i14 is a 10 on the spiceometer the technical measurement of speed versus tippiness, the fj is a 1 and the laser is a 5, then the vago sits at 6. Complex characters rife with moral ambiguity and internal conflict populate this series set against a landscape of epic beauty and isolation. Rs700 quick, exciting and user friendly single handed skiff. Singlehanded meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Rigging we rig most boats by hand, and stand behind our work.
A laser vago is a sailing dinghy designed by jo richards and manufactured by laser performance. I sail my stratos single handed on the river thames most of the time and find it very good as there is a lot of open space in the boat but you do have to develop a technique with the tiller and main sheet hoop when tacking, i find mine a very competative boat against the wayfarers and enterprises at our club, also if you do capsize it can be righted easily and i can continue in the. This book on laser sailing provides information on everything concerning setting up sail and sailing this singlehanded dinghy with information on upwind and downwind techniques, the laser radial, masters racing, sportmanship, equipment and rigging techniques, interviews with champion laser racers, listings of major competition results since 1974. She also durable with an almost indestructible rotomolded hull. Laser vago zeilen op vinea trainingsweekend op 14 maart 2009. The vago offers a singleline launch and retrieval system for the gennaker as well as. The laser radial sailing dinghy with xd rig included and in the new colour for 2016 ice blue. The vago can be sailed and raced by a crew of two or single handed. The series was edited by roger elwood and featured distinctive branding and.
Shop for laser vago sailboats with fast delivery around ireland. Catamaran trailer can carry 2 nacra 17s or similar ipswich. Laser vago designed for both leisure and performance. The main weakness of the book is the lack of information on semiconductor laser diodes so central these days to many branches of laser engineering. Single open end with flap closure including side quick release buckle and tightening strap. Lasers crew power equalisation system is on hand at the regattas, crew are weighed and leverage readings establish rack settings and correction weights required. Its fun and easy to sail on the wire with 3 sails up, yet its forgiving and easy to right while still being harder to capsize than you think. The club is a fantastic choice for clubs and junior programs looking to introduce young sailors to doublehanded sailing with a spinnaker. He takes over his retired fathers garda post, and solves different cases. Easily sailed single or double handed, the vago is surprisingly graceful in a breeze. Its high boom, gnav vang, and cockpit design support both hiking and trapeze options. Laser 2000 or laser vago yachts and yachting online.
Laser stratos class association singlehanded stratos. Vago vago race vago rigging manual 1 glossary 2 useful boat terminology 3 sail number positioning 4 rigging and raising the mast 5 boom and gnav 6 sails 7 lower shroud tensioning 8 gennaker 9 mainsail standard and race 10 outhaul 11 cunningham 12 single line ree. The laser standard race dinghy is a single handed sailing dinghy popular for racing club, national and international class levels. During the laser multiclass regatta posted on 28 may 2012 vago northern training and fun open at. They were numbered as a series, though each was a standalone novel. To be sailed single or doublehanded, the vago offers an asymmetric spinnaker as. She also durable with an almost indestructible roto molded hull. These also include the popular singlehanded laser which comes in three. Laser vago is a boat that keeps the fun in sailing. Faster than the 200, the vago gives up a little to the 400 in the light to moderate but the vago handles the big air much better.
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls. The laser is a challenging boat that rewards athleticism, subtle steering and trimming techniques, as well as tactical excellence. For those wanting a more advanced undergraduate or physicsbased text an excellent complementary text to siegmans is orazio sveltos principles of lasers. Each laser is virtually identical whether they are brand new or 10 years old, making it the sailor that wins the race, not the boat. The vago was designed by jo richards, was first launched in 2005 and is manufactured and marketed by laserperformance. They are supposed to be massively more athletic than a laser. Tjaden4815 laser vago 1 point 2 points 3 points 3 years ago. The vago sailboat is a unique, fun boat for one or two people. Monday afternoon session, ne bora 2027 knots, mediumstrong gust, small main sail, top speed. Luke said it felt more tippy than a 505, ive never sailed those boats so i wouldnt know. Rubin did, in a 24hour singlehanded battle against thousands of north koreans.
If you are going to test a laser 2000, make sure you look at a laser vago. With what might be described as the second generation of new designs now fully established, the 4000 looks set to be the definitive singletrapeze race boat on the uk race scene. There arent many single handed dinghies with a trapeze and asymmetric spinnaker gennaker, so its great to find the vago fills a niche for a cheaper alternative to the other high speed skiffs. Highperformance singlehand dinghy to step up from lasers. Performance equalisation means that winners can be large or small, giving great racing and big atmosphere on the sponsored rs racing circuits.
Laser books was a scifi imprint of harlequin books in the 1970s, in an attempt to create a category scifi genre akin to their popular subscription romance titles. Can be sailed single or double handed one boat which does the job of two. Fundamentals, types, and operations n n e 0 e e 1 e 3 e 0 e e 1 2 fast decay fast decay fast decay pumping pumping lasing lasing a b figure 1. The laser is the singlehanded olympic class dinghy and therefore is raced on the club, national and international class levels. The book helps the complete beginner to become a competent club racer within weeks of getting afloat, and possibly becoming a winner. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
Laser published three titles per month, available by subscription as well as in stores. Owen mcconnell dominion creek stars as jack driscoll, a cop recently transferred from dublin to irelands remote west coast in this gritty crime drama. So unless a trapeze puts you off, at least try one before you decide. I have been asked to provide some help for rigging the laser vago. Introduces young sailors to doublehanded sailing the club fj is a tough, agile performer for beginners to elite sailors. Jack driscoll moves back to the town on the west coast of ireland where he was born. With the option of standard or race sails, the vago is designed for both leisure and performance sailing. With a modern look, the laser vago provides the performance youd expect for a riproaring ride. Single handed dinghies such as the 10 square metre canoe or the rs600 are in the are unsuitable for most inland waters because of constricted waterways but there are suitable to the undemanding single handers as the comet or solo, which perform well with different sized helmsmen and are equally at home on the sea or a small lake. The dart 18 catamaran is an one design racing class which is sailed single handed as well doubled handed. A tutorial with hints tips and techniques to make it nice and easy duration. Laser books was a line of 58 paperback science fiction sf novels published from 1975 to 1977 by canadian romance powerhouse harlequin books. Laser vago the laser vagos sail plan is interchangeable allowing sailors to sail single or doublehanded and upgrade as their skill level increases.
Laser vago sailboat from laser performance west coast sailing. Whether sailing the vago with one or two youll find pulling off maneuvers to be simple. Be it a laser or vandercraft hull, its quicker than a vago xd and more stable. Gnav vang system and high boom make crewing a pleasure. I kept on saying port side and it is starboard side it is because its a port. Twelve of the best training boats sailing schools, clubs and training centres use a variety of boats with beginners, including singlehanders such as the pico, hartley 10 and the rs quba, the latter having three rigs catering from entry level to more experienced sailors. Laser 3000 singlehanded trapeze and spinnaker youtube. A laser xd is available for race oriented sailors, therefore the laser xd features the xd harken vang system, xd harken cunningham outhaul kit, xd carbon tiller and extension, 6mm antitwist dinghy mainsheet from fse. The laser vago has a unique modern design for singlehanded trapezing up and downwind. The laser vago roto moulded polyethylene hull keeps maintenance to a minimum. N 1 to achieve the condition of population inversion between e 2 and e 1 at moderate pumping.
With practical advice on rigging, launching and sailing in all conditions, this is the ultimate guide for all laser sailors. Laser 3000 vs buzz vs 29er yachts and yachting online. Sure, its not as fast or expensive as a musto skiff or an rs 700, but you can dry capsize it, race it, sail slowly if you want, take passengers for. The laser centre station works long buckby northampton nn6 7pf uk contents 1. The laser vago is a roto moulded trapeze dinghy with a modern design, the laser vago is easy to sail single handed or double handed, the laser vago is a lot of fun in a breeze. The rs700 is a super quick trapezed genneker weapon yet is also the most user friendly single handed skiff by far. The unique laser reef system and furling jib make it possible to sail the laser vago under any condition. Superb cockpit design supports hiking and trapeze options with inset steps for easy leverage. Laser performance laser xd is the fastest singlehanded. There were other heroic deeds by rubin, rescuing wounded comrades, and alone on patrol, posing as a major to accept the surrender of several hundred north koreans. Theres also a range of larger training dinghies from builders such as rs, topper, laser and hartley boats.
Laser vago one of the most versatile and stylish boats of its kind. The laser radial is a popular single handed sailing boat with racing features suitable for smaller adults and women. The standard std rigged version sports a single trapeze, asymmetric gennaker, furling jib and reefable mainsail. Single handed sailing in 2027 knots laser vago youtube. A more powerful sail plan can be added to upgrade to a vago race xd with a larger gennaker, a mylar mainsail and trapeze lines. The robust polyethylene triskin hull keeps maintenance to a minimum. Three twoepisode, singlestory series aired one each on consecutive nights in 2007, 2008 and 2009. For the record, i sail on a 100 acre lake single and double handed with a 1058 handicap and the vago is brilliant.
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