Lower the music!

Is it just me, or he switched primary and secondary term when addressing the lines?

Background music is annoying

Ooh, that's quite complex! Well explained but now I got a headache! 😂

I bought the new blocks how do I attach them to the boom

Bought the new blocks how do I attach them to the boom there are riveted together. The hangers on the boom are riveted to the boom as well.

How much do they go for now?

Molto creativo

tldr as someone who has sailed both is that the aero wins for recreational sailing and the laser wins for serious racers, solely based on the caliber of competition and community support, the aero is more fun to sail imo but simply does not have active fleets or good coaching available in most parts of the world

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Really wish you had recut this video to resolve the media offline errors. Extra painful because this is an incredible resource otherwise

EXCELENT VIDEO ! WE D LOVE AN UPDATE VERSION

Thank you!

I have a laser, but I have to admit I would sail alot more if it weighed half as much like the aero.

If we want to encourage more women and girls to sail which single handed dinghy would you suggest? Our juniors learn on bath tubs (Optimists) and to keep them engaged in the sport they want a fun boat. Or they can ride a jetski!!

Bonjour Superbe remorque Peut on avoir les dimensions du plateau et de la remorque Merci et bonne journée Jef

no, just no, there is only one thing to do and upgrade all the bits.

Please do an updated version of this video with 8:1 cunningham and the newer outhaul too.

I’ve never seen a top laser sailor with the cun on port.

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Brilliant and makes me want to change all my colour fading tired sheeting on my 1985 laser. 🎉

Unquestionably the greatest one-design sailboat ever made.

When I was 17 in 1958 a lady gave me a wooden sailfish which I sailed constantly on Crystal Lake Michigan. My tummy muscles would get tired of leaning so I put a board across the cockpit so I could stand up and sail which was amazing for me then. Only drawback was having to squat down to look under the sail for other boats. No windows in the sail then! I was criticized for showing off all the time (Had long black hair and black bathing suit) Even called a "hussy"! Far as I know I was the FIRST windsurfer!! Such a wonderful life that was!!

Just bought one today for our 110 acre lake. This is our first time sailing and our teens as well as us are very excited. 👍

Is it class legal to add some electric tape between the rudder and the universal joint over the casing? I don’t trust just having a “plastic clip sound” holding my tiller extension down…

Sorry, agree with all you say in the video except: "a unique boat" and then 10 seconds later say "there's half a million of them." "Unique" literally means there is only one. The Sunfish is absolutely the farthest boat there is away from unique.

What's the correct rope diameter for the traveller? Thanks

What about the D-Zero it out Aeros the Aero and is probably what the laser should be in the modern era.

Can you please make a video of the manufacurers and types of small sailboats. Tanks.

i fell of using this

Nice video, thanks. One comment/change: a lot of folks rig the cunningham on the port side of the mast and use the port cleat, so that there's less rope in the way of their mast timer.

Oh how far rigging these boats has come. Comparing this setup to the current top end setup that you sell is night and day.

I already own an RS venture, and I’m really left in the dark by what the heck he was talking about in terms of that boat. Kind of a fail of a video.

I went through the process of selecting a new single handset last year. Settled on a lowrider Moth. No comparison, blasts Lasers and Spirals for dead. An active community of highly knowledgeable sailors who (mostly) build their own boats. Want light weight, try a scow, 22 kg in plywood, 15 kg in carbon fibre. I had a Laser 50 years ago. Disappointing then and almost arcahic now. So sad that sailing can't move on.

You two make a good team. My wife and I really need one of these boats.

Love this, thanks for sharing!

Raced lasers for years, never needed hiking pants, never got caught under the boom when tacking. Never sailed the aero, but would like to try it. Online forums complain the aero is uncomfortable in light winds cos you're spending too much time on your knees, the wider laser decks mean you can be more comfortable in light airs

The class should have a redesign of the rear to prevent the pain in the arse block catching!!!

Good one. Helps me assess used boats as I look around, how much upgrading is needed.

I use a Clew sleeve over the boom. It is a stainless steel unit fitted with clew hook and ball bearing outhaul block. No only does it hold the clew close to the boom, it's very easy to unhook the main. Much easier and safer to manoevre and launch, sometimes I only attach the sail once on the water.

So I faked it. Bought two Hobie Holder One 12 hulls (one to get the trailer) and fitted them with Laser recreational sails and line kits purchased through West Coast Sailing. What a ride and yes, with a Rolly Tasker jib (12’x4’) I can out run Lasers. Aeros? Probably not.

Thanks! 👍

ILCA all the way man!!!

Excelente video, muy útil para quienes tenemos laser antiguos; solo que algunas fases pasan demasiado veloces

Easily car topable? Can you show us how?

Good Video ,the one thing you left out was what i used to tell my Children growing up was if they Mastered a Single Sail little Boat they would have the Basics and Knowledge on being able to Sail almost anything because it teaches you all the important basics like Currents , Wind Direction without Instrumentations ( for that i showed them how to rotate your head and feel the Wind using both your Ear tips ) BTW both my Children are grown Adults who live in my Home State of Florida and are Competent Boaters i was very Adamant about teaching my Youngest how to Navigate and know your location by Paper Charts sure i have GPS and modern Electronics but always have Paper Charts as my Backup or Emergency use ,Paper Charts don’t have Breakdowns or Power Failures even in bad Lightning Storms my Sailing Skiff by choice has been a Howmar Hauler because of the FullFloatation and ability for extra Cargo / passengers , i also like the way it tows on a Long Line behind my Motor boat and i can solo Paddle it easily with a Kayak Paddle or motor it with a Electric Trolling Motor with ease it’s also easy to Install and Stow as i’ve added a quick Connectoion on my Battery and Motor leads for that Purpose i’m glad to see you guys have all the Parts for the SunFish Boats many of which are Univerally Adaptable for many of the other “little” Sailboats too

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Does anyone know what that mainsheet is or where I can find one in that kind of blue? Looks great and would love to have one myself. Thanks!

I remember sailing Optimus sunfish and 420s