Sailing Gear Articles

This is an article from Sailing World, written by top American Laser sailor Andrew Campbell. This article touches on just about everything you need to know if you want to sail a laser properly. Detailed description of the rigging is followed by some tuning suggestions.

Here's some suggestions on some different rigging choices/options... described for a J22, but applicable to many more boats.

Link Rig Development for the 2007 Americas Cup

Some of the newer technologies in sail making and design are described here. Good stuff to know if you're in the market for some new rags.

Battens have a significant impact on your mainsail's shape and your boatspeed. Here's how to install, select, and adjust your mainsail's battens to gain a speed edge.

This is a handy article going over some of essentials if you are in the market for a used J/24. The same ideas apply to nearly all used boat shopping.