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2011-06-02 09:23:37 - Laser 2
Hi, does anyone have or know where i can get the polar for a Laser2. Thanks.
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2011-06-03 07:24:41 - Re: Laser 2
If you can get hold of a book called "High Performance Sailing" by Frank Bethewaite, there are a few dinghy polars in there - including a very detailed one for a Tasar, which I would imagine is roughly similar in performance - and take some numbers of the pics.

Actually this book is worth its weight in gold to the serious dinghy racer - it has many small contributions on trim an technique from various class World Champions and IIRC there are more than a few by the then Laser2 WC - Mendelblatt or something?
I will hunt down my copy and have a look for you also - whatever I find I can scan and post here...
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2011-06-10 08:49:25 - Re: Laser 2
Agree AGage. Got a copy.
So if you are interested in a polar of the Tasar adinf, I can copy it for you

cheers

Stu
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2011-06-10 10:46:56 - Re: Laser 2
thanks guys. would be grateful for a copy.
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2011-06-14 00:54:04 - Re: Laser 2
here we go. I cleaned the polar from Bethwaites "artistic" expressions :)

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2011-06-14 09:04:28 - Re: Laser 2
thanks, Stu/Berth.

look forward to F5/6 single handed!

Cheers,
Tim
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2011-06-14 11:20:17 - Re: Laser 2
Nice Stu - how did you make the graph? Manually entered data from the pic in the book?
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Just loaded a scan in a 2-D CAD application and copied manually the graphs. I am learning better with visual methods ;-)

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