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Hi,
clearly not the same boat as in the 1st photo and not a Laser at all!, buyer might be a bit peeved I suspect. But what is it?

Hi,
plans in Practical Woodworking magazine March 1970 onwards, I was thinking of having a go at building one but am missing the final May edition. Whats your interest?
Steve

Hi Peter,
I can probably find you a bit of spare ply if you need it and probably a second hand hatch as well, all extras from my Heron project!
Steve

Hi,
can anyone identify this one?

Cycle race if its not windy?

Hi,
I may be able to help, where are you?, we are near Heathrow incidentally
Steve

We have a very old fibreglass Heron at our club, no idea who built it though
Steve

Looks very similar to a Heron hull shape, even has a strange tank in front of the transom where there is usually a bag
Steve

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No-one is suggesting that all races are run on a personal handicap basis, in our case it is just one each day. Also we have about 30+ Solo's so it is not just a matter of a few individuals. On rare occasions the best Laser sailor may beat a Solo on the water by a hundred yards or so but then loses o...

Hi,
it is already getting some bids but we are going to Norfolk in a week or so

The trouble is when the club racing becomes dominated by a single class the sailors of other less favoured classes tend to go elsewhere . The PY system has the option to vary handicap numbers built in to allow fine tuning for local conditions.

And some sails here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

Me to, but they refuse to run the system properly so the PH route is all we have!

Hi, personal experience suggests that a personal handicap system helps even out unfair PY ratings. I sail at a club dominated by Solo's, they sail nearly as fast as a laser on small lakes like ours but you have to beat one by 3 minutes to win under the PY system alone!. As a result the personal hand...