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Sail Contr ol
Your RC Laser is powered b y the wind, not by your radio. However, the sail
stick on your transmitter enables you to let the sail in and out to maximize
your boat’s use of wind power (see “How to Sail”). As you move the sail stick
up, the wind will push the sail out . When the sail st ick is all the way up, the
sail will be able to move out to a position perpendicular to the center line of
the boat, which is as far out as it can go. As you m ove the sail stick down, the
sail will move toward the center line. Whe n the sail stick is down as far as it
can go, the sail will be close to the center line of the boat. Use the trim lever
to fine tune th e sail.
You are ready t o sail. Put your boat in the water and have fu n!
2. Buoy room rule
The buoy room rule ap plies when boats are rounding or passing a buoy or
an obstruction on a race course. You must imagine a circle around the buoy
or obstruction. The radius of the circle is four boat lengths (figure A). When
your boat’s bow touches the imagined circle (figure B). imagine a line parallel
to the back o f your boat. If the nearest bo at to your b oat has not yet crossed
(overlapped) the parallel line (figure C), you may round the buoy without
yielding to that boat. If there is a boat that has crossed th e line - an overlap
(figure D) - your boat must yield to that boat.
No overlap. 1 may round the
buoy without yielding to 2.
Inside overlap.1 must give 2
room to round buoy.
Figure A
Figure B
Figure C
Figure D
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Trim lever
Sail stick
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