[ashleighholcomb]

Hi Harold,
Brilliant article, much appreciated

Cheers,
Wayne

[ashleighholcomb]

Thanks Craig, no I haven’t cut the panels yet. I am trying to collect enough information together before I start and sheathing was one question. It makes sense not to sheath the twisty bits first. I want the floor to be strong so do I sheath the inside of the floor panels first before assembly and then sheath all of the outer hull later?

[ashleighholcomb]

@steved wrote:

Using a sailmaking software to get the areas i find the
Sabre is 6.5 sqmtrs
laser 4.7 is 6.2 sqmtrs
full laser is 8.75 sqmtrs

The Laser International site has the Laser Standard rig at 7.06 sqm

[ashleighholcomb]

Thanks Snodge, a good informative reply. I am beginning to better understand the differences between a Sabre & Laser. Water length obviously is a key issue.

[ashleighholcomb]

Thanks Snodge. Thats interesting although a Sabre sail is .5 sqm smaller than a Laser full rig it is slower than a 4.7? A Sabre hull apparently is lighter than a Laser hull so shouldn’t this help or does it come down to old fashion skipper skill?

[ashleighholcomb]

Thanks Michael. My situation is club racing a Sabre in a mixed fleet of mostly Lasers so I am just curious as to how competitive a Sabre would be in under 12 knots without being embarrassed by a lack of speed. 😉

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