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Laser Performance |
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Glass Fibre Solutions: Adrian Gilkes worked on the production line at Laser and is an expert repairer of Laser 13s and 16s.
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Purple Marine inherited many Laser spare parts, and either stock or will try to help you track down things that you need to keep your boat running.
Phoenix Marine Ltd: David Summerville has a business in selling second hand dinghies.
Hyde Sails: Manufacturers of the original sails for Laser 13 and 16. They no longer offer them - they do however have a jolly page of class insignia for other dinghies.
Cygnus Sails, run by the affable Richard Eisler, now specialises in meticulously crafting school sails and has patterns taken from the Laser originals (plus some measurements of my own!).
SuperSpars list - spars! - including spinnaker poles etc.
Noble Marine Insurance have an impressive page of specifications for all manner of dinghies. They also have, as you might expect, a guide to dinghy insurance.
The stolenboats.org.uk site has an online database of stolen boats and marine equipment. Check before you buy...
Royal Yachting Association. As the umbrella organisation for sailing it offers lots of information about safety, training courses, insurance etc.
Laser Stratos Class Association: for owners of these newer Laser dinghies.
UK Laser Association: for those who race the sportier Lasers.
Dinghy Cruising Association: All about dinghy cruising.
Hostellers' Sailing Club: Including info on dinghy cruising.
UK Wayfarer Association: For owners of Wayfarer dinghies obviously, but with a lot of general advice based on many years' experience.
Tide tables: brought to you by BBC Weather.
UK Wind Map: hover mouse pointer over an arrow for current and forecast weather at that station.
The Good Launch Guide: which calls itself "the only UK on-line boating directory with up-to-date and comprehensive information on slipways, marinas, chandlery, engine agent, sea schools, tidal predictions and a host of other information".
And my own site, with some technical information and a photo sequence about capsize recovery
