LASERS COUNT THE NUMBERS.

This is an old stolen picture from sailors in the North country with maybe Mrs.
Claus sailing her Laser. 

Not to be bragging, but maybe you would want to know about this. I just figured out a few days ago that my “how to sail the Laser” howtosailthelaser.blogspot.com blog has a “stats” section, which I can look at, but I don’t think you can. My posts usually have no comments left behind. I don’t know who looks at it. I often think I am just playing games with the computer. Now I find that 50 to 100 people look at it every day. Wow! Last month 2,314. Wow! For the three years that I have been doing it, 46,634. Wow again!

The “stats” section also has an “Audience” world map with the USA and Alaska filled in in green and Europe, Australia and New Zealand stippled in light green. Who is sailing Lasers in Alaska?

“Traffic sources” include propercourse.blogspot.com which is a very talented, prolific, long standing blogger on a variety of topics including Laser Sailing.---- but also the International Laser Association of North America has a news section with a list of 5 blogs with links. Clay Johnson, John Bertrand, Proper Course, Sam Chapin and Mike Leigh. So there we are in Number 4 spot.

My howtosailthelaser blog is mostly about Laser sailing which often can be related to any sailing program. There are some posts that would be of general interest particularly the 9 chapters of “Life Coach” in July of 2010 and the “Lasers have fun” in August 27, 2011.

 I know the Stats will encourage me to put more posts up.

Proper Course has been quiet since Thanksgiving and I assume that Tillerwoman and Tillerman are sailing in the Caribbean so we will be reading about that in January.
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LASER LIST NUMBER ONE FOR 2011

This is the picture that I used because of the big smile and it was the third World Championship or something like that.

The Number One pick was "Lasers Have Fun"  August 27, 2011.

We have a lot of talk about how to sail the boat faster.  How to be ahead at the finish.  How to be ahead at the start, but it really is all about having FUN -- not just about winners.

Yes, I think that was the best.  The others were a mix. You could take any of them.

Do you notice that I don't have many comments below these posts, but there is a spot where I can see how many people took a look.  Today 33 people looked and yesterday 102.

I am surprised and happy.

I will do more before the end of the year. 

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LASER LIST NUMBER TWO FOR 2011.

This is a big boat note.  Well, not this big boat, but look at all those sailors that could be sailing Lasers.

My number two is LASERS SAIL THE WALLY,  JULY 20,  2011.

This is a fine tune for the wind shifts to m ake you just a little faster.

Tomorrow will be my pick for number one.

I bet some of you can pick that one out.

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LASERS LOVELY LIST FOR 2011 -NUMBER 3

This is Marit again.  She is beating up on the Laser Radials some more this week. As noted before, new boat (see the 200,000 number), polished bottom, clear start watch on the mast, big arms (no tiny girl), and the pile the hair on top of your head to help you hold the boat down when max hike. This is not about Marit, but I love the picture.

        The number three pick for the year is "THE LASER ELEVEN"  April 25, 2011.

I will try to be back tomorrow with NUMBER TWO..

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LASER LIST FOR 2011 #4

Number four is "LASERS START FAST"  APRIL 14, 2011

Nothing like a good start to get you out where you can work you plan.

If you have trouble moving out fast, review this and get some practice in. 

My pick for number three coming up tomorrow.

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LASER LIST 5

Number 5 in "Lasers sail by the lee".  July 27, 2011.

More accuately triming, near gybe, has done a lot for my downwind speed.

If you haven't been doing it, you need to try.

I will try to put up my #4 tomorrow.

Check back.

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LASERS SAIL SMART-- GROUP 6

Actually these are not Laser sailors but MC scow sailors at Lake Eustis
Sailing Club in Florida.

What a good looking bunch!

During the past year I used some material from Buddy Melges book "Sailing Smart"

and I group them together.

Lasers Look Out for the Rules... January 6, 2011

Lasers Sail Early ...January 10, 2011

Lasers and the Melges Start ....   January 14, 2011

So here are the scow sailors along with good advice from the son of the MC scow designer,

but that is another story.

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