Board positions
It is quite common in racing class dinghies to change the depth of the board on every new leg of the course. Learning to sail a Laser well is as much about board position as it is about sail trim. On those boats you have to drop the board somewhat on upwind legs because there is no keelson to help you to windward. On your O'day 25, the C/B trunk/keelson will provide a lot of lift and should be an effective blade in most conditions. I would make sure it is as fair as possible as you want the flow of the water over the surface to be as laminar (smooth) as possible. You might consider raising the board somewhat even in deep water if you wind your boat is heeling excessively. By allowing a greater degree of leeway, you will reduce heeling substantially. High wind dinghy races we would have very little blade in the water at all. Greater leeway means a further from the wind, but VMG is better, so you get where you're going faster. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
