Recent content by mustang__1

No problem. I have to admit though that i think sailing my laser is more fun than crewing with my dad our j boat. Its just more fun to be on the water. Plus you don't have to yell, "what the hell are you doing" when you ask for the spinnaker halyard to be freed so you can bring it around the...

That is where i sail out of though. I'm not realy sure where the sarastota yachtclub is since i don't drive but it is on john ringling bld, right after the bridge. The bird key yacht club is also in the vicinity but no idea where.

I was almost out there that day but i didnt have my life jacket (dad picked me after school but didnt take the d**m thing), which realy sucked.

I just started sailing laser radials a ltile while ago and found that about the highest wind i can hike flat in is about 12 kts. Put it this way, 100lbs just doesnt cut it. I do great in lighter winds but as soon as the wind picks up its all over. So im sailing a 4.7 now and its great to actualy...

Re: Top speed ever A litle while ago when i first bought my laser radial i was out sailing in about 20kts of wind and the thing was flying. However this is mostly due to the fact that i weigh 100lbs :) . It was close to impossible for me to work the boat upwind though (i have been sailing for...