What Age Do You Stop At (that is stop sailing Lasers) ?

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Deimos

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I guess its probably a badly phrased question as most people here will probably still be sailing Lasers. I was wondering how old people tend to carry on in a Laser and when they start considering other classes (maybe classes that are a bit less physically demanding).

Ian
 
I'm 51 and I'm sailing LASER since I was 30... frankly speaking Icannot imagine myself without the laser and I hope I'll be able to continue at least for the next 7-8 years.
 
There were guys in their 70s and 80s at Masters MWE last year. So maybe you stop in your 90s?
 
Some fools decide to grow up and quit playing.

Others of us consider play to be part of being alive.


No matter what your age or condition:

When death by sailing is a realistic expectation it is time to not go sail a Laser
 
I just bought a Laser last year around my 54th birthday. It's been fun. Since the boat is essentially new, I tend to be gentle on it and not sail it in stronger winds. This summer, I hope to break that habit. I think that as long as you don't mind capsizing in the local waters and climbing back onboard, it's the best boat out there for basic fun (and impressive style).
 
(Age 43...a relative babe)
At the rate I gain weight, I should be ready to move from a Radial to a Full Rig by my 100th birthday.
If I ever get a cruiser, I think I'll still sail my Laser. In a two teacher household, one who does not swim or do water sports, who knows when a cruiser will become part of the family. But I'll always be able to afford my Laser. The cost of sailing a Laser fits more people's budgets. I can think of a few at our club who are on fixed retirement incomes who love sailing but probably could not afford to keep a bigger boat in a slip and the boat's maintenance. Just like it being good for younger folks with small budgets, Lasers work well in the budgets of older folk who aren't banking lots of coin.
 
stick: when you die, of course, and they take the oversized hiking stick from your cold, dead hands

Laser76489: You stop when you die or you die because you stop...

GeorgWF: Stop? Why?

Great thread for old geezers like me :D :D :D !
 
When the Dollymeister is wheeled down to and hoisted onto his Laser (with a 4.7 rig), and you beat him, then you can stop sailing Lasers!

My wife has promised me (when I die -- not before)a Viking funeral as she pushes me off the beach in my Laser! That's when you stop sailing Lasers!
 
At 57 I just got my second boat so I can duke it out with like-aged friends. Geez, aren't you glad you asked this question.
 
I didn't start sailing 5 years ago when I was 46 and I bought my Laser last year. The only time I intend giving up is when I move into something faster! Even then, I'll probably keep a Laser for knocking around in.
 
My dad is 60 something, and I've just rejoined him racing again after 12 years, do you think I can catch him??

There are guys I know that have had major medical set backs which would put the average bloke on the couch for the rest of there life, these guys are all racing and i would like to think for along time yet. I feel Humble.
 
Absolutely yes! We have a guy around these parts who's in his 70's, has artificaila hips [walks with a pronounced limp] - yet beats the pants off almost everyone he sails against whenever he gets the chance to get out on the water! Age is no barrier! Enjoy!
"Seize the Day!" lol
 
Hey buddy sailing is not a hobby, but a passion. When I die I will be under my laser smiling knowing that i will go off to little sailor heaven. You will have to pry the tiller extention out of my cold, dead hands. I believe that the ocean is an oasis, it can be your friend, or enemy... its all how u look at things. Ya so poeticness aside, I will never stop sailing. It's in my blood.
 
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