Hi All,
In the past couple of years I've begun fixing up an old laser that sat in my parent's garage. I have gotten all new rigging for it, except a sail. It only has a Standard rig, and only the standard size spars. I have never even tried sailing anything but the standard rig, but I was wondering if this was a mistake. I am hoping to do a frostbiting series in the spring, and would like to really be competitive, but I am not really sure how I fit in with the boat. I'm 5'7 and 170lbs. I've been told 6 feet and 160 lbs is ideal for the laser, but I am not sure of the credibility of that source. Some opinions would be helpful as I'm planning on buying a new sail soon, and don't want to end up buying something I can't handle!
Thanks!
In the past couple of years I've begun fixing up an old laser that sat in my parent's garage. I have gotten all new rigging for it, except a sail. It only has a Standard rig, and only the standard size spars. I have never even tried sailing anything but the standard rig, but I was wondering if this was a mistake. I am hoping to do a frostbiting series in the spring, and would like to really be competitive, but I am not really sure how I fit in with the boat. I'm 5'7 and 170lbs. I've been told 6 feet and 160 lbs is ideal for the laser, but I am not sure of the credibility of that source. Some opinions would be helpful as I'm planning on buying a new sail soon, and don't want to end up buying something I can't handle!
Thanks!