I have 2 older haarstick sails one is a practice sail and one is a racing sail. The new one has barely been used. Did Haarstick stop making laser sails.
Uh, you can't bee, (get it, I said bee) serious. There, (not their) is a lot of technique involved in sailing a Laser. If you think one more inch of extension in hiking in a laser does not make as big a difference in the Laser as a star then ask Andy Campbell's opinion.
have you ever sailed a star?
You can not seriously tell me that racing say a farr 40, finn, star, etc is not mindless.
Compared to other boats, lasers are EASY!
Lasers are pretty tame, but not necessarily easy, their more about the tactics and boat handling. With Finns and Stars, you also get to learn different rig settings, and you have more controls, which makes life very nice.
How fast are finns and stars compared to lasers?
How fast are finns and stars compared to lasers?
Compared to other boats, lasers are EASY!
If you find sailing Lasers is easy, then you must be doing it so well you're winning all the time. So how many world, national and district Laser titles have you won?
It's interesting that you think Tom Slingsby's sailing is mindless......is that why you beat him all the time? Or is it possible that you are actually missing out on a lot of what makes Laser racing so challenging?
1. District 10 champs- 1st place
2. mayra midsummers-1st
etc etc
I didn't say it was easy, I said its not the hardest boat to sail once you start sailing more "advanced boats" (defiantly trying not to sound like a douche)
Ha! GOD HAS SPOKEN!
Thanks ross!
have you ever sailed a star?
You can not seriously tell me that racing say a farr 40, finn, star, etc is not mindless.
Compared to other boats, lasers are EASY!
1. District 10 champs- 1st place
2. mayra midsummers-1st
etc etc
I didn't say it was easy, I said its not the hardest boat to sail once you start sailing more "advanced boats" (defiantly trying not to sound like a douche)
1. District 10 champs- 1st place
2. mayra midsummers-1st
etc etc
I didn't say it was easy, I said its not the hardest boat to sail once you start sailing more "advanced boats" (defiantly trying not to sound like a douche)
I suggest you be humble about your results, and not go spouting off your placings.
There were only 2 radials at the District 10 champs. There was only one race in radials at the MAYRA Mid-Summer Regatta. Your results, while a good accomplishment for a junior sailor, are not good enough for you to use in support of your position that sailing a Laser is easy.
Sailing a Laser is different from sailing a boat like a Star. They are both, however, one design classes.
With a Laser you can be confident that your boat with its manufacturer supplied components is just as fast as the other boats in the fleet. Winning in Lasers comes down to the skill of the sailor.
In a Star, which is still a one design class but with looser design rules, you can use slightly different masts, sails, hulls, keels, etc. but you are theoretically still racing essentially the same boat as the other guys. There are just more options that can be used to optimize the boat even before you get to on-the-water adjustments.
There were only 2 radials at the District 10 champs. There was only one race in radials at the MAYRA Mid-Summer Regatta. Your results, while a good accomplishment for a junior sailor, are not good enough for you to use in support of your position that sailing a Laser is easy.
Yikes. You should follow Ross' advice on this one.