Took my Laser out today for the first time. Winds were 12-14mph and a little shifty. The boat went together easily and within 30 minutes I was sailing out of the marina. Thanks to this website and all the great info from it's members the repairs I completed all proved good and the boat hull stayed perfectly dry after 3 hours of sailing. I never got the boat up on plane but it was moving along quite nicely and the best part is there were no surprises. The boat handled great! Even with some pretty good gusts of wind the boat was easy to manage. I did bury the leeward rail a few times even though I was hiked out. I think I'll need to get more comfortable with the hiking and the boat will stay flatter and faster.
My only concerns were:
- the helm didn't seemed very balanced (boat wanted to head up allot, might be my
position in the cockpit?) and
-mainsheet management (always seemed to be tangled around my feet. I think better
footwear would solve allot of that issue).
I just want to thank everyone for sharing their knowledge/help and look forward to learning more from both this website and of course lots more practice.
Steve
My only concerns were:
- the helm didn't seemed very balanced (boat wanted to head up allot, might be my
position in the cockpit?) and
-mainsheet management (always seemed to be tangled around my feet. I think better
footwear would solve allot of that issue).
I just want to thank everyone for sharing their knowledge/help and look forward to learning more from both this website and of course lots more practice.
Steve