William of Orange
New Member
I bought an older laser last summer with the old style vang and a pretty blown out sail. However, I'm reluctant to upgrade because I don't know how serious I plan on getting. I have a good deal of experience on keel boats but have only taken the laser out about 7 or 8 times and I'm not very good at it yet. My question is, is it worth trying to race it in the local fleet or will I just be wasting my time with such an old boat? Will I be so far behind as to inconvenience the other racers and race committee? I wouldn't want to bump someone else's nice boat with mine. In my area there is a pretty active fleet and I expect that most have a lot of experience. Should I give it a shot or wait until I have a little more experience under my belt and am more confident with my boat handling?