New Toy
August 8th, 2006 Posted in sailing
Well, I’ve added a new toy to what is now a FLEET of boats (Condor the Capri 22, Sarah’s dinghy under construction, and now this one). This boat is a Laser 2 which I picked up yesterday in Seabrook (near Houston). It’s a 1993 boat, in very good condition, ready to race.
The boat is rigged with main, jib, and spinnaker, and is meant to be sailed by two crew. The skipper in the cockpit, and the crew flying on a trapeeze, for maximum sail carrying capacity.
It can also be sailed solo (which is what I will probably do most often), with the added challenge of learning to control the boat and trim the sails while flying on the trapeeze wire. I hear having more than two hands is helpful.
More updates to follow as I get the boat into the water.