Month: July 2007

Rules, Collisions and Protests

The forecast for today was light wind. I arrived at the club and started rigging. I decided to use my new sail since it wouldn’t be windy and the sail wouldn’t get stretched that much. I went out for the first race and I had a pretty good start. I was very close to Steve…



Strong Wind, Good Result

Last Sunday with the strong wind I thought it would be my day. I thought I would do well. Unfortunately I didn’t. The shifts made my life very difficult. When I was beating, if I would get a header, the wind was so strong that the boat would come on top of me so fast,…



Breeze and Bruises

Strong winds today and I was expecting lots of Lasers out. Unfortunately, my expectation didn’t materialise. The wind was strong while we were rigging and it picked up even more. I went out for the first race and it was quite gusty and shifty. In the first race my start wasn’t very good, and considering…