Laser sailors are insane!
So it turns out that Laser sailors were crazy all along - but
everyone else knew that anyway.
3 time Olympian Michael Blackburn is attempting to cross Bass Strait in a
Laser. No offense Michael, but that is one of the stupidest
things I have every heard of. Sure Nick Maloney did it on a
windsurfer - but a windsurfer does 20+ knots easily, a Laser does 8
knots if your lucky with a lot of hard work.
I’d guess I would be pretty frustrated after slapping around in
tupperware for years too. How long before Rohan decides to top that and
fly across
in his latest foiler Moth?
And in other news, it sounds like the builder of RS boats in the UK
has been bagging the flying Moths at the London boatshow, claiming
they need special permits to sail since they’re in the same
category as hydrofoils or hovercrafts, not sailing boats. That’s
always been the sign of a succesful company - bag someone elses
product instead of talking about your own.
Now there’s a few good reasons to produce the authentic Laser shirt
with an ‘o’ for the ‘a’.
Update #1. Blackburn made it, though it appears it was all a
publicity stunt to get a spot in the Volvo Ocean Race.
Update #2. Looks like Rohan might be interested after
all…
