A new class of dinghy?

Sailed a Laser Rainbow the other day. When they pulled the plug on the Taser, they tried to make a detuned Taser with standard Ali mast and bright sails as a teaching boat. Apparently, 6 were made. Rumour is the hulls were simple glass. Other rumour is they were 6 left over hulls.

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by L123456 ]The Tasar has some critical mass that could be built upon. Indeed - maybe one for Hartley too, if Ovis aren’t fussed. they’re used applying lipstick to far more porcine looking craft than a Tasar... they even make Blazes look alright. so they could do very well potentially

A few years before he departed this place Frank Bethwaite proposed a re-rigged and generally updated "Tasar Mk 2" but the class association turned it down.

Well there's a bunch of the bandits at our club, but it's only because they're cheap.. Oh and quite light so dragging their sorry arses over the shingle is easier than some dumb Bellend or Enterprise.

Originally posted by L123456 Originally posted by JimC A few years before he departed this place Frank Bethwaite proposed a re-rigged and generally updated "Tasar Mk 2" but the class association turned it down. Ironic that fans of a boat ahead of its time didn't want another; they chose to stick with the one that had become current ...

Too true.

It's a pity really. I bought one a couple of years ago as a cheap, light, low maintenance club boat and it has been great in many ways - being able to take out non-sailing friends to race, easy singlehanding and just very quick and controllable in a blow. 

Most crews is pretty unenthusiatic about the rotating mast and everyone hates the jib pole. A modern carbon rig with a dangly pole (and maybe a smidge more sail up top and less jib overlap) would make a better package imho.