Laser with a carbon mast??

I enjoy a balance of 'class' racing in the Laser, and casual PY racing in other boats. Plus the odd outing in cruiser racing, and hopefully getting back to cross-channel wine-buying trips in a cruiser.

The class racing is the only 'racing' that has meaningful results, but I enjoy other 'sailing'. In PY racing, you can get a lot out ofthe race in terms of tactics, starting, not capsizing and so on, without caring about the results. Likewise, any actual adult ought to be able to race Lasers against people they respect and not sulk if they don't come first.

I am tempted by the zero as my 'other boat' for PY, but to replace the Laser, you don't need to sell me a boat, you need to sell my club a fleet. The problem is, we've got sailors who are still in touch with the fleet in old Lasers worth a grand or less, maybe spending a couple of hundred quid every 3 years for a replica sail. That's 'inclusivity' for you!

In reality, the Laser comes into its own above F4.

That's when it starts PY winning races on the sea.

In my clubs, it's rare for Lasers to capsize on days when no other boats capsize, unless the other boats are staying ashore.

It'spossible that a modern design could be easier to keep right way up when the waves get exciting, but we just don't have the fleets of anything 'better'.The Dzero tempts me, but it's a big old rig when the Laser is pushing my limits of competence.