Too ambitious?

Hi guys, can somebody tell me if i'm being a bit too ambitious. This year I returned to sailing after a break and bought a cheap laser to see if i still enjoyed it.... I do and now i'm looking at upgrading to something a bit more competitive.

I was thinking of just upgrading to a newer laser as there is a competitive race scene at my club and i still have a lot of learning to do, however for a bit more cash could proably afford an RS700 -which is a growing class at the club. I have a bit of trapeeze experience already and am very tempted to push myself, but is this a step too far?

Hi Dave, I used to sail a Firefly and then an Osprey as a teenager, but after moving for uni a stopped sailing. Recently a friend tempted me back crewing for him in a fireball before i bought the laser. I now sail at chew valley lake where there are many classes raced, and a 'fast assymetric' class is planned for next year. I would be looking at around 3k for the new boat and im looking to crew someone in the near term to help brush up my trapeeze skills.

Hope that helps.   

If you are fit enough and keen there is no reason why you should sit on the beach in a F3+ ... if you are willing to learn and can take the knocks go for it.

See http://www.mustoskiff.com/sub-pages/learning-curve.htm