Laser 2 regatta ,am i too heavy for this

Hi all , my name is Ian , new to this forum ..
Well i went sailing this weekend ( hired a topper topaz? 2 man thingy ) it was great !! I was going to get a sailboard but to be honest i dont want to do any more solitary sports , i started my water life when i was 8 years old ,in an international moth , then in to an enterprise ,then to a laser (all my dads) i went on to windsurfing when i was 13 and quit when i was 28 , im now 43 and the bug for the water has never left me ( plumber by trade so i get paid to move water about now ) i took my mate with me ,hes never even tried a wetsuit on let alone been sailing before , he was shocked to how much fun a "little sailing boat " could be , my 5 year old wasnt overly keen but it was his first time aswell...Right to the point as to why im here , im 15.5 stone my mate is 11 stone would a laser 2 regatta be too small for us both , for ( now ) just learning (him) and relearning ( me ) the art of sailing to get back in to local racing ...
ALL advise will be taken on board , i want a faster boat not just a recreational boat , something to work at and something that will shift when the wind gets up , more importantly ( at this point ) cheap to get back into and start racing again ..
Thanks all

I'd go ahead if I were you. There's too much talk about
being the correct weight if you ask me. Sure its going to
be important if you are competing at a high level but if
you want to get out there and have fun just get on with it.

If you are racing competitively then it becomes more
important and frankly there are few boats that take that
sort of weight well. But on the other hand unless you are
really tall you'll never be able to maintain 15.5 stone if
you are racing competitively.

When I was at uni we sailed a Laser 2, I was around 15 stone and my helm was around 10-11 stone, but I crewed. We were essentially too heavy to be competitive across the wind range but still managed some good results. (4th at a student nationals with a 65 boat fleet when I never used the trapeze as it was so light).

I think there is a lot to be said for the Laser 2, goes alright in light wind, goes well when it is windy, and they are cheap. Not sure what the spares situation is these days as I think Laser stopped backing them in the UK. I'd say go for it.

The Laser II used to be used by a lot of Uni's for team racing with both people hiking, and it goes quite well like that for two big blokes. I would say that it is an aquword boat to trapeze from, particularly if you are big, and I would not like to teach someone trapizing on one.
One advantage of them is that they are simple so the difference between a good cheap one and a bad cheap one is small.

The fireball could be a good option, however they are more variable so you would need to be careful about the condition of the boat, and systems when buying a cheap one.
An International 14 would be quite a handfull for someone getting back into sailing.