Choosing a boat: Blaze (Fire) or Laser Radial....

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Blaze (Fire) or Laser Radial....

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Topic: Blaze (Fire) or Laser Radial....

Posted By: ColH
Subject: Blaze (Fire) or Laser Radial....
Date Posted: 12 Aug 16 at 6:24pm

So, for a variety of reasons, my sailing activities have lapsed recently but I reckon I need that outlet again!

I still have my Blaze, but fear I may now be too light/old/unfit, and I'd need to be sailing at clubs which are smallish 'gravel pits' so may not be suited to getting the best out of its speed. But the 'Fire' version looks like it might suit better.

Obvious easy option is to get back into it with a Laser Radial. But the Blaze is a smart boat: I already have it, and it's one that's still really really tidy, and well fitted-out.

What should I do then: sell the Blaze and hope to easily find a low/mid-priced Radial, or keep it and splash out £725 on a [presumably new] Fire sail.....?

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 12 Aug 16 at 6:32pm

isn't the obvious thing to do to try it and see? Smallish Gravel pits tend to have less wind so you might regret a small rag...

Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 13 Aug 16 at 7:51am

I found when I had my |Blaze on a small gravel pit that there needed to be a reasonable breeze for it to perform as it tacks relatively slowly compared to other boats out there.

So tacking on every shift was a loser from the word go. Just my experience.

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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74