Laser practice

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
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Another day of tiller time in the laser.  Bigger breeze means I finally got to really hike.  Also maneuvers were high stakes - I ate it three times: twice gybing, and once while blasting upwind, almost fully hiked, straight into the wind shadow of a j33 warning up for Wednesday night.  That one got my fast and utterly by surprise, I was already hovering a foot above the water when BAM I'm in the drink.  Probably an experience most laser people get well before their beards turn gray, but I can confirm it's just as exhilarating for this old man!