We are located on Banks Road, off Paterangi Road, Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Various types of sailing boats
are used by the club members; mostly dinghies ,trailer yachts and one catamaran.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
International Lasers
Most of the centre boarders at Ngaroto are Lasers. These are very fast, one-man dinghies which planes easily at 10 knots or more. However it also capsizes easily in wind gusts so that it is practical to wear a wet suit while on the water.
I used to sail a Laser in Borneo, an island 400 km east of Singapore. The northern part of this island consists of Sabah, Brunei and Sarawak; the rest, 80% is Indonesian Borneo. I lived in Sarawak until 1995 and did most of my sailing in the sea off Miri. The water was warm unlike NZ where a wet suit is necessary, especially in winter.
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