Showing posts with label Lasers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lasers. Show all posts

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.