To: Jon (at) slocum.com, Keeldude (at) AOL.COM, doughty@lynx.dac.neu.edu
Subject: What is a Laser?
From: LaserBabee (at) AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:17:38 EDT
CC: laser (at) laser.org
Sender: owner-laser (at) cerebus.winsite.com
In a message dated 8/18/99 10:12:57 AM Central Daylight Time, Jon@slocum.com
writes:
<< Would you apply the same rule to a new
mast in an old boat? How about my buying a new sail for my '78 laser because
it will be MUCH faster than my old sail? >>
The items you propose to purchase are available to everybody. The old
hoarded blades are not.
The builders and the class spend a great deal of effort attempting to provide
equal boats for all Laser sailors. That is how we play the game.
Your stupid arguments simply stated:
If I can assemble a special boat out of assorted legal parts it ought to be
legal.
The point that Fred has made over and over and over until all the rational
sailors are really sick of hearing him preach to the choir is:
We are not interested in playing that game!
We do not want you to play that game on our race courses!
Lasers are supposed to be all alike.
Various Lasers have various shortcomings.
Your job as a laser sailor is to bring a Laser.
Buy one.
Polish it.
Rig it.
Sail it.
Your assembled hybred super Laser made up of all "legal" parts may be
technically legal. That does not make it right.
From one side of your mouth comes this talk about keeping the prices down by
maintaining old boats.
The other side of your mouth is suggesting that we treat our boats like
Winston Cup entries. Let's all travel all over the world assembling the
fastest Lasers. That is affordable?
Is this some sort of guy thing?
How does that saying go?
Men, can't live with them?
Can't live with them.
Rebecca
