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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

919.0. "Laser 28?" by ROMCSA::NEBBIA (Mario Nebbia - ACT Rome - Italy) Thu Jul 21 1988 12:09

	I'm looking for infos about the LASER 28. It should be produced by 
    	Performance Sailcraft, the same make of Laser, and should have
    	been designed by Bruce Farr. 

	Anybody sailed on it? Any direct impression about it? 

	I read there should be two (or more?) different versions, a standard
	one, a "mediterranean" one, and ... ? Is it true?

	Thanks

						Mario
					 (Laser ----* 88860)
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919.1They seem niceAKOV11::KALINOWSKIThu Jul 21 1988 12:5116
      I fell in love with the Laser 28 two years ago at the in water
    boat show in Annapolis Md. The fibreglas work looks quite
    good (not S2 or Jboat, but much better than most boats in her
    price range). It is very comfortable down stairs as it has 6'3"
    headroom. the woodwork was nice to. For the money (34K with
    Volvo motor, and sails), it seem like quite a bargain compared
    to ODays or Catalinas.
    
      I also talked to an owner from Chesapeake bay. Evidently they
    have family races with them. He says they sail wonderful and
    can take a pretty windy day while staying dry. There are not
    too many of them in New England. If it wasn't for an addition
    I was having put on my house, I'd be sailing one today.
919.2Look ElsewhereSUBURB::ELVYRHagar The HorribleTue Aug 23 1988 07:285
    Check out the reply in the "SAILING_IN_EU" conference, I've already
    been here! 8-)
    
    Rob
919.3MPGS::BAILEYMay the 4 winds blow u safely homeWed Aug 24 1988 13:2313
    I saw one last week in Nantucket (also in Newport), and talked to the
    owner about it.  It is a very nice looking boat, inside and out, with
    lots of room for a boat it's size.  He claims is handles very well, and
    its PHRF rating is 129, which means it's a reasonably fast boat for its
    size.
    
    Two of them were sailing it from Boston to Newport, via Nantucket.  As
    some might recall, the early part of last week was QUITE windy, and the
    owner said it handled the wind (up to 30+ knots) and the Buzzards Bay
    chop very comfortably.
    
    ... Bob