This year I'm going to give the leadmines a rest and race the "lil lasers" at the Elkhart lake sailing club. I've heard some very good things about that club and the lake. It seems like a very nice way to spend a sunny sunday afternoon. I only have a couple of weeks to come up with "lil Rascal" but I'm in no real hurry. They race butterflies and sunfish as well, any one of those boats would serve the purpose.. I wonder if I still have that old butterfly in Uncle De Groot's machine shed. The critters probably got to the sail, but I have some Dacron lying around and a sewing machine that needs a destiny! Eventually I'll probably find a laser I suppose... unless Ali gets better. Maybe a Melges 17 is in my future! I'll start building the 2 man tri in the fall and hopefully find a place to race mulithulls in the following spring. I should just try to get the Jaycees to help me start a disabled sailing program in the area. There are so many resources for groups that are willing to put in the time, and now that I'm going to be in this area for a bit longer I should just do it already.
The 2 man tri in my opinion is the perfect platform for two man team disabled racing. The Skud 18 and the Martin 16 both cost more than my Laser 28 did used, and frankly I'm not so sure Lake Michigan would be a good place to race such a small monohull. A 23'tri on the other hand would be a fast stable fun ride that my wife and i could race...next year
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