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The Laser is a 14-foot, one-sail, single-person boat. More Lasers have been built and sailed than any other type of sailboat in the world (close to 200,000.) The Laser is a strict one-design boat, which means that all races are tests of skill and not expensive equipment. Many of the world’s top sailors h
oned their skills Laser racing.
A Laser can carry one of three sails, a "Standard" rig, a "Radial" (an alternative for Master sailors [over 35], lighter woman and some adolescents), and a "4.7" youth sail. It is an Olympic boat for men and woman. The QYC Laser fleet is a mix of standard and radial rigs; sailors from 18 to 61; women and men; beginners and experienced racers. The club owns four Lasers available for use by club members.
Lake Quannapowitt is a great place to learn the basics of Laser sailing and to develop your advanced boat handling and tactical sailing skills. The boat moves well in the moderate breezes of mid-summer and is thrilling on windy days. The local wind shifts and sea breeze help fine tune a total awareness of the racing environment.
And fellow Laser sailors are full of ideas and support.
The New England area (Laser District-7) has more registered Laser racers than any other in the US and offers many regattas during the summer months and "frostbite" sailing all winter. QYC Laser sailors compete in lake and ocean regattas from VT and NH, to RI and CT. The club hosts two regattas each year.
Members of the QYC Laser fleet are available to discuss Laser sailing with prospective sailors, and offer test sails to genuinely interested individuals.
NOR for May Madness Laser Regatta
Sun, 04/05/2009 - 09:45 — JaylivingQYC's May Madness Laser Regatta is open to all Laser Sailors in the area. This is one of the club's best attended regattas and always full of great sailors and good sailing. If you are a new Laser racer, come join us! There is plenty of room and welcome for rusty and inexperienced racers to get their sea legs back, and lake sailing is a perfect place to build up your boat handling technique.
Laser Fleet Report
Thu, 12/18/2008 - 03:00 — JaylivingThe QYC Laser fleet added a number of new members this past year and we are planning activities for this winter and spring to draw additional attention to QYC and what a great venue it is for Laser sailing.
Participants at both our May Madness Regatta and the Last Blast Regatta in October have raved about our club and our lake, and each year we have attracted new members from the 15 to 20 entrants per regatta. The QYC Laser fleet is the only greater Boston summer Laser fleet (There is a frostbite fleet in Winthrop.), so we are in a great position to build a more robust fleet.
May Brings Madness
Sat, 05/31/2008 - 18:13 — JaylivingAny lapse of concentration in a Laser regatta will throw racers up to their armpits in water trying to right their boats. So, it may seem silly to hold a regatta for these “wet” boats when the water is still cold enough to be painful, but most Laser sailors are willing to suffer for the satisfying speed a windy day can offer and a May regatta certainly offers the possibility of great winds, so the QYC May Madness Laser Regatta draws a crowd.
Last QYC Regatta of 2007 Approaching
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 09:05 — eric_wSad, but true, the end of the season is quickly approaching. But that is no reason to not hit the water for one last regatta at QYC! Every Laser sailor is welcome to attend the Last Blast Laser regatta Saturday October 13, 2007. Each year the regatta grows in popularity. You need to come because this may be the last one with a possiblity for good weather!
If you are a club member consider volunteering to help out and work down some volunteer hours.
Boat Storage Options Open Up
Sun, 06/03/2007 - 16:50 — eric_wMembers of the Laser fleet worked all day to complete construction of new laser racks. The new racks will store both boat and dolly in a configuration that should make it a lot easier for members to access their rigs. The new racks are also more visually appealing than the rusting metal racks that had reached the end of their operation life.
