Extreme laser sailing | Norwegian

Norwegian laser sailers

[harryschaefer]

I loved the extreme efforts to avoid capsizing, but everyone turns turtle once in a while! These sailors are great. This is why Lasers are an Olympic Class.

[scheuerle]

I take great comfort watching sailors far better than I dump their Lasers.

[johncrumpley]

I used to race a Laser many years ago... However, not nearly a good as these guys. Great fun!!!

[ger]

Geweldig… I sailed the Laser almost 40 years ago and I still miss the excitement.

[andrewurban]

Reminds me of sailing on Lake Ontario. We sailed out of Oswego and you get some huge rollers and wind. You keep the small craft behind the breakwall to help with this. I have been out on some bigger boats when it is 6-7 foot swells.

[jakeiscool]

So good one of the best sailors I have seen 😊

[jerryraimo]

I used to race on a reservoir in Lincoln, Nebraska will stationed at Offutt AFB. Wind really blew out there. Capsized twice in one race and still finished in the middle of the pack. I can remember a death roll on a dead run to this day. (It was around 1975)

[stratstart]

Great video! I miss my old Laser! Thank you!

[frances]

big bunch of had a laser in the 80's, nothing like it! thanks for vid!!!!

[brookingsbeachcomber]

looks like the funfest of sailing, great video

[dmetalii]

If they were not racing would they still be capsizing? In other words, could they tack and jibe without capsizing if they weren't trying to sail as fast as possible or are they taking more risk than necessary?

[nicholaskouyoumdjian]

I remember surfing down a wave at Abersoch. Going so fast the gybe was as gentle as as if there was a summer breeze. Not as windy as this but still pretty breezy.

[oneand]

I never knew monohulls could pitchpole!! At least that is what its called on a Hobiecat

[donthomcsi]

Before Lasers there were Sunfishs. After a while we'd only go out in small craft warnings, broke spars... this is my kind of small craft sailing.

[woodsskiier]

So miss being mobile, flexible in shape and fearless. In other words under 25.

[karstenpaulsen]

Thank you, it reminds me on my time on a laser, several times complete under water too ;-)

[philreeves]

That is extreme !! How are you not breaking them ? Radical sailing, brilliant 👍

[chuckscott]

“He who dies with the least child support, Wins”

[CFU]

Every tack being a capsize really helps my imposter syndrome.

[sir-_-cartier]

I find when on a run and my sail gybs on me, my boom is quite low for me. Is there any way I can change this?