Hi all,
I'm after some advice please. I'm relatively new to Laser sailing, having been out of the sport for 15 years or so - I bought a looked after old Laser which has served me well, and as I'm now starting to have more success (and fun!) on the water I'm looking to upgrade bits and pieces.
I mentioned to a fellow club sailor that I was in the market for a new mainsail. He said that he'd bought a brand new Laser sail 15 years ago which was packaged and delivered folded, he'd never taken it out of the packaging, and basically forgotten about it for one reason or another. He's happy to sell it to me at 'mates rates', as he has no use for it now, and we're both a bit stumped as to what would be a fair price.
My question is this - is anyone aware if this sail would still be fit for purpose, or if it could have perished? I'm a club sailor so won't be in contention for the Olympic squad any time soon, and if I can potentially grab a bargain it's a great result and gives me more cash to spend on other goodies.
I'm after some advice please. I'm relatively new to Laser sailing, having been out of the sport for 15 years or so - I bought a looked after old Laser which has served me well, and as I'm now starting to have more success (and fun!) on the water I'm looking to upgrade bits and pieces.
I mentioned to a fellow club sailor that I was in the market for a new mainsail. He said that he'd bought a brand new Laser sail 15 years ago which was packaged and delivered folded, he'd never taken it out of the packaging, and basically forgotten about it for one reason or another. He's happy to sell it to me at 'mates rates', as he has no use for it now, and we're both a bit stumped as to what would be a fair price.
My question is this - is anyone aware if this sail would still be fit for purpose, or if it could have perished? I'm a club sailor so won't be in contention for the Olympic squad any time soon, and if I can potentially grab a bargain it's a great result and gives me more cash to spend on other goodies.