Hello there,
I have been looking around the internet to try and find the boat best suited for me and so far have failed, this website kept popping up so i decided to ask.
I have been sailing Picos for a month now and a little bit before and i am really starting to enjoy sailing. I have decided to think about buying a small sailboat eg. laser or pico but cannot decide. I am a beginner in the sport and i feel that i will out grow a pico quite quickly but having sailed a laser once a few days ago i don't know whether i am ready for the power that lasers wield. I sail on a Lake/Reservoir and i do like going fast but there are times when i just want to cruse along gently, as i said earlier i am unsure whether i can control the power of a laser and don't particularly fancy capsizing every time i go out. I also realize that picos can be fitted with a jib, would this make a pico as fast as a laser making a pico upgradable? I just think that laser look loads more fun but am unsure of the practicalities. I also would like to ask if a boat that can be fitted with a jib or spinnaker would be more worthwhile as when i am bored of the speed of the mainsail alone i could go faster with a jib or spinnaker?
Sorry if I asked any stupid questions I'm new!
George
I have been looking around the internet to try and find the boat best suited for me and so far have failed, this website kept popping up so i decided to ask.
I have been sailing Picos for a month now and a little bit before and i am really starting to enjoy sailing. I have decided to think about buying a small sailboat eg. laser or pico but cannot decide. I am a beginner in the sport and i feel that i will out grow a pico quite quickly but having sailed a laser once a few days ago i don't know whether i am ready for the power that lasers wield. I sail on a Lake/Reservoir and i do like going fast but there are times when i just want to cruse along gently, as i said earlier i am unsure whether i can control the power of a laser and don't particularly fancy capsizing every time i go out. I also realize that picos can be fitted with a jib, would this make a pico as fast as a laser making a pico upgradable? I just think that laser look loads more fun but am unsure of the practicalities. I also would like to ask if a boat that can be fitted with a jib or spinnaker would be more worthwhile as when i am bored of the speed of the mainsail alone i could go faster with a jib or spinnaker?
Sorry if I asked any stupid questions I'm new!
George