tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post4611635110023906252..comments2023-09-19T08:57:32.980-04:00Comments on Apparent Wind: A Conversation with O’BrienAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511782748972147582noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-67391808926907872012009-08-01T15:38:20.476-04:002009-08-01T15:38:20.476-04:00I sometimes have that dream too. Then it turns int...I sometimes have that dream too. Then it turns into a nightmare when I find out that the boat in my dream coasts over $18,000 new with all the bells and whistles, and that a new set of sails for it costs $2,300. I wake up in a cold sweat and my heart rate only returns to normal when I realize that I am back in the real world and that I could buy a new Laser for under $6,000, but that I don't need to because my 14 year-old Laser is fine and even wins regattas some days. <br /><br />Then I go for a sail in my Laser using my 3-year-old real Laser sail (that has been used for well over 100 days of sailing including two world championships) and, on the reach of the final race, blast past my friend yarg who is using some kind of counterfeit sail.<br /><br />Life is good with Big Laser!Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com