Miata Mailing List: November 1995, Message #145
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   From: Sally Sharp 
Subject: Boats and Miatas...
   Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 18:26:16 -0500

Can it be true - hardly any other Laser sailors in this group -???
Hard to believe - the Laser has so many of the wonderful attributes
of the Miata - small, sleek, fast, aerodynamic, incredibly exciting to
drive... There's nothing more exhilarating than trying to keep it all under
control when you're on a screaming reach in a 15-knot breeze - surfing
too fast down that wave can lead to instant disaster as you plough into
the next wave...  I think I'm still pretty far from reaching that level
of excitement in my Miata, which is probably just as well  :-)  

But the addition of a Miata to my fleet this summer has presented me
with somewhat of a dilemma;  I'm now a lot more selective about which
regattas I head off to, I can no longer devote _every_ weekend to
sailing, I have to allow for some pure driving time.  [An aside: how
much weight can one tow with a Miata??  The Laser weighs 130 lb, so
with a lightweight trailer....  No, that's too crazy.]   Plus - now
I face a double-whammy come mid-November when I have to put away both
boats PLUS the Miata.  Little wonder life seems so bleak - at least
until the snow flies and the skis come out.  Now how many of you all
are skiers -??

Sally Sharp
Hanover NH 

White '90A  (with new Robbins top definitely UP)
Gray/white Laser 134027  (definitely not Silver)
Blue/white Laser 155218  (almost Mariner blue!)