This weekend I finally sold my Laser dinghy. Because of the lack of good sailing opportunities in Linköping (no, Roxen hasn’t really been an option) it’s been stored in the garage since 2005, and we figured the chances of me going dinghy sailing the next years are slim due to exchange studies. When doing the finishing touches on the boat before the sale I felt a slight sting in my heart. It was in this very dinghy that I really learned to sail, and I got several flashbacks from the many hours I spent in this crazy-fast four-meter dinghy.
This photo of me practicing fast reaching is from 2004, when I was sailing in lake Sommen. As you can see the hull is almost lifted out of the water, bouncing off the waves in wet fury. Few things in life are better than that!