Laser Open 2023 By Martin Hawkes On a day which may reasonably be described as ‘filthy’ and many might have wisely chosen to stay at home and watch the London marathon instead, twenty-three lasers assembled at Waldringfield for the annual Laser open. Welcoming visitors from Norfolk Broads, Orwell and Royal Harwich yacht clubs, three port … Read more

A test of the constitution By Martin H. – 28/03/2023 It was a day to test the constitution of the hardiest helm. Five lasers made the journey to a long line over by B. The forecast of an easing wind proved about as accurate as a former prime minister’s understanding of what constitutes a party. … Read more

A windy return to the water… By M. Hawkes – 19/03/2022 The range of movement in the trees outside my kitchen window on Saturday morning told me that the forecast medium wind strength was well, wrong. Three words spring to mind when I start writing, where were you? Full sun, high tide, no moored obstructions … Read more

Daisy pulls it off! By Patrick Cooney – November 2021 Waldringfield has produced its fair share of National Champions but probably none as exciting as Daisy Collingridge. She cut her teeth in the WSC Cadet class and is now the Laser Radial National Champion after a tight week of racing at Weymouth in August against … Read more

The Ultimate Laser Show By John Ogden and Martin Hawkes – March 2020 The Laser class began at Waldringfield back in the late 1970s with formidable support from the Schlee and the Law families and also from two early class captains Hillary Greenhow and Richard Woolf. Hillary joined the Club especially to sail Lasers and … Read more

Lasers – Go Racing By Tony Ellison – November 2019 It had been 15 years since I had been seriously dinghy racing most weekends. Mostly I sailed in a Comet, which is a bit like a Laser that has shrunk in the wash, and is sheeted from the stern. Compared to sailing on the Deben, … Read more

Go Racing: Laser By Clive Quantrill – March 2019 Looking back at a great 2018 season we had excellent support for fleet racing: the Wednesday evening Laser class start attracted more than 10 boats most weeks, and for several weeks we managed over 20 Lasers on the start line. The Saturday race series remained highly … Read more