I have owned this Laser 13, Sail number 158, manufactured 1991, for 9 years. I am now selling due to advancing years and with a view to buying a small yacht project for my forthcoming retirement. The Laser 13 is a great general purpose/family sailing dinghy with reasonable performance too. It is light enough to be launched, sailed and retrieved by a single person, but once on the water feels solid and capable. It has a lot of practical design features that make it particularly easy to trail and rig. The mast is easily raised or lowered by one person standing in the boat using the taber... read more