Laser Blasting

There is a surfeit of videos showing fit, young Laser sailors screaming downwind in big waves and wind. Here are three mash ups of Laser firehose reaches I like;

Estonian Olympian Deniss Karpak.........


Extreme Laser downwind from Deniss Karpak on Vimeo.
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A bunch of International sailors training of Marseille, France...



And some crazy Norwegians.............

Headache included

No, This video doesn't have sailing in it, but it does have a Laser sailor in it. This video is mesmerizing in that we are waiting for the ball to knock Estonian Laser sailor Deniss Karpak on his ass.

Does Tillerman have this in his training regimen? It might help with ducking the boom.


Mortal Ball from Deniss Karpak on Vimeo.

The Merry Finnster

I noticed that Finn videos were popular in the bloggosphere a couple of months ago. Being somewhat late in following trends, I offer up one of my favorite Finn videos, this of Olympic sailing's free spirit, Estonian Deniss Karpak. Sailing in Lake Garda, on a day that appears to be solely devoted to training on downwind technique (lucky dogs those Olympians, to spend the day planing to and fro), our hero pauses to pick some flowers to decorate his centerboard before resuming the workout.


Daybreak: Garda Adventures from Deniss Karpak on Vimeo.