Testimonial – Kurt Sims | The Laser Club

Hi I’m Kurt Sims and I sail a Laser Dinghy at Middle Harbour Amateur Sailing Club (MHASC).
I’ve been sailing dinghies in and around Sydney, on and off over the years, ever since I was a kid.
As life happens, I’ve taken breaks from sailing.
More recently I found myself looking to get back into active sailing – partly because of my lifelong passion for sailing, and equally because I wanted to lift my fitness and find a way to get physically moving again after spending way too long every day sitting at a desk. After 1.5 years back into it, my health has improved across all the key metrics, and the only effort put in was related to improve my sailing.
I knew Laser Dinghies were still a major sailing class on the Harbour, and around the World, and the Laser is also a simple boat to rig and maintain, offers a good mental and physical challenge to sail well, and a great one-design competition. It doesn’t take a large chunk of your day to get out on the water which is critical in the busy world we live in.
I decided to give the Laser a go locally at MHASC – which is a dedicated Laser Sailing Club.
MHASC has a hard to beat location. It offers great sailing options in the more sheltered Middle Harbour with access to the main harbour.  Hard to beat scenery too!
MHASC offers a fantastic Club Calendar with competitions year round.
The heart of the Club is a lively bunch of active male and female sailors across a wide age group and experience that contribute to a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere.
Many of the members also choose to participate in various District, State, National and World events – and we even have a few past and current World Champions here! The best part is that new laser sailors are welcomed and the more experienced sailors are keen to get people up to speed, so there is a good range of abilities.
I have found sailing lasers at MHASC the best way to get back into sailing, and to get the physical activity that I was looking for.
If you have a passion for sailing, some dinghy sailing experience, and want to do something good for your ‘sailing soul’ – I reckon you would be hard pressed to go past Laser Sailing at MHASC.
Come down to MHASC and say hi, and have a go on one of our boats.
You can get more information on the Club website: www.mhasc.org.au