Tasar Sailing

Andrew Little

The yacht that keeps beginners delighted, club racers captivated and Olympians inspired.

 

The TASAR is making a welcome return to BYS after about a decade of absence. Already seven boats have appeared on the beach with strong interest being shown by many more Blairgowrie members who see the benefits and joys of sharing the sailing bug with their families.
 
So, what’s all the fuss about?

The TASAR is a GRP foam sandwich construction, measuring 4.52m in length and weighing 68kg, which means its easily managed on a beach dolly.  It was designed by Frank Bethwaite of Sydney and Ian Bruce of Canada (of Lasar fame) in the late 1970s. It has become a very popular international class with large fleets in Europe, Asia, North America, Japan and Australia. It’s a fast, responsive, high performance and light weight one design international class recognised by ISAF - and it does all of this without the complexity of a trapese or kite.

Who can sail it?

The TASAR is ideal for husband/wife and parent/child combinations, meaning it’s not just the kids at BYS who can enjoy all this sailing fun. The welcome introduction of 2-handed Tasars and Pacers at BYS ensure a more complete sailing career path for sailors and parents who want to share their passion with their partner/spouse or children.

There are active Associations in each State of Australia with regular State and National regattas with World Championships every two years. The previous World Championships were conducted in Thailand in 2007 and last year they were held in Japan. The 2011 worlds will be held in the UK. The class in Australia is renowned for its camaraderie, support for new sailors and for its challenging racing at all levels of ability.

Evolving with the times.

While the TASAR is a strictly one design class, it has permitted gradual, but appropriate, technical evolution which ensures it keeps pace with advancing technology and modern sailing requirements. These developments keep the TASAR relevant and challenging and at the cutting-edge. For example, three years ago, the TASAR moved to a Mylar sail wardrobe, which has given the class an exciting new lease of life.

 
Who’s raving about it?

Jonathan McKee, Olympic gold medallist, America’s cup sailor and Tasar world Champion regards the TASAR as the best all-round boat ever designed with an unmatched combination of performance and simplicity.

Training Day & Victorian Titles

In an effort to promote the class in the Southern part of the Bay, the Victorian Tasar Association held a highly successful coaching day at BYS on Saturday December 12th 2009. Because the Tasar Nationals are being held “out of season” at Airlie Beach in July 2010, the Victorian Association held their State Championships at BYS from Wednesday Jan 6 to Friday January 8th 2010.

Check out the web site (www.tasar.com.au) and feel free to speak with Geoff Smith (“Smitten Chips” AUS 2579), Tim Fox (“On the Run” AUS 1916), Andrew Little (“Far Out!” AUS 2852), Murray Hey (“Chaos Theory” AUS 2781), Dean Taylor (“Stompin” AUS 2130) or our latest additions to the fleet-Paul Devereux (Cwiver AUS 1657) and James Bolton ("Greyhound" AUS 2846).

We’d be only too willing to take you out for a spin and share the excitement of Tasars.

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