rerun said:... how are the lighter sailors supposed to keep up with the 70-80kg ppl in our class/division??
rerun said:how are the lighter sailors supposed to keep up with the 70-80kg ppl in our class/division??
Mullet Time! said:By:
66 kg is definately enough to race radial competitively in wind. You just need to Hike off your toes the whole time, depower before everyone and learn to vang sheet rediculously.
Mullet Time! said:By:
Quote: i weigh (66kg [light for a radial]) and am about 5-10 and i switched out of the radial into a full rig this year for lack of comptition around my area.
Woah! 66kg and in a standard? In anything bove say 15knots you'd be gone wouldnt you? Im 68kg and sail a radial. Guy who won the radial worlds in the late 90's i know was 72kg when he won. and also, rerun, if you're 55 kg isnt that ok for a 4.7? I know people competitive in 4.7s who weigh 70kg... still
I wanted to get into the laser radial but it was a bit hard in 15knots plus considering i am about 10kg too light for this rig .... I then made the decision to sail a 4.7 to my astonishment alot of people were and are telling me that i should be in radial, 4.7s are only for ppl who are learning!! Its very hurtful when ppl come up to you and tell you your too old or too big for a class - considering the person who won the 4.7's worlds last year was 80kg!!
sk8ingsailor said:I weigh 55Kg. is this too little for a radial? thats what I was going to get, becasue I know of no one that sails a 4.7
sk8ingsailor said:I weigh 55Kg. is this too little for a radial? thats what I was going to get, becasue I know of no one that sails a 4.7
157800 said:how could you sail a 4.7 at 70 kilos?! that is near standard weight
SFBayLaser said:This is an interesting thread given that the 4.7 worlds have just begun in Hourtin, France. To show how seriously they take the 4.7 in Europe, there are some 240 (yes, that is two hundred and forty) male competitors and 88 female competitors! I'm willing to bet that these are not "beginner" sailors either...
Originally posted by sk8ingsailor
I weigh 55Kg. is this too little for a radial? thats what I was going to get, becasue I know of no one that sails a 4.7
laser2_9804 said:I've noticed that about some of the 4.7 sailors here too, some of them are heaps heavy for 4.7s. Also, we have the issue about age - the majority of 4.7s here are sailed by snotty spoiled kids who think they are the best in the world. One of my friends (who is 22 and about 55kgs) has just started sailing 4.7s (having never sailed lasers before) and all the kids think this is hilarious - they act so arrogant when they beat her and they have been sailing lasers for years.
Radial 171107 said:Not only is abusing new sailors intrested in the sport mean, it deters them from it. and about the 4.7 rig, i dont think it would be aboat that you'd want to be your first(correct me if im wrong) but as the first in the laser series it is still a challenging boat. I think it would be sutiable more for lighter people looking into buying a laser
rerun said:although this is the case in many clubs in qld there are a few that wil still sail in 25knot+ winds... because they feel we "need to experience sailing in different weather" in nsw you will generallly find that most clubs will stil have their racing in 30knots+... then it starts to get hard.
although, due to the wind pattern in australia we do tend to get stronger winds here on a regular basis... many sailors still try to stick to the world "ideal" weights for their rig... however, when it come to radials and the lower end of the weight range for them, many sailors at 65kg still have difficulty keeping the boat anywhere near flat in over 10knots
Yes, I know. I kind of meant more small casual club races etc are the ones that often get canned due to inexperienced people. But you're right, to say 'ALL' was a bit of an overgeneralisation.
At the 125 Nationals in Perth last year we had one race with gusts up to 47 knots! They didn't can it and denied that it was that windy. They reckon it only got up to 20 knots (bull!) I couldn't believe how big the waves were! It was scary actually and there was so much carnage!
rerun said:how are the lighter sailors supposed to keep up with the 70-80kg ppl in our class/division??
sk8ingsailor said:Cough cough OPTI'S why are you even in a laser? you should still be in a Opti!i just stopped sailing optis 1 month ago. im 13, and weigh 120. im in a radial now.
ya well ur weirdsk8ingsailor said:Cough cough OPTI'S why are you even in a laser? you should still be in a Opti!i just stopped sailing optis 1 month ago. im 13, and weigh 120. im in a radial now.
rerun said:its not so much the not hiking and sheeting... its the fact that im 55kg and therefore sailing a 4.7... do u honestly think i could handle a radial now?...
u reely had lack of competition in a radial?