laser or laser radial

[lasersailor2006]

Hi

i was wondering wether i should sail radails or the full rig for the summer. last summer i sailed a full rig and did pretty good. i just got a laser and was wondering which do you guys think i would be more competetive in. im 5ft 9in and weight around 150. im also in the process of trying to gain weight

 

[computeroman2]

If you can, I'd buy both rigs. I'm in the same boat as you, and I usually bring both rigs and decide there based on the weather reports/local knowledge. Right now your stats look like you'd be an average radial sailor and a light standard-rig sailor (avg. for R is 150 or so, Std. is about 175). If you're trying to gain weight, you could probably get away with just sailing a standard rig, but it's nice to have the flexibility, especially if you're going to somewhere like Buzzard's Bay where it's always windy.