Hi everyone, at the moment i sail a radial and i weigh about 55 kg. I usually sail in a force 4 or sometimes 5. I might start racing my boat more soon and was wondering whether its worth looking into a 4.7 ( mind you i'm a 13 year old boy so i've still got some growing to do!)
What do you guys think?
Unless you sail on a sheltered pond I'd say get a 4.7 for now. When you grow you can buy a radial rig and sell the 4.7 rig (plenty of people want them second hand) so it won't cost you much to change up when you need to. If you start with too big a rig you run the risk of injury, plus the 4.7 handicap is pretty generous if you sail it well in breeze!