I know personally I have gone about 12 knots in a radial, I know because I have a handheld GPS. I have gone faster, but not had the GPS onboard sadly. It seems to run out of batteries whenever it would be awesome to see.
Re: Sail
The Hyde sails have more resin so are stiffer. They are better in the heavy air as they hold their shape better. I have heard that some bring a brand new North and Hyde, Hyde for heavy air and North for light stuff. Your Hyde will remain in better condition for a longer period of time.
they are good for extremely light air gybes when you use the tiller extension to grab the stack and initiate a gybe. Also good for the sail in. However I took mine off because i hated sitting on them.
I had my clew fall off of the clew hook in the summer inexplicably after using it for a year with no problems. It was only like 10 knots but it still took me 10 minutes to put on. I have a strap and it has never come off.
I spoke to an engineer about this, he is also a top notch laser sailor. He first thought that the rivet should be facing the side. Then he realized that he had forgotten to take into account that the mast bends sideways. I saw someones top section break while sailing upwind because of placing it...
I have the same problem with a brand new radial sail (North) versus my old cut sail (mk 4 maybe). The luff seems to be at leas 2 inches longer, and when i pull on enough cunningham the sleeve is usually mushed up by the gooseneck.
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