any more than 12- 15 the radial is just as fast or faster and ALOT easier to manage upwind but downwind it is just as unstable but the radial is alot slower...
if you are looking for an another alternative to the drysuit I would look at the Zhik superwarm serier honestly it is better than most suring and SUP wetsuits.....also it is a bit pricey ...but you have alot more mobility than wearing drysuit.
I have sailed on the junior laser crcuit all over the country and the world......I have been checked for a USCG life jacket mabe 4 times since I stopped sailing optis....The coast guard pulled me over twice and never questioned my pfd.
i sail for my highschool in the fall and spring....i enjoy having a good salopette and spray top with wicking layers below. When drysuits are required I have a Gill pro drysuit and I wear the same wicking layers below that.
Buy a good set of Salopettes (and the matching spraytops if you want) and you might have to buy a drysuit. My school requires them for fall and spring sailing. The Salopettes and Hooded spraytop combined with some sort of dry sock is the best combo and is the most cost effictive.
I mean starting off in a laser is a big step for a first time sailor........Having sailed on tahoe, it can get quite windy. Your best bet is to spend some money and go down to a local club or sailing center and get some formal sailing lessons, and slowly work your way up to a laser. Yes the boat...
Do alot of people race i420s around you? because the laser 2 is a dying class worldwide.....plus the i420 is a blast in all conditions it just takes a good bit i experience to sail well....
Jumping from Picos to a radial is a big jump I would suggest trying a laser 4.7 and also buy a radial rig for those light air days. I weigh 132lbs(61kg) and still race 4.7s competitively at the internatinal level.Also the pico is a more depowered boat and even I cant hold a laser radial down...
I have a 94 vanguard hull that is stored on a floating dock and I have noticed that all the other boats have a nice gloss and my sisters new boat has a nice gloss......how can I get my older boat to have that nice glossy finish on the hull.
Before CORK last year, I got a full length mast bag from APS.Basically on the eve of my first race day I placed the sail on the mast, rolled the sail up, and slid it into the bag.
Steps for quick rigging on race day
Take your cover off of the boat
Slide Sail Out of bag
Place battens in pocket...
at radial nationals i was picked for full measurement,at 4.7 worlds I was just screened, but i have heard rumours that the laser class will be doing optimist type measurement in which all boats are fully checked.
I sail in new england....and when frosbite season is in for laser i just wear the ZHIK superwarm pants and top with 7mm surfing booties and that keeps me nice and warm.....but when the spring comes around i am required to wear a drysuit for the first three of weeks of high school...
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