Tango Sucka
New Member
Ok, been searching the net and forums but have been unable to find the info i'm looking for. I have a 12 year old son that weighs about 90 lbs. He has sailed an Opti for the last couple years dominating the fleet of younger sailors. Despite my encouragement to stay in the opti, he wants to move on. Our club consists mostly of scows, and our juniors sail in Butterflys, which my son is not excited about. Our club has a laser fleet and our weekend races are open to full, radial and 4.7 rigs with no handicap's. The decision lies between Butterflys and Laser 4.7. TheButterfly sail area is 75 sq ft vs a 4.7 which is only 50 sq ft. The laser is easier to right after capsizing than a butterfly. Also, there are many light wind days at our club where he could easily sail a radial. So my question is....because my son would have to sail with full and radial rigs rather than in a true one-design fleet, (barring sailor ability) how well do you think a 4.7 with a lighter skipper could keep up with the other rigs?
Thanks!
Thanks!