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    Posted: 05 Jun 09 at 8:54pm

Light airs performance is very much a function of (sail area/wetted area), which is clearly a lot better for the standard rig than for the Radial.

But give the Radial a go and let us know how you get on...
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In extremely light winds the Radial is much slower (worse on handicap) than a standard.
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I'd be hunting for a full rig (or even better 8.1 rig) to borrow in wind that light or better yet sit on shore with a drink and watch the silly people drifting.  Radial in wind that light has no chance on handicap.

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Originally posted by JimC

womble12345 wrote:
The wind rarely increases when the race starts at 7pm.


It did last night on my pond

It increased on wednesday night on our river aswell, about 15 mins after we launched, just about 5 mins before our 7 O'clock start.
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At our Club we would count races sailed with alternative rigs in a series as seperate entries because of the handicap difference.
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Originally posted by womble12345

The wind rarely increases when the race starts at 7pm.

It did last night on my pond!
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Originally posted by tack'ho

If the winds that light I can think of a lot of better things to be doing than boobing round a pond! Beer springs immediately to mind!

Beer would also help get you to full rig weight so you don't have to worry about whether to sail the radial or not!
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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by womble12345

Next time the wind gets so light that it is no longer 'sailing' then I will consider the radial,

But will it stay that light? As soon as a bit of wind comes in you're dead as mutton...

The wind rarely increases when the race starts at 7pm.
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If the winds that light I can think of a lot of better things to be doing than boobing round a pond! Beer springs immediately to mind!
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Originally posted by womble12345

Next time the wind gets so light that it is no longer 'sailing' then I will consider the radial,

But will it stay that light? As soon as a bit of wind comes in you're dead as mutton...
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