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    Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 8:52pm
If you did want to have a go at building a boat then a Moth is a good place to start, but like Jim says an old-school lowrider isn't any quicker than a Laser so unless you want to enjoy the actual learning process and possibly the experience of sailing something you have built, then you wouldn't be gaining anything over your Laser. That said a lowrider will be fine with your depth and if it all goes horribly wrong you can walk back!
Back to the original question, I think the reason that Darts have prospered there in the past is due to the lack of centreboards so perhaps a singlehanded cat or a Vortex?
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About 10 stone 10, yep I know I should be in a radial but I just haven't got round to it yet, im hoping to get one for the start of the season, although im hoping I'll have grown abit more so I'll weigh more :)
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I was being sarcastic about the moth!
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Yeah I doubt I would ever actually sail a moth but, I've always thought of them as impossible and I'd just like to prove myself wrong. I always thought they were faster than that... I can't tell sarcasm over the Internet!
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how much do you think is about right for the radial, I have a 4.7, radial and full and sail them a bit but am probably moving in to them fully this year. I weight 10.2 
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I would say 10 stone 10 is perfect as you would be able to hold it down in all conditions but a few of my mates are about 9. Stone 8 and they are very completive at that weight. So I would say that is a pretty good weight for a radial
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thanks, i sail a topper atm and am getting to the stage when it is a bit cramped and struggle a little more in light wind,    with you will you be getting another boat to go with your laser or to replace it?

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Originally posted by Ginge

And is anybody on an iPad here as it won't let me type on the forum?

I am, it seems to work well, but when I first signed up to the forum it wouldn't let me type anything.
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Originally posted by doeywizard

thanks, i sail a topper atm and am getting to the stage when it is a bit cramped and struggle a little more in light wind,    with you will you be getting another boat to go with your laser or to replace it?

Haha, I have got the opposit problem 8 stone, and overpowered in my moth in moderate to heavy winds! I have also got a laser but only a radial and full rig, and in a radial (when I was half a stone lighter) I could sail anything unless it was a force 5 or higher.
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Do you find the radial ok in most winds then?  
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