Sideways

nicely said, but i think most people sailing picos in that kind of wind are well over the normal weight for a pico and usually sail faster boats. the keel boats on the other hand, crew weight makes less of a difference and they are "light weather" boats as well.

 

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really never spotted you sail a contender , do you think I'm blind ? and your name gives a hint too !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 ! am 6 foot 2 and 18 stone sailed my contender in 45 knots , funny though keelboats were sailing with no 2's .gave up contenders years ago ,too  underpowered , got fed up by being passed by toppers in light wind , not just me ! whole class was including someone who went on t o be a notable champ .

though to be fair upwind in a blow was sweet .

 

I have never read so much p*sh in my life , I can't believe that further up the thread folk are debating wether a radial can plane or not , its a flippin laser with slightly smaller sail sailed by a gnat , cause it will plane !!!!!!!!

 

and as for if a bosun starts to plane its time to go in , if a bosuns planing too late you are allready dead !

steady as a rock chummly

 

wound neck back in , popped a couple of qualms and all is chillin now

 

no offence intended .

Topper in F8. pico's in force 8.amazing....don't need weight....just need to havr reasonable handling!

try a 2000 in a f8 now that is a beast.    we had the boat planning up wind and not even tuching the water downwind.  we had 3 of us in the boat (30ish stone combined) so was abit crapped but great fun,