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    Posted: 11 Mar 13 at 6:09pm
You'll be fine with a full rig

But you must get the XD kit and when over-powered give some serious welly to kicker and cunno upwind - so that, in-extremis the boom hardly rises when you ease the sheet and cunningham grommet is down by the goose-neck (rig it all one side of the boom, not straddling it or you will not be able to get it tight enough)

And if you've not got them, get yourself some form of hiking pads/shorts - these are a must-have too.

Then you are all set - just get fit and able to hike like crazy

Personally, I would not bother with a Rooster 8.1- in the conditions you are likely to put the thing up, it ain't gonna be exciting sailing anyway. Better to make the most of knowing how to use the full rig and have some identically rigged competition to measure yourself against. Use the saved cash for the XD and hikers. 
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you'll be fine... it's only a Laser  LOL
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Originally posted by dohertpk

thanks for all the replies; so the consensus seems to be the full rig would be manageable, at least below 15 knots. I think I'll pick up a Rooster replica and that would give me the option on the less breezy days. And maybe hit the protein shakes hard to try and gain some weight.

Or PM Lasernut he makes a very nice replica sail at a very good price (as long as your club allows replicas).
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Dont try to get too heavy too fast - plenty of time for that later in life !
 
Dont forget that the best Laser sailors are rarely over 80kg (albeit very fit) so being over 70kg isnt amillion miles away.
 
I certainly had my best results when 73 - 76 kg.
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thanks for all the replies; so the consensus seems to be the full rig would be manageable, at least below 15 knots. I think I'll pick up a Rooster replica and that would give me the option on the less breezy days. And maybe hit the protein shakes hard to try and gain some weight.
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Back when I sailed them I weighed in about 74 kg and only ever sailed full rigs. Back thn radials were only for kids or real lightweights. It seems that somehow since then that the the laser must have gained about 50% extra power or something cos I don't never stand it. We never had xd controls, only the swivel on the kicker.

I found it easy enough and used to love sailing in windy conditions and won opens even if windy. Yeah it would have been easier in a radial but I never regretted having the full rig. I fact I did try a radial once or twice and only ever found it difficult on the helm with heavy whether (or was it lee, too long ago to remember) helm. I'm sure if its different these days with the different cuts of the radial sail.
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I'm about that weight and short, and I found I could use a full rig, but was much faster upwind with a radial - probably enough to make up for any speed drop downwind - once I was well and truly overpowered.

Agree that on a lake the extra power will be better, on the sea, not, in stonger winds.

But if you just want MORE POWER then why not?!
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I am 70kg and sail on a small lake and I use a Rooster 8.1 a lot of the time. It all depends on how open your club is to the prevailing wind. If you sail on the sea you are probably right in a Radial, on a small lake a full rig will be fine.
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yeh i have the original, i.e. 'non-XD' set up. Does the XD kit make a big difference yet?
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