tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post446134030359021657..comments2023-09-19T08:57:32.980-04:00Comments on Apparent Wind: Why Manly Men Never Use a Radial SailAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511782748972147582noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-43157368568158265962019-05-07T09:49:18.152-04:002019-05-07T09:49:18.152-04:00I am looking for some quotes and sources for a let...I am looking for some quotes and sources for a letter to US Sailing about women sailing laser fulls. I am a female laser sailor and am looking at attempting the 2028 Olymics I would like to sail a laser full depending on the conditions. If anyone has any good resources or reasons women should be able to sail I would love to hear from you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530442374634672620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-48193991513209629032016-05-08T15:35:08.904-04:002016-05-08T15:35:08.904-04:00If you are going to capsize, then it is always a g...If you are going to capsize, then it is always a good idea to do it near a mark and screw up everyone else a bit. Like your friend in the photo. You an do that with any rig. (He looks like he is about to take a short nap on his centreboard.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647894691325043683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-79286630350187418732015-12-08T11:45:55.819-05:002015-12-08T11:45:55.819-05:00Forget bravado, its just a matter of wind to weigh...Forget bravado, its just a matter of wind to weight ratio ,<br />I'm 94 kg so I need more wind before considering a radial<br />But I get beat by light folk in lower winds,<br />Thinking about getting the rooster sail ?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557271370820278207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-65324664473276173832014-09-18T19:38:37.773-04:002014-09-18T19:38:37.773-04:00And Yarg, I lost count of how many times I laughed...And Yarg, I lost count of how many times I laughed out loud here in the office reading this awesome post, Thank you!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977990594926115401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-83027796857680011842014-09-13T19:43:16.601-04:002014-09-13T19:43:16.601-04:00It is not the sail size that matters but the sailo...It is not the sail size that matters but the sailors skills, physique and mindset, full rig, radial or 4.7 choose whatever makes you a better sailor on the long run! G. Nachornik Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977990594926115401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-11633244477842379052014-08-24T06:47:33.749-04:002014-08-24T06:47:33.749-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371854392753929610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-17189929763206121642014-08-24T06:45:04.771-04:002014-08-24T06:45:04.771-04:00ha ha, good fun post! you could always sail a radi...ha ha, good fun post! you could always sail a radial and buy yourself a manly Ford rs turbo boy racer to keep your manliness up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371854392753929610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-49132318506578632792014-07-22T14:36:37.223-04:002014-07-22T14:36:37.223-04:00My name is Tillerman and I eat quiche.My name is Tillerman and I eat quiche.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-42985969623718549642014-03-25T05:01:11.357-04:002014-03-25T05:01:11.357-04:00We are a club on the Bristol Channel UK full of La...We are a club on the Bristol Channel UK full of Laser headbangers and I am getting a bit old for this stuff but nevertheless struggle to put the mast in the hole these days. To add to the general headache we have a phenomenal tide rip here with a thirteen metre tidal range so rounding a mark you miss it from three feet away take your eye off the ball and bingo in you go. Im getting on for seventy and really you need to a bit sensible and not wind up injured. However I know what Yarg means. Theres still a lot of pressure but hell you do what you can. I wouldnt ride a Norton 650 SS anymore either. The rest of my family think Im crazy even going out. I might even get a 4.7 well its better than not going out at all. This thread is getting a bit long in the tooth. Blimey!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192768602748098386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-69992689848502996332014-03-25T04:52:20.490-04:002014-03-25T04:52:20.490-04:00I just came across this thread I see is a year old...I just came across this thread I see is a year old. Its a real problem this one. We sail on the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel with Sully Sailing. org, and are mostly Laser headbangers.<br />Im getting quite old for this stuff and have been dithering about getting a radial. It is about fear but then you dont want to wind up with a back injury at the age of 70. I capsized it the other day well under 10kn havent a clue what happened just took my eye off the ball and it was a bitch to get back upright. I dont know that a radial would make all that much difference, Im not going out in a blow anyway as I am pretty well a fair weather sailor these days. I think I will go for a radial as its easier for me to get the mast in the hole. <br />Sailing here is freaky. We have a thirteen metre tidal range. Yes thirteen. Ive been 3 metres off a mark and missed it because of the tide rip. So yeah I think a limp wristed Radial wouldnt add to the general headache. I mean I wouldnt ride a Norton 650 SS any more.<br />Jean Bernard Parr Barry South WalesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192768602748098386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-11276815484806503342013-03-18T12:03:05.222-04:002013-03-18T12:03:05.222-04:00I think for a laser racer of average skill and ove...I think for a laser racer of average skill and over 10 knot winds the radial sail is better matched for the hull than the standard sail, but with the proper adjustments the standard sail can be depowered, capsizing at mark roundings due to mistakes in sail trim and weight positioning will likely occur in both rigs but slightly less on the radial.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049910978172094991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-31613906014705377802012-10-21T18:23:18.214-04:002012-10-21T18:23:18.214-04:00I know this thread is over 2.5 years old, but I ju...I know this thread is over 2.5 years old, but I just had my first race on a Laser today and was encouraged by several experienced Laser sailors to choose the radial rig, not the standard. But I'm a manly man, so I went with the full rig, capsized on the first weather leg, in about 12-15 knots, then broke the mast on the second upwind leg. If I picked the radial I might have actually completed a race, and maybe all the races that day. Lesson learned, and order placed for a radial bottom and Intensity radial "practice" sail.VGNbicihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998192869652320104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-38365679049816099312010-03-07T16:44:20.725-05:002010-03-07T16:44:20.725-05:00Well played on your opening gambit, Yarg! I lol...Well played on your opening gambit, Yarg! I lol'ed.BeachComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071986392897889086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-85855815691815844392010-03-06T15:41:57.457-05:002010-03-06T15:41:57.457-05:00Now that I'm old I'm thinking of admitting...Now that I'm old I'm thinking of admitting that it's OK to have a smaller thingie sometimes.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522701856181722751.post-656686368604609522010-03-06T13:55:22.250-05:002010-03-06T13:55:22.250-05:00Great post!
The same principle applies to keelboa...Great post!<br /><br />The same principle applies to keelboats, of course, where manly men never reef.<br /><br />In the summer winds on SF Bay (typically in the 20's), you see dozens of boats on their ear, manly genoas scraping the water. It took sailing with a girly girl to discover my boat is just as fast, and a heck of a lot easier to handle, with a smaller thingie up.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.com