Rock n Rolla RS200 content

But isn't it some sort of kids 'pathway' boat, recommended by our good friends at the RYA? There's a couple of complete beginners at our club have just bought one brand new, they were going to come out with us, but luckily obviously thought better of it, probably watching us spew it in off the beach, so, what's the logic of recommending something like that when quite clearly (we can't all be wrong) it's not the tame thing I was certainly given to believe.

None of this stuff comes with any 'health warnings' we're all expected to just 'understand'.

I'd say the 200 is a fairly robust boat which has a strong class, rewards being sailed well, and doesn't seem to have too many bad habits.  It's possibly a little more challenging for the first month or so, but most likely a better prospect for long term ownership and enjoyment than many other options out there.

If I'm not going to blame myself when those around me seem to be happily staying mast up, who would I blame? As Pierre has suggested for you, we switched to a 2000 until the wind abated, as my crew got fed up with my ineptitude.

The 200 has traded tippiness in a breeze for excellent light wind, confined water speed. The 2000 parks in the light stuff in comparison, but is more stable when it honks. Design choices by the same man, I believe.

Interesting and frank write-up.

Edited by fab100 - 01 Aug 17 at 6:20am

Er modern fighter jets, don't they use computers to do all that and I'm fairly sure I read somewhere impossible to fly without the tech back up, but yes I'd be all for a fly by wire sailboat so all I had to do was make decisions as to where and when to point it. I even considered the idea of a big horizontal fly wheel to keep it the right way up, gyroscope style except the boat would end up being heavy as a Finn.