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Bryn_14 
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Joined: 26 Nov 10 Location: GB Online Status: Offline Posts: 113 |
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 Topic: RS 100 or RS 300 or ..Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 5:42pm |
They get angry if you check directly infront of them though. Re the question, I'd say the 300 is the best fun I've had without a trapeeze single handed without a kite. I love sailing it
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rogue
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Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 5:08pm |
There already is... buy yourself a 100 (if you really want one) and add a custom kite, hell that Vareo one'll probably fit. Okay so you can't use it for class events (officially) but really, think about it for a second... if you rock up then its windward / leewards at all class events, so you can use the one that came with the boat on those occasions anyway.
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dics
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Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 4:30pm |
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Nothing wrong in making sure your hull is highly polished. Most 300ers do this. Other people think we have capsized. How silly is that?? |
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Bryn_14
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Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 3:19pm |
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Since everyone seems to be adding pictures! When ever it was windy on the pond this seemed to happen last year! I still think the 300 is an awesome boat though!  |
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haroosh
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Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 8:00am |
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Same day - view from bow;  |
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Keith
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haroosh
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Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 7:58am |
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This was me in little or no wind last year returning from a longer distance race. Kite pinned in but there was hardly a breath. Worked well on the day but as soon as theres even a little wind its a non starter... Just lucky we have an asymetric fleet so its only on the odd all classes race that we occasionaly have to try things like this.  |
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Keith
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haroosh
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Posted: 24 Jan 12 at 7:22pm |
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Hope not.
Windward leeward all the way!
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Keith
RS100 GBR 116 (XLR8) |
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RoundTheBow
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Joined: 24 Nov 11 Location: Southampton Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
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Posted: 24 Jan 12 at 7:00pm |
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I see the "new" Vareo spinnaker here:
http://www.ldcsailing.com/rs-vareo-spinnaker-new-radial-cut.ir?cName=boat-parts-sails-sails But there isn't much info about it's performance, apart from a note in the class association about voting it in: " The current one has a very full shape which makes it not very effective on reaches. Vareo sailors who race 'round the buoys' (rather than on windward/leeward courses) were particularly keen on getting a flatter cut." I wonder if there will be a similar option for the 100 one day ? |
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JimC
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Posted: 24 Jan 12 at 2:28pm |
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Completely dependant on wind strength. And in lighter airs, it will be probably be possible to fly the kite on tighter reaches than it will pay.
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rogue
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Posted: 24 Jan 12 at 2:27pm |
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RS100 and Conventional Vareo Kite in planing wind- deep reach.
RS100 in feck all wind... pin-it to the block and you can even sail to windward if you trim the heel slightly to windward, but if the wind drops any further than naff-all, you'll just get blown around in circles:  If this is a serious question about 'can a Vareo or RS100 be used for most tight reaches on club courses'- the answer has got to be 'no', but you might want to check out the new Vareo radial cut kite which is reportedly a lot better.
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