RS500??

Whats wrong with having a beer mat sewn to the arse of my hi fits and sailing a boat with a heart on the sail?  lol,

I know very little about the 500 have seen one once and it looked an ok boat.  Was just wondering what the rules are with regards to the two sail sizes?  Do you sail of a different handicap in the same way as Laser/Radial?  Or is it just a sort of equalisation thing for heavy weather vs light, fat vs light and can you choose which you sail with?  I seem to remember the Feva has two riggs and they always seem to race with the little ones, could just be me though...

Spot on Dave. In all ways. GRF is a ex windsurfing rival of mine and his ability to wind me up no doubt cost me a race or two. It's also one reason why I like him - he's just so good at it and he often 'hits the nail on the head' at the same time!

Back to RS500s I hear that both the first second and third sailors believe that because it was generally light wind, with major shifts and tidal factors, nothing significant was learnt from the weekend regarding fastest rig settings. I guess thats right, but I wonder if from 30 boat entry was there any clear advantage for the lighter crews - or not?

 The voice of reason. Well said, English Dave.

Hopefully, it won't fall on deaf ears.

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But the thing that really gets me is all the annoying trivia, those pathetic
shroud adjusters no two brands compatible. None carbon sail battens,
rope that stretches like elastic, cleats that wear within months and Holt,
ffs how is it twenty years later they're still making garbage.
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You get what you pay for, £5000 gets you a new RS500 with the associated issues that you list.  It is however one design for good fleet racing, affordable and able to be sailed by the majority.  You however seem incapable of sailing it, maybe more time on the water and less time talking rubbish on the forum!

Did the fancy new block make you any faster? Probably not.