The RS100 Owners Thread

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I believe it was DAKINE.  

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sounds a dodgy outfit to me........!

Seriously the DK Speed Seat has been the harness of choice in our 

household since the year dot. As a testament to the quality my brother, 

all 100kg of him,  took a full-on catapult at The Ray last year 46k to zero 

in about 6' (seen on GPS)  and the harness was whipped clean off over his 

feet and left attached to the boom without any damage at all - pity the rig 

did not fair quite so well !

On the Neil Pryde gear have to say it looked VERY nice at the Dinghy 

Show, particularly like the front zip ss suit. However, as with everything 

NP it comes at a price !

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ChrisC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 14 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 169	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: The RS100 Owners Thread Posted: 19 Mar 10 at 3:43pm
	[/QUOTE] I believe it was DAKINE. [/QUOTE] sounds a dodgy outfit to me........! Seriously the DK Speed Seat has been the harness of choice in our household since the year dot. As a testament to the quality my brother, all 100kg of him, took a full-on catapult at The Ray last year 46k to zero in about 6' (seen on GPS) and the harness was whipped clean off over his feet and left attached to the boom without any damage at all - pity the rig did not fair quite so well ! On the Neil Pryde gear have to say it looked VERY nice at the Dinghy Show, particularly like the front zip ss suit. However, as with everything NP it comes at a price !
	Not now Kato (you fewl) ! RS100 421 (8.4) Ex - Vortex Assymetric 1090 and 1208 Ex - 49er NZL142 (crew)

Hector Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Location: Otley, Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hector Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 10 at 5:28pm
	I was on the RS100 stand at the same time as GRF and commented on how the DAKINE logo looked just right - maybe even enhanced the look of the boat. He agreed - strange that! Neil Pryde gear was good, but they have an interesting marketing ploy. Exhibit a Race 5000 vest (Bouyancy aid) in black. But when you say "where can I buy one"? Tell the eager customer - you can't - there are none in the country and we're not getting any more! Anyone know where I can get a Black NP5500 race vest? Come on Dakine - get into the sailing market place and sell us some great kit. Edited by Hector

Hector Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Location: Otley, Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hector Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 10 at 5:34pm
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haroosh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 521	Post Options Post Reply Quote haroosh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 10 at 8:45pm
	Thats me just picked up my 100 and dragged in North of the border, Cant wait to go sailing on the Foth very soon..... Cheers, Keith
	Keith RS100 GBR 116 (XLR8)

Martin - LSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 05 Feb 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Martin - LSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 10 at 9:03pm
	Well done Keith, how's it looking - Let us know how you get on, and as with James; photos, tips and comments would be great. See you at Largs sometime this year I hope
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simonrh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Jan 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 186	Post Options Post Reply Quote simonrh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 10 at 11:53am
	I bought Adam Bowers DVD the other day RYA Speed and it is quite good to get your head round the controls etc. I think he was calling the cunningham the photographer control as, until you start getting over powered, you leave it off until someone wants to take pictures of you. At which point you pull it on enough to take the creases out for nice photos. It opens up the "fourth corner" (roach) and takes the camber and power out the top of the sail that has been pulled on by the kicker. If I got it right. I watched it twice on the bounce
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Steve411 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 09 Sep 08 Location: Cheddar, Somerset, England Online Status: Offline Posts: 705	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve411 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 10 at 12:43pm
	Hi James, Re: the sly pig (cunning ham, geddit!), I've tended to leave it off on all classes I've sailed until I've exhausted all other depowering controls and then slammed it on as hard as I could (to the extent that I've had an 8:1 cunningham on another class I sailed). On the 300, and the 100 as you point out, it looks all wrong if you leave it off upwind. What I particularly dislike is the 'bag' that you get behind the gnav bars (seen on the intersection of your head and your right hand on the last picture you posted above) so I tend to leave on enough cunningham (upwind and down) just to take out this bag. This still leaves creases up the luff which I like and show that I haven't overdone it. I think that if you haven't got any creases from the luff in anything less than overpowered conditions then you've got too much cunningham on. The luff will be smooth when you're overpowered with loads on but that's fine. Be prepared to adjust upwind in changeable conditions, like I know you do with the kicker.
	Steve B RS300 411 RS300 page

Pierre Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pierre Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 10 at 12:43pm
	So there your go James LEAVE THE BLOODY CUNNINGHAM ALONE Looking good in the piccies though. Well done that man.

GybeFunny Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Oct 09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybeFunny Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 10 at 1:33pm
	Looks like your halyard has slipped down a bit looking at the gap at the top of the mast, this may account for some of the 'bag'. The cunningham is useful in this respect....pull the main up, pull max cunningham on, let cunningham off and pull up the main halyard a bit more, it just gets rid of some of the stretch in the halyard.

Hector Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Location: Otley, Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hector Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 10 at 1:42pm
	Simon - you should know about cunningham - never touch unless way overpowered. RS300 shot from Leigh and Lowton - and bearing in mind they were capsizing for fun, I'd say they don't use much cunningham! Edited by Hector