The RS100 Owners Thread

I don't think they mean that it gets wrapped rpund the joint at the front, but rather farther back.  In my experience (laugh!) it only happens if you have loads (much more than needed) of rope danlging at the time of launch - so with practice it just isn't an issue.  By the way, have you managed the variation where the dangly stuff actually goes over the top of the end of the head banger - now that one is fun!

Edited by asterix - 21 Sep 10 at 8:41am

Ah did he beat you then aswell??

Originally posted by G.R.F. Originally posted by JMB1 Ever tried pre-gybing the wiggle stick thing - swing it round forwards so it points at the leeward shroud before the gybe... Yep, do that, learned that early on, but it's not necessarily the wiggle bit it gets wrapped round, it's the main sticky out bit the wiggle thing is attached to. First time out on sunday, straight off the beach, plate down, turn round rope wrapped round the lot, really gusty offshore wind, I was lucky not to swim. It has all the elasto fixes, it's just when you're buggering about with lots of mainsheet loose. Tbh it doesn't happen so much in the gybes these days, it's just at other times if your concentration lapses. Best thing to do is keep the wiggle thing pointed forward, that way the main can't wrap around the other bit.

So it is one of the two long dangly bits of string hanging down from the head banging thing that twist around the end of the sticky out bit of stick that is fixed to the steering blade rather than the wiggly bit?  Is it wrapping around the very front end of the sticky out bit just in front of the wiggle stick?

Originally posted by G.R.F. Originally posted by JMB1 Ever tried pre-gybing the wiggle stick thing - swing it round forwards so it points at the leeward shroud before the gybe... Yep, do that, learned that early on, but it's not necessarily the wiggle bit it gets wrapped round, it's the main sticky out bit the wiggle thing is attached to. First time out on sunday, straight off the beach, plate down, turn round rope wrapped round the lot, really gusty offshore wind, I was lucky not to swim. It has all the elasto fixes, it's just when you're buggering about with lots of mainsheet loose. Tbh it doesn't happen so much in the gybes these days, it's just at other times if your concentration lapses. Best thing to do is keep the wiggle thing pointed forward, that way the main can't wrap around the other bit.

I get it everytime I launch but very rarely on the water. Got it in the launching harbour at Parkstone and couldn't steer properly or sheet out, which wasn't nice ! I think on the water I always try to keep hold of the end of the extension no matter how pear-shaped things are going (its like a 'sucky' for moments of panic !). Tried Nick's elastic trick but didnt notice any significant difference other than the elastic broke and got tangled into the mainsheet block ! Might redo with some heavier elastic.

Think I may have found a great solution for the kits sheet tidies - will post on RS100 sailing as soon as I have taken some photos and tested better (uses two bobbles fixed with shockcord and spaced just far enough apart to allow the sheet to be retained but releases easily when hoisting).

Chris

Originally posted by turnturtle well folks... a cacophony of activity from outside the UK...  USA Video from the Gorge Euro Tour- Spanish Leg Video RS100 Italia Cup - Garda Write Up