The RS100 Owners Thread

 

Sounds like a great event with a really good mix of nationalities.

 

I don't want to stir a hornet's nest, but to be honest I am suprised that the results of the two rigs are grouped not seperated at all.  There is no indication in the report or results as to who used what.  With the hoo-haa following the RYA lumping them both in on one PY, it doesn't seem as if the class(es) are helping themselves in this respect.  If you treat yourselves as one class, its no suprise the RYA and clubs do too.

No previous skiff, 505 experience here.

I'm a Sunfish sailor (www.sunfishklasse.nl). Quit unknown in this part of the world, but 300.000 (!) were build.  4.10 meter boat with 7m2 main only. The top sailors are all 60-65 kg ... i am 90 (all muscles of course). My initial idea was to move into Finn. That led me to the Devoti website. There i saw the D-one, and some clicks further the RS100 was on my radar. The boats look basically the same to me, with one *big* exception: price.

10.2 m2 main is quite an upgrade for me; together with the gennaker, i'll have to handle 3 times more sail then i am used to. At the moment under F4 it's RS100 and above Sunfish (which i can handle with F7).

Next week there is a regatta at my club, and depending on the wind force i choose my "weapon" (in all situations it will be a handicap race; there is only a big group of Solo's).