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ss_lux 
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 Topic: We love RS400 but...Posted: 30 Jul 11 at 9:45am |
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... We just weight 20 stones. Do you think it is still feasible to sail it inland?
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JimC
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Posted: 30 Jul 11 at 11:09am |
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We've had the major club handicap series won several times by an RS400 crew with that sort of weight, maybe a tad more. I think you'd really struggle in waves, because it seems to need the weight to help it get that big bow through the lumps, but inland that won't be a problem. Obviously you'll have to work hard on technique and sail settings upwind, but you'll fly downhill.
To my mind people get over excited about lack of weight - if you do the sums then another two stone hanging over the rail probably only gives you extra righting moment to equal a couple of knots more wind... Edited by JimC - 30 Jul 11 at 11:11am |
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ss_lux
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Posted: 30 Jul 11 at 7:34pm |
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Great! That's the kind of answer I was hoping to read
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JimC
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Posted: 30 Jul 11 at 7:47pm |
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Oh grief, for sure get a prior test if you haven't sailed one... Like all boats they have their idiosyncracies... For instance although I like sailing forward in one I won't helm one because I find the mainsheet loads ridiculous... I was assuming that you had appreciable time in them... And sail a 200 too: although I'm too lardy to get in one they do seem to be nice boats and much less brute forcish than the 400 which you may well find you prefer.
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ss_lux
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Posted: 31 Jul 11 at 9:48am |
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Yes sure, I meant the both of us together, I've sailed it but with a much heavier helm! Thanks for your advice anyway!
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ifoxwell
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Posted: 01 Aug 11 at 9:22am |
Not sure i agree with that. Granted it makes little difference to the super fit good sailors but it can make a big difference to a normal club sailor. I say that as some one that normally finds them selves to light for most boats of course! That said i agree with you that inland you'd be ok in a 400 if you work hard enough. We sailed one at 19 stone in a F3 and loved the boat... but were already pretty well de powered. I know we wouldn't have coped in a decent breeze. It frustrates me that we arnt really big enough to sail on actually as with a sensible sized kite it makes for a great all round boat... and the 200 that I guess was built for us just isnt such a nice boat. Ian
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