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    Posted: 18 May 13 at 11:24am
Oh come on!!!! The fact the hull weighs as much as a small yacht helps keep you Finn boys upright!! Nevermind a refined rig!!!
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Not so with a Finn. Upwind, when the rig is matched to the helm there's no nicer boat to sail and you don't have to be the gorilla people say you have to be, unless of course the competion is 6'4" and 100 kg.
WinkThe boat copes easily with sail area because it is refined with a well developed rig ..... Not all boats are like that ( some may say the 100's rig just ain't quite up with the best!)
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Anyway ready to gybe?

 
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I guess in a Finn or Phantom you hang onto the sail area upwind to have it for going down hill. In a boat with a kite, you can bung more sail up, so the need to have the big main is lessened?
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Originally posted by tick

Gawd.....don't these non-100 sailors go on!

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Gawd.....don't these 100 sailors go on!
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Originally posted by pondmonkey

[QUOTE=r2d2] because the 8.4 sailors voted 'me' out....  Thumbs Down 

jsut to say that I'm not one who would vote for the weight limit so don't think I'd force you out
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One of the things I can't figure out is why the 10.2 should be such a struggle for the bigger boys?

From the numbers perspective the sail area vs RM does not seem any worse than other boats. The sail is modern, out of modern materials and works on a carbon rig. All of that suggests it should be easier than many other large sailed boats. I would have thought that the sail area to RM is much bigger for Finns/Phantoms and therefore they should be much harder work. So why are people struggling with the 10.2?
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Originally posted by SimonW99

Originally posted by Ruscoe

Anyway, i am dipping out of this now.  The thread is spiraling into a D1 vs 100 thread again, something i have no interest in.  Good luck to the 100's, i hope the perceived mess gets sorted for the class and i am being sincere with that comment.


No one suggesting that its a D-1 vs 100 thread or that the 100 position is a mess ........ apart from your email. Wink

Its 4 pm on a Friday afternoon, so no harm in a healthy discussion.
It was heading that way so hence why i have pulled out.  What E-mail BTW ???????


Edited by Ruscoe - 17 May 13 at 4:39pm

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Simon- no harm at all , agreed!

Just remember folks, you can have your cake and eat it, if you sail an RS100...
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