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    Posted: 04 Jun 14 at 3:54pm
Hi Simon

Yes I know about the 100s rig having sailed one a few times (you have got to try /study everything if you do this stuff ...)  and I'm sure you can do the same thing in survival conditons when gybing .  The Blaze rig is a fair bit higher aspect and the rig is almost certainly a lot lighter but I've not weighted the one off a 100 yet.  I still like my (proper) rigging wires as well personally !

Now I'm really off this thread .....

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Originally posted by laser193713

I still think the 100 is one of the better boats I have owned. The people who bought it and sold it because they "didn't like it" were the ones who weren't good enough to sail it properly. The only comment that Nick has made which I disagree with is the one about the choice of rigs. I was 82kg and 6ft'3 and went with the 8.4, partly because I could only really justify the cost of one sail. RS kept trying to push me up a rig size but I stuck with it and ordered an 8.4. I could see exactly this happening.

The only reason I am glad that I don't have my 100 anymore is the huge drop in price of the second hand boats. In fact, it isn't even that huge really. I just happened to get out at exactly the right time and sold my boat for a figure nearly double what the cheaper boats are going for now.

It's a good boat, a really good boat. 


Silly question maybe, but if the 100 is such a good good boat why ditch it so early?

Surely enjoyment is the main reason for sailing, not the residual value of the boat!

Having had a D-One since day one(ish), mine's going after four years of blasting around because of the 'Old Age' factor Nick mentioned! It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it - end of story
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It was the Vareo sail I was referring to, I think?
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Mike / Rupert the 100 is a semi soft sail. Its only the d-one that is fully battened. 
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When I did some training in one, everyone else liked the boat more than the Vareo. While I was good enough to sail it, I preferred the feel of the older design. For me, a lightened Vareo with a semi soft mainsail and a flatter kite (this last has been done, I think) would have been my preferred boat, rather than the more powerful 100.

However, back on small water, I can see the Vareos strugging to use the extra sail effectively, and my decision to sail an unarigged boat looks like the right one for me.
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Originally posted by laser193713

The people who bought it and sold it because they "didn't like it" were the ones who weren't good enough to sail it properly.


A highly contestable statement - some of those who sold beat you quite convincingly at Parkstone iirc. People sold on for many reasons, people disliked it for many reasons too. If reasonable level club ssilors were selling from lack of skill, then the class really needed to address some training issues. It was supposed to be fun afterall

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Felt I had to go and show some love to the 100 last night as theres not alot on here!!!

Sailing up the scenic River Tay 
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I still think the 100 is one of the better boats I have owned. The people who bought it and sold it because they "didn't like it" were the ones who weren't good enough to sail it properly. The only comment that Nick has made which I disagree with is the one about the choice of rigs. I was 82kg and 6ft'3 and went with the 8.4, partly because I could only really justify the cost of one sail. RS kept trying to push me up a rig size but I stuck with it and ordered an 8.4. I could see exactly this happening.

The only reason I am glad that I don't have my 100 anymore is the huge drop in price of the second hand boats. In fact, it isn't even that huge really. I just happened to get out at exactly the right time and sold my boat for a figure nearly double what the cheaper boats are going for now.

It's a good boat, a really good boat. 
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Originally posted by Nick Peters


Every club/class is struggling to balance the numbers coming into racing against those leaving for whatever reason (and cycling or old age seem the biggest culprits around here) - at HISC we are working hard to help people transition from "I sail, but not sure about regular racing" to "hey that was great, when's the next race". Of course simple singlehanders are the most attainable - Lasers. Solos, Aeros etc. The RS100 and D-One compete for the competent sailors which as a group appear to be diminishing slightly in activity if not numbers. We introduced something called Get Racing Club which is really working and a note that Draycote appear to have adopted the same package!!

Nick.

That is an interesting analysis ... is sailing coming under pressure as society becomes more time poor?
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Originally posted by Nick Peters

 a note that Draycote appear to have adopted the same package!!

Nick.

well from your (former) POV, they need to do something mate, the handicap fleet for potential Aero (and D-Zero) customers has turned out about 2 entries per week in the wednesday night series.  

For balanced opinion- the Laser fleet has never been stronger and the Solos are doing fine too, so I guess it's just the old class racing vs handicap in 'something better' thing.
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