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Rupert 
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 Topic: The RS100 Owners ThreadPosted: 23 Oct 14 at 10:31am |
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I have seen Solos do it too, but the flow reversing over the sail can be slightly off putting when approaching becalmed SNs at a mark - mind, it can open gaps to nip through!
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iiitick
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Posted: 23 Oct 14 at 10:06am |
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The other hilarious problem (to us onlookers) is the propensity for Novi to sail backwards in irons. I presume it is because of the fully battened, with neutral tension, sail. Other fully battened boats do not seem to suffer this.
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iiitick
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Posted: 23 Oct 14 at 10:00am |
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I have watched a lot of Supernovi mainly from behind......I think the rig makes the helm do the work in a blow, there is very little flexibility in it. I watched my friend going up wind in survival conditions on Sunday and it was a joy to behold but he had to work very hard hiking/spilling/steering. Two other Novas out with storm sails up and less skilled sailors in control just went zip/splash. The less able helm in a Byte was having other problems but was helped out by the rig blowing off in the gusts.
I seem to remember Mark Giles telling me that he intended to put an unstayed Lightning type rig on Supernova but he could not make it work on the bigger format.
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jeffers
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Posted: 23 Oct 14 at 9:21am |
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I have to say I found the SN hard work when I borrowed one. It also had very heavy mainsheet loads.
It did seem to go fast enough though just not my cup of tea.
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Rupert
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Posted: 23 Oct 14 at 8:30am |
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I like the SN hull, but I don't think I could live with the rig - it appears very hard to read in light winds, and then very overpowered in strong stuff, judging by the ones sailing at our club, and from sharing Northampton with them in the Lightning.
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Posted: 22 Oct 14 at 10:16pm |
Rupert Still have a soft spot for the Supernova, hardly puts a foot wrong apart from poor quality foils. But favourite for the sea is the d-one. Glorius upwind and acheivable downwind if you dont sail like a plonker  . Having just had the shoulder rebuilt, I have got to work my way back, and maybe if work backs off a bit and cash eases, it's still unfinished business. That said, I have to sail a Finn at some point.
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getafix
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Posted: 22 Oct 14 at 10:14pm |
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Well glad all that's been cleared up, just one thing, why in this thread?
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Null
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Posted: 22 Oct 14 at 9:58pm |
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What seems to be skipped over is the fact that there are a number of zero owners posting on here on a regular basis. So the so called hype is built up because others like me are excited by their purchase. That's the cold hard fact behind it. Like I have said before when aeros start to be delivered in bulk the response will no doubt be the same. So it's somewhat unbalanced in terms of traffic at the moment. Those of you that posted on here cast your minds back to the 100 v d1 debate. It was exactly the same. More 100 than d1 posters.
Fanboys or whatever you want to call me or others are passionate about their chosen brand. But I think everyone e is guilty of that. I think it's valid as well it's a great boat, it's my first ever new boat and I am pretty excited about it!
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Rupert
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Posted: 22 Oct 14 at 9:56pm |
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What is your favorite singlehander, Simon?
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 22 Oct 14 at 9:55pm |
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As I said before, fan boy is a pejorative term- if being able to evaluate the boats on spec, enables anyone to make an informed choice, and they are willing to share and explain their rationale, means they're a fanboy in some people's eyes then so be it. I'd reserve the term for someone who really is fanstical about one class and is truly narrow minded and not prepared to try something and acknowledge the pros and cons.
But as for hype, the real discussion point- there's none of that coming out of Devoti on this.... None whatsoever. Compare that to those silly spotlight videos.... |
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