RS Feva Experiences

   Hi,

I have just started to work with the RS Feva in Norway. My first impression is very good. With a light beer belly, I even took my wife for a ride, overloading the boat with at least 30 kg´s, still it sailed well (in force 4, that is).
I understand the boat is quite popular in UK. What is Your experience after some year´s use, various sailing conditions, various crew combinations, and so on.
Please tell!

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Norwegian winds Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 27 May 05 Location: Norway Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Norwegian winds Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS Feva Experiences Posted: 17 Jun 05 at 10:57pm
	Hi, I have just started to work with the RS Feva in Norway. My first impression is very good. With a light beer belly, I even took my wife for a ride, overloading the boat with at least 30 kg´s, still it sailed well (in force 4, that is). I understand the boat is quite popular in UK. What is Your experience after some year´s use, various sailing conditions, various crew combinations, and so on. Please tell!
	Bjorn Olsson

jpbuzz591 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 793	Post Options Post Reply Quote jpbuzz591 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 7:25am
	Yeah i think that they are a solid boat and they do sail well and are stable. They are also used quite a bit in the sailing schools here in Britain. good fun.
	Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 8:36am
	Well i used one at rockley for the weeks and it was generally f4-5 and they always seemed fairly fast with the spinnaker up, so yeah good fun for a junior boat !
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

ssailor Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 430	Post Options Post Reply Quote ssailor Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 8:59pm
	Definetly a good junior boat, hikin straps are in the wrong place for an adult, but good for a child. Pretty quick offwind - ive sailed one in a force 7, absolutely flies offwind- suffers slightly upwind due to length
	Any one in need of quality carbon fibre work (tillers etc) at decent prices! Int 14 Gbr 1244 'Nucking Futs' The New Port rule!!.

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 11:02pm
	Yeah they nosedive a lot upwind if your overweight, i found that aswell ! and yeah they do fly offwind
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

smoking gun Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 20 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote smoking gun Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 8:43am
	There have been problems with the Mylor sails breaking up if they are allowed to flog http://www.rs-association.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=214 So you need to take care I have also heard there are concerns that plastic boats are not very good when raced hard, apparently this is one of the reasons why the Pico was never pushed as a racing class. It is very difficult to make a robust race boat out of plastic that is not too heavy but can take the higher loads.

Peter Rhodes Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 24 Apr 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote Peter Rhodes Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 11:52am
	so how come the topper has been so sucsessful as a raceboat?

Matt Jackson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Jackson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 12:50pm
	It's a different process for a start Topper=Injection Moulded. Pico/Feva=Rotomoulded. You can get much more complex shapes with an injection moulding so you can mould-in stiffness features etc.
	Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36

Peter Rhodes Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 24 Apr 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote Peter Rhodes Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 1:19pm
	I'm sure I heard that the topper was rotomoulded?

Matt Jackson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Jackson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 3:53pm
	Nope. Topper (the company) make some rotomoulded boats but the Topper (the dinghy) is definitely injection moulded.
	Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36