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Oops, forgot DL.

As for RMW, I think it's in the pipeline...... It's just a really long pipe!

It's the perrenial problem of forcing people to upgrade to stay comptative. How many 49ers had unfortunate incidents with rev5 masts to get rev9 because of the performance benefit? . Take something like a self tacking jib, could this be accomodated by the existing hull? I think a major make over is better than a half hearted one. How are 4000 sales at the moment as that could ultimately drive Laser into action? You have to be careful not alienate your existing fleet, but if that fleet only wants to spend 2-3k on a boat they're never going to buy new.

Edited by Shingle

I must admit, though ive never sailed one I really like the B14. Theres definantly something cool about them, and thats even before they take off at breathtaking speed for a non-trap boat.

I have no idea what their nationals entries etc are like but they dont seem to be too popular. Cant understand why...

Have you noticed how unpopular single trapeze dinghies are these days?  Only the Fireball in top 10 nationals attendance, then L4000, then the Osprey with a mighty 28 (not counting cats or youth boats).  RS seem to have made the idea of a single dangler totally unfashionable - is this because it encourages 'strange' sized people to win? 

Originally posted by Chew my RS Have you noticed how unpopular single trapeze dinghies are these days?

But not nearly as unpopular as two string boats...

Just did some sums on the YY attendance list

Two handers without kite
431 entries, average 29 per class

Two Handers with kite, no trapeze
787, av 40

Two handers, one string
395, av 28

Two handers, two string
191, av 27

Singlehanders no string
804, av 21

Singlehanders, string, no kite
109, av 36

Singlehanders string and kite
63, av 31

Or to look it another way, PT number versus total and average entries

PY <800
total 31 entries, average 31
PY 900-899
231, average 29
PY 900-999
583, average 34
PY 1000-1099
966, average 42
py 100-1100
729, average 49

So actually the most popular boats are still what they always have been, moderate performance ones.

Presumanbly the amrketing boys at Topper, Laser et al have finally spotted this, which is why there's a sudden stop in commisioning whizzy high performance boats and a sudden surge in rather slower ones.

Edited by JimC