RS500 ...

yes possible but it isnt working!!   it looks

Well thank heavens the new FRP Osprey will be out soon.  Big boys toys

 

 

 

Well so what if its a Vareo on HRT - if they have got it right it will still sell and if not it will righty fade away.  Cannot understand what all the froth is about - of course its about business and what's wrong with that !  Business  delivers better design in a dynamic market (and the UK must be THE dynamic market) and it can translate the best of development into a low cost mass market product at an affordable price.  The downside is that at least half of the modern SMOD's will fail and to many they will appear poor compromises - but the better ones can prosper and bring more into competitive sailing.   If this one outlasts the PR and hype of the first 2-3 years it will LEVER its own gap in the market if its any good.  There are no real gaps out there - its about competition despite what is sometimes said and only a few minor niches could be said to exist unless you stretched the point a long long way.   After all the hardcore UK dinghy racing market is probably less than 20k people in total but the recreational market (those who sail a few times each Summer must be 20 times that at least - where would you aim your new product then?).  Those that feel threatened should work to improve their own classes appeal and not simply blame the suppliers for what comes naturally.   Remember though that the customer is always right ... in the end.

Mike L.  

 

 

 

 

i would say that the V3000 would prob be the winner out of this contest here,agreeing with dennis that it is a well sorted boat and i think it will be difficult for RS to make a squeeze into the market with the amount of single trapeze boats on the market. Yes the buzz is no where near the top in numbers and could do with just a bit of a revival, general overhaul really (which i dont really think will happen) but it is still a good boat to get into trapezing and assys and relatively cheap.

I don't want to knock the RS500 too much but if I was a young teenager again, I'd definately want to sail the V3000 if I was wanting an alternative to the 29er. The RS500 will have a lot of competition in targeting the racing market but should do really well as a family/racer boat and sailing school boat. What would really put the cat amongst the pigeons is if she could keep up with the 29er and out perform the V3000