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    Posted: 19 Jan 06 at 11:34am

What is the 'smoothest' dinghy you have had the pleasure of sailing. My definition of smooth? Easy motions, not sailing on a knife edge but, equally, not totally unresponsive to crew inputs. I consider the RS400 to be the smoothest dinghy I have sailed, but then I haven't sailed many.

 

P.S. Cats not included as this is the dinghy section and I think they are all smoother anyway!
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Merlin Rocket. Of course, Phil Morrison designed a lot of those too at one time.
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i think it is mostly down to hw sharp the bow is so the 200 400 vareo and 300 all qulafy from rs

i have not sailed a merlin rockit but i can imagen it to be much the same

and i have sailed a N12 and they are smooth to sail

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Originally posted by Chew my RS

P.S. Cats not included as this is the dinghy section and I think they are all smoother anyway!



Last time i looked i'm pretty sure a tornado had more than one hull....

As for smoothness the 505 has gotte be up there. Anything with a hull shape that clean and flowing has gotta be smoother than the proverbial babies bottom!
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You're right Tim, 505 is very smooth indeed, but the FD has it beat, probably due to a bit of extra weight plus an extra 3 foot of length. Smoother than a mink-lined codpiece! In fact, the word smooth is not enough, need to add a few o's - smooooooth!

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Originally posted by 5420

i think it is mostly down to hw sharp the bow is so the 200 400 vareo and 300 all qulafy from rs

I don't think the 200 is that smooth - I find it much tippier than the 400 (but then I am on the big size for it)
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RS K6 absolutley lovely - or will I be shouted down for picking a keel boat!

As a 300er sailor I have to say lovely - but probably not smooth in the sense meant here.
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