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Xpletive 
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 Topic: RS500 ...Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 7:01pm |
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Respective manufacturer's figures:- 29er main+jib = 12.5sq.m., spinny = 15sq.m. fitted hull wt = 70 kg rs500 main+jib = 13.1sq.m., spinny = 14.8sq.m. fitted hull wt = ? (closer to 70kg than 80kg, I reckon) The 500 is going to have to be very heavy not to be a close boat to the 29er and may still be upright when the 29er is not.............. |
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carshalton fc
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Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 7:44pm |
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i doubt the 500 will even touch a 29er. not that i would like to say it but the 29er has a similar speed to a 4k. and i dont think a 500 will be catching us. it isnt just the size of the sails it is the hull shape and the design of the sails etc.
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Roland Butter
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Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 8:10pm |
Depends who's sailing it! |
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Rob
29er GBR 2 - Youth World Champ www.holt.eu www.pinbax.com www.tacktick.com |
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jpbuzz591
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Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 8:24pm |
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Have to agree here. if you take the buzz for example, pretty bad hull shape really and a spinni of 17.40 sq.m. compared to the 29er 15sq.m and even with the bigger sails is still a lot slower. |
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Jp Indoe
Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
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carshalton fc
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Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 8:28pm |
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yer well the buzz has bigger sails than the 4k but a buzz wouldnt even touch a 4k. it is more about how they all come together to make the boat. |
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 11:02pm |
Careful building in epoxy / woven cloth can more than explain a 30kg saving over a boat mass-produced by a work-experience lad armed with a chopped strand/polyester gun! And light weight is the best way to go faster - lighter loads, more speed, easier sailing. |
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Xpletive
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Posted: 31 Jan 06 at 8:25am |
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Do RS boats suffer from poor construction?
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Shingle
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Posted: 31 Jan 06 at 8:54am |
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Generally build is very good, but I think Ovi does a slightly better job. It'll be interesting to see if buil quality is maintained as rumour has it Woofy is going to start making them in Brazil!
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Drink Feck girls!
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JimC
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Posted: 31 Jan 06 at 9:00am |
Certainly not poor construction, they're good for mass market boats but they're not, of course, remotely in the same league as the best custom boats. Not a criticismn, just a fact of life/reflection of the price. |
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Xpletive
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Posted: 10 Feb 06 at 9:43pm |
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Has anyone managed to book an RS500 test sail at Burghfield yet? Edited by Xpletive |
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But seriously 29ers are not as hard to sail as everyone thinks. The 500 looks very similar in hull shape and sail area so I dont think it will be much 'easier' to sail.
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