RS300 vs Blaze

Villan,

The 300 is just like riding a bike for the first time without the stablizers! after a few times you'll get used to the sensitive movements and you can always sit far back to stablize the boat and gradually work your way forawrd as you improve. Not only that the wings give lots of stability once they hit the water - although this is slow! There's been plenty of times when the gunwale been well submergered and all you do is hike out and up she comes and the water runs out the back. Check out the web site for test sails and get in contact with someone near you - they're all a friendly bunch!

It only then after trying the boats that you can make an imformed choice of what you really want and what will suit you.

Good luck.

Dics

hi villan i have a vareo and just started to race it on the open cerkit

is there anyting you want to know about it i can tell you

it is about the same as the laser for stable

it the same speed as a laser up wind but its about the same speed as a rs400 down wind it is the fastes one man boat with out a trapezs down wind in the uk

the huydos fole moths now go faster

when you get the poweer in the kite it is veary stable but it takes a sertan art to beable to gibe it in any thing over 20knts as there is so much to do for one person but you soon get used to it

apert from down wind it is like a laser to sail but just a bit faster then you get the kite up and the boat takes off

as the kite is biger than an rs200 one

any thing els you want to know

Villan, re the Vario, it's a stable hull form, but there's a fair bit of sail on a narrow hull if you get it wrong with the assy up, they can theafore be a bit unforgiving at first. You'll soon get the hang! 

They are pretty popular and the hold their value, so you won't get a cheap one, but you should get your money back when you sell.

They can be hard to sail to handicap, depending on the course: windward/leeward, fine, but if you can't use the spinni, they aren't much faster than say a Laser, but with a fairly quick handicap. Some clubs give them a better number if they use varied courses.

I think it's a Morrison design, ie a good shape, and a very nice boat, but IMHO better for class racing than h/cap, tho probably enough fun that it's worth a try anyway.

RS have a demo boat at HISC which I enjoyed trying!

Nearly forgot! They seem to think 11 1/2 stone is about ideal, tho they seem to carry weight well. For a lighter person, see comments above: you might find it a bit unforgiving at first.