rs200 crew weight

   I'd say ideal helm weight would be around 11 stone (70kg) in a 200.  The 400 is a nicer boat in many ways, but the sheet loads will be too high for your wife I'm sure.  Have you thought about a Laser 2000?  They carry weight better than a 200, are easier to sail (less tippy) and actually are not much slower at all.  Or an NS14...

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Chew my RS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 790	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chew my RS Report Post Quote Reply Topic: rs200 crew weight Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 11:05am
	I'd say ideal helm weight would be around 11 stone (70kg) in a 200. The 400 is a nicer boat in many ways, but the sheet loads will be too high for your wife I'm sure. Have you thought about a Laser 2000? They carry weight better than a 200, are easier to sail (less tippy) and actually are not much slower at all. Or an NS14...
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radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 11:01am
	MerlinBoy Are you sailing inland or the sea (Can't remember where you are!) I find the inland sailing you want to be lighter so a 400 could be best. As for the sea, the 200 may fair better. Me and OH have a 200 but are rather heavy for the boat. I think you would be OK but I dont know for definate about the actual crew weights, I could ask for you on their yahoo group that tends to get replies a lot quicker.

dave.blakesley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 25 Mar 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 314	Post Options Post Reply Quote dave.blakesley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 10:55am
	Russ, your definately a bit too heavy for a 200 (trust me on that one, me and my mate weighed about 22-24 stone when we did the nationals and did not have a good time!) have you had a go in the brothers 400? iirc the ideal weight is 16-18 stone.. Edited by dave.blakesley

Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 10:54am
	Wont the 400 be to much for my wife who is only 5ft2 and 7-7.5 (wet) stone?? Whats the ideal helm weight for a 200?? I can feel another diet coming on!

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	probably a tad heavy, you would end up being pretty uncomfortable in the boat. 400 might be a better choice if you wanted to take the one design route.

Chew my RS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 790	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chew my RS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 10:26am
	Hi Merlin, I used to sail a 200. In my experience, over 21-22 stone struggles to be competitive in the marginal planing stuff. Th etop teams tend to be fairly light, but it depends how competitive you wish to be. The biggest problem I had though was my weight (about 14 stone) in the back. With that weight it is difficult to get the stern out unless you sit forward of the thwart whilst helming (which is difficult). In summary, 14+ stone is really too heavy to helm a 200 competitively, but it'll be a much easier boat for your wife to manage.
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Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 08 at 9:51am
	After a hard weekends sailing my wife is loosing faith in sailing as she is struggling with the genoa loads and putting the kite pole on the GP. So my question is what weight will an RS200 carry? My wife and I weigh about 22 stone and i carry 14.5 of that and would be steering. I would ask on their forum but it seems to take forever to be granted access!