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G.R.F. 
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Doesn't this keep coming up Blaze with Spinnaker? |
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JimC
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RS300? Vareo? The thing is, because length is nearly everything in round the track speed, and the Radial is an undercanvassed larger sailors boat, laws of physics suggest that you won't easily get a nice to sail lightweights singlehander that's faster than the Radial unless you up the ante significantly in difficulty. Internationally the only thing I can think of in addition is the Farr 3.7, which ought to be a delightful boat, but isn't a whole heap faster than the Radial even with less weight and a string because it's much shorter. Anyway Canoes and Moths aren't impossibly difficult to sail, merely very difficult [grin]. Edited by JimC |
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Rockhopper
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 7:48pm |
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i am sure that rs could bulid something to fill the gap ?????????? scow dont think i have ever seen one is it wooden |
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Retired now after 35 seasons in a row and time for a rest.
2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 7:46pm |
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The problem will be to achieve a sufficient sail area/wetted area ratio with only a low righting moment and without making the waterline beam really narrow and the boat impossibly tippy. Answer? Scow! (ideally with a flat planing transom and tunnel bow) - I'm going to keep plugging that one! |
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Villan
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 7:32pm |
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Lighter crew weight .. Basically a lightweights hiking Musto would be nice.
The gap the Vareo kinda fills for those with a little bit (*ahem*) of extra lard. But of course, for us little lightweights! Vareo hull, 800 rig (no jib and fractional kite) and B14 size wings? |
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Vareo - 149 "Secrets"
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 7:29pm |
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No! Not yet another singlehander for medium/heavy men! They already have the Laser, Blaze, Phantom and Supernova, all below PY1100 What about lightweight men and the female 50% of the population who presently have to choose something impossibly difficult to sail like a Moth or Canoe if they want to go faster than a Radial? |
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Rockhopper
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 7:18pm |
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ummmm the rs 100 now let me think a little on this one 70 to 80 kg crew weight 8 to 10 sq main 10 or 12 sq kite looks like a vareo front with the 300 backend now that would be perfect for everyone or would it what do think then guys and gals |
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alstorer
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 6:32pm |
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It should, but for some odd reason when RS launched it they tried to position it in their "All Purpose Boats" section, rather than the "Performance Dinghies" section. Thus it got a name, not a number. |
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mike ellis
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NONONONONO that would be a horrible compromise and would not work very well in any one particular mode. NO you can't have a boat that does everything, windsurfers have mostly 2 or 3 boards, so we should have 2 or 3 boats if we want to do 2 or 3 things. Dont try and jumble them all together and ruin it. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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hum3
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Posted: 05 Jan 09 at 4:27pm |
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I think the Vareo should have been the RS100...
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