RS600 on inland water ?

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by fizzicist Go and have a look at what won the speed freaks competition this year and look at the speed I'm a big 300 fan and find that speed quite preposterous. There's no way I'd believe that speed without a full GPS trace to convince me. Recorded as a max its just got to be a glitch.

I totally agree, a contender does between 6 & 8 knots upwind, I can't see a 300 coming past a contender upwind, also, I think a 49er/14 would struggle to hit 23/24 knots.

Originally posted by Marine Boy  The RS300 (IMHO) is a (relatively) difficult boat to master but without massive benefit of speed once you have it cracked (cost/benefit).

Go and have a look at what won the speed freaks competition this year and look at the speed

The 300 is not slow by any stretch of the imagination. I'd say any 14 foot sitting out dinghy that can plane upwind at 8-10 knots is worth a look. On a small shifty water it's probably as quick as you feasably can go.

The wings simply unscrew and then slide out (worth checking they havent seized up though, on my old boat they were very stiff). Your best bet is to find someone who has narrow wings, but needs wides and offer to swap. I was in the weight category for wides, but i had narrows as i couldnt find any. if your just pracising, i doubt it will matter, but when you race, you will need 2 change. I may be wrong though.

Good luck sailing it, its a awesome boat, i loved sailing mine

Thanks Guys,

Looks like a plan. The youtube rs600 videos also give me a good idea of what it looks like.

I like the idea of "hooning round" (not sure what it means exactly but it sounds good!!). There are definately some boats around that look good vfm in and around that price which just about suits my budget as well which is a bit of a bonus!!

From it looks like there looks to be some form of championships in my neck of the woods in September in Torbay. Is this the nationals?? If so, it would be a great introduction for me to the nationals fleet and give me a season to get up to speed (or keep it upright at least for longer than half a leg!).

Thanks again!

Stevie- either PM me or get in contact via http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=RS600&sele ction=committee to arrange a test sail.

600s are generally very robust and don't have much to go wrong with them.

-Early boats had angel masts that were prone to snap at the sleave joint on the removable lower section. Most of these have been replaced by superspars that became standard from the mid 700 sail numbers onwards (i beleive).

-Early and late boats had the best build quality, those in the middle were produced in a rush when demand for the class soared.

Things to check for; wear in the daggerboard case (easy repair though), can the bottom mast section be seperated (for reefing), kicker u-bolt slackness- then all the usual signs of abuse!

Wouldn't reccomend any sail number in particular- some of the early boats are pristine, some on the late 9 hundred boats are sheds!!

Cheers,

Mark Rs600 Class Rep.