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    Posted: 04 May 07 at 11:09pm
Originally posted by yellowhammer

Tony Hunt's 1996 Nationals winning boat No. 3448 is great value at £1950, a late boat with the recent upgrades already fitted (the last L3K built was No. 3534).

Surely 2006? Unless the boat can also time-travel to before it's build date, in which case it's a real snip  
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Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Surely 2006?

Ooops, must have been ih a 'time warp' there, now corrected

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Originally posted by Hector

I've sailed a 500 a few times and very much like the boat. I doubt though that they warrant a PY of 960 - that would make it as fast as a Vortex (without asymmetric) and it simply isn't.

I heard that at Draycote the 500(s) appear to be around the same speed as a Fireball upwind and faster downwind (as long as there are no very light runs to do). I sailed Fireballs for years and can't see how the 500 would be much faster over a range of conditions. My only sail against a Fireball was a pursuit and neither 500 caught the Fireball at all (I admit he was very good).

That would suggest a PY over 970 so maybe Medwaty Maniac isn't far wrong in his calcs.

Just a little more evidence - in the recent Charity pursuit race at Hayling the HISC corrected numbers had the RS500 and Fireballs starting together. Not sure how HISC 'corrects' numbers, but as they have some good Fireballs and RS crews it appears that on their water at least speed is comparable.
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If we're talking Winder Fireballs, then 970 would sound about right
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