The RS100 Owners Thread

Originally posted by G.R.F. I don't like that cleat right at the top of the mast

GRF, I really like the mast head cleat, so do pretty much everyone else that
has looked at mine !

The advantages as I see it are that only a very short section of halyard is
under tension, minimising stretch, the mast is not in compression from the
halyard and the halyard tension is not changing as the mast flexes. I have
also found It is also very easy to cleat / uncleat.

All in all pretty good I reckon !

Yes, there is a sticker on each sail to identify the size, they told me I had
to have it. (naturally I would have switched them)

Yes there was loads of downhaul, I'm a windsurfer we always bung loads
of downhaul on.

That pick was me coming in I think, my frikking back was killing me and
tbh I didn't really care what was going on, but the kite knots v patches
had to be adjusted so it goes all the way in.

I don't like that 'pre' shackle it to the bottom then hoist it and I don't like
that cleat right at the top of the mast which I forgot to undo on the beach
on sunday and put the boat on the trailer with the main still up - doh.

I'd like an adjustable outhaul routed back to somewhere I can fiddle with
it upwind and down a la windsurf and I'd like the foot of the sail free-er.

I don't like the way a power generating area like the foot is all scrunched
up, it just wont do, but all things to look at in the future, so far I'm still
just enjoying the experience, it is such a lovely boat to sail.

that'll be the fact of the bolt rope/elastic shrinking proably merlinboy. take it to your local sailmaker or return it to hydes stating its no longer class legal!! lol

Fwiw jimbo I use a shakle on a new sail and as the sail ages switch to string. I find on an old sail attaching it via a shakle means the luff is a bit tight.(funny verticle ceases)
I don't have an old sail on my curent boat so I shakle it on.

Not really sure about any performance difference! But like to control the sail with the controls!

Originally posted by G.R.F. Here's a nice picture to get us back on topic And no doubt elucidate more 'you're rigging it all wrong' advice.

 

I noticed your sail seems to have a label in the corner with the 8,4 sail size.

Is this now standard on new boats as my sail does not have this?

Cheers,

Keith.