V3000- What a flyer!

Haven't sailed the 3000, but the L3000 is cracking boat.  Rented one with my brother a couple of summers back.  The spinny sheets were a tad on the small size, but I think that sail has to go down as my best ever.  F4-5, 3 sail reach across the Carrick Roads... wow, total laugh despite having only trapezed once before.  It was great until, on about our 4th capsize my brother said, 'Err we've got a problem.  We don't have a rudder'.

Would love to have a look at a 3000.  By the way, does it have a more sorted spinny launch system than the L3000?  I don't know if it was the boat I sailed [old and needed some TLC] but I found it really annoying.

At the moment I would rate..
1) RS500 2) L3000 and very distant 3rd) Vago




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Off topic warning! Yes, the L2 pole is long and bendy, but the length is really nice - pity the Fireball doesn't have a longer pole like it. As to bendy - that is appalling - one guy was said to be using a J24 pole till I they banned it, though I think they've relaxed the rules now to allow any pole of the correct length, 2.5 metres - same as a 505.

Hmm, 0-5 RS500's at Datchet, then, comparable to the four 3000's we get out regularly at Wilsonian (double that this weekend). Realistically, I don't see us (or any other class) reaching club fleets with 100-boat turnouts these days, though. But we've discussed the class vs handicap thing to death on other threads already.

Originally posted by Guest#260 Originally posted by mike10626 Datchet Water Sailing Club from about 1990 to 1994.  At one stage they were thinking of restricting the numbers because it was discouraging other fleets. Wow; I never knew that. How many race there now?

Between 0 and 2.  There are three university clubs who have them and occasionally get them out for a club race.  I still take mine out when there are no other RS500's and it's blowing force 5 to 6.

 

Originally posted by mike10626 Datchet Water Sailing Club from about 1990 to 1994.  At one stage they were thinking of restricting the numbers because it was discouraging other fleets.

Wow; I never knew that. How many race there now?

Originally posted by mike10626 Originally posted by Medway Maniac Mike I believe it's 12, maybe one or two more. We're a better marketing team because we really believe in the boat we sail! I'm guessing you're a Laser 2 sailor, which I was every weekend for five years in the '90's. But the latest 3k's are really everything I ever wanted in a Laser 2 (like a controllable rig, and fittings of decent quality) and a lot more besides. You need to try one before you comment further. Just pm me your location and we can try to fix you a go; if you want to criticize the V3k after that, fair play. I joined the Laser 2 fleet many years ago because there were 100 of them at my local club.  When you can say the same about the v3000 I'll be happy to come for a test sail.  In the meantime I'll be following the "20 billion can't be wrong" argument because that is the only hope I see of attracting new people into this sport.

What club had 100 L2s?