RS300s Wanted

Charles Chandlers old boat

 

Just to reiterate the original message of the thread - we are still desperately short of second hand 300s and as the post above suggests you can still get a fantastic price if your 300 is not currently being used.

Up until a couple of days ago we had no boats advertised for sale on the classified pages of www.rs300.com.  Now we have just 1.....

 

 

Originally posted by Smight at BBSC I was looking at the 300s as well and they are really expensive for what they are you could be a really nice non-hydrofoiling moth for that money although there is a weight issue that might put people off the moth and the 300s do look really cool. Also with a 300 you know who built it and that it is not likely to just fall apart which you could get with a second hand moth.

Can't see how they are expensive: you get an epoxy vacuum bagged foam sandwich hull that is built to the highest standards, and really lasts, carbon mast and top quality rig. The price compares pretty well to other singlehanders built to the same modern standards. A low rider moth rates 986, compared to 1000 for the 300, but the 300 will be much easier to sail, will last longer, stay competative longer and will not be superceded by newer designs within the class. I can see the appeal of the Moth on dry land, but they are beyond the capabilities of most people in all but ideal conditions ( trust me on this, I have seen some good sailors struggle, HISC being a bit of a centre of excelence for the class!) The 300 can be mastered by ordinary humans, with a little practice....even I sailed one!

Seriously, a lad at the club bought an older (less extreme!) moth last season, and I've never seen him upright for more than a few seconds, and he's just the latest in a long line of hopefulls . Even olympic aspirants spend a lot of time falling over in them, and they at least have the fitness to cope.

The great thing about the 300 is that it can be sailed on small gusty lakes like ours where a 600 is a joke. My son, double national champ and all that, bought an old Magnum 8 moth which I did up for him. It was such a problem that he either swam or broke it and I got fed up fixing it. If you look at a Moth and work out whats wrong with it i.e. not long enough and racks, give it wings and length, what does it become, a 300.

Indeed lardyness is positively encouraged for those whom have outgrown their Lasers