The RS100 Owners Thread

Lol- I have to say a 100 never terrified me, I experienced mild peril in both a 300 and an MPS. The only time I've ever been terrified in a dinghy was on my 600 once and another time in a 420- I won't say the wind strength as it will be put down to 'forum wind', when in truth, it was one of those very rare 'big wind' sessions that we all get, maybe 3 or 4 times in a lifetime of amateur racing. The 420 was amazing, so was the guy crewing....

Edited by yellowwelly - 06 Jun 13 at 6:10pm

I was thinking the same thing- a perfect stepping stone from Laser to MPS!

I have no doubt about the numbers of RS100s in circulation.  The sales of D-Ones is nearly 180 so far and, bearing in mind that RS have sold many boats to institutions and that the D-One is priced to keep out the Riffraff out , it seems absolutely reasonable to expect about 400+ RS100s sold to date.  It’s great for me to see the two classes developing so well.  It’s for sure an indication that single handed, asymmetric sailing is so popular

Originally posted by Old Timer As an aside I think ISAF could do all us sailors a favour by publishing the number of plaques issued each year for each ISAF class.

ISAF publish a report for each Int Class every year with data from the CA which includes numbers built. The Topper ones, for example, are here:
http://www.sailing.org/classesandequipment/20184.php
It includes:-
How many new boats were built in [last year]
How many boats were built over the past 5 years
Approximately how many boats exist Worldwide

However I suggest that the "how many boats exist worldwide" figure is best taken with a large pinch of salt for many of the classes. The Topper figure of 47,400 in 2012, for instance, implies that few Toppers have ever been destroyed, which I suspect may not be precisely correct.

Originally posted by Nick Peters I just rang Richard Frost who runs the schedule.....not exact but pretty close.... latest no 478, going out tomorrow, started at 100. 378 sold: Few more on order UK - 180-190ish some used gone abroad... USA - 20-25 AUS - 20-25 GER - 33 ITA - 16 FRA - 14 ESP - EXCLUDING MINORCA - 22 NED - 12-15 SWE - 12-15 CZE - 8-10ish JPN - 8-10ish DEN - 5 or 6 IRL - 3or4 Also a few in random countries and of course a gaggle in Minorca.