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    Posted: 10 Aug 11 at 12:16pm
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RS100 Stadium Sprint Champs for Cancer Research.

 

RS Sailing is proud to announce a new event, which will take place over one evening of the RS Games. Thursday 18th August will see Games Night at WPNSA.  One of the main events of this will be the RS100 Stadium Sprint Champs.

What is the RS100 Stadium Sprint Champs?

·         This event is held in conjunction with Cancer Research UK, with all proceeds going to them.

·         It will be held in the evening of the 18th August from 18:00-20:00.

·         It is only £10 to enter.

·         It will be held very close to the shore so people can see all of the action.

·         The races will be very short and last for 10 minutes.

·         There will be only 16 entries, racing in groups of 4. (So get your entry in quickly!)

·         It is an elimination competition with the top 2 from each group going through to the next round.

·         The competitor list will be announced 24hrs before racing starts.

·         There will be an on shore commentator.

·         The racing will be fast, fun and exciting.

·         The boats used will be the RS100 with the 8.4m rig.

·         Prizes will be donated by sponsors LDC Sailing and NeilPryde.

For more information on the event and entry please contact Paul Childs paul@rssailing.com you can also make a donation to cancer research by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/rs100stadiumsprint
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I am coordinating a one-off showcase event during the RS Games- the RS100 Stadium Sprints- all to raise money for Cancer Research. It will be held on the first Thursday of the RS Games (The 18th)

It’s a good cause and  the 100 is a pretty spectacular boat for some flamboyant freestyle racing over short courses. After sailing at the EUROSAF Freestyle event I can tell you it is great fun for both spectators and sailors!

There is a campaign page here, please donate something if you can- you’ll be supporting Cancer Research, which I am sure you will all agree is a worthy cause

http://www.justgiving.com/rs100stadiumsprint

For more information on getting involved in this event as either a spectator, racer or sponsor please contact me at

paul@rssailing.com

Cheers
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Hi all,

Just a reminder that the next Gul RS Grand Prix event is at Parkstone Yacht Club on the 30/31 July.

The increasingly competitive national fleet coupled with a strong home fleet of 7 boats will make for a great open.

First start is at 13:00 on Saturday with a briefing at 11:00.

Racing will be in the harbour so it will be good sailing without the extended sail out to the race area in the bay.

SI’s are not yet out but will be in line with the standard RS ones

Let me know if anyone is coming down on the Friday night.

Thanks,

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yes, the inland champs at Rutland on 22 and 23 October do seem to be on the RS100 calendar
 
 
there is also another RS100 event listed at Rutland on 12 November
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Hi chaps,had a great days sailing on Saturday tried a lot of what was suggested,very helpful thank you,even took line honours in one race but was stuffed on handicap.

Chris,I understand the nationals are being held mid week,unfortunatly I can't afford the time.

Asterix,are the inland champs being held at Rutland,is there going to be training prior to that?if not,Nick Lattey the training rep for RS has suggested that he maybe able to organise some training in Oct,but he needs dates,so if anyone is interested maybe he can arrange a couple of days prior to the inland champs.

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Hi Guys,

Dont forget we have a training day just before the Nationals - will be great opportunity to pick up lots of useful tips and to share experiences at every level.

Paul - the key to your issue I would say is anticipation. It is really important to keep the boat flat and not let her heel over and screw into wind. Anticipate the gusts and be ready to dump a LOT of mainsheet if necessary. In gnarly gusty conditions I try to sail with what feels like a bit of windward heel, just to make sure everything stays nice and calm and im not having to fight the boat to keep it flat.

Im not saying its right for everyone but I sheet from the boom (avoiding the ratchet and cleat) and find this gives a very sensitive feel - its very effective in survival conditions. Only time it doesn't work so well is in lighter breeze when you need to be block-to-block with more leech tension and it is too easy to oversheet by pulling the bridle block inboard away from the stops.

Hope this helps.

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you're always welcome up at Rutland if you want a bigger inland venue - there are two of us here in 100s also learning and would be keen for some more training

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Contender,

Fishers Green SC,a pond North of London,Enfield area,I know it sounds like a dodgy place to sail,its not really,its what we like to refer to as challenging!We have two RS100's both pilots in need of some tuition to speed the process along.
I'd be up {R Send up probably} for a bit of sea training/racing later in the year.

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If anyone fancies some practice on the sea at Lancing on the south coast let me know and I could probably arrange some racing. Also a possibility for a training venue, we may need to man a rib ourselves with one coach and one driver.
 
We now have 3 100s at Lancing so are slowly building a fleet. The boats are admired by quite a few members.
 
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