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RS end up 
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 Topic: The RS100 Owners ThreadPosted: 15 Jul 11 at 9:32am |
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Let the boat know who's boss! just like the wife then!!!!!
Guru says its going to blow a bit tomorrow so hopefully should be a good session.We should be getting a weed trim soon,£3.5k,bargin,one less thing to trip over.I'm in comunication with Nick Lattey he's the training rep for the RS100 apprently so I'll let you know what he comes up with regard training if your interested.Thanks for the advice. Paul |
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getafix
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Posted: 15 Jul 11 at 9:29am |
Watching this ... I remember why I like the art of wire dangling again.... ah trapezing over hiking any day, still does look 'fun' and nice boats  |
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fab100
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 11:45pm |
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Weed: nightmare. When you get one of those gusts downwind and the boats stops dead for weed, the rig loads up like crazy and something has to give - usually uprightness! Happily, our weed is getting a major short, back and sides next week.
Yes, you can pull all hell out of the controls - gnav arms down perhaps 2/3 of the travel plus, sneaky-pig hard as it will go. There are several ways to pre-tension them so you have enough travel. Mark H's method is neat - he has quite big loops on both gnav tails and on the cunno. Light wind and it loops over, windy and it wraps around the gorilla bolt a second time. You can also move the splices too. Inland I just pull on the outhaul pretty hard and forget it. With all this, you can get the top of the rig blading almost like a sailboard sail. Shrouds don't do much upwind, so not convinced yet about moving the pins, but you could rake back quite a way from marks 4-5. I've learned that in the phantoms when overpowered, they just rake the rig back more and more. bit easier for them tho - they just let the string off a bit. Try going back to marks 2-3 perhaps as a starter. Main thing tho is just to be aggressive and make sure the boat knows who the boss is. Persevere - its worth it
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RS end up
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 9:25pm |
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Thanks Fab,
I did try the 10.2 it was a bloody nightmere in sudden gusts of over 20 knots,so I've gone back to the 8.4 until I get used to her.When you say set it up for the top end I assume everything yanked on to flaten the sail,what mast foot setting do you sail with in strong winds,I've been advised between 4 and 5. We also have a problem with weed,which is not good when the center plate needs to be down all the time,I've had a few control issue,s when the weed has pushed it up.!!!! 
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fab100
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 8:33pm |
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I've been sailing mine on Frensham for a year now and we get those nothing-to-armegeddon days too. If the breeze is really that horrible, step one is set the rig up for the top end as being blown over is slower than a stalled leach in the flat spots! Step 2 is heel to windward in anticipation of the gust then play the mainsheet for all you are worth and step 3 is be really aggressive with a bounce on the wing if it heels as well. Forgive me if you know this: At our place, life is made harder by the trees causing downdrafts, where the wind fans out as it hits the water. Upwind, these cells first head you then lift lift lift. If you head up on the lift phase, its likely the next cell will bring such a header that you will blow in to windward as the sails fill on the wrong side. Nasty and wet. The 100 does not really like stuff-n-flap anyway, so I sail free in the lifts and take the speed rather than height. I am 12.5st and virtually always use the 10.2 for club racing, so hang in there - its worth it
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haroosh
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 4:43pm |
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As others have said before be prepared to constantly play the main aswell. As Rogue said ease quickly in gust and be prepared to sheet in quickly afterwards.
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RS end up
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 4:14pm |
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Jimbo,I've seen that DVD although very informative,it appears mostly for as you say "open water",I think I need to get out on the water and practice my technique.Thanks for the info.
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RS end up
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 3:54pm |
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Minorca Sailing,Thanks for the link,I was thinking of something a bit closer to home,and slightly less expensive,although it does sound very appealing falling off in warm water!
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rogue
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 3:49pm |
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if it's gusty the downhaul's on tight anyway and the kicker should be pretty well cranked. So ease the sheet, bear off slightly just before the gust; use the gust to jump up a gear in boat speed 5.5 ave to 7-8 knots possible. Luff in the lulls and make ground back to windward. You realise this boat's been maximised for open water right? Hike harder, loosen the toestraps and hike harder. When offwind, hike even harder to get through the bearaway. Once the kite's up, head up, sheet in to stop the main blanketing the kite and you guessed it... now it's time to really start hiking. Jimbo Edited by rogue - 14 Jul 11 at 3:51pm |
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RS end up
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Posted: 14 Jul 11 at 3:49pm |
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Thanks,my righting moment is 14.5 stone of pure muscle
,Seriously though I do try to hike as much and as hard as I can,but still up she goes,should I sheet out and bear off lots and correct afterwards,which is hard when your trying to make the mark.
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