RS450?
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Topic: RS450?
Posted By: Jamie600
Subject: RS450?
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 11:48am
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A combination of no wind, boredom, and creativeness at the RS 300/600 Winters, led to an interesting development. It would appear that an RS600 sail fits perfectly on an RS300, which begs the question, will it catch on? Watch this space..... |
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Posted By: Shingle
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 12:16pm
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Both designed by Mr Everest! ------------- Drink Feck girls! |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 12:33pm
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Go for it...can we see the wipeouts though please.......
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: dics
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 1:18pm
** EXCLUSIVE **  http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=RS300&selection=results&resultyear=2006 - http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=RS300&sele ction=results&resultyear=2006 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 1:46pm
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Superb! Is the 600 sail bigger or smaller than the RS300 a or b rig?
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 2:13pm
| It fits on a B-rig mast perfectly, just have to fasten the clew to the reefing point on the sail so it fits the sloping boom. The roach is massive though, must be another 2sqm up there! |
Posted By: dics
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 2:20pm
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RS300 A - 9.25 square meters RS300 B - 10.00 square meters RS600 - 12.14 square meters
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Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 2:24pm
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Hey, maybe that would tempt Will Gulliver back... ------------- |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 3:23pm
Impressed 
------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 3:31pm
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I think Will is enjoying his Phantom sailing is he not? Looks like Cherubitis is spread to SMODs........ (runs for cover) ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 3:35pm
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Who's going to be the first person to put a kite on a 300 then? I've put a kite on a Moth before, so it is (vaguely) possible.
------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 3:42pm
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Don't say it like it's a bad thing! You know you can only fight the urge for so long.... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 4:44pm
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Well people do keep asking me where the kite and trapeze is on the Blaze......
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 4:57pm
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a very valid question.... the answer could be "on the rs700 and MPS"
------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: ColH
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 5:05pm
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Yeah, I've had the OOD - pre-race, fortunately - ask me if I'm an asymmetric!
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Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 5:59pm
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[QUOTE=ColH]
[Yeah, I've had the OOD - pre-race, fortunately - ask me if I'm an asymmetric! or perhaps he meant the boat? ------------- |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 7:52pm
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It didn't sail too badly either - seemed to be slower upwind than the B rig but it was certainly rapid downwind. We need to have a play with it in some wind! ------------- Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 9:11pm
I considered that but I just asked them where the pole and trap wires were hiding....
I had lots of people asking me what my PY is...they seem to think it should be a lot quicker than a Phantom......  ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: ColH
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 9:34pm
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Posted By: Femto
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 11:09pm
The levels of boredom on saturday did approach attempting to add a vario kite to the mix- I think we had run out of duck tape by then (or the bar had opened).... ------------- RS600 717, RS400 870 Netley SC Kerr 11.3 (Pier View YC) |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 21 Feb 06 at 11:52pm
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I'm still working on a way of rigging a spinnaker pole that will self stow along side the boom. We need to look at how the MXray worked and copy that. Then laugh at each other trying to hoist kites in such a wobbly beast! ------------- Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 12:03pm
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The truth sometimes hurts but it will always get out in the end..
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 12:04pm
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Thats was'nt 4025, was it?
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Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 5:54pm
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Haha, it's ok dude! I wasn't stupid enough to do it to my own boat! But don't let this put anyone off the idea.
------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 2:26pm
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what sort of kite? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |