4000 Facelift by Rooster

Inferior  ?  ....    We would simply not make the impressive turnout we achieve through smart organisation alone if the boat itself was not right.    High marketing spend and a lot of drum banging on this and other forums cannot make up for a boat if it is not right or simply too specialist in the long term. When that 'push' runs out of steam, and the keyboard monkeys are off to the 'next best thing'  it is only the core owners who can keep the class going forward ... and they only do that  if the package is pretty much right in the first place. 

Mike L.

PS ... BTW I've never heard anyone say the Blaze was not a true sea boat ... or a competent inland one either for that matter.  The worst  comment receieved in recent years was that the Blaze was perhaps too easy ... well until the individual concerned tried out in a borrowed boat at one of the larger events... but maybe that was not really the boat    

Originally posted by Null That's a bit harsh Matt, it was 1 person that mentioned the 300's ability on the sea....so not 'they' As you know I am a massive 300 fan, but some of the questions In This thread (or more like statements) are led by people not knowing what's going on with the fleet, they have read statements about rs no longer marketing the boat.  But the PR in the public domain since the transfer to BYAB have been so we hat sparse.  You can't Blaim. People for speculating on an open forum if the class or it's builder is not keeping the sailing public updated.  There is little excuse in these days of free social and online media. So no wonder speculation is of a more negative slant. There is no denying that the 300 is a simply awesome boat, some of the best sails I have ever had have been in some seriously big waves in a blow ass clenched with cheeks split by the transom corner.  But the class needs to really push the great things it's doing.  Is there a publicity officer?  Maybe a good place to start?

Edited by sargesail - 15 Jun 14 at 8:48pm

Neil,

Originally posted by GarethT I'll report back after the Christchurch event.   The real feature, despite what some from this parish say about it, is a massively resurgent RS:X fleet. It looks like the kids quite like it when they finish with Team 15 and Bic Techno after all.

Originally posted by Ruscoe Originally posted by Blue One Originally posted by yellowwelly Contrast to Draycote- 10+ boats- probably the BEST singlehanded you could own there given the propensity for RTC randomness (which is great in 300s) with gusty, shifty wind, which again, is great in 300s.... Hardly any left now. Nothing quite so queer as folk.... Tell us again why you sold yours? Lol He had a dream!  A dream that a fat man could sail an asymmetric boat around the cans on a midlands lake. He had a dream, that the boat would perform well on a tiny, yet shifty gravel pit. He had a dream, that this boat was the replacement for the laser. He had a dream that two rig sizes was enough and that they could sail together in harmony  He had a dream Sadly he was dreaming, it turned into a nightmare.....what happens when you believe the brochure.