The RS100 Owners Thread

   Perhaps a photo of the sails laying on top of each other just to compare the sizes... and a few pics of the cockpit and some slightly less zoomed in phots of the control line systems, it all looked a bit confusing on the photos I had seen before! Bascally a lot of photos of rope! But photos that show where it all goes not just it passing through a fairlead with no idea where it ends up! 
Oh and have a good sail while im sat sailing uni firefly's at a team racing event   

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laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: The RS100 Owners Thread Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 5:35pm
	Perhaps a photo of the sails laying on top of each other just to compare the sizes... and a few pics of the cockpit and some slightly less zoomed in phots of the control line systems, it all looked a bit confusing on the photos I had seen before! Bascally a lot of photos of rope! But photos that show where it all goes not just it passing through a fairlead with no idea where it ends up! Oh and have a good sail while im sat sailing uni firefly's at a team racing event Edited by laser193713

I luv Wight Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 28 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 628	Post Options Post Reply Quote I luv Wight Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 6:25pm
	The proposed PYs are fairly close, and it appears that the small sails will be faster in more breeze, so why bother with the 30seconds per hour difference? In a OD race there wil be several minutes difference between 1st and say 5th, even in a strict OD class.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 6:36pm
	It is quite common to hear people saying they will hang onto big rags up wind to have the sail area down wind in a unarigged singlehander. In the RS100, you have plenty of sail downwind anyway, so I can see the small sail being faster round the course in any weather where the big sail is spilling wind.
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AlexM Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 10 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 857	Post Options Post Reply Quote AlexM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 7:07pm
	by the way everyone is talking the big rig is actually going to be for the bigger people :-)

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 7:23pm
	What, an idea that works the way it was planned?! Can't be right!
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laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 7:29pm
	I dont feel quite as guilty for my steak and kidney pie and chips that i just had for tea now! Anyway, one other thing that just came into my head is how the kite halyard is changed from sailing the small rig to sailing the big rig? Are there just 2 attachments at the top of the mast? Because the kite is the same size and same hoist height on both just with less mast above it on the smaller rig will that make the smaller rig more efficient downwind too? The twist in the sail being lower down might improve the slot I am guessing?

Rockhopper Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Nov 07 Location: Eastry Online Status: Offline Posts: 642	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockhopper Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 8:00pm
	Yes the mast has a stump that you take on and off depending on what rig you use so it has extra fittings up further for the smaller mast and kite to be in the right place. Also the rig size for the smaller sail is smaller than the vareo which measures main sail is 8.8 sq meters compared to the 100s 8.4 and 100s kite is 12.5 vareos kite is 10 sq meters. Bring the windy weather i do hope we have some joint events as the vareos handicap is either 1038 or 1050
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laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 8:54pm
	I think the 100 will be a lot faster than the vareos on the water, as for handicap sailing they should in theory be the same, i expect however that the 100 will be better in lighter and medium winds, and the vareo will gain some of this back but i suspect not all of it when the breeze gets up

Rockhopper Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Nov 07 Location: Eastry Online Status: Offline Posts: 642	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockhopper Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 9:01pm
	Who knows but it will still be great fun seeing how good they compare i cant wait for a little test run windier the better i say
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Guest Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guest Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 10:17pm
	I dunno why you seem to be over complicating it; just all race together off scratch and have just a single PY ... keep it simple.