The RS100 Owners Thread

Gurnard will have two next week, three by the end of the month, and six by July.  If we get three visitors we will get class racing in Cowes Dinghy Week starting July 25th.  Anyone coming?

Here she is..

Edited by G.R.F.

With todays wind you may just manage that rig

It's fantastic to hear so much excitement about something so accessible (deliverry time accepted).

This is going to sound like a bit of an odd question but is the 100 a kneeling or perching boat downwind? Being of the 'knackered knee pursuasion' that is something which is in the back of my mind when I ruminate about 'getting with the programme'.

Does anybody know the delivery time for boats ordered recently?

 

Launched it this avo after much pratting about putting it together, then
putting it together with the string bits where they probably should be,
and sail no's and GBR first time I've ever put those initials on a rig,
prefering the old K prefix.

It was blowing a two to three with puffs from the East with sunshine,
about as benign conditions as Hythe delivers, a fabulous day. Ruined only
by bending to do something stupid and putting my back out, still not to
worry.

I could wax poetical about if for reams, but in brief it's exactly what I
want in a boat, everything is exactly where you want it, there are so many
extra nice touches, the slot flusher what a cool idea that is, the mast
being foam filled, it's even got bits of string under the gunwhales against
the day it falls over. A truly well sorted boat, well balanced, lively if you're
doing it wrong then you do it right you know instantly, very input is
rewarded, every mistake is punished however so it's not a beginners tool.
There's no way I'd appreciate this if I hadn't trodden the path I have with
all those other boats, it feels like a reward for all that effort, almost feels
like a boat made just for me..

Found myself getting flash, spinnaker running it in close to the beach and
gybing round one of the T15 buoys with the kite up, damn how easy is
that without a forestay, almost self gybing spinnaker. Then nearly hitting
the rock groin cos i can't hold it to high so had to do and emergency
drop, which is a piece of cake.

Hoist and drop can both be done either holding onto the wiggle stick
(carbon indeed) or doing the Musto knee bent shuffle (quicker), only fault
I found, during a gybe I slipped back into the boat on a shiney bit, that
will get some bling stomp traction addition in due course.

All in all I love it love it love it, totally dialed at this point one could
almost say flawless, but I dare say I'll find something, but not today.