The Rs600

thanks, i sail a topper atm and am getting to the stage when it is a bit cramped and struggle a little more in light wind,    with you will you be getting another boat to go with your laser or to replace it?

Edited by doeywizard - 01 Jan 12 at 9:34pm

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doeywizard Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 16 Jun 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 150	Post Options Post Reply Quote doeywizard Report Post Quote Reply Topic: The Rs600 Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 9:33pm
	thanks, i sail a topper atm and am getting to the stage when it is a bit cramped and struggle a little more in light wind, with you will you be getting another boat to go with your laser or to replace it? Edited by doeywizard - 01 Jan 12 at 9:34pm

Ginge Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Dec 11 Location: Isle Of Axholme, Doncaster Online Status: Offline Posts: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ginge Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 9:29pm
	I would say 10 stone 10 is perfect as you would be able to hold it down in all conditions but a few of my mates are about 9. Stone 8 and they are very completive at that weight. So I would say that is a pretty good weight for a radial
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doeywizard Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 16 Jun 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 150	Post Options Post Reply Quote doeywizard Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 9:23pm
	how much do you think is about right for the radial, I have a 4.7, radial and full and sail them a bit but am probably moving in to them fully this year. I weight 10.2

Ginge Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Dec 11 Location: Isle Of Axholme, Doncaster Online Status: Offline Posts: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ginge Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 9:04pm
	Yeah I doubt I would ever actually sail a moth but, I've always thought of them as impossible and I'd just like to prove myself wrong. I always thought they were faster than that... I can't tell sarcasm over the Internet! And is anybody on an iPad here as it won't let me type on the forum?
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Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 8:56pm
	I was being sarcastic about the moth!
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Ginge Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Dec 11 Location: Isle Of Axholme, Doncaster Online Status: Offline Posts: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ginge Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 8:55pm
	About 10 stone 10, yep I know I should be in a radial but I just haven't got round to it yet, im hoping to get one for the start of the season, although im hoping I'll have grown abit more so I'll weigh more :)
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Jamie600 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 718	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jamie600 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 8:52pm
	If you did want to have a go at building a boat then a Moth is a good place to start, but like Jim says an old-school lowrider isn't any quicker than a Laser so unless you want to enjoy the actual learning process and possibly the experience of sailing something you have built, then you wouldn't be gaining anything over your Laser. That said a lowrider will be fine with your depth and if it all goes horribly wrong you can walk back! Back to the original question, I think the reason that Darts have prospered there in the past is due to the lack of centreboards so perhaps a singlehanded cat or a Vortex?
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doeywizard Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 16 Jun 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 150	Post Options Post Reply Quote doeywizard Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 8:35pm
	just out of interest how much do you weigh? and did you sail full rig or radial laser?

Ginge Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Dec 11 Location: Isle Of Axholme, Doncaster Online Status: Offline Posts: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ginge Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 5:58pm
	We are pretty much turning into a laser club, I just don't find them that exciting... About 15 years we used to have a very good fleet of darts 15/18 so that is why I assumed we could get fast boats at our club. Although we have had 2 moths at our club before, I think one of the owners put their foot through it...
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6660	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 12 at 5:49pm
	Moths, with or without foils, are great, but not, I fear, on your lake... If you go back far enough in Moth ancestry to be usable on a small lake then you're getting back to the days when they were no quicker than Lasers. A Europe (ex Europa Moth) could be fun.