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    Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 8:47am
I guess it was just too good to last...
the same, but different...

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I am just planning to get out sailing as much as I can and hopefully rekindling the interest my daughter showed last year. Might have to consider a double hander if she does....

Not really got anything much planned aside from a week in the lakes over the summer where i am planning some walking with the family.
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Actually my summer plans extend as far as hoping at some point to actually trouble a boat... Having failed last year for the first time since I started sailing to go for a sail...
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Originally posted by alstorer

 
Originally posted by iGRF


Have a wizard wheeze planned for the Alto, saw it on the Icon, a sort of dangling pole that hangs down which I reckon I could fit to the Alto to goose wing the kite, I'm thinking crank the wing wang hard over AND the dangly pole the kite and we could dead run all over that Merlin if conditions are such that we can't blitz them by reaching hot. 

 

read the "RS Square Running System" thread for something of a second opinion on that front.

 

Perhaps Grumph, you are expecting a bit much to outperform a Merlin in lighter airs with your, surely clapped out four year old kite! Also the AltO kite shape is a compromise shape for sailing deep as well as apparent wind sailing and in lighter non marginal planing conditions it does pay to sail higher, again depending on tide. The Merlin has to have some good points , if only light airs running!

As RS400@C says the Merlin is a very versatile boat and the change from with gangly to without  will be messy.

Oh, don't forget Grumph, the AltO is supposed to be a simple uncomplicated boat!
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Originally posted by Lukepiewalker

Originally posted by RS400atC

I suspect the real reason it was banned was it didn't fit the image of an apparent wind boat.

Which is a bit dubious on a boat with a four figure PY.


I think we have a winner!!!


and another great example, that it doesn't matter what the boat geek super computer churns out, good sailing is defined by those around you... the RS200 is a fantastic boat, offering versatile sailing at club, cirucit and championship level... no one gives an airborne copulation that it 'technically' would be better off with a symmetric kite, or indeed no kite at all! 
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Originally posted by pondmonkey

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and another great example, that it doesn't matter what the boat geek super computer churns out, good sailing is defined by those around you... the RS200 is a fantastic boat, offering versatile sailing at club, cirucit and championship level... no one gives an airborne copulation that it 'technically' would be better off with a symmetric kite, or indeed no kite at all! 
I'd say it was a fantastic FLEET, and an ok boat.
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Lightning traveller series, some EPS events, a week with my sailing club at Bala (so I'll get to try out all sorts of other boats), The Lord Birkett but in the EPS this year and a UK 'Motorways banned' road trip in Lady Fleaberto's Mk1, BRG, Pop-up headlighted MX5 (Vintage suitcase ebay'd, vintage leather luggage straps ebay'd....just looking for the tweed jacket now - what oh!)
Plus as many club races that I can fit in this year :-)
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If I knew which two days Summer was going to be happening on I'd make plans.
Best wishes from deep in the woods

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saw it on the Icon, a sort of dangling pole that hangs down which I reckon I could fit to the Alto to goose wing the kite

I'd be cautious about trying that idea - there is a massive difference beween  a lightweight tapered 2.1m 'dangly' on a  3.5m jib and what you would need on an Alto to dead run the spinnaker.   I think it is possibly best to accept the Alto for what it is rather than 'wish' an extra complication on it.  You could more easily go for a conventional spinnaker in the first place and treat it like a 505 ... but that would be missing the point as well.  

Not much will dead run in lighter winds like a Merlin with the Alto I'd have thought that when windier, or upwind and on many more reachy courses it would significantly faster in any event.

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Tuesday evening and Saturday racing just hope we get some sun and good sw breeze.
race officering our new super sunday series, hopefully a year without constant demands for repairs to club training boats.
The start of our new club house, demolition of the old one.
Phantom Nationals including persuading Maxi to come along as with my new sail I might beet him! (not likely)
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