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RS400atC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 04 Dec 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3011 |
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I think it's a shame if people lose the ability to use a smaller sail on windy days and have their results count.
Don't forget, for a lot of people, racing an asymmetric is partly about getting around the course and enjoying yourself. Given that last year's evening series seemed to be 1/3 quite windy/very windy, 1/3 pretty light/too light and 1/3 stuck in the office, a lot of people could use some flexibility. At a basic level, the finer points of PY are often obscured by not many people sailing enough races to avoid counting a DNS or six... Of course the 20% of owners who do opens or nationals have different priorities, at least some of the time. |
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MartinWadhams ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
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You know us James - we're into this daft sailing game. We consider everything! All the time!!
We considered whether a middle size sail would be better but concluded the 2 sails were better - just needed the clarity of different results - stop over-expectation of equalisation. Majority of people in the class we discussed it with agreed.
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Ruscoe ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1514 |
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30 boats is good work well done, how many to retail punters?
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MartinWadhams ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
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Ruscoe, virtually all of them - some of course sold through our dealers in other countries.
Maybe Minorca or Neilson had a new one, can't remember.
RS100 not exactly a big seller with sailing schools
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pondmonkey ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2202 |
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fair enough... I guess hanging on as the last finisher at Parkstone in the final race and capsizing more than 7 times on the final run, I kinda found the 10.2 proved less than equal at times. ![]() That said, Nick was very kind afterwards and advised that maybe letting the kicker off would have helped. And in truth, on the 7th capsize I did actually receive some unrequested, outside assistance when the guy in the rescue boat whilst looking sorry for me flailing around off Brownsea somewhere, announced 'mate, put your feet down... you can stand up there.' Which I then did, and climbed aboard and sailed to the finish without any of the dramas Mr Fuller encountered getting back aboard after tipping it in the pish. Anyway I can see why it would make sense to move across to the 8.4 for the circuit events- especially if there's a reasonable forecast and it's a coastal event. In truth faced with the choice of a completely new sail, or using the 8.4 to 'fit in', I know I would probably choose the latter and hope it honks. So FWIW- Good call on not rolling out another sail, that should address the confusion.... but please, someone protest Clive when he turns up with the big rig, just for the sh*ts n' giggles og getting him on the scales in a protest hearing in his underpants!
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Thanks for the update, any truth in the rumour that a new sail is being developed in the 9m2 size range?
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GRF must be away.......
quite nostalgic this ...... Now that rumour about the inflatable wing supports and the 30m2 kite.......
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Ruscoe ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1514 |
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Thats excellent news for the class martin, trouble is only 5 of them seem to of registered their boat on the register and even fewer appear with any later numbers in results. But then again i guess it compares to our 35 boats sold, 10 of which to the UK
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Come on chaps be nice
........or James will start going on about the 100 solos built in the last year ..... or i'll go on about the 50 supernovas...
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Ruscoe ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1514 |
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Anyway, i am dipping out of this now. The thread is spiraling into a D1 vs 100 thread again, something i have no interest in. Good luck to the 100's, i hope the perceived mess gets sorted for the class and i am being sincere with that comment. |
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