RS aero

At least the Blaze really does have wings, so you needn't worry about being taken to sued!

And will almost never work on a small lake as there will be far too many lifts that the people pointing higher will pick up and tack onwhile the others plane off into oblivion.

Can I just shut this planing upwind bullsh*t down, nothing planes up wind in the true sense if it is still running with the plate down.
If you were running up wind off the rudder alone I might accept it, but seriously get a life will you all, what you do in dinghies, upwind, is not called planing, not if what we do on sail and kiteboards is called planing..

So stop saying it please, you all make yourselves look like eejiots to those of us who actually do plane upwind..

It is not the definition of 'planing' that is the problem but the definition of 'upwind'.

Originally posted by Peaky From the front page: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/179841/New-fleet-of-RS-Aeros-arrive A bold claim from RS that the Aero 5 is faster than a full Laser. Is it really so? If true, that's surely the biggest increase in youth performance since the 29er. And the upwind planing claim repeated too.

What is missing in that statement is a qualification as to windstrength. A Laser 4.7 would be faster upwind than a standard Laser if my clone and I were sailing them in a F.5-6: upwind the lower centre of effort of the small rig would mean I'd have more thrust for my limited righting moment; off wind I'd capsize less!

Equally, I'd be more likely to plane upwind in a smaller rigged Aero with that lower c.of.e, I'd just need more wind to get the maximum thrust out of the smaller rig. In a F.2 the bigger rig would be quicker on all points.

So yes, I can believe that an Aero 5 can beat a Laser if there is sufficient wind to get the helmsman fully hiking upwind and planing downwind, but in a F.2 the 5 will be slaughtered, I imagine, and indeed calculate.

Wind band PY discussion, anyone? Thought not!