RS 600 where now?

Given the foiling 600 didn't really take off, a poor pun, there must be an awful lot of 600's not being used and judging by the number for sale not many people want them. I know there is a keen few who probably have mastered the beast but it's not an obvious choice for mere mortals. That is a great shame because it is one of the best boats RS have produced,IMO.As I see it its demise hinges on two factors,1 that mainsail, 2 no kite. How about this as an idea, car meetings, races,hill climbs etc run classes for modified cars that have the major elements of the original car in place, most else is free choice.Thus we have an excellent hull and foils in the 600,above the waterline is free for the industrious to configure. Over to you.....

> no Kite
Hmm, in last year's PY list the the Contender had 1977 races, the RS700 1218, the RS600 1020, and the Musto Skiff 1008. Its not immediately obvious that the lack of a kite is a problem for popularity in a trapeze singlehander. You could argue that popularity is roughly inversely proportional to difficulty though.

Fair enough.

Not really sure what you're going to gain to be quite honest. A faster rig on a 600 would tend to make it more difficult to sail rather than easier, because the standard rig is backed off a bit. Maybe a more modern rig could have a bit more and nicer gust response, with a square top, but rig development does get rather pricey because you need so many new sails and masts.

Basically though I'm sure what you'd end up with would be rather like a modern Moth rig, in the same way that the 600 rig is something of a detuned version of a Moth rig from its era.

The 600 rig is a moth rig from the previous era. The sail profile was contemporary ( a scaled-up Caws moth sail ) but the mast was from the previous era before stumps - bend low down at the gooseneck instead of bend in the middle or above the hounds. The luff round on the sail is excessive compared to mast bend = a bit too much fullness, but it makes it easy for the spar maker/sailmaker to have a bit of variation - the sail never goes creasy and too flat and wrinkly.