New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: RS 600 where now?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

RS 600 where now?
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 45678 13>
Author
  Share Topic Share Topic  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
piglet View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 04 Jan 07
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 514 		Post Options Post Options   Quote piglet Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: RS 600 where now?
    Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:10pm
Adrenaline junkies with disposeable income (AJWDI's?) were all in Contenders when it was the ultimate singlehander.
The 600 arrived and the Contender was dropped, then the 700 arrived and the 600 was dropped and then the MPS arrived and the 700 is now dead in the water. the only reason it stopped there was that those 80s/90s AJWDI's are now too fat & old to get on a foiling moth which is attracting the 3rd millenium AJWDI's.
Ironically, it's the old Contender that now has the solid class association and dedicated membership made up of real ale swilling, leather elbow patch wearing gents who are committed to their class, except me but that wasn't my fault.
Back to Top
iiiiitick View Drop Down
Far too distracted from work
Far too distracted from work


Joined: 19 May 15
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 240 		Post Options Post Options   Quote iiiiitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:18pm
Originally posted by piglet

Adrenaline junkies with disposeable income (AJWDI's?) were all in Contenders when it was the ultimate singlehander.
The 600 arrived and the Contender was dropped, then the 700 arrived and the 600 was dropped and then the MPS arrived and the 700 is now dead in the water. the only reason it stopped there was that those 80s/90s AJWDI's are now too fat & old to get on a foiling moth which is attracting the 3rd millenium AJWDI's.
Ironically, it's the old Contender that now has the solid class association and dedicated membership made up of real ale swilling, leather elbow patch wearing gents who are committed to their class, except me but that wasn't my fault.

Well said lad.......
Back to Top
JimC View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 17 May 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6662 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JimC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:23pm
Originally posted by piglet

Adrenaline junkies with disposeable income (AJWDI's?) were all in Contenders when it was the ultimate singlehander.

But it never was...
Back to Top
iiiiitick View Drop Down
Far too distracted from work
Far too distracted from work


Joined: 19 May 15
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 240 		Post Options Post Options   Quote iiiiitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:31pm
Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by piglet

Adrenaline junkies with disposeable income (AJWDI's?) were all in Contenders when it was the ultimate singlehander.

But it never was...

Were canoes then?
Back to Top
Do Different View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 26 Jan 12
Location: North
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1312 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Do Different Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:32pm
Smile Well it was and still is  Smile All those bits sticking out the side of the others, planks, ally or carbon  Cry
Handshake and  Beer with 'em all though.
Back to Top
RS400atC View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 04 Dec 08
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3011 		Post Options Post Options   Quote RS400atC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 5:48pm
Jim is right, the Contender never was the fastest singlehander.
There was always the Unicorn/A Class.
Back to Top
2547 View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 11 Aug 11
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1151 		Post Options Post Options   Quote 2547 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 15 at 7:00pm
Originally posted by piglet

.... then the MPS arrived and the 700 is now dead in the water.

The MPS was designed & launched before the 700 was even thought of ...

http://www.mustoskiff.com/sub-pages/history.htm
Back to Top
Rupert View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 11 Aug 04
Location: Whitefriars sc
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 8956 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Rupert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 15 at 5:47pm
Originally posted by RS400atC

Jim is right, the Contender never was the fastest singlehander.There was always the Unicorn/A Class.



But we are on the dinghy forum,not the catamaran one. And the Int canoe isn't even governed by the same bunch of people, but by the bcu, so isn't a Dinghy either. So having ruled those boats out, was there a faster singlehanded dinghy in the late 60s or early 70s?
Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
Back to Top
KazR View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 28 Aug 15
Location: Scotland
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 15 		Post Options Post Options   Quote KazR Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 15 at 8:33pm
Perhaps the reason classes like the Contender stay strong is that the bulk of the rest of the world dont have the manic turnover of classes we do in the UK so they make the international scene in these classes more stable and ready for when we in the UK remember how great they actually were. The UK has always been and I guess always will be a very packed and fluid dinghy market.
Back to Top
realnutter View Drop Down
Posting king
Posting king


Joined: 17 Nov 15
Location: Reading, UK
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 129 		Post Options Post Options   Quote realnutter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 15 at 11:16pm
You've gotta wonder where dinghy sailing is going... sure, materials technology will always improve, albeit at a slower rate... But our understanding of hydro- and aerodynamics has been pretty good for a long time.

Classes like the RS600 arrive, and achieve brief popularity, and get discontinued, with only a few sold before the next great thing arrives (Only 400 RS600's built??)

The Contender and such like have a comparatively massive following around the world, due to them being really ahead of the game in their time.

There will always be people with deep pockets who will pay for the latest, trickest boats, but for the vast majority, something tried and tested, and cheaper has to suffice... A new Contender may be no cheaper than a new RS, but buyers know it will still be useable in ten years time, because the fleet will always be there...
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 45678 13>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.665y
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz
Change your personal settings, or read our privacy policy