New Boats 2005

   the whole rs range is not retro moulded plastic is it!!!! the only ones are the feva which is rubish and there is the vision which is sort of ok!

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carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Topic: New Boats 2005 Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 7:58pm
	the whole rs range is not retro moulded plastic is it!!!! the only ones are the feva which is rubish and there is the vision which is sort of ok!
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Harry44981! Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736	Post Options Post Reply Quote Harry44981! Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 7:47pm
	Just because any idiot can sail a topper, doesn't mean any idiot can sail it well. Common misconception i think is that once you can steer the thing you've mastered it- not the case in any boat.

sailor.jon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 361	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor.jon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 7:47pm
	all laser boats aint plastic, the pico & funboat(vortex???) are but thats about it i think, ( they maybe more) the Laser 1 is GRP so is the laser 2 what are the others like, 2000,3000,4000,5000 the SB3 will be GRP i would think Edited by sailor.jon
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Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 7:39pm
	All plastic boats aren't rubbish.........................you can't be trying to tell me that you think the whole RS range are rubbish and so are all Laser boats...................lot's of Skiff's are plastic aswell i think
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carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 6:33pm
	well the topper is relletivly cheep and the mailsail is very easy to control! i think it shoudnt be plastic cos all the plastic boats are rubish!! dont know about the sail though?
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Win or Swim Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Win or Swim Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 10:28pm
	Its funny how much its been tried, but no-one can seem to get it right. Even the manufactures of two big single handed classes, with big racing and training fleets, topper and laser couldnt seem to do it. Both the pico and the topaz had big hype, but flopped dramatically when people actually sailed the boat. What do you think makes such a good boat for fun, racing and training like the topper? and what specs / features would meet those criteria in a two man youth boat?

carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 10:09pm
	yer the topper is a good boat but it would be good if someone came up with a two man boat that was as popular as a topper and that young people could race aswell as learn in!!
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Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:50pm
	I think yur right Harry but i do think that Topper are going to continu to grow because at the moment more people seem to be training for sailing and quite a few teach younger kids in Topper's and then thses kids may get more advanced in Toppers making them more popular.......... Especially as Topper is the only single hander that younger kid's can take out in Very Stronmg winds..................it also feel's fast in a blow
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Harry44981! Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736	Post Options Post Reply Quote Harry44981! Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 7:55pm
	optimist and topper will too (definately the optimist). I think the rs classes are here for a while too- but not indefinatley.

carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 7:31pm
	yer i no what you mean. so many class are popular for a couple of years then people just leave the class and it eventely dies out!! the only class i think that will keep growing over the years is the laser!
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