The RS100 Owners Thread

And we appretiate it very much.....

I think like any boat it has a sweet spot in terms of conditions and when everything is going for us its great but I have had several races where I have struggled to achieve anything like PY so it will be really interesting to see how it all plays out.

I note the proposed HISC 8.4 PY is 1010 which is pretty close to the RS recomended 1014 anyway.

I think the thing for me is understanding what difference the 10.2 rig (with a big guy on board) makes as I have only opted for 8.4 and have yet to sail against a 10.2.

Cheers,

Keith.

Me too - I am sure I have posted some >1060 times with the 8.4.  (1060 is the PY we use for the Skuds which I have been racing against). 

last Sunday in ~8 to 10 mph breeze and with the 8.4, I could only just outpace a full rig laser upwind if I was hiking like hell (and I suspect the laser wasn't really trying)

We get a second 100 to Rutland this week though so really looking forward to that )

Hi Keith,

That sounds great.

Going from RYA figures for 2010 the K6 PY is 903, and the RS200 is1057.

I would suggest that the K6 may not be sailing to handicap.

I would also suggest adjusting your adjustable toestraps, as your feet shouldn't really be hurting....pain usually comes from having them too short, maybe.

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should have probably put on D1 thread but its all mixing into one for me.

This was some pics of a go I had in a D1 that turned up at our club recently.

The kite wasn't rigged properly as the pole did not go out properly. Fixed after the sail.

Maybe its because I'm just mopre familiar with the 100 system but I found it alot harder to hoist the D1 kite and I wish they had a shorter kite bag. Kept catching my feet on it.

Upwind the boat felt very nice with a little windward heel but I could have done with a bit more weight! Felt very quick.....

I think this final shot shows how big the boat is. I also find it amazing how little fore and aft movement is allowed with the wings. Upwind I felt like I was sitting too far back and downwind I felt like I couldn't get far enough back. But again its just because its new and I'm not familiar with it.

Overall really interesting to compare after sailing the 100 since Easter time.

The D1 is clearly a much faster boat upwind than my RS100 8.4 but I still think I could have it downwind especially in a blow.

Unfortunately the D1 here is probably leaving the club so it looks like I wont get a chance to compare performance round the race course.

Cheers,

Keith.