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2547 
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Yeah right ... just like all the RS100s sold in the UK that never turned out for anything ... http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/class/RS100/attendance |
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PeterG
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 3:57pm |
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Yeah right ... just like all the RS100s sold in the UK that never turned out for anything ...
Not turning up to nationals doesn't mean no one is using them - who knows they might even be taking part in handicap racing
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turnturtle
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:01pm |
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pah, what are talking about.... there was almost double figures at the RS100 sprints last weekend.
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2547
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:07pm |
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The point is there were claims of significant numbers of boats sold... where are they all. Yes the nationals is only one metric but I am sure JimC can tell us how many PY returns were done.
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turnturtle
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:22pm |
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with respect to JimC, it's available for even the ill-informed like me to look up....
725 in 2015 across both rigs (excludes the third rig no one knows exists and doesn't have a PY anyway) The D-One got less than 30% of that number at 215. For comparison, the MPS returned 601, and the 700 got 749; so arguably, in handicap racing returns, the RS boats are still like-for-like more popular than alternatives from other yards. they're a brand that ride the zeitgeist though... and with the asymmetric bubble finally burst, it's no surprise that the Aero exceeded all the above with a combined 1132 from the 7 & 9 rig. Unarigs are back en vogue... with a vengeance. Edited by turnturtle - 26 Apr 16 at 4:23pm |
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:25pm |
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Perhaps because they don't get any fleet racing so are consigned to PY ...
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JimC
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:28pm |
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Numbers are on the Published PY list. The 8.4 is in the same sort of region as the Vareo and RS600, the 10.2 near the bottom of the list a bit below the D-One. Certainly appears as if the worlds isn't madly enthused about sit-out singlehanders with kites. The RS700 and then the Musto Skiff still appear to be the most frequently sailed spinnaker singlehanders. |
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:28pm |
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point taken...
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Posted: 26 Apr 16 at 4:30pm |
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you would be well within the realms of acceptability to crow 'I told you so' at this juncture Jim...
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getafix
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Posted: 29 Apr 16 at 6:23am |
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numbers of returns shouldn't be miss-used as an indicator of whether or not a certain design / rig type was "right or wrong" - by that metric nothing much has happened that is "right" in dinghy design or rig development since the Optimist, Mirror, topper and L*ser came out
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