The RS100 Owners Thread

I can't really understand why this is being discussed?  Surely it should be owner preference with one rig change aloud in a year?!  Its worked for the 300 for years.  Having a PY within a class is just plane wrong, surely the whole point in having two rigs is so light and heavy guys compete against each other on a more even footing! Everyone should be on the same start line, sailing the same race!  Why would anyone want to split the fleet?

As for two rigs like the 18ftr.  That will never work, people wouldn't want to have to keep replacing two sails, the difference between the two sails isn't really enough to make that much difference and finally surely out and out sailing is much better then winning by rig choice?

I suspect in the long run everyone will be using the same rig, like with the 300's.

People keep referencing the 300 as an example of where one PY fits but in my experience it doesn't for handicap racing as any of the smaller rigs I have seen racing are never as competitive over a race series versus the bigger rig. That may be one reason for why there are so few small rigs used?

I'm with Russ on this one. Keep it simple and have one PY for the RS100 regardless of rig and both rigs start together. Yes there arent many 300's with small rigs anymore, as the lighter guys have now mostly mastered the big rigs. I think the same will happen with the 100. People predominantly sail in light to medium winds, and very occassionally heavy airs so my feeling is the 100 will go the same way as the 300 and people will gravitate toward the big rig over time, although I would love to be proved wrong.

You cant have it both ways and say that the speed difference is so negligible that at opens you will start together (which is what I'd be pushing for if i'd bought a 100) but that you need an advantage in handicap racing if you're using the small rig. Just doesnt stack up to me. You'd be labelled as the bandit class. Stick to one handicap for the class, choose your weapon as James said and enjoy your sailing!

So are you saying then Jimbo that you can pick your rig for each event??  But later its going to be two seperate classes??  This is all very confussing?