Aero 9

 - hmm, we can but hope....

Anyway, I've always found Pete's contribution honest.

Better a paid hand that's accountable to both employer and customer, than a bunch of fanboys who just want to ensure that there's some f**king residuals in whatever laser-replacer they've ponied up for..... 

And even if true what is your point -  Is the implication here that someone needs to be paid to say here what they might well support anyway ?  (There are far easier ways to earn a crust than lobbying in this paticular market segment !)  .  Many non paid contributors might well have their own undeclared interests that they quietly promote as well.  Sometimes it may involve subtle direct promotion .. and other times less subtle indirect 'promotion' of their own preferred classes. What was that ...  you never knew ? 

I was not trolling - I was considering a second boat but as I am 92kg I would really need the 9 rig but my observations were that it did not seem to go well against the 7 rig and I wanted to avoid a situation where I got an Aero knowing that I needed to sail the 9 and finding out that the class was gravitating around the 5 and 7 rigs. It was a genuine question and I have enjoyed the responses, especially from Peter!

Thanks but I think there is a lot more to it than that.

The RS Aero 9 is a more exciting and energetic sailing experience by virtue of its extra sail area. Some like energetic, some don't. Some like energetic some of the time, like the controlled situation of an easy sheltered venue or shorter sailing time, maybe a club race or a quick training sail.

There are plenty of RS Aero 9 sailors who are not large, most often found on smaller lakes or when it is not overly windy. We could actually do with more large sailors and there is plenty of opportunity to be had by them.

I am not large and I really enjoy my RS Aero 9. Over 6 seasons I have competed in equal numbers of nationals - three in the RS Aero 9 and three in the RS Aero 7. Actually this year will now be four in the RS Aero 9 with the re-schedule. An important factor in our dinghy sailing is variety as it keeps our interest. Sometimes I choose the RS Aero 7 for a big fleet experience and sometimes I choose the extra excitement and challenge of the RS Aero 9.

I am now really excited with the new focus of the RS Aero 9 UK National Championships at Draycote on 10/11th Oct in 4 weeks and the 9 rig will remain the rig of choice on my RS Aero for the next few weeks at least.