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Topic: K6 Class association

Posted By: brys
Subject: K6 Class association
Date Posted: 15 Jun 10 at 12:31pm

Can anyone tell me if there is an active web-site that
encourages support and debate around this superb craft?

I have tried to Google various strings relating to the K6
but always come up against the same out of date stuff...

links please?

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Never enough time for sailing

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Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 15 Jun 10 at 12:38pm

Have you tried the RS website?

http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=K6

Its not officially an RS built boat now I believe the class
is still administrated by the RS class association

Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 15 Jun 10 at 2:20pm

Hi Neptune,

Yes, II have seen this site; all a bit private,. guarded and tends not to encourage outside influences or comment/debate about the boat....part of the appeal and sucess of the SB3 was that they have a lively forum and welcoming web site....

So come on K6 owners get chatting on Y&Y your site is probably stiffiling growth and development

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Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 15 Jun 10 at 2:27pm

Does the K6 not have a yahoo group forum...I think all the
other RS classes do?

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 16 Jun 10 at 6:22am

Originally posted by brys

Can anyone tell me if there is an active web-site that
encourages support and debate around this superb craft?

AFAIK there is not. I looked seriously into buying one a couple of years ago and the fairly ancient RS site was all that existed at that time. IIRC there was also a Yahoo group but more or less inactive. It is a lovely boat but at least at that time, I felt it was less active as a class in the UK than I was looking for. There are however some active club fleets which might help you e.g. Itchenor.

Posted By: chic
Date Posted: 17 Jun 10 at 7:47am

I had heard from a friend who is a K6 owner that RS have dropped the K6 - don't know if that's true. If it is that isn't necessarily a bad thing - usually a boat builder steps in to provide support and as if by magic without RS, sails will become cheaper. I have crewed for him on occasions, for the crew it's a painful hike upwind in breeze but downhill is fun!

No active class association? Brys, I sense an opening for you!

Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 17 Jun 10 at 8:56am

As with the Projection.....a virtual association of folk
with an interest in the boat can have a forum here....

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Never enough time for sailing

Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 17 Jun 10 at 9:06am

I believe that you can still buy a K6 from RS, and Rondar
who are the original/ only builders have now taken the
class over - the RS association still manages the circuit
events though IIRC

Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 25 Jun 10 at 8:55am

Absoluty correct. Rondar still manufacture & sell the boat.

Prehaps not as proactively as RS did in the past but at a considerably lower price!

I am a little saddened that the current 100+ owners have not joined in this thread as yet, are they shy or just apathetic about their class?

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Never enough time for sailing

Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 25 Jun 10 at 9:00am

Maybe they just don't read this forum?

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Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 02 Jul 10 at 8:51am

Has anyone who does read this forum tried a trapeze on a K6.

I guess they are not class legal in UK, but I have seen that some German guys have tried it for handicap racing.

Any comments?

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Never enough time for sailing

Posted By: Sailing4Life
Date Posted: 02 Jul 10 at 10:57pm

Does he not use it for single handed sailing, I'm sure
there is one guy that does as it can be done and is pretty
easy to sail I remember reading might even have been
somebody on here.

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Posted By: dkr1
Date Posted: 07 Jul 10 at 1:06pm

Are you being tempted Bryan?

I think there are 4 K6's at the Blackwater so the beginnings of a fleet.

Posted By: Davehallsail
Date Posted: 16 Sep 10 at 9:26am

The K6 was designed for those who do not want to trapeze and the target group is that band of people who are not small enough to race the majority of small sailboats. Whilst there is nothing to stop people sailing with a trapeze for fun - and yes it has been done in Germany, the class will stay as it is. There are too few boats for the larger sailor and the K6 meets the need perfectly giving exciting sailing and racing for those who are maybe normal European size. The last thing the class needs is to end up needing less crew weight in the boat.

With fleets growing on the Blackwater, Torbay, Carsington, Itchenor and various other clubs there is a renewed enthusiasm for the class which will be good for all those 'normal' size sailors.

Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 16 Sep 10 at 10:39am

Amen to those sentiments!

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Never enough time for sailing

Posted By: brys
Date Posted: 10 Jan 11 at 1:38pm

K6 Class web site now up and running! at

http://www.k6class.org/ - http://www.k6class.org/

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