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gordon1277
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Topic: R Speculation Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 12:35pm |
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Its not the production version of the V twin is it GRF?
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Ruscoe
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 12:48pm | |
Guys, sorry i know i should but i am not going to post any pics or details of the boat. As much as i love RS baiting, its not fair on them and at the end of the day i dont have the ime to argue with anyone over a forum nowadays. So you will all have to be patient and wait for the official press release to come about or wait for RS to announce something.
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alstorer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:08pm | |
If they're doing something in a public place they cannot get upset with people posting pictures and details of what they've seen unless they want to look ridiculous. Given they're reasonable people, I really doubt they'd get upset. As it is, you're protecting the commerical sensitivities of a company you have no stake in and that has no secrecy agreement with you.
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RS400atC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:08pm | |
I would think if you were designing a singlehander to ine up with the RS200 and 400, it would still look a lot like a Vareo? Does the world really need another una rig singlehander? The only USP available would seem to be going for cheaper.
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Daniel Holman
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:14pm | |
Still no modern epoxy foam sandwich unstayed singlehander for average sized chaps on the market - yet. Pretty much every other market segment catered for but the biggest one.
The vareo ain't nice, and the worlds attendance and general slowdown on the RS100 would attest to the fact that spinnakered singlehanders aren't the emperors new clothes. |
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bferry
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Bernard
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Daniel Holman
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:25pm | |
In my opinion. I can't profess to being normal. Sorry. No offence.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:34pm | |
I like the Vareo, but if going for a non-spinnakered boat for the 10-14 stone market, I'd not start with it as a design brief. Thing is, whilst almost all the boats in that market segment are old designs, many of which have been updated, what does a new boat have to add? It isn't a market concerned with absolute speed, certainly not at the expense of ease of handling, but I can't see it gaining traction if beaten round the course by the curent market leader. So, if faster than the crowd, it still has to be as easy to sail. So, to make a boat faster without making it harder, you need to add length, mainly - so making a 12 foot boat to go up against the Solo, Streaker, Lightning, Byte etc is going to be a problem. So, maybe by making it 13 feet but keeping the sail area similar, you both gain WL length and have the chance to make sweeter lines. Combine that with a light but stable hull and a nice, easy to use but efficient rig, and maybe, just maybe, there is a market for it. Any longer than that, and you are into the Laser/Supernova/Blaze market, and you are then looking at a whole new ballgame.
Of course, if it was a 13 foot Rotomould singlehander, maybe with tweaked construction to make it lighter or stiffer, then maybe we would see the rise of the 1st adult roto raceboat? After all, Tera and Feva sailors are grown up, now, and not all want to go to the Olympics... |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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winging it
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:38pm | |
maybe this is the 'big pico' training centres have been begging for. If so, I want to know NOW before I buy the next batch of boats!
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the same, but different...
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getafix
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Oct 13 at 1:46pm | |
Wouldn't get too hung up on hull construction, I think the L*ser/Phant/Blaze/OK 'space' has some room in it, for a well thought-through product. I don't think a kite is needed, why compete with the boats they already have?
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