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Peter Barton
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Topic: Aero 9 Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:15pm |
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Only an issue once overpowered and that comes later on flat water (like lakes). With extra power if you cant 'use it' you have to 'lose it' as efficiently as possible to minimise drag. That is part of the racing/sailing challenge. Flat sail, tight controls, daggerboard up a little as a more efficient alternative to flogging the sail or heeling over. Even after you are overpowered upwind you can still make your gains downwind - fast planning reaches and the agility to S-turn catching waves down the run. Before you are overpowered it is a joy and for most of our sailing, especially inland, an appropriate weight of sailor will be in that range.
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:23pm | |
Evidence and realty would suggest otherwise. The RS Aero Nationals this year had a good variety of conditions (a little biased to the higher wind). Whilst there was still a good mix of weights at the front, sailors at the heavier end of the usual ranges did well overall and still performed in the light winds too.
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:29pm | |
Thats true, it is not just about wind strength but angles too. With a marginal planning reach angle the RS Aero 9s, even with heavier sailors, may gain back their PY seconds.
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maxibuddah
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:30pm | |
Pete,
what are the perceived weight ranges for the different rigs?
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Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:39pm | |
It is quite easy to make any boat look hard work as the wind increases! Reminds me of the learn to windsurf saying; 'if it is hard work you are probably doing it wrong!' The challenge is learning to do it efficiently and in controlled way. Usual rules apply.
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GarethT
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:44pm | |
I don't doubt that. Just my observation from club racing. |
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:46pm | |
Same for any dinghy; Get your weight forward in light winds. For any sailor at the heavy end for their class this increasingly more important. A boat in overly bow down trim will suffer much less than any boat in an overly stern down trim in light breezes. As soon as you have hull speed it is less of an issue.
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 1:56pm | |
True! We have an annual River Championship and the RS Aero (RS Aero 9 in particular) proves fast and agile in confined waters with fickle quickly varying breezes. We had 18 RS Aero 9s on the 65m wide start line at Avon SC! Avon SC, Severn 2016 Notingham SC, Trent 2017 Bradford on Avon SC, Wilts, 2017 Upper Thames SC 2018 Avon SC, Severn 2019 Edited by Peter Barton - 07 Sep 20 at 3:47pm |
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Peter Barton
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 2:05pm | |
There is of course a lot of range, perhaps most of our sailing, in between 'very light' and 'proper' as well, and more so still on flat inland waters. There are also sailors who seek the more exciting and athletic challenge and would shun being restricted by a 'comfort zone', as well as those who don't.
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 20 at 2:07pm | |
Nobody at work today?
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