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Sam.Spoons
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Topic: Endeavour Trophy 2022 Posted: 10 Nov 22 at 10:14am |
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RS do publish all up sailing weights for many of their boats, the RS200 has a sailing weight of 114kg according to their website.
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skslr
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Well, you can say "it carries weight pretty well" if you win at 180 kg. At 145 kg it's more like "it works well mid-range". If you sail at > 150 kg next to a 120 kg crew you can easily see just how much deeper your boat sits in the water. And YES, it strangely does feel somewhat wobbly under you compared to e.g. an RS400 if you are closer to 90 kg than to 60 kg. And NO, it does not carry a 90 kg helm well, neither a crew... (Sorry, I just have to air my frustration... I would by one immediatly if I would be small enough myself ) |
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Dakota
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 22 at 3:25pm | |
Have corrected my post for accuracy, and to represent what I had meant to post . Totally agree all up weight is a much useful thing to know .
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Old Timer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 22 at 10:38am | |
An RS200 does not weigh 78kgs all complete; that is a marketing definition of hull weight which isn't comparable with what you'd normally expect. I believe that figure is the weight of the hull before it's fitted out, It would be more useful to see the all up weight of boats quoted rather than something not clearly defined. I weighed my RS200 at 96kgs which was bare hull with board fitted.
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Dakota
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 1:54pm | |
Hull only weight 68kg .
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Mongoose
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Tasar!
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Dakota
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 11:40am | |
Comparing the bare hull weight of a RS200 at 78kg to a N12 at 78kgs ( including mast and centreboard) seems to suggest the 200 is no light weight but it’s no porker either .
It seems to sit in that nice average space ,weight wise.
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windyrich76
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 10:51am | |
"shame they built it like a tank." Really? I always though the 200 was a little on the light side?
Are there any lighter hiking double handers of a similar size on the market? Edited by windyrich76 - 05 Nov 22 at 10:52am |
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Old Timer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 22 at 12:14pm | |
I think the 200 carries weight well for it's size mainly because it is a heavy boat itself ... shame they built it like a tank. |
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CT249
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Nov 22 at 10:17pm | |
Given the number at the nationals, and the demographics of them (lots of the young adults who are hard to keep in the sport, I understand) they could be the sort of boat the industry, World Sailing and others should be promoting instead of the less accessible classes they tend to publicise.
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