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JimC 
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Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6625 |
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 Posted: 02 Nov 22 at 4:17pm |
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I don't doubt that the story about the skeg being to damp things down a bit is true, the skeg being such a very unusual feature in a boat without rowing in its task list.
And I'm also of the opinion that RS got it pretty much right, lively enough to be interesting in an adult's race boat, but not so lively as to put people off. |
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Rupert
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Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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Posted: 02 Nov 22 at 7:19pm |
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I'd say it's a bit like the Firefly in that it's easy to sail till it bites you in the bum when you get the boat handling wrong. In a bit of breeze, I couldn't get the hang of using little enough of the quite big rudder, so we swam. And the more we swam, the more nervous I became and the worse it got. That's not a fault of the boat, it's me cocking up.
Like spinning out in a go kart. |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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andy h
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Posted: 03 Nov 22 at 11:56am |
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I borrowed a 200 on a couple of occasions after selling my N12 to emigrate, and off the back of 15+ years of 400 sailing. I was surprised how much closer to the 12 the 200 was in feel, not much like a 400. We enjoyed it though, and no doubt if we'd done more it would all begin to feel normal. They are certainly uber popular!
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NS14 2015 & FF 3615
National 12 3344, Europe 397 and Mirror 53962 all gone with regret |
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Ian99
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Posted: 03 Nov 22 at 4:27pm |
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I wouldn't describe a 200 as "twitchy" really. They are a bit roly-poly like most wide, short boats though punish errors a lot less than many racing dinghies.
Obviously you won't get away massive boat handling errors like you can in a Wayfarer for example, but everything is fairly progressive. If you can sail any racing dinghy well, you're likely to be able to manage a 200 without many issues. Which is of course why they are popular and make a good boat for the Endeavour. For their size, they do actually carry a heavyweight helm quite well - a Phantom or Finn sailor might be a bit big for the front but would be fine helming with a lightweight crew. I owned one for a while, and my main impression of them was that the spinnaker was a bit small and they felt a bit gutless downwind - but that was from the perspective of a regular Fireball sailor who'd also recently owned a B14!! Ultimately though, it's the small spinnaker which makes them successful. They are about the only one of the "new" (post 1990s) crop of doublehanded boats which work round the cans at all those local muddy puddle clubs so many of us sail at.
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CT249
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Posted: 03 Nov 22 at 10:17pm |
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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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Old Timer
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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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windyrich76
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Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 10:51am |
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"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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Boats and floaty things are too distracting. So I'm told.
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Dakota
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Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 11:40am |
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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.
Edited by Dakota - 09 Nov 22 at 3:17pm |
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Mongoose
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Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 12:10pm |
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Tasar!
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Dakota
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Posted: 05 Nov 22 at 1:54pm |
Hull only weight 68kg .
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