RS21 Sailboat North American Fleet Racing Debut - San Diego NOODs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- 6 brand new RS21 sailboats were made available for the 2019 San Diego NOODs. 4 Days of sailing and racing in beautiful San Diego.
As the only amateur weekend sailors in the bunch we had no issues learning this new, modern sport boat. The boat, controls and built in torquedo motor are all intuitive and well laid out. As a crew we were able to spend more time sailing and less time frustrated. The RS 21 brought us back to the fundamentals and joy of sailing while offering enough control options to reward practice and tuning. The only downside to our weekend was having to turn in the boat at the end of racing. We lost every race to some really fantastic racers and pros in the other 5 boats and it was the most fun we've ever had in last place.
The boats were all equipped with RaceGeek sail computers which were intuitive without training and we were never lacking for useful data, both during and post racing.
RS Sailing, West Coast Sailing and Sail 22 had representatives on site and everyone was upbeat and encouraging. All the crews and pros were approachable and helpful which can't be said for every boat class out there. I hope the good vibes continue.
Still photos and beers were provided by the awesome Jon Partridge at RS Sailing.
My crew and I were not paid to sail, received no compensation for our statements and recommendations and do not represent RS Sailing or West Coast Sailing in any way.
The spy seems to be a pain in gybes. Doesn’t want to travel fully from side to side. Also, question, does it deploy well all the time? It looks like it has to pass a smal triangle.
How did you guys get into this regatta? I've become very interested in sailing the RS21. I love my boat... but that RS21 is hot stuff.
I own an RS Vareo and have been very interested in the RS21 since its first release. We worked with George at West Coast Sailing to get some quality time with the boat. The RS21 is a fantastic sailboat both for sailing capability and dockside convenience.
@@SailingNorCal Awesome! I'll try to ask some questions to West Coast Sailing.