the lightest of wind. It makes the most of the travel – which (certainly on the 10.2) will
be needed in full.
5. Mast gate control / Rake: The RS100 was designed to use a different “range” of
settings for the 10.2 and the 8.4: The 8.4 is effectively the “stiffer” rig (less leverage
and load put onto it generally), and was designed to be set up with a little more rake:
So 8.4 sailors should use the aft 2/3rds of the range, and the 10.2 sailors the fwd
2/3rds of the range: Generally more rake appears better in the breeze and less in the
light, but remember it is not quite so important with a flexible rig like the RS100, and
you have to get under the boom! For example, as I am fairly un-flexible these days, I
never rig aft of the middle setting when on the 10.2, as one bad tack getting stuck
under the boom on maximum kicker can easily end in a capsize!
6. The shrouds – or “rig tension”: Although the shrouds are primarily for keeping
the rig in column downwind with the kite – it definitely does add some support via the
windward shroud: Key point here is that the windward shroud is almost always in
some tension sailing upwind, whereas the leeward one is really waving around in the
breeze. Thus, to date it looks better to have less tension in the light , more in the
light/medium and less or same again in a breeze. Tension is in real terms negligible,
but at most will pre-bend the mast by upto 25mm – without the sail hoisted with
10.2, and less on the 8.4 sail: Adjust the holes in the chainplate for the different mast
rakes as per the table below.
7. Outhaul: Both sails are fairly full, with plenty of luff round, so the outhaul is
generally tighter than say a Laser sailor might be used to: also the gnav arm restricts
it anyway – so a maximum of 6-7 ins off the boom is all that is ever needed, and
mostly a lot less:
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