rs:x equipment working party report to 2012 agm. 2011 agm that the rs:x class shall establish an...
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2011 AGM
That the RS:X Class shall establish an equipment working party now to evaluate and put forward a submission for approval by the 2012 RS:X AGM on the adoption of the RS:X Evolution, either in whole or in part, as the class legal equipment for the 2016 Olympic Regatta.
2011 AGM
The Executive noted that the equipment evaluation was a small part of this but that the group should also consider the effects of any equipment change on MNA’s, Youth sailing and future class development.
Working Group
• Bas Edmonds• Gur Steinberg Coach• Ben Barger Sailor• Allison Shreeve Sailor• Olga Maslivets Sailor• Oli Woodcock Coach• Yan Bourverne Coach
Objectives for WP
To change to make a clear performance increase by changing the equipment
ORTo change to reduce the equipment options to
make the equipment more versatile for all sailors.
Equipment
• Board – lighter construction with some detail changes
• Sails – 9.0 and 10.0• Fins – 64cm and 68cm – change in
construction• Boom – new wider back end • Centreboard – lighter construction
MNA and Sailor Survey
• 87 responses• 74% responded that they wanted to change to
Evolution equipment• Survey was other wise inconclusive from
comments given “We need a bigger sail, lighter board and bigger fin”“Sail area should be reduced. It puts people off starting RS:X because it's a big step up from youth classes such as BIC Techno.”
MNA and Sailor Survey
Comments for the Class • Price • Fins – more consistency required• Growth of the class – to change would stunt
the growth of the class• If considering change - Step by step change –
concentrating on the consumables
Testing – Puerto Sherry
• Limited interest from countries and sailors• Testing over 6 days – good range of conditions• Sail and fin combinations • Two boards – one in original RS:X
configuration tested against RS:X Evolution configuration
• Sailors made to swap to feel differences in equipment
Wind conditions (circle one) Sea conditions (circle one)
Non Planing Marginal Planing Overpowered Flat Choppy Swell
RSX ORIGINAL Equipment options (circle gear used) RSX EVOLUTION Equipment options (circle gear used)
8,5m² Sail 9,5m² Sail 60 cm Fin 66 cm Fin 9,0m² Sail 10 m² Sail 64 cm Fin 70 cm Fin
Please provide answers using a scale from 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent) as indicator of PERFORMANCE for both configuration
DATA RSX ORIGINAL RSX EVOLUTION DATA RSX ORIGINAL RSX EVOLUTION
UP WIND Acceleration TACK performance
UP WIND Top speed TACK control
UP WIND Angle TACK sensation
UP WIND Control
UP WIND Sensation PUMPING physical cost
PUMPING performance
DOWN WIND Acceleration
DOWN WIND Top speed CONFIGURATION handling
DOWN WIND Angle CONFIGURATION stiffness
DOWN WIND Control CONFIGURATION reliability
DOWN WIND Sensation
REACH Acceleration Free Comment :
REACH Top speed
REACH Control
REACH Sensation
GYBE performance
GYBE control
GYBE sensation
64cm fin only with 8.5
UP WIND Acce
lerati
on
UP WIND To
p spee
d
UP WIND Angle
UP WIND Contro
l
UP WIND Se
nsation
DOWN W
IND Acceler
ation
DOWN W
IND Top sp
eed
DOWN W
IND Angle
DOWN W
IND Control
DOWN W
IND Sensati
on
REACH Acce
lerati
on
REACH To
p spee
d
REACH Contro
l
REACH Se
nsation
GYBE p
erform
ance
GYBE c
ontrol
GYBE s
ensati
on
TACK perf
orman
ce
TACK co
ntrol
TACK se
nsation
Pumping physi
cal co
st
Pumping perf
orman
ce0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
RS:XRS Evo
64cm fin with 9.0 (women)
UP WIND Acce
lerati
on
UP WIND To
p spee
d
UP WIND Angle
UP WIND Contro
l
UP WIND Se
nsation
DOWN W
IND Acceler
ation
DOWN W
IND Top sp
eed
DOWN W
IND Angle
DOWN W
IND Control
DOWN W
IND Sensati
on
REACH Acce
lerati
on
REACH To
p spee
d
REACH Contro
l
REACH Se
nsation
GYBE p
erform
ance
GYBE c
ontrol
GYBE s
ensati
on
TACK perf
orman
ce
TACK co
ntrol
TACK se
nsation
Pumping physi
cal co
st
Pumping perf
orman
ce0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
RS:XRS Evo
68cm fin with 9.0 (men)
UP WIND Acce
lerati
on
UP WIND To
p spee
d
UP WIND Angle
UP WIND Contro
l
UP WIND Se
nsation
DOWN W
IND Acceler
ation
DOWN W
IND Top sp
eed
DOWN W
IND Angle
DOWN W
IND Control
DOWN W
IND Sensati
on
REACH Acce
lerati
on
REACH To
p spee
d
REACH Contro
l
REACH Se
nsation
GYBE p
erform
ance
GYBE c
ontrol
GYBE s
ensati
on
TACK perf
orman
ce
TACK co
ntrol
TACK se
nsation
Pumping physi
cal co
st
Pumping perf
orman
ce0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
RS:XRS Evo
68cm fin with 10.0 (men)
UP WIND Acce
lerati
on
UP WIND To
p spee
d
UP WIND Angle
UP WIND Contro
l
UP WIND Se
nsation
DOWN W
IND Acceler
ation
DOWN W
IND Top sp
eed
DOWN W
IND Angle
DOWN W
IND Control
DOWN W
IND Sensati
on
REACH Acce
lerati
on
REACH To
p spee
d
REACH Contro
l
REACH Se
nsation
GYBE p
erform
ance
GYBE c
ontrol
GYBE s
ensati
on
TACK perf
orman
ce
TACK co
ntrol
TACK se
nsation
Pumping physi
cal co
st
Pumping perf
orman
ce0
1
2
3
4
5
6
RS:XRS Evo
Performance Option
Submission 3• Senior Women – 9.0 and 64cm fin
• Senior Men– 10.0 and 68cm fin
• Youth – Retain 8.5 and 60cm fin
Versatility Option
Submission 5• Senior Women – 9.0 and 64cm fin
• Senior Men– 9.0 and 68cm fin
• Youth – Retain 8.5 and 60cm fin