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VMG vs. RX1

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Tom Reidenbaugh

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Nov 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/2/99
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Any personal experience comparing new Aerotech VMG and Neil Pryde RX1 in
general, 8.8-9.6m in particular?

RMoore 41

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Nov 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/2/99
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Ive been using a 99 VGM in 8.8 for the past season. It is easy to rig ,durable
and has a relative short boom for its size. I don't like the top batten and the
hassle of bending it in and the zipper pocket it has to fit into. I feel the
sail will have similar performance to the Rx-1 with maybe a little less low end
power. Overall it is the best sail I have ever used and will handle alot of
wind. The luff sleeve is rather small and you will need a current 520 race mast
to make it work. My .02

MTVNewsGuy

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Nov 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/2/99
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rmoore41 wrote of the VMG<< I don't like the top batten and the

hassle of bending it in and the zipper pocket it has to fit into. I feel the
sail will have similar performance to the Rx-1 with maybe a little less low end
power. >>

I sailed the 2000 VMG...they've redesigned the top so that it's like the Pryde
and others...a swinging arm that fits into the top of the mast. The Aerotech
plug fits all mast sizes, I'm told. Also, the 8.0 that I sailed had plenty of
low end power for a race sail. Also it was very light, yet didn't feel flimsy.
The high aspect ration had it jibing with a smaller feel than the 7.5 NP V8 I
currently own. The 8.8 does require either a 520 mast or a 490 fitted with a
fixed extension in addition to an adjustable mast base.

Michael
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Windsurfmom

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Nov 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/2/99
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The 2,000 VMG is easy to rig. You do not have to remove the top batten. They
use mini cams which slide easily over the new masts. The center panel is made
of technora a type of grid that is very light and very strong.

William Harper

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Nov 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/3/99
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Hate to constantly plug my friends at Windwing, but according to the top
racers in Berkeley, the bastion of race equipment testing, the Y2K
Windwing 9.0 is untouchable by anything anyone has, including Mr.Z on
his 8.8 RX1, at least that's what I'm told (I havn't been sailing
lately). It rigs on any 490, and is less expensive and faster than
either of the sails you are considering. Tester Mike Percy believes
this sail may be the fastest production sail in the world at the moment.
It's also not available right now, I'm borrowing one of the only ones
in existance to take to Islamorada next week for the pro-am.
Unfortunately, I'm so out of shape right now I probably won't be able to
do this sail justice. They should be available to the public in a month
or two, call Windwing at 1800 456-WING and talk to Amy.

Good luck,

w

wilzone.vcf

Elliot Froidevaux

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Nov 4, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/4/99
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Tom Reidenbaugh wrote:
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> Any personal experience comparing new Aerotech VMG and Neil Pryde RX1 in
> general, 8.8-9.6m in particular?

As for Aerotech...don't know

RX1: great sail: I sail with the 8.8m2. It is very stable in overpowered
conditions, great low-end power, accelerates very fast. But when it
soaks up with water, due to its relatively large sleeve, it requires
more efforts for uphauling or water starting.

I've sailed it in 7-8knots all the way to 23knots with gusts at 27knots.
27knots is beyond the limit of this sail, at least for me, but at
23knots, it is a workout but still sailable and steady.

At 7-8knots, pump away and hook in. The sail does not move an inch and
you keep on planning when you do not quite understand how.

Elliot

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