I try out an RS Venture

This video is my Bob Dylan rock band moment.

Despite my complaints, this boat is a delight to sail. Actually quite fast and well behaved. We have the Connect version for teaching adults with mobility issues. Despite its weighted keel, it still feels very much like a dinghy. I’d love to try this version.

We have a Venture Connect.

That reefing system isn’t worth a damn if you can’t get the sail lowered! Even after about 6 months of sailing, it’s a tremendous effort to raise the sail, just today I needed to reef and it would-not-move. It was a harrowing ride home. How difficult is it to size the bolt rope appropriately for the sail track?

When it is underway, it is a delightful boat to sail, and it walks away from our fleet of Quests, but the more we get acquainted with it, the more annoying issues we encounter. Rudders that refuse to pivot, keel that jams when retracted, tillers that get fouled in the mainsheet bridle…lots of stuff to remedy. It just seems like the boat wasn’t fully sorted out before they started selling them.

The Band not sure how to take that !!!! Surely this boat was never designed as a family day cruiser, if it were the designer was way off the mark. like the wayfarer it would make a good training platform for sailing schools, and that is probably the way to pitch it,, and take the private sales off the back of that.

Gnav, vang spelt backwards..

How much faster is the Venture than your boat?

Look a bit out of place on that boat Roger. Nice job of supporting RS though.

A little beyond my price I bought a second hand 16.1 French Astus Tri around six grand I paid. It is a great little boat safe, relatively fast I’ve been through a few little wind over tide overfalls here off the Farne islands and found it a safe little boat plenty of room for my granddaughter and we can fish safely.

I wish I could have seen the entire reefing process. By the time the camera was directed at the sail, he had already lowered and gathered it neatly.

Modern, new, and shiny perhaps, but with none of the character, charm and romance of Roger's boat.

Music a little too melancholy

I hope RS does a ‘Roger Barnes’ cruising version as discussed. That would be awesome!

Reef early is a good credo....but not yesterday.

Nice fast Daysailer! Doesn’t look very cozy for coastal cruising however. Unlike your beautiful Allure!

Ok so I went to the RS website and there doesn't seem to be a way to order the RS Venture with the "cruising spec". Tent, oars, extra locker - these are all features not available to specify on your venture. You can, however, order it with a trapeze kit.

Came back to this video, after watching part 2 of Roger and Mary's Dutch sailing adventure, because only the other day I realised that I work at a company literally 500 yards down Premier Way, Romsey, from RS Sailing. I've been driving past their door for nearly 3 years and never really made the connection until now. OOPS! 😄

No test is complete without a capsize. Looking at the buoyancy distribution there is some hope that it won't invert as easily as the latest Wayfarers.

Gnav backwards spells....

Excellent video, one of the best overviews I’ve seen of an RS boat.

Wonderful video!
I hope you collude with RS on an ‘RS Roger Barnes’ cruising version. As a family we’ve enjoyed sailing an RS 400 and a little RS Tera when the kids were younger…very good boats. And for cruising and camping, a Drascombe Lugger and old leaky wooden Folkboat. And of course the Mirror Dinghy, way back when.;)

A very interesting video by two very skilled sailors. Thank you.

RogerJut discovered your videos. Excellent! Done so well. BTW; what kind of shirt are you often wearing? The shirtws with a big, round collar? Don't see them here in US. Would love to know. Ned

that was a top notch video ,was fun and laughter watching that ,great boat too you could say its the lightweight day sail version but with all the right accessories and fitments would be a overnight weekender for sure

Those "machines" as fast as they may be, are cold and have no soul.
Sterile with no room to put stuff .
Just my two and a half cent.

To me…….

This boat looks like a lot of fun 🤩.
But it reminded me of my “Lazer”
which is hardly a camping dinghy ⛵️.
That’s a wet sailing boat…… many will not agree that it’s a good “cruising dingy “.

I like fast boats……… so I would love 💕 this boat.

Nice boat.

😒😎

It’s amazing how little things change. This modern boat’s sail plan is rigged exactly like my 1970s Chysler Lone Star 13. With my Chysler you are sitting inside the boat not on the gunwales. You have twin daggerboards which leaves the cockpit free of a centerboard trunk. A closed foredeck provides covered storage for gear.

Its a sort of time capsule to see you in a modern Dinghy, and not around the penn-sardine area, nice and interesting .

wheres the 400 lbs of camp and electrics,... another test please

Looking at the lines on that hull, it looks like you could make a stitch and glue plywood version home kit. This would promote overseas sales.

Very amusing seeing Roger looking over the transom as he goes about. He's at a loss what to do with his other hand, no need to grab the mainsheet off the thumb cleat!

Great video, so glad that you show these options as well! I feel like a lot of people, my self partially included, get to hung up in the "I need a specific type of dingy or boat to do that" so they never go out there. When the truth is that it doesn't matter what you use, just as long as you are out there using it!

Good job Jake, you showed proper respect to the master.

Hello from across the pond! Thanks for reviewing this Dinghy. I’m currently enjoying your book. Very informative. Thanks again Roger. Looking forward to your next video.

This is amazing. Roger Barnes on an RS Venture. Who'da ever thunk it, ya? Not really set up for cruising... but it definitely could be. R.Barnes Performance Cruising Model... plenty of space for expanded storage, rowing or skulling setup, proper anchor stowage, tie-downs for gear, outboard bracket & battery storage... now we're talking!

Not sailing related, but, who’s signing and what’s the song?

Thank you for the video Rodger, very informative, I have sailed a venture sometime ago and though it would make a good cruiser, I loved the reefing system as well, it really is as easy as Jake showed, the same an Argo which we teach in

First words out of Roger, perhaps we should reef😂. You can take the man out of his cruising dinghy, but you can’t tak the cruising dingy out of the man👍. This boat has appeal for it’s sportyness and is the perfect day sailor but not a cruiser.

I’ve never sailed at all but would love to. These videos are a great eye opener Roger.

After 4 years experience with an RS product I would never recommend their boats to anyone.

Nice modern boat. Roger i like to know your opinion about the boat. What do feel along this saling day. And yes… the tent… is your next vídeo eheh

Oh no ! You haven’t left us ? Douarnenez is not the same without you ! ……….. come back !

A boat is a hole in the water into which one dispense money.

Love it!! Looking forward to more reviews. I'm not so sure the cluttered floorboards will be suitable for camp cruising, as there are simply too many lines.

Love the rig, the speed, the stability. Those benches look awfully narrow...

I'd love to cruise about in Georgian Bay, Ontario on one of those RS Venture's.

We would love to have you sail and comment on the Seascape sailboats....Stop the press, it has a cuddy cabin!!

This was a good video idea Roger. I liked it a lot.

keep up the fantastic videos rodger , i've just purchased a lug rig scaffie and was wondering if you could put me in touch with someone who could show me how to rig it ? im nearly there with it but got some extra pieces of lineage which I think are red herrings but not 100%sure thanks for spuring me on to get back into sailing 👍