Filmed this the Last Weekend in December 2012. This boat is SUPER fun to sail solo!
Sailing the Rondar K6 Solo
January 4th, 2013Sailing the Rondar K6 Doublehanded
January 4th, 2013This was shot last week of December in SF Bay. Total crew weight was 275.
US Viper 640 Production Update
August 21st, 2012The production staff at Rondar Raceboats USA has been hard at work preparing to build the first Vipers at the shop in Peabody, MA. We have received the master hull and deck plugs from the UK shop, along with all of the sub-component molds. The deck mold is in process, the plug has been prepared, the gelcoat is on and the layup of the deck mold is beginning. The hull plug is being prepared for gelcoat currently.
Viper Deck mold, polished, waxed and ready for gelcoat
Viper deck mold with first layers of fiberglass
The deck mold will be completed first. As soon is it is, we will begin laying up the first deck, while we complete building the hull mold. Provided all goes according to plan, we expect Ben Parker and Paul Zimmerman to be sailing this first boat at the Viper North American’s alongside 50 other Vipers.
Stay tuned to the Rondar Raceboats Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RondarBoats for additional photos as mold production proceeds and we prepare to build the first Rondar Raceboats Viper in the USA.
40 Boats on the line !! CRW Video by Rondar’s Canadian Rep, Harvey Barnes
May 21st, 2012GREAT work Harv !!!
K6 Fleetbuilding Deal! $22,495 COMPLETE!
March 30th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR.1
www.rondarboats.com/us
It’s really Simple. The K6 is a GREAT boat. We are going to build some more GREAT fleets throughout the USA. American Yacht Club loves the boat, we love the boat and we’re pretty sure you will too. The price won’t hurt either!
$22,495 complete, includes a vinylester construction, K6 rigged with Harken Equipment, North Sails and trailer (also includes duty and shipping in a 6 boat container throughout the USA). We will put together buyers to make full containers. $3,000 deposit confirms your order.
Call Dan or Drew today 855-766-3271
Clinic/Demo Schedule for Alamitos Bay YC for Saturday March 31, 2012.
March 29th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR.1
www.rondarboats.com/us
We’re happy to have some great California Weather in store for this weekends Demo day. Come sail the Viper and K6. We are preparing an awesome fleet building program for the K6 throughout the USA. More on that Later!
Garth Reynolds, Designer at North One-Design speaks about his recent San Diego NOODS win on Viper #175
March 25th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR.1
www.rondarboats.com/us
http://www.onedesign.com/One%20Design%20NA/tabid/23032/Default.aspx?news_id=3156
Great Writeup of the SD NOODS experience by Garth Reynolds, designer at North One-Design (Rondar’s New OEM Sailmaker for the Viper and K6). Windy Regatta with a couple of great guys! Huge fun!
Paul Young Speaks to US Sailing About One Design Classes
March 9th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR.1
www.rondarboats.com/us
http://ussailing.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-makes-classes-strong.html?utm_source=e-USSAILING&utm_campaign=405cfbd94f-e-USSailing+3%2F7%2F2012+Google+Analytics+report&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=405cfbd94f&mc_eid=718ed58faf
What Makes Classes Strong?
By Paul Young
Paul Young, President of Rondar UK, gave a presentation entitled “What Makes Classes Strong” at US Sailing’s One-Design Symposium at Bay Head Yacht Club last fall. Rondar has earned a reputation as a pre-eminent builder of fast one-design race boats. Rondar hulls have won world championships in the Contender, the 420, the Fireball, the Enterprise and most notably, the highly competitive 505 class. Eight out of ten 505 World Championships have been won in a Rondar hull. Their reputation for quality and technical expertise is second to none. Rondar is based near Devizes in the county of Wiltshire, UK and produce between 200 and 250 boats a year… Here are 15 tips from Young on how to strengthen your class:
1. Confidence – Have self belief, if you don’t believe in your own class, who else will?
2. Management - Have clear goals and objectives, incorporated into a rolling 5 year plan.
3. Communication - Frequent and regular communication with targeted methods, including newsletter, email, websites, social media, telephone calls.
4. Know your customers – Ensure that you really understand what your members want and expect from their class. If you don’t know, then ask them.
5. Delegate - This gets the work done, involves members, and builds a sense of shared ownership in the class. Many classes have 2 or 3 overworked people doing all the work.
6. Focus – Volunteer organizations cannot do everything all at once, so prioritize and achieve 5 things in succession, rather than start 15 things simultaneously and finish none.
7. Politics – Don’t take it too seriously, politics are the quickest way to undo all the good work and kill a class. De-fuse issues as they arise, and keep it balanced and on track.
8. Promotion – Sell your class to others, many classes only reach out to the existing membership within their class.
9. Progression – Allow sensible progression, one design doesn’t always mean identical, it should mean that boats sailed to an equal standard have an equal chance of winning.
10. Distraction – Lots of classes wind up spending 90% of their energy and resource being distracted by the most vocal minorities. Don’t let the tail wag the dog.
11. Make life easy – Invest in online payments, paypal, credit card payments, for subs, entry fees etc. More people will do it if it is easy to sign up, pay and use their boat.
12. Charge enough – Providing good class structure costs money, just make sure that the class has adequate funding streams and charges enough to provide good service.
13. Builders – Work with the builders in a partnership to get the best possible boats at prices that keep the class building new boats and growing. Can also be an income stream.
14. Modernize – Classes are often bound by Constitutions and rules that are based upon their heyday, with unwieldy requirements and needless complication.
15. Enjoyment - If people are enjoying their boat they will sail it more often. Ensure that the back half of the fleet is enjoying their sailing. The front will look after itself.
Viper Tuning Clinic/Demo, ABYC Long Beach, CA March 31.
March 5th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR.1
www.rondarboats.com/us
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, California, host of the 2014 Viper North American’s is the home of the Ullman Sails Viper tuning Clinic and Viper/K6 Demo day.
Learn tuning tricks from Ullman Sails Viper Expert, Keith Magnussen and Rondar Raceboats SoCal Rep, Tim Carter. The first half of the day is tuning, the second half is taking out interested sailors for practice and test sails. This is a real fleet building opportunity at ABYC, host of the 2014 Viper North American’s. We will be hosting burgers and beers at the post practice/demo chalktalk.
RSVP Required. Please call and let me know you’re coming and we’ll keep a spot open for you.
Drew Harper 855-766-3271 ext. 5
Viper & K6 Demo, March 3, Richmond, CA
February 28th, 2012
USA Subsidiary
Rondar Raceboats USA
147 Summit St
Building 3C, Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 855.RONDAR1
www.rondarboats.com/us
Richmond YC in Point Richmond, California, one of the more outgoing clubs in the Bay Area, hosts their annual Sail a Small Boat Day this coming Saturday, 10:30 – 15:30. Pt Richmond, CA
If you’ve ever wanted to try out a Viper, a K6 or a long list of other small boats, come on down and enjoy the clubs endless hospitality. Free lunch too!
Please call and let me know you’re coming and we’ll keep a spot open for you. Drew Harper 855-766-3271 ext. 5
