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Development | |
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Designer | Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj |
Year | 2004 |
Design | One Design Neil Pryde |
Name | RS:X |
Crew | 1 |
Boat | |
Crew | 1 |
Hull | |
Type | Sailboard |
Construction | GRP & Carbon |
Hull weight | 15.5 kg (34 lb) Volume 231 l (51 imp gal; 61 US gal) |
LOA | 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Beam | .93 m (3 ft 1 in) |
Rig | |
Mast length | male: 5.2 m (17 ft) female: 4.9 m (16 ft) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft) female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft) |
Former Olympic class | |
RS:X is a windsurfing class selected by the ISAF [1] to replace the Mistral One Design Class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance. [2]
RS:X equipment includes a board with a daggerboard, and a sail of a specified size. The board measures 286 cm in length and 93 cm in width. Unlike formula boards, it is quite heavy at 15.5 kg, which is almost twice that of regular competition formula boards, but is very similar to the weight of raceboards such as the previous Olympic board, Mistral One Design Class. The Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, while the RS:X board weighs more than 19 kg.
The RS:X seems to be a compromise between traditional raceboards which work well in 5 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s), and Formula boards which go fast in 12 to 30 kn (5 to 15 m/s), and has shown itself to be competitive with past raceboards in the medium wind range.
The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of the Neil Pryde windsurfing sail V8.
Starting with the 2024 Summer Olympics the IQFoil class has been selected to replace RS:X.
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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2008 Beijing | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 London | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 Tokyo | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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2008 Beijing | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 London | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 Tokyo | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
The RS:X Class hold Youth World Championships the age limit used is typically for sailors under 21
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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2007 Sopot (POL) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Pattaya (THA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 Bodrum (TUR) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 Kerteminde (DEN) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 Cagliari (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Pengu Island | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 Civitavecchia (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Clearwater (USA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 Gdynia (POL) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Lymasol (CYP) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 Torbole (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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2007 Sopot (POL) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Pattaya (THA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 Bodrum (TUR) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 Kerteminde (DEN) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 Cagliari (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Pengu Island | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 Civitavecchia (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Clearwater (USA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 Gdynia (POL) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Lymasol (CYP) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 Torbole (ITA) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
The RS:X has been used as equipment in the Youth Sailing World Championships which is for sailors under 19.
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2006 Weymouth (GBR) 29 Boards [22] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2007 Kingston (CAN) 20 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Århus (DEN) 27 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 Buzios (BRA) 24 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 Istanbul (TUR) 30 Boards [23] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 Zadar (CRO) 33 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Dun Loughrie (IRL) 30 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 Limosol (CYP) 28 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Tavira (POR) 32 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 Langkawi (MAL) 29 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Auckland (NZL) Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 Sanya (CHN) [24] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 Corpus Christi (USA) [25] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 Gdynia (POL) [26] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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2006 Weymouth (GBR) 18 Boards [27] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2007 Kingston (CAN) 15 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 Århus (DEN) 15 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 Buzios (BRA) 15 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 Istanbul (TUR) [28] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 Zadar (CRO) 19 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 Dun Loughrie (IRL) 23 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 Limosol (CYP) 22 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 Tavira (POR) 21 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 Langkawi (MAL) 21 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 Auckland (NZL) 27 Boards | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 Sanya (CHN) [29] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 Corpus Christi (USA) [30] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 Gdynia (POL) [31] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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