RS Sailing

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RS Sailing
Company type Private company
IndustryMaritime
Founded Brockley, London, UK (1957)
HeadquartersPremier Way, Abbey Park, Romsey, Hampshire, UK
Website www.rssailing.com
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RS Aero

RS Sailing is an international designer, builder and supplier of sailboats and dinghies and associated goods and services supported by a worldwide dealer network and class associations. [1]

Contents

The current RS range contains 19 dinghies and related parts and fittings, as well as clothing, footwear, hats, caps, bags and other kit. The RS range includes All Purpose Boats (the RS Tera, RS Quba, RS Zest, RS Neo, RS Feva, RS Quest, RS Vision and RS Venture) for beginners, families, sailing clubs and schools. [2] The Performance Boats are the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo, [3] the new RS Aero and the RS Elite is a racing keel boat. [4] The Performance Boats have been created to make modern high performance sailing available to a huge range of sailors, and includes single handers and two person skiffs. [5] Offering sailors competitive one-design racing, RS Events take place throughout the UK [6] and internationally for some RS classes. [7]

History

Products

The RS range is the world's largest and fastest growing sailing/boating brand with boats for championship level racing, recreational sailing, families, clubs and schools.

ClassDesignerLengthRecognitionTest report(s)
RS Tera Paul Handley2.87m / 9'5" ISAF International Class
ISAF Learn to Sail Boat
RYA Recognised Junior Class 		Yachts & Yachting [8]
RS Feva Paul Handley3.64m / 12'0" ISAF International Class RYA Supported Class [9] Yachts & Yachting [10]
RS Aero Jo Richards4m / 13'2"--
RS Neo Paul Handley and RS Sailing3.53m / 11'5"-
RS Quest Jo Richards4.5m / 14'1"--
RS Vareo Phil Morrison 4.47m / 14'8"- Yachts & Yachting [11]
RS Vision Phil Morrison 4.57m / 15'--
RS21 RS Sailing6.4m / 20'8" World Sailing Class -
2000 Phil Morrison Originally known as the Laser 2000
RS100 Paul Handley4.30m / 14'2" World Sailing Class -
RS200 Phil Morrison 4.00m / 13'0"--
RS300 Clive Everest4.24m / 14'0"--
RS400 Phil Morrison 4.52m / 14'10"--
RS500 Phil Morrison 4.34m / 14'3" ISAF Recognised Class Yachts & Yachting [ permanent dead link ] [12]
RS600 Clive Everest & Nick Peters4.47m / 14'8"--
RS700 Nick Peters & Alex Southon4.68m / 15'5"- Yachts & Yachting [13]
RS800 Phil Morrison 4.8m / 15'9"--
RS900 Phil Morrison 4.68m / 15'4"Olympic skiff trial. Not in production
RS Venture Phil Morrison & RS Sailing4.9m / 16'4"--
RS Elite Phil Morrison 7.4m / 24'4"- Yachts & Yachting [14]
RS Zest Jo Richards and RS Sailing3.59m / 11'9"--
RS Quba Paul Handley3.53m / 11'5"- Yachts & Yachting [15]
RS CAT12 ----
RS CAT14 ----
RS CAT16 ----

Memberships

RS Sailing is a partner in World Sailing Connect to Sailing programme which seeks to revitalise grass roots participation in all categories of sailing outside elite activity and put sailing firmly back into a growth sport with a focus on youth. [16]

International Success & Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Boat". RS100 Sailing. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Marketing Partners - Yachts and Yachting Online". yachtsandyachting.com.
  3. ↑ "Range - RS Sailing". rssailing.com.
  4. ↑ "RS Elite Class Association - Class History". rselite.org.
  5. ↑ ISAF Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "RS Class Association Portal". rs-association.com.
  7. ↑ "Feva Worlds Website". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. ↑ Yachts & Yachting
  9. ↑ RYA Class Recognition Policy
  10. ↑ Yachts & Yachting
  11. ↑ Yachts & Yachting
  12. ↑ "Sailing news as it happens - YachtsandYachting.com". Yachts and Yachting Online.
  13. ↑ Yachts & Yachting Group Test Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Yachts & Yachting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  15. ↑ Yachts & Yachting
  16. ↑ "ISAF Connect to Sailing". Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  17. ↑ "Sail World - Asian Marine & Boating Awards Gala Dinner". Sail-World.com.
  18. ↑ "RS Venture: Best Recreational Dinghy". Sailing World.
  19. 1 2 3 "Centreboard Classes Index". sailing.org.
  20. ↑ "RS Tera granted ISAF Recognised Class status". Yachts and Yachting Online.
  21. ↑ "at last night's British Nautical Awards - The Daily Sail". thedailysail.com.
  22. 1 2 "Feva Website". Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  23. ↑ "RS100- Winner of the Y&Y Dinghy of the Year 2010". RS100 Sailing. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  24. ↑ "RS100 announced 2011 Boat of the Year by Sailing World". Yachts and Yachting Online.

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