| RS300 | |
| Class Image: | Rs300logo.png |
| Class Imagesize: | 120 |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Epoxy GPR Foam Sandwich |
| Keel: | Daggerboard |
| Loa: | 14feet |
| Beam: | 6feet |
| Hull: | 128lb (165lb total sailing weight) |
| Sailarea: | 99square feet (Rig A) 107square feet (Rig B) |
| Rya-Pn: | 972 (2018) |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Designer: | Clive |
The RS300 is a modern racing sailing dinghy made by RS Sailing.[1] The RS300 is a one-design, single-handed, hiking dinghy [2] with a PY (Portsmouth Yardstick, RYA) of 972.[3] Designed by Clive Everest and first produced in 1998,[4] it is inspired by the International Moth, of which Everest was a successful designer.[5] [6]
There are two rigs for the boat. Rig A is slightly smaller than Rig B. The two sail sizes ensure that the power-to-weight ratio and handling characteristics are similar for both large and small sailors.[7] In Yachts & Yachting magazine in the year 2000, the RS300 has been described as “…one of the most challenging and exciting dinghies I have ever sailed…”, as well as “…the first boat that I have sailed that is a joy just to sail around the course let alone race…” by Steve Cockerill, a renowned dinghy sailor who is past and present UK champion in many classes, including the RS300,[8] Blaze & Laser Radial.[9]