| RS700 | |
| Class Image: | RS700logo.JPG |
| Class Imagesize: | 100 |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Type: | Monohull |
| Design: | One design |
| Construction: | Epoxy & GRP Foam Sandwich |
| Rig: | Carbon composite |
| Keel: | Daggerboard |
| Trapeze: | Yes |
| Loa: | 15feet |
| Beam: | 6feet (7feet maximum beam with racks extended) |
| Hull: | 123lb (174lb total sailing weight) |
| Mainsail: | 137square feet |
| Spinnaker: | 166square feet |
| Rya-Pn: | 847 |
| Phrf: | 73.3 |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Designer: | Nick Peters & Alex Southon |
| Updated: | 6 December 2016 |
The RS700 is a single-handed racing dinghy built by RS Sailing and designed in 2000 by Nick Peters and Alex Southon as part of the RS series and built in 2001.[1] It is raced in many sailing clubs around Britain,[2] with a PY number of 850[3] and a D-PN of 73.3.[4]
The RS700 is regarded by many professionals, including German Contender champion Christian Brandt,[5] as the fastest and most user friendly skiff around, the magazine Yachts & Yachting has referred to it as being "simple but highly effective", the magazine also commented on the ease with which the spinnaker can be raised and lowered.[2] The RS700 has a trapeze, mainsail and an asymmetrical spinnaker, but no jib.[6] The width of the wings on the RS700 are adjustable, meaning that the boat can be sailed by different sized sailors.[7]
Nick Peters, one of the designers has commented on the RS700 saying that, like all the previous dinghies in the RS series, it has a light hull and a huge sail area, but that it is conceptually very different from the RS600. Peters has also said that the RS700 can easily keep speed with the RS800.[8]