RS Sailing explained

RS Sailing
Type:Private company
Industry:Maritime
Foundation:Brockley, London, UK (1957)
Location:Premier Way, Abbey Park, Romsey, Hampshire, UK

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]

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.

Class Designer Length Recognition Test report(s)
2000 Phil Morrison Originally known as the Laser 2000
RS Aero Jo Richards 4m / 13'2" - -
RS Feva Paul Handley 3.64m / 12'0" ISAF International Class RYA Supported Class [8] Yachts & Yachting [9]
RS Elite Phil Morrison 7.4m / 24'4" - Yachts & Yachting [10]
RS Neo Paul Handley and RS Sailing 3.53m / 11'5" -
RS Quest Jo Richards 4.5m / 14'1" - -
RS Tera Paul Handley 2.87m / 9'5" ISAF International Class
ISAF Learn to Sail Boat
RYA Recognised Junior Class
Yachts & Yachting [11]
RS Venture Phil Morrison & RS Sailing 4.9m / 16'4" - -
RS Vareo Phil Morrison 4.47m / 14'8" - Yachts & Yachting [12]
RS Vision Phil Morrison 4.57m / 15' - -
RS Zest Jo Richards and RS Sailing 3.59m / 11'9" - -
RS Quba Paul Handley 3.53m / 11'5" - Yachts & Yachting [13]
RS14 Cat - - - -
RS16 Cat - - - -
RS21 RS Sailing 6.4m / 20'8"World Sailing Class -
RS100 Paul Handley 4.30m / 14'2" World Sailing Class -
RS200 Phil Morrison 4.00m / 13'0" - -
RS300 Clive Everest 4.24m / 14'0" - -
RS400 Phil Morrison 4.52m / 14'10" - -
RS500 Phil Morrison 4.34m / 14'3" ISAF Recognised Class Yachts & Yachting [14]
RS600 Clive Everest & Nick Peters 4.47m / 14'8" - -
RS700 Nick Peters & Alex Southon 4.68m / 15'5" - Yachts & Yachting [15]
RS800 Phil Morrison 4.8m / 15'9" - -
RS900 Phil Morrison 4.68m / 15'4" Olympic skiff trial. Not in production

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Boat. RS100 Sailing. 11 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519074941/http://rs100sailing.wordpress.com/the-boat/. 19 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Marketing Partners - Yachts and Yachting Online. yachtsandyachting.com.
  3. Web site: Range - RS Sailing. rssailing.com.
  4. Web site: RS Elite Class Association - Class History. rselite.org.
  5. http://www.sailing.org/connecttosailing/rs-sailing.php ISAF
  6. Web site: RS Class Association Portal. rs-association.com.
  7. Web site: Feva Worlds Website . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727223729/http://www.rsfeva.org/worlds . 27 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. http://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Racing/youthjunior/Web%20Documents/Policies/RYA%20Junior%20and%20Youth%20Racing%20Class%20Recognition%20Policy.pdf RYA Class Recognition Policy
  9. http://www.rssailing.com/docs/FevaY&Yreprint.pdf Yachts & Yachting
  10. Web site: Yachts & Yachting . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325015029/http://www.onsail.de/bilder/RS_Elite-test.pdf . 25 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. http://www.rssailing.com/docs/TeraY&YBoatTest.pdf Yachts & Yachting
  12. http://rssailing.com/docs/VareoY&Yreprint.pdf Yachts & Yachting
  13. http://www.rssailing.com/docs/QBA_YandY_test.pdf Yachts & Yachting
  14. Web site: Sailing news as it happens - YachtsandYachting.com. Yachts and Yachting Online.
  15. http://www.shadowsailing.org.uk/documents/TrapezeSinglehanderGroupTest.pdf Yachts & Yachting Group Test
  16. Web site: ISAF Connect to Sailing . 10 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620185953/http://www.sailing.org/connecttosailing/introduction.php . 20 June 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: Sail World - Asian Marine & Boating Awards Gala Dinner. Sail-World.com.
  18. Web site: RS Venture: Best Recreational Dinghy. Sailing World.
  19. Web site: Centreboard Classes Index. sailing.org.
  20. Web site: RS Tera granted ISAF Recognised Class status. Yachts and Yachting Online.
  21. Web site: at last night's British Nautical Awards - The Daily Sail. thedailysail.com.
  22. Web site: Feva Website . 12 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112001456/http://www.rsfeva.org/about/ . 12 November 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  23. Web site: RS100- Winner of the Y&Y Dinghy of the Year 2010. RS100 Sailing. 12 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826101709/http://rs100sailing.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/rs100-winner-of-the-yy-dinghy-of-the-year-2010/. 26 August 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: RS100 announced 2011 Boat of the Year by Sailing World. Yachts and Yachting Online.