RS100

RS100
RS100 on Lake Iseo
Development
Designer Paul Handley
Year 2009
Design One-Design
Boat
Crew 1
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Epoxy & GRP Foam Sandwich
Hull weight 115 lb (52 kg) (176 lb (80 kg) total sailing weight)
LOA 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Beam 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type Centerboard
Rig
Rig type Carbon composite mast (2 part)
Sails
Mainsail area 7.4 Rig - 77 sq ft (7.2 m2)
8.4 Rig - 88 sq ft (8.2 m2)
10.2 Rig - 107 sq ft (9.9 m2)
Spinnaker area 130 sq ft (12 m2)
Racing
RYA PN 7.2 Rig - N/A
8.4 Rig - 1000
10.2 Rig - 992

The RS100, first launched in 2009 by RS Sailing, is a singlehanded skiff. [1] Possessing an asymmetric spinnaker [1] the boat has two PY numbers of 992 for the 10.2 rig and 1000 for the 8.4 rig..[2] The RS100 has a racing event circuit in the United Kingdom and in Europe, with the Eurotour beginning in 2011.[3]

Performance and design

A comprehensive development blog was kept throughout the design and testing and launch of the RS100.[4]

Awards

  • 2010 - Awarded Yachts & Yachting magazine's Dinghy of the Year in the UK.[5]
  • 2011 - Voted Sailing World magazine's overall Boat of the Year in the USA magazine's 25th annual awards.[6]

World Championships

Year
 Gold Silver Bronze
2013
Hyères
31 Boats		  Alistair Dickson (GBR)  Antonio Tamburin (ITA)  Jack Holden (GBR)
2018
Weymouth

References

  1. 1 2 "YachtsandYachting.com RS100 Class Page". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2013" (PDF). Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Childs, Paul (14 April 2011). "RS100 Eurotour goes live". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Development Blog". RS Sailing. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "RS100 - Winner of the Y&Y Dinghy of the Year 2010". RS100 Sailing. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Wadhams, Martin (20 December 2011). "RS100 announced 2011 Boat of the Year by Sailing World". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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