RS700

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]

RS700
Class symbol
Development
DesignerNick Peters & Alex Southon
Year2001
DesignOne design
Boat
Crew1
TrapezeYes
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionEpoxy & GRP Foam Sandwich
Hull weight123 lb (56 kg) (174 lb (79 kg) total sailing weight)
LOA15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
Beam6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) maximum beam with racks extended)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeDaggerboard
Rig
Rig typeCarbon composite
Sails
Mainsail area137 sq ft (12.7 m2)
Spinnaker area166 sq ft (15.4 m2)
Racing
RYA PN847
PHRF73.3

Performance and design

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]

References
  1. Dinghy Classes
  2. Yachts & Yachting Group Test Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Portsmouth Number List 2016" (PDF). Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.
  4. "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. RS Sailing
  6. Superspars Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Caution Water
  8. Living with the RS700 Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine

Class Associations
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