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.
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. The Performance Boats are the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo, the new RS Aero and the RS Elite is a racing keel boat. 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.ISAF Offering sailors competitive one-design racing, RS Events take place throughout the UK and internationally for some RS classes.
History 1957 - H.Taylor & Son (Brockley) Ltd incorporated in the UK on 29 October 1957. Traded as Racing Sailboats and London Dinghy Centre (LDC) in South East London. RS Sailing has a boat design, manufacture and fit outside of the business, a chandlery side, and a range of clothing, headwear, footwear, bags, harnesses, sunglasses, helmets, and other kit for sailors and beach goers. RS have over 60 dealers worldwide. RS Sailing is the largest small boat manufacturer in the world. The most common boat seen by RS is the Quest. The company said "The RS Quest is our most popular teaching/training and family boat. A completely modern design that is both comfortable, simple, strong, and stable. ... Quest is an easy to trailer, easy to rig, and fun to sail family boat. For programs and yacht clubs, the Quest offers generous space that makes new sailors comfortable." If you know about RS you will likely know about the RS Quest. The Quest is also easy to use because of how it interacts with wind. The sails can be reefed which helps learners in the harsh winds.
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) RS Tera Paul Handley 2.87m / 9'5" ISAF International Class ISAF Learn to Sail Boat RYA Recognised Junior Class Yachts & Yachting Yachts & Yachting RS Feva Paul Handley 3.64m / 12'0" ISAF International Class RYA Supported Class RYA Class Recognition Policy Yachts & Yachting Yachts & Yachting RS Aero Jo Richards 4m / 13'2" - - RS Neo Paul Handley and RS Sailing 3.53m / 11'5" - RS Quest Jo Richards 4.5m / 14'1" - - RS Vareo Phil Morrison 4.47m / 14'8" - Yachts & Yachting Yachts & Yachting RS Vision Phil Morrison 4.57m / 15' - - RS21 RS Sailing 6.4m / 20'8" World Sailing Class - 2000 Phil Morrison Originally known as the Laser 2000 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 RS600 Clive Everest & Nick Peters 4.47m / 14'8" - - RS700 Nick Peters & Alex Southon 4.68m / 15'5" - Yachts & Yachting Yachts & Yachting Group Test RS800 Phil Morrison 4.8m / 15'9" - - RS900 Phil Morrison 4.68m / 15'4" Olympic skiff trial. Not in production RS Venture Phil Morrison & RS Sailing 4.9m / 16'4" - - RS Elite Phil Morrison 7.4m / 24'4" - Yachts & Yachting RS Zest Jo Richards and RS Sailing 3.59m / 11'9" - - RS Quba Paul Handley 3.53m / 11'5" - Yachts & Yachting Yachts & Yachting RS CAT12 - - - -RS CAT14 - - - -RS CAT16 - - - -
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.
International Success & Awards Sailing World - Dinghy of the Year 2015 - RS Aero SAIL Best Boat Awards - Best Daysailor 2018 - RS Zest RS Sailing won Asian Marine Boating Award's Best Dayboat / Sportboat / Dinghy for their entire range. The RS Venture won Sailing World's Boat of the Year 2012. The RS100 gained ISAF Class status in 2012. The RS Feva has ISAF Class status. The RS Tera gained ISAF Class status in 1997. The RS500 has ISAF Class status. In 1998, the RS300 won Small Sailing Boat of the Year Award at the British Nautical Awards. The RS K6 won Sailboat of the Year Award at the British Nautical Awards in 2001. The RS Feva has won the Coup de Coeur Award in France. The RS Feva has previously won the Dinghy of the Year Award in the USA. In 2010 the RS100 was awarded the Yachts & Yachting Dinghy of the Year award in the UK. The RS100 won the accolade of 2011 Boat of the Year in the USA in magazine Sailing World's 25th annual awards RS Venture Connect SCS Power Assist Pack wins Overall DAME Award 2017
See also Royal Yachting Association International Sailing Federation
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External links RS Sailing (Global HQ) RS Sailing Australia RS Sailing France RS Sailing South Africa RS Sailing Czech Republic RS Class Associations