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~RS100

Exhilarating hiking single-hander with gennaker. Beautifully built using epoxy sandwich construction and carbon spars, the RS100 offers exhilarating racing and incorporates a host of features that make the performance widely attainable. Three rig sizes cover a wide sailor range and the cockpit is incredibly comfortable in all conditions, on open sea and inland water. The RS100 is responsive and highly rewarding for sailors who relish the challenge.
Beam: 6 ft. 0 in.
Standard features:
Specifications
Length: 4.3m
Beam: 1.83m
Hull Weight: 55kg
Sailing Weight: 80kg
Mainsail: 10.2m Radial Mylar cut with Dacron luff panel – Mast extension required
Asymmetric spinnaker: 12.5m Twin patch down haul system
Hull construction: Epoxy GRP foam sandwich
Mast: Carbon composite – 2 part + removable bottom stump Rotating
Boom: Carbon composite Twin tube compression strut vang
Bowsprit: Carbon reinforced GRP composite
Centerboard - pivoting: Epoxy foam sandwich
Rudder - lifting: Epoxy foam sandwich


Standard Features
HULL
Epoxy GRP composite sandwich construction for light weight, stiffness and a long competitive life.
Easily driven with a reasonably fine bow and sufficient waterline width aft for stability
Flared topsides give reserve buoyancy and the molded-in wings add more
Spray rails on the chines give excellent water release and a drier ride

FOILS
Pivoting centerboard and rudder chosen for user friendliness
Launching and recovery are easy and serious damage risk from grounding is largely eliminated

COCKPIT
Most people think the RS100 is just about the most comfortable hiking boat they’ve ever sailed
Mainsheet jammer well forward in the cockpit for smooth transition in light wind tacks and gybes, without digging the stern
Vang and Cunningham controls are lead to the sides of the wings and the centerboard has a simple uphaul / downhaul system

SPARS
The carbon fiber mast is in two main parts for easy transport on a car roof or in a 20' shipping container
A removable bottom stump extends the mast length for the 10.2 m2 sail
Shrouds, but no forestay, means the rig can work automatically upwind
The shrouds stop the rig bending forwards under spinnaker loads downwind – important to keep the bow up and reduce nose diving without the need for a super-stiff mast which would be heavier and expensive
A compression strut vang – easy to adjust and highly effective

SAILS
Three mainsail size options: 10.2m, 8.4m and 7.4m
Asymmetric gennaker with big chute beneath the foredeck for quick hoists and drops
The lack of a forestay and the mast well aft, mean that the spinnaker has a huge amount of space to blow through easily when gybing