Perfect all-round family sailboat for easy handling and enjoyable big dinghy sailing â space for cruising with the family, easy to club race or finding adventures all over North America.
The RS Vision is one of the most popular family boats in the range. A boat that is tough and virtually maintenance free. A boat that is roomy, stable and great to sail.
Beam: 5 ft. 8 in.
Standard features:
Sparkling performance
The best performance in its class
A boat to grow with not out of
Easy to handle and forgiving - more fun
Great for all levels from novice to advanced
Club racing or cruising
Perfect size
Big enough for a family crew
Small enough to comfortably sail single-handed
Light enough to manoeuvre ashore
Stability & space
Maximum waterline beam and minimum topside flare for greater stability
Spacious, uncluttered cockpit
Compression boom vang above the boom for maximum crew space and safety
Comfortable inside-cockpit and side-deck seating positions
Wide thwart for further crew comfort and multi crew seating space
Easy access stowage compartments for safety and other equipment
"All weather" capability
Mainsail can be de-powered quickly
Single line reefing system for fast and simple sail reduction
Furling jib
Fully self-draining cockpit
No bailers required
Fully drains even in light wind
Faster & Safer
Lowest maintenance â greatest durability
Comptec PE3 construction - state of the art three layer rotomoulding system
Toughest outer skin - middle foam layer for stiffness - strong inner skin
RS process leads the way & enables additional thickness in high load areas
Reduces overall weight for better sailing - every RS offers the best performance and most rewarding handling
Maximum use of shape to distribute loads and remove need for bolt on reinforcements
Built in buoyancy from thick foam layer
Strongest fittings attachment - brass inserts moulded into the hull structure
Virtually maintenance free
Integrated structural design
Angled forward cockpit bulkheads triangulate rig loads without the need for heavy bolt-on secondary reinforcement struts
Mast step loads distributed between hull and deck with structural bond area
Multi purpose spinnaker chute / foredeck moulding for added hull stiffness, mast support, water shedding and easy-launch spinnaker system
Topside hull step to provide stiffness and strength, as opposed to flat panels that require heavy material thickness
Ribbed cockpit floor for additional stiffness and grip
Hull rubbing strakes for panel stiffness, wear resistance and grip when capsized
Safe
Buoyant and stable design
Righting lines to assist lighter crews in capsize recovery
Easy to right and comes up dry from a capsize
Grip throughout uncluttered cockpit
Optional mast head float to stop inversion
Simply the best value
Class leading design and specification
Remarkable value
RS Vision T
Ready to sail with:
Furling jib and reefing Dacron mainsail
Option to add the gennaker pack
RS Vision XL
Ready to sail with:
Furling jib
Reefing Mylar mainsail
Gennaker
RS Vision Accessories
Top cover - breathable
Under cover
Launching trolley
Trolley jockey wheel
Road trailer combi base
Padded rudder bag
Outboard motor bracket
Trapeze kit
Spinnaker pack
Twin tube mast head float
40 litre mast head float
Bow fender
Burgee wind indicator
