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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]

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. ^ a b 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

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