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New Zealand R Class Skiffs

Extreme performance, light weight, skiff style, development dinghy class

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Pub Charity

Leander 2012

Sean Milner and Dan Leech on L3 have won the 2012 Leander, at Naval Point Club, Lyttelton. We'd like to thank Pub
Charity
for sponsoring the 2012 Leander Trophy.

 Check out photos from the Leander here.

Leander race start R595 Subwoofer -  Aaron Jeffries and Matt Bancroft

Foiling R's Video Nov. 26 2011
3 Foiling R's
Foiling R's video 26 November 2011 and a
few pictures from the weekend
 

L3 for sale

Want to sail an R?

Phone Paul on 9806213 or email for more details. Don't be shy.

 

Massive Attack launched.

R609 - Massive Attack - Kevin Holland and Doug Gale launch R609 - Massive Attack - Kevin Holland and Doug Gale launch R609 - Massive Attack - Kevin Holland and Doug Gale launch

1987 Leander Winner Kevin Holland and crew Doug Gale relaunch R609 on foils. The steep chop and 20+kts made for some great sequences from Sutter Schumacher.

Video and photos from 18 December 2010.

R565 - 92MoreFM - Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park Foiling
3 Foiling R's Video
3 Foiling R's
Part 1
3 Foiling R's Part 2
Part 2

In November 92 More FM became the fifth Canterbury boat with hydrofoils. Built in 1994, and sailed by the very experienced Tony Park and Steve MacIntosh, R565 will be a good test of foils on older boats.

The 2010 Leander was a fantastic showcase for the foiling R's. The breathtaking speed, sail-ability and obvious fun of the foilers has generated a lot of interest and heralds an exciting resurgence in the R Class. Reliability is getting better with the foils and boats surviving a gruelling Leander Trophy and five race Sprint Series unscathed.

One of the important parts of the project has been to make hydrofoiling an affordable and practical part of R sailing for anyone in the fleet no matter what boat they have and how old it may be. We have a specially built oven and foil moulds for squadron members to easily build their own set of foils. There are also people who have already built foils who are happy to help those who are new to this and let them know how it's done. If you don't want to build foils yourself then you can hire someone within the squadron to build them for you.

What's an R Class

Extreme performance, light weight, skiff style, development dinghy class in the truest sense (see the rules for details)

Length 3.9m (max)
Hull no minimum weight (typically 29-35kg painted), 1.4m minimum width
Construction Unrestricted (typically ultra lightweight Carbon/Foam)
Rig Unrestricted - typically two spreader pre-bent carbon spar.
Foils Unrestricted
Working Sails Area is restricted 13m2 - construction and rig plan are unrestricted - ie. wings, pocket luff, rotating masts are all acceptable
Kite 20m circumference resulting in a 30-36m2 surface area
Crew 2 (minimum) on trapeze
Contact Us
If you require any more information on the R Class then don't hesitate to contact us.There are many experienced and knowledgeable R Class sailors who would be happy to tallk to you.

If you want to have a go on an R Class to experience the thrill or you are looking to sail with someone for the season then get in touch and we may be able to find someone who is looking for a crew or a skipper.

If you already have a boat and you want to join the NZ R Class Squadron then fill out our form on the site and we will be in touch as soon as possible.
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