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Try out an R Class

We can only offer rides in New Zealand, our season runs over the NZ summer, October through to March.

We cannot guarantee a ride and we reserve the right to withdraw our offer for safety, availability or other reasons.
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Trailer Yacht/Keeler
Single handed dinghy
Double handed dinghy
Catamaran
Skiff
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Please give us some idea of your experience, general fitness and a convenient date

A wetsuit, life jacket and footwear are required. We provide the harness and the water!

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What's an R Class Skiff?

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
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