New Zealand R Class Skiffs
Extreme performance, light weight, skiff style, development dinghy class
- Hydrofoiling
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Canterbury Squadron Wednesday Twilight Racing and Barbecue at NPCL
We're holding a casual evening most Wednesdays, with a sail, followed by a barbecue put on by the squadron. All welcome. The Canterbury squadron also sails most Saturdays (and often Sundays) at Naval Point Club Lyttelton.
This weekend features the - Canterbury Champs with races 1-3 at Charteris Bay on the 3rd of December.
Foiling R's Video Nov. 26 2011
Foiling R's video 26 November 2011 and a
few pictures from the weekendL3 for sale
Phone Paul on 9806213 or email for more details. Don't be shy.
Want to sail an R?Massive Attack launched.
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.
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.
- articles and pictures are available in the hydrofoil development area
- All hydrofoil articles, news and videos
- Leander / Nationals
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The 60th Leander R Class National Championship is over and TheVirtual sailed by Paul Roe and Dan Leech have taken the double. Winning both the 60th Leander Trophy & the Sprint Series Super Cup sailing on the hydrofoiling L3.
Reports, Results and Photos
As usual the Sprint Series crowd was treated to a spectacular display of skill, speed and spills. This year, the foilers wowed the crowd, added a new and exciting dimension to the racing. Sprints report pictures and video. - Gallery
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You can view our full gallery of photos from over the years here.
- What's an R Class
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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
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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.
Canterbury Championships 2011
2011 -2012 Season R class Photos
