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R Class Construction Projects and Information

L3 hull
New R Class hull designed by Dan Leech. Featuring narrow lines, full length chine, carbon wings and split mould construction.
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New design from Allan "Rat" Roper designer of Rat race and No Natural Bouyancy and 2004 Leander winner R596, Signature Homes. Features hard chine and narrow lines with flat short wings.
Hydrofoils
The Canterbury R Class squadrons latest project - hydrofoils designed by Dan Leech and built by Sean Milner.
L4 hull
Images of the new L4 being built. Designed by Dan Leech.
Upcoming Events
Leander 2009 - R Class Nationals WBBC, Worser Bay, Wellington, 2009-02-05
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News
Sean and Dan Fly
Sean and Dan Fly The first brief flight was in about 10kts
2008-10-26
Find out about the new hydrofoils An informative article on the new R Class hydrofoils
2008-10-15
L3 hydrofoils underway!
L3 hydrofoils underway! Construnction of the L3 hrdrofoils are welll underway.
2008-09-23
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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