R Class Skiff - light weight, high performance, development dinghy sailing

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Historical notes, people, boats, and HMNZS Leander information.

Acid Rock 1992: Acid Rock - Steve and Paul MacIntosh winners 1992 Leander Trophy
Milestone for the Mighty R Class: Milestone for the Mighty R Class Christchurch Star, Friday February 11, 2000 By Nick Tolerton "A Kiwi boat for Kiwis," Olympic champion Peter Mander called the R class in his autobiography.
HMNZS Leander: Brief information, pictures and history of HMNZS Leander
HMNZS Leander Casualties: HMNZS Leander Casualties at Kula Gulf July 1943
Jest: Olympic 12 Square Metre Champion, 1956. Sailed by P.G. Mander and J.V. Cropp
Peter Mander 1929 - 1998: Canterbury Yachting Mourns it's Patron
Log reports and Information from the USS Nicholas (DD449): Log reports and Information from the USS Nicholas (DD449) which was involved in the events of 13 July, 1943.
Pictures

Upcoming Events: Leander 2009 - R Class Nationals WBBC, Worser Bay, Wellington, 2009-02-05; Previous events…; Upcoming events…

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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
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