Trophies

R Class Skiff National Championship Trophies and Winners

Leander Trophy: Winner of National R Class Skiff Championship
Bank Of New South Wales Trophy: Runner up to Leander Trophy.
Bill Hayman Cup: Third place National R Class Skiff Championship
Doug Harrison Trophy: Highest placed yacht over five years old
Leander Cup: Leander Handicap winner
Kent Prier Trophy: Winner of Invitation Race
Pinkney Trophy: Teams Racing over Leander Trophy
Sprint Series Super Cup: Short course racing champion
Leander Trophy Masters Champion: Highest placed skipper over 40 years of age
Leander Trophy Youth Champion: Highest placed skipper under 20 years of age
DB Trophy: Interprovincial team boat race
MacIntosh Innovators Trophy: Presented for Innovation
Fyfe Sails ITO Prize: Jib donated by Fyfe sails

News: Canterbury Champs 2009 Consistent racing from Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park has earned them the 2009 Canterbury Champs crown. Points were close at the top, but they showed that outright pace isn't everything. They won the series over two Saturdays at Charteris Bay and NPCL. Read More...…
Dec 11, 2009; 4 foiling R's out on 17th October, 2009 October finally put on some decent Saturday weather. Almost all the fleet turned up and a variable 13kts NE made for some nice early season sailing. Read More...…
Oct 19, 2009; Season opening 2009 Four boats ventured out on the first weekend of the season (26/27 Sept 2009). This season is looking promising, new crews, several more foilers on the water shortly with more to come. Read More...…
Oct 06, 2009; Read More...…

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
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