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A selection of articles from 1950s issues of Sea Spray.

Sea Spray April 1951
Canterbury sponsors the new "Leander R. Class" on a National Basis
Sea Spray July 1951
Letters To The Editor
Sea Spray May 1951
Leander R. Class
Sea Spray June 1951
Leander Trophy Results and Report Christchurch Yacht Club
Sea Spray August 1951
As a yachtsman who has built three Leander R Class dinghies, designed several more and....
Sea Spray September 1951
I was surprised to see the amount of space devoted in the July issue to an overseas class which offers so little in comparison to an already established local class....
Sea Spray October 1951
Having just read Onlookers second letter, I feel that a few remarks are called for to answer some of his so-called points.....
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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