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News and programme for the 1998-1999 R Class skiff season

R Class Skiff Racing 1998/1999
 
New Zealand National R Class Skiff Register 1998/1999
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Canterbury R Class Squadron Commodore's Comment 1998/1999
As the 98/99 season fizzled out owing to the weather the rest of the season was by no means a fizzer. The start of the season saw nine boats on average racing every week. New to the class was Dan Leech who bought Acid Hock with Chappie and Nelly updating to Bowies boat. Dan certainly displayed fine form right from the beginning.
Canterbury "R" Class Squadron Register 1999/2000
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1998-1999 Season R Class Skiff Pictures
 
News
L3 hydrofoils underway!
L3 hydrofoils underway! Construnction of the L3 hrdrofoils are welll underway.
2008-09-23
Commodores Report 2007-2008 Season The Squadron has had a mixed season in terms of achieving the objectives we set ourselves approximately a year ago.
2008-06-25
Great NE Conditions 13 Oct 2007 Flat water and 18-20kts made for fantastic sailing on Lyttelton harbour
2007-10-14
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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