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Liquid Design Secrets Unveiled!

The R-class squadron, normally a bastion of sportsmanship and comradeship, has never seen a scandal quite like this.

NEWS FLASH: Liquid Design Secrets Unveiled!

The R-class squadron, normally a bastion of sportsmanship and comradeship, has never seen a scandal quite like this. In a move reminiscent of the big-budget, win at all costs tactics of America's Cup teams, secret design documents have been stolen from the R593 Liquid R-class team. These highly technical and detailed design documents show the details and results of recent secret design developments undertaken by the Liquid team during the winter season.

www.rclass.org cannot disclose the source of these documents, or how they were obtained. In the interests of the class, and upon consultation with our lawyers, we have decided to publish them on this website for all to see. This demonstrates our commitment to a policy of openness, particular to this high-performance development class.

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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