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R Class Skiff Leander Sprint Series Super Cup

The most exciting event to hit Lyttelton Harbour this summer

What Sprints Regatta
When 2006-03-12
from 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Where Just offshore from the Lyttelton Coastguard building.
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A 200 metre long course, twenty plus knots of wind, just offshore big kites, big spills, with all crews battling for short course supremacy. A recipe for disaster if you ask me, but it should be great to watch! An event not to be missed. Be there! Photos from 2003  below.


Leander 2003 Final Action Sprints Kites every which way. R595 Subwoofer, R587 Dimension, B3D, and R581 Stagecoach
Kites every which way
Leander 2003 Action Sprints Finals crush at bottom mark
Crush at bottom mark
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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