R Class Skiff - light weight, high performance, development dinghy sailing

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Esky skiff launched

Allan "Rat" Ropers latest winter project has been launched and is on the water.

Esky on the water

Allan's last design was the 2004 Leander winner Signature homes. Esky construction photos.

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

2007-10-14

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