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

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Major Events and notes for the 2006 - 2007 R Class Skiff Season

Regatta weekends and regular sailing summary

Canterbury Squadron regular racing is every Saturday 13:00hrs at Naval Point Club Lyttelton (NPCL).

Otago Squadron races Sundays at Vauxhall and Otago yacht clubs.

2 open days will be held during the season dates and times will be notified

Event	Date	Venue
Wanaka Fun Weekend - CANCELLED	21-23 October 2006	Wanaka Yacht Club
Ruddiman Trophy (Show Weekend)	17-19 November 2006	Wanaka Yacht Club
Canterbury Championships	2 December 2006	Charteris Bay YC
	9 December 2006	NPCL
Pegasus Crest Sprint Series - CANCELLED	20 January 2007	Akaroa Sailing Club
South Island Championships	3-4 February 2007	Wakatipu
Festival Regatta	10-11 February 2007	Otago Yacht Club
Leander 2006	8-11 March 2007	ASC, Oraki Bay, Auckland
Otago Championships	25 March 2007	Otago Yacht Club
Irene Stacey Sprints	one of March 17, 18 / April 14,15	Christchurch Yacht Club

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

2007-09-10

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