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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

EventDateVenue
Wanaka Fun Weekend - CANCELLED
21-23 October 2006Wanaka Yacht Club
Ruddiman Trophy (Show Weekend)17-19 November 2006Wanaka Yacht Club
Canterbury Championships2 December 2006Charteris Bay YC

9 December 2006 NPCL
Pegasus Crest Sprint Series - CANCELLED
20 January 2007Akaroa Sailing Club
South Island Championships3-4 February 2007Wakatipu
Festival Regatta
10-11 February 2007
Otago Yacht Club
Leander 2006
8-11 March 2007ASC, Oraki Bay, Auckland
Otago Championships
25 March 2007
Otago Yacht Club
Irene Stacey Sprints
one of March 17, 18 / April 14,15Christchurch Yacht Club
 

Upcoming Events
Pegasus Crest Sprint Series Akaroa Sailing Club, 2009-01-11
Leander 2009 - R Class Nationals WBBC, Worser Bay, Wellington, 2009-02-05
Previous events…
Upcoming events…
News
4 January 2009
4 January 2009
Some more testing in fun conditions
2009-01-04
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009
Some more notes on development progress, a couple of pictures and some more videos
2009-01-03
Some new videos, hydrofoil testing and a kite run
Some new videos, hydrofoil testing and a kite run
A couple of new videos from 13 December, 2008
2008-12-26
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