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R603 R607 Prestart
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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