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R Class Skiff News and Programme for the 2007-2008 Season

2007 - 2008 Season R Class Skiff Pictures
Photos from events throughout the season
Ruddiman Trophy 2007 - 2008 - CANCELLED (Timaru Yacht Club, from 2007-11-17 11:00 AM to 2007-11-18 05:00 PM)
Interprovincial Contest
Canterbury Championships 2007 - 2008 (NPCL, from 2007-10-27 01:00 PM to 2007-10-27 04:00 PM)
 
Canterbury Championships 2007 - 2008 (Charteris Bay Yacht Club, from 2007-12-01 09:30 AM to 2007-12-01 04:30 PM)
 
Pegasus Crest Sprint Series (Akaroa Sailing Club, from 2008-01-19 12:00 PM to 2008-01-19 04:00 PM)
 
Leander 2008 - R Class Nationals (NPCL, from 2008-02-02 10:00 AM to 2008-02-06 03:30 PM)
58th R Class Skiff National Championship
Leander Action Sprints Super Cup (NPCL, from 2008-02-06 12:30 PM to 2008-02-06 03:30 PM)
Close racing and extreme skiff action
South Island Championships 2007 - 2008 (Wakatipu Yacht Club, from 2008-02-09 10:00 AM to 2008-02-10 05:00 PM)
 
South Island Dinghy Winter Championships (NPCL, from 2007-09-01 10:30 AM to 2007-09-02 04:00 PM)
Winter Championship regatta for all dinghy classes
Naval Point Club Lyttelton Opening Day (NPCL, from 2007-09-29 01:35 PM to 2007-09-29 05:30 PM)
 
New L2 lineup
Paul Patrick is the new owner of the very tidy looking L2.
Great NE Conditions 13 Oct 2007
Flat water and 18-20kts made for fantastic sailing on Lyttelton harbour
R Class Open Day is on today (Sunday) from 12pm (Naval Point Yacht Club, from 2008-04-20 12:00 PM to 2008-04-20 06:00 PM)
Come and have a ride on an R Class on the 20th of April.
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.
Upcoming Events
Leander 2009 - R Class Nationals WBBC, Worser Bay, Wellington, 2009-02-05
Previous events…
Upcoming events…
News
Sean and Dan Fly
Sean and Dan Fly
The first brief flight was in about 10kts
2008-10-26
Find out about the new hydrofoils
An informative article on the new R Class hydrofoils
2008-10-15
L3 hydrofoils underway!
L3 hydrofoils underway!
Construnction of the L3 hrdrofoils are welll underway.
2008-09-23
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