2009 - 2010 Season

R Class news and events

2009 - 2010 Season R Class Skiff Pictures (20)

Mander Trust 2010 Awards Event: 25th June at Naval Point Club Lyttelton. Club opens 7pm, Awards presntation from 7.30pm.
Canterbury R Class Squadron Extreme Quiz Night (Elevate Bar, 2 Colombo Street, from Jun 27, 2010 07:00 PM to Jun 27, 2010 09:35 PM): Come help the Canterbury R Class Squadron buy their shipping container by coming to the Extreme Quiz night, 7pm, 27th June at Elevate Bar, 2 Colombo Street
Canterbury Champs 2009: Consistent racing from Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park has earned them the 2009 Canterbury Champs crown. Points were close at the top, but they showed that outright pace isn't everything. They won the series over two Saturdays at Charteris Bay and NPCL.
4 foiling R's out on 17th October, 2009: October finally put on some decent Saturday weather. Almost all the fleet turned up and a variable 13kts NE made for some nice early season sailing.
Season opening 2009: Four boats ventured out on the first weekend of the season (26/27 Sept 2009). This season is looking promising, new crews, several more foilers on the water shortly with more to come.
South Island Championships Races 4 & 5 (Naval Point Club Lyttelton, from Mar 06, 2010 01:00 PM to Mar 06, 2010 04:00 PM)
South Island Championships Races 1 - 3 (Charteris Bay Yacht Club, from Feb 27, 2010 12:00 PM to Feb 27, 2010 04:00 PM): Races start 1pm
Leander 2010 - R Class Nationals (Naval Point Club Lyttelton, from Feb 11, 2010 10:00 AM to Feb 14, 2010 03:00 PM): 60th Leander Trophy
Canterbury Championships Races 3 - 5 (Charteris Bay Yacht Club, from Nov 28, 2009 10:00 AM to Nov 28, 2009 03:00 PM)
Pegasus Crest Sprint Series (from Nov 07, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 08, 2009 02:00 PM): Short course racing over two days for the coveted Pegasus crest.
Canterbury Championships Races 1 & 2 (Naval Point Club Lyttelton, from Nov 21, 2009 01:00 PM to Nov 21, 2009 04:00 PM)
NPCL Opening day 2009 (Naval Point Club Lyttelton, from Sep 26, 2009 01:00 PM to Sep 26, 2009 04:00 PM): First official day of the season

News: Mander Trust 2010 Awards Event 25th June at Naval Point Club Lyttelton. Club opens 7pm, Awards presntation from 7.30pm. Read More...…
Jun 25, 2010; Canterbury Champs 2009 Consistent racing from Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park has earned them the 2009 Canterbury Champs crown. Points were close at the top, but they showed that outright pace isn't everything. They won the series over two Saturdays at Charteris Bay and NPCL. Read More...…
Dec 11, 2009; 4 foiling R's out on 17th October, 2009 October finally put on some decent Saturday weather. Almost all the fleet turned up and a variable 13kts NE made for some nice early season sailing. Read More...…
Oct 19, 2009; Read More...…

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
Foils	Unrestricted
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

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