Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Nick Peters & Alex Southon |
Year | 2001 |
Design | One design |
Name | RS700 |
Boat | |
Crew | 1 |
Trapeze | Yes |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Epoxy & GRP Foam Sandwich |
Hull weight | 123 lb (56 kg) (174 lb (79 kg) total sailing weight) |
LOA | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) |
Beam | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) maximum beam with racks extended) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | Daggerboard |
Rig | |
Rig type | Carbon composite |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 137 sq ft (12.7 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 166 sq ft (15.4 m2) |
Racing | |
RYA PN | 847 |
PHRF | 73.3 |
The RS700 is a single-handed racing dinghy built by RS Sailing and designed in 2000 by Nick Peters and Alex Southon as part of the RS series and built in 2001.[1] It is raced in many sailing clubs around Britain,[2] with a PY number of 850[3] and a D-PN of 73.3.[4]