The RS300 is a modern racing sailing dinghy made by RS Sailing.RS Sailing The RS300 is a one-design, single-handed, hiking dinghy Go Sail with a PY (Portsmouth Yardstick, RYA) of 972. Designed by Clive Everest and first produced in 1998,Yachts & Yachting it is inspired by the International Moth, of which Everest was a successful designer.Go Sail
Performance and design There are two rigs for the boat. Rig A is slightly smaller than Rig B. The two sail sizes ensure that the power-to-weight ratio and handling characteristics are similar for both large and small sailors.RS Sailing In Yachts & Yachting magazine in the year 2000, the RS300 was described by Steve Cockerill, past and present UK champion in many classes, including the RS300,Yachts & Yachting Blaze & Laser Radial,Rooster Sailing as "one of the most challenging and exciting dinghies I have ever sailes," as well as "the first boat that I have sailed that is a joy just to sail around the course let alone race.”
Awards 1998 - Won Small Sailing Boat of the Year Award at the British Nautical Awards. 2000 - Recognised as a 'Millennium Project' in the UK and was on display at the Millennium Dome.Sailing Networks
External links RS Sailing (Global HQ) ISAF Connect to Sailing International RS Classes Association UK RS Association German RS Class Association
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