NZ Sailcraft RS500
Details
| Length | 4.34 m |
| Beam | 1.58 |
| Draft | — |
| Fuel Type | — |
| Fuel Capacity | — |
| Cabins | — |
| Heads | — |
| Engine Drive Type | — |
| Engine | — |
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Description
Fast and exciting single trapeze double-hander with a fantastic European racing circuit and an awesome social scene. The RS500's infectious popularity has created a growing International Class with World Championships in fabulous venues every year. The RS500 has un-matched asymmetric skiff style performance, one-design competition, plus a youth and adult age range. Costs and the experience required are surprisingly attainable - it's all about amazing sailing and the spirit of the RS community.
Features:
- World Sailing International Class with a growing active scene on the RS Racing Circuit
- Full Class programme up to World Championship level
- Ideally suited to moderate weight teams - many mixed crews
- Single trapeze and gennaker - fast one-design competition
Speed and handling:
- Light, stiff and easily driven for exciting performance with user-friendly handling
- Designed to add performance, reduce complication and streamline production
- Uncluttered and spacious cockpit leading in comfort for adults and youth sailors
- Self draining cockpit
- Pivoting centreboard and rudder for easy launching and recovery in shallow waters
Exciting and built to perform:
- Quick to rig, easy to own, competitive, fast and fun
- Hull design, cockpit ergonomics and rig size suit sailors across a broad weight range
- GRP composite hull construction with responsive feel and performance
- Light, stiff and strong
Rig Technology:
- Rig designed for power control and wide crew weight range with manageable size and loads
- Mylar XL spec mainsail and jib for light weight, low stretch, visibility and performance
- Compression strut vang provides clear forward cockpit space for efficient crewing
- Asymmetric gennaker with double patch chute system
Accessories include:
- Dacron S spec small mainsail & jib for training and holiday centres
- Top cover - breathable polycotton
- Under cover - Nylon
- Launching trolley
- Road trailer base
- Padded rudder bag
- D12 rope trapeze lines
- Carbon fibre tiller extension
- Burgee wind indicator
- TackTick Micro compass including mast bracket
- Race rope pack with tapered sheets and gennaker halyard
- Capsize righting lines
