RS Vareo

RS Vareo
Current specifications
Crew 1
Type Monohull
Construction Polyester GRP with Coremat
Rig Composite top and alloy lower mast
Keel Daggerboard
LOA 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Beam 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Hull weight 155 lb (70 kg) (205 lb (93 kg) total sailing weight)
Mainsail area Fun sail - 85 sq ft (7.9 m2)
Competition sail - 94 sq ft (8.7 m2)
Spinnaker area 107 sq ft (9.9 m2)
D-PN 92.7
RYA PN 1051
Development
Year 2001
Designer Phil Morrison

The RS Vareo is a modern, single-handed sailing dinghy raced throughout the UK at both club and national level. The RS Vareo is a hiking singlehander with an asymmetric spinnaker.[1]

Fleets have grown throughout the UK and a racing circuit has been developed by the RS Association with sponsored events & championships. The GUL RS Vareo National Championships saw a record fleet of 47 competing at Netley SC in July 2007.[2]

Performance and design

The RS Vareo has a PY of 1051, making it significantly faster than the Laser dinghy in the RYA scheme.[3]

However its D-PN is slower than that of a Laser, at 92.7.[4] The boat is characterised in having good stability up and downwind, well-mannered handling and enough room in the cockpit to take a friend out when not racing. The addition of the spinnaker ensures the boat is far more exciting & exhilarating than a conventional monohull.

Without the complications of a trapeze, the handling characteristics allow a broad range of sailors get the most out of their time on the water; without the challenges and pitfalls of a faster asymmetric single hander.[5]

References

  1. Yachts & Yachting
  2. UK RS Association
  3. "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. RS Sailing South Africa

External links

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