Reedling

This article is about the boat. For the bird, see Bearded reedling.
Reedling

RK

Class symbol
Reedling RK4
Current specifications
Crew 2
Type Monohull
Design One-design
Construction Wood
Rig Fractional rig
Keel Fixed
LOA 19.08 ft (5.82 m)
LWL 15.58 ft (4.75 m)
Beam 6.08 ft (1.85 m)
Draft 2.75 ft (0.84 m)
Hull weight 1,065 lb (483 kg)
Mainsail area 149.5 sq ft (13.89 m2)
Jib / Genoa area 75 sq ft (7.0 m2)
Spinnaker area 240 sq ft (22 m2)
Development
Year 1963
Designer Ian Proctor
Builder(s) Reedling Yachts Ltd
Infobox last updated: 25 October 2013

The Reedling is a one-design, fractional rigged keelboat designed and built by Reedling Yachts Ltd (now dissolved), Horning, Norfolk, UK.

The Reedlings class flag is the International Code of Signals Flag for the letter K

The Reedling Class flag

History

There were only 11 Reedlings built, starting in 1963:

Name Sail number Registration year
Reedling RK1 1963
Siskin RK2 1964
Cockatrice RK3 1964
Jaws RK4 1964
Rubicon RK5 1969
Osiris RK6 1982
Aku RK7 1965
Swallow RK8 1965
Bullrush RK9 1985
Onyx RK10 1972
Vole RK11 1973

International competition

The Reedling class of keelboat is only raced at Horning Sailing Club, based in the Reeding's home village of Horning, Norfolk, UK.

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