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RS Tera
Class symbol
Development
DesignerPaul Handley
DesignOne-Design
NameRS Tera
Boat
Crew1
Hull
TypeMonohull
Construction3 layer Comptec PE3 Hull
Hull weight85 lb (39 kg)
LOA9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Beam4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeDaggerboard
Rig
Rig typeBermuda
Sails
Mainsail areaSport rig - 38 sq ft (3.5 m2)
Pro rig - 50 sq ft (4.6 m2)
Mini sail - 28 sq ft (2.6 m2)
Racing
RYA PNRS Tera Sport: 1451 RS Tera Pro: 1351

The RS Tera is a one-man monohull dinghy in the RS Sailing range of sailing boats. It is recognised by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) as an international class, and is a popular boat for beginners and for children to race.[1]

Performance and design

The RS Tera is suitable for introducing newcomers to the sport of sailing, but is also a good boat to race.[2] The boat is highly robust, and it is built with a self draining cockpit and is easy to right after a capsize, in addition to which it has a floating daggerboard. The boat is fairly small and light, meaning it is possible to transport on a roof rack, and that it is manageable on the water by younger children. The mast comes in two pieces, and the boom is padded.

Furthermore, the RS Tera can be rowed and has oarlocks.[3] Built with a Comptec PE3 hull, the RS Tera has been described to have a modern look.

Features and Specification

The RS Tera is available in 2 specifications: RS Tera Sport and RS Tera Pro. The RS Tera Sport is designed with beginners and training centres in mind while the RS Tera Pro is more suitable to older, more experienced sailors. The weight range is between 30 kg and 70 kg and it can carry up to two children comfortably.

The RS Tera Sport has a reefable Dacron sail (the sail can be reefed to de-power in strong winds / for smaller children) while the RS Tera Pro has a battened Mylar sail which gives improved performance and an increase in power. There is also a Mini-sail for very small children, as young as 5 years old. All specifications fit on the same hull and same mast meaning that the same boat can be used for children of all ages and all abilities.

Hull:

  • Constructed of rotor-moulded Polyethylene: Very strong and virtually maintenance free.
  • Designed to be easy to handle with more finesse than rivals.
  • Wide comfortable side decks mean children feel safe sat on the side of the boat.
  • Light and easy to right after a capsize: Children do not need assistance to right and there are added righting lines to assist.
  • Self draining cockpit: Drains as it sails so that children do not need assistance.
  • Lightweight on a trolley for easy manoeuvring by children.

Rig:

  • All rigs fit on the same hull - more versatile and cost effective
  • Rig is far forward reducing the possibility of getting stuck "in irons" / head to wind
  • Boom is high and padded to prevent head injuries
  • 2 piece mast for transporting and storage

Options

  • A rowing kit can be added for light wind fun
  • Racing pack is available for more advanced sailors

International Success, Awards and Recognition

  • The RS Tera gained International ISAF status in 2007.[4]
  • The RS Tera is an RYA Recognised Junior Class.[5]
  • The RS Tera is an ISAF Learn to Sail boat.[6]

World championships

The RS Tera World Championships is an annual international sailing regatta for RS Tera they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

Events

Event Host Rig Participation Ref.
Ed. Dates Year Host club Location Country No. Nat. Cont
1 8 - 10 Aug 2008 Björlanda Kile and Kaparen Gottskär  Sweden Sport 50 7 1 [7][8][9]
2 24–31 July 2010  Yacht Club de Carnac Carnac  France Sport 30 5 2 [10]
Pro 19 3 1 [11][12][13]
3 1 - 6 Aug 2011  Aabenraa Sejlclub Aabenraa  Denmark Sport 45 31 14 5 2 [14]
Pro 26 16 10 5 2 [15]

[16] [17]

4 4 - 8 Aug 2012 Associazione Nautica Sebina Sulazano on Lake Iseo  Italy Sport 40 8 2 [18]
Pro 34 6 2 [19][20]
5 29 July to 2 Aug 2013 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Isle of Portland  United Kingdom Sport 72 7 4
Pro 51 6 3 [21]

[22][23]

6 25 July to 3 Aug 2014 Pine Lake Marina Sedgefield  South Africa Sport 27 18 9 5 2
Pro 30 21 9 5 2 [24][25]
7 26–29 July 2015 Aquivitesse Bruinisse  Netherlands Sport 59 6 2
Pro 49 37 12 6 3 [26][27]
8 30 July to 5 Aug 2016  Club de Vela Santoña Santona  Spain Sport 41 5 2
Pro 31 6 3 [28][29][30][31]
9 30 July to 4 Aug 2017  Yacht Club de Carnac Carnac  France Sport 66 [32]
Pro 37

[33][34][35]

10 4-10 Aug 2018 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Isle of Portland  United Kingdom Sport 81 9 3
Pro 66 7 4 [36][37]
11 4-9 Aug 2019  Ljungskile Segelsällskap Ljungskile  Sweden Sport 52 0 0 8 2 [38]
Pro 33 0 0 6 3 [39][40]
N/A 4 - 9 Apr 2020 Pine Lake Marina Sedgefield  South Africa CANCELLED DUE TO COVID [41][42]
N/A 1-7 Aug 2021 Sejlklubben Køge Bugt Greve  Denmark CANCELLED DUE TO COVID [43][44]
12 2022 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Isle of Portland  United Kingdom Sport 63 38 25 5 1
Pro 59 33 26 9 3 [45][46]
13 30 July to 4 Aug 2023 Associazione Nautica Sebina  Italy Sport 42
Pro 23 [47][48]
14 5-8 Aug 2024 Sejlklubben Køge Bugt Greve  Denmark

Medalists

Year Rig Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Sport  Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)  Arya Sevgen (TUR)  Beatrice Törnsten (SWE)
2009 NOT HELD
2010 Sport  Eoin Lyden (IRL)  Brice Yrieix (FRA)  Ugo Zunardi (ITA) [49]
Pro  James Kelly (GBR)  Joshua Aldridge (GBR)  Matthew French (GBR) [49]
2011 Sport  Elliott Wells (GBR)  Nathan Page (RSA)  James Hellstrom (RSA)
Pro  William Taylor (GBR)  Will Robinson (GBR)  Michele Vezzoli (ITA)
2012 Sport  Billy Vennis-Ozanne (GBR)  Georgou Divaris (RSA)  James Hellstrom (RSA)
Pro Rig  Gregory Kelly (GBR)  James Hutton-Penman (GBR)  Rebecca Lewis (GBR)
2013 Sport  Georgou Divaris (RSA)  Jack Lewis (GBR)  Freddie Peters (GBR)
Pro  Crispin Beaumont (GBR)  Sam Lombaard (RSA)  James Hellstrom (RSA)
2014 Sport  Arin Long (RSA)  Michaela Robinson (RSA)  Benji Daniel (RSA)
Pro  James Hellstrom (RSA)  Jason Gray (RSA)  Christopher Crawford (ZIM)
2015 Sport  Tom Storey (GBR)  Roscoe Martin (GBR)  Freddy Wood (GBR)
Pro  Harrison Pye (GBR)  Henry Jameson (GBR)  Matt Smith (GBR)
2016 Sport  Ewan Wilson (GBR)  Robbie McDonald (GBR)  Arnau Gelpi (ESP)
Pro  Jack Lewis (GBR)  Roscoe Martin (GBR)  Ben Batchelor (GBR)
2017 Sport  Jake Thompson (GBR)  Phoebe Peters (GBR)  Tom Ahlheid (FRA)
Pro  Jack Lewis (GBR)  Blake Tudor (GBR)  Robbie McDonald (GBR)
2018 Sport  Oliver Peters (GBR)  Alice Davis (GBR)  William James (GBR) [50]
Pro  Ben Tuttle (GBR)  Beth Miller (NZL)  Luke Anstey (GBR) [51]
2019 Sport  Jac Bailey (GBR)  William Bailey (GBR)  Matthew Rayner (GBR) [52]
Pro  Alice Davis (GBR)  Peter Cope (GBR)  Max Steele (GBR) [53]
2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
2021 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
2022 Sport  Ruta Mažunaviciute (LTU)  Ben Greenhalgh (GBR)  William Stratton-Brown (GBR) [46]
Pro  Archie Munro-Price (GBR)  Jac Bailey (GBR)  Nojus Volungevicius (LTU) [46]
2023 Sport  Yevhenii Kuzmenko (UKR)  Daniel Whitehead (GBR)  Pavlo Zinchenko (GBR) [48]
Pro  Ben Greenhalgh (GBR)  Will Bradley (GBR)  Greta Kalinauskait (LTU) [48]

References

  1. ^ RS Tera Class Page Yachts & Yachting
  2. ^ Yachts & Yachting Classes
  3. ^ Dinghy Sailor
  4. ^ Yachts & Yachting
  5. ^ RYA Junior Classes
  6. ^ ISAF Learn to Sail Boats
  7. ^ "2008 World Official Event Website".
  8. ^ "RS Tera World Championship at Gottskär, Sweden".
  9. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2008 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  10. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2010 RS Tera Sport World Championships at World Sailing
  11. ^ "2010 World Official Event Website".
  12. ^ "Allen RS Tera Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac - Overall".
  13. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2010 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  14. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2011 RS Tera Sport World Championships at World Sailing
  15. ^ "2011 World Official Event Website".
  16. ^ "RS Tera World Championships in Denmark".
  17. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2011 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  18. ^ Page - 2012 RS Tera Sport World Championships WS at World Sailing
  19. ^ "RS Tera Worlds at Associazione Nautica Sebina, Lake Iseo, Italy".
  20. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2012 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  21. ^ "2013 World Official Event Website".
  22. ^ "RS Tera World Championships at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy".
  23. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2013 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  24. ^ "2014 World Official Event Website".
  25. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2014 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  26. ^ "2015 World Official Event Website".
  27. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2015 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  28. ^ "2016 World Official Event Website".
  29. ^ http://www.rstera.org/champs/cindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=168. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ^ "RS Tera Worlds 2016 - A week to remember!".
  31. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2016 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  32. ^ https://www.yccarnac.com/rs-tera-world-championships-2017-results.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ "Magic Marine RS Tera World Championship at Yacht Club de Carnac".
  34. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/464198193919947/files/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2017 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  36. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2018 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  37. ^ "RS Tera World Championship at the RS Games, Weymouth & Portland - Overall".
  38. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2019 RS Tera Sport World Championships at World Sailing
  39. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2019 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  40. ^ "RS Tera World Challenge Trophy at Ljungskile, Sweden - Overall".
  41. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2020 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  42. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2020 RS Tera Sport World Championships at World Sailing
  43. ^ WS Regatta Page - 2021 RS Tera World Championships at World Sailing
  44. ^ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  45. ^ "2022 World Official Event Website".
  46. ^ a b c "Sailwave results for RS Tera World Championships 2022 at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing AcademySaturday 30th July to Friday 5th August 2022 2022".
  47. ^ "2023 World Official Event Website".
  48. ^ a b c "Racing Rules of Sailing".
  49. ^ a b "Resultats RS Tera - Yacht Club de Carnac". December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010.
  50. ^ "Sailwave results for RS Tera World Championships 2018 at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy 2018". www.sailwave.com.
  51. ^ "Sailwave results for RS Tera World Championships 2018 at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy 2018". www.sailwave.com.
  52. ^ "Results - Sport".
  53. ^ "Results - Pro".

References

External links

Class associations