RS Vareo
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Phil Morrison |
| Year | 2001 |
| Name | RS Vareo |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Polyester GRP with Coremat |
| Hull weight | 155 lb (70 kg) (205 lb (93 kg) total sailing weight) |
| LOA | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Daggerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Composite top and alloy lower mast |
| Sails | |
| 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) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 92.7 |
| RYA PN | 1051 |
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
- ^ Yachts & Yachting
- ^ UK RS Association
- ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ RS Sailing South Africa