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
- Growing Class with an active scene on the RS Racing Circuit
- Full Class programme up to World Championship level
- Ideally suited to moderate weight teams – with many mixed crews
- Single trapeze and gennaker – fast one-design competition
Speed and handling
- Light, stiff and easily driven – the RS500 delivers exciting performance with user-friendly handling
- Every element designed to add performance, make the boat easier to sail, reduce complication and streamline production
- Uncluttered and spacious cockpit is class leading in its comfort for adults and young sailors
- Self draining cockpit
- Pivoting centreboard and rudder make launching and recovery easy – shallow waters less risky
Exciting and built to perform
- Quick to rig – easy to own – competitive, fast and a blast
- The hull design, cockpit ergonomics and rig size result from extensive R & D allowing the RS500 to suit sailors across a broad weight range
- GRP composite hull construction with responsive feel and performance
- Light – stiff – strong
Rig Technology
- Rig design for power control and maximum crew weight range within a manageable size and loads
- Mylar XL spec mainsail and jib for light weight, low stretch, visibility and performance.
- Compression strut vang gives clear forward cockpit space for efficient, run through, crewing
- Asymmetric gennaker with double patch chute system
Accessories
- 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 inc mast bracket
- Race rope pack – tapered sheets & gennaker halyard
- Capsize righting lines
SPECIFICATION
Standard
Optional
| RS500 | S | XL | |
| Designer | Phil Morrison | ||
| Length | 4.34m (14'3") | | |
| Beam | 1.58m (5'2") | | |
| Mainsail - Dacron | 7.5m² (80ft²) | | |
| Jib - Dacron | 3.0m² (31ft²) | | |
| Mainsail - Radial cut Mylar | 9.5m² (100ft²) | | |
| Jib - Radial cut Mylar - battened | 3.6m² (37ft²) | | |
| Gennaker | Dynalite 14m² (145ft²) | | |
| Mast | Tapered - aluminium alloy | | |
| Boom | Aluminium alloy | | |
| Bowsprit | Aluminium alloy | | |
| Centreboard - pivoting | GRP sandwich | | |
| Rudder - lifting | GRP sandwich | | |
| Rudder stock + tiller + extension | Aluminium alloy | | |
| Compression strut kicker / vang above boom | | | |
| Padded toestraps - for helm | | | |
| Padded toe straps - for crew | | | |
| Top cover | Breathable polycotton | | |
| Under cover | Nylon | | |
| Launching trolley | | | |
| Road trailer base | | | |
| Padded rudder bag | | | |
| Single trapeze kit | Wire | | |
| Twin trapeze pack | | | |
| D12 rope trapeze lines | | | |
| Carbon fibre tiller extension | | | |
| Burgee wind indicator | | | |
| TackTick Micro compass | Including mast bracket | | |
| Race rope pack | Tapered sheets & gennaker halyard | | |
| Capsize righting lines | | |
