 Insignia | |
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj |
| Year | 2004 |
| Design | One Design Neil Pryde |
| Name | RS:X |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Sailboard |
| Construction | GRP & Carbon |
| Hull weight | 15.5 kg (34 lb) Volume 231 L (51 imp gal; 61 US gal) |
| LOA | 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | .93 m (3 ft 1 in) |
| Rig | |
| Mast length | male: 5.2 m (17 ft) female: 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft) female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft) |
iQFoil → | |
RS:X is awindsurfing class selected by theISAF[1] to replace theMistral One Design Class for the2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities toFormula Windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance.[2]
RS:X equipment includes a board with adaggerboard, and a sail of a specified size. The board measures 286 cm in length and 93 cm in width. Unlike formula boards, it is quite heavy at 15.5 kg, which is almost twice that of regular competition formula boards, but is very similar to the weight of raceboards such as the previous Olympic board,Mistral One Design Class. The Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, while the RS:X board weighs more than 19 kg.
The RS:X seems to be a compromise between traditional raceboards which work well in 5 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s), and Formula boards which go fast in 12 to 30 kn (5 to 15 m/s), and has shown itself to be competitive with past raceboards in the medium wind range.
The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of theNeil Pryde windsurfing sail V8.
Starting with the2024 Summer Olympics theIQFoil class has been selected to replace RS:X.
TheRS:X was the windsurfing equipment used in the Olympics from 2008 to 2020. The class during this period had two annual World Championships international sailingregatta theRS:X World Championships and theRS:X Youth World Championships, these were organized by the host club on behalf of the International RS:X Class Association and recognized byWorld Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. In addition the RS:X was used forYouth Sailing World Championships which is run entirely byWorld Sailing this unlike the class youth world championship is limited to one competitor per country.
The RS:X has been used as equipment in theWorld Sailing ownYouth Sailing World Championships which is for sailors under 19 but unlike the class Youth Worlds limited to one competitor per nations and is a multi class regatta.
The RS:X Class hold its own Youth World Championships the age limit used was either 19 or 21 depending on the event.
| Event | Host | Fleet | Sailors | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | ||
| 1 | 27Jul -5Aug | 2007 | Sopot |  Poland | Male | 65 | 13 | 2 | [3][4] | |
| Female | 29 | 9 | 3 | [5] | ||||||
| 2 | 10-19 Jan | 2008 | Pattaya |  Thailand | Male | 36 | 16 | 4 | [6][7] | |
| Female | 13 | 7 | 2 | [8] | ||||||
| 3 | 25Jul -1Aug | 2009 | Bodrum |  Turkey | Male | 13 | 3 | [9] | ||
| Female | 11 | 2 | [10] | |||||||
| 4 | 23-31 Oct | 2010 | Limassol |  Cyprus | Male | 70 | 14 | 3 | [11][12] | |
| Female | 38 | 13 | 2 | [13] | ||||||
| 5 | 20-26 Oct | 2011 | Cagliari |  Italy | Male | 86 | 19 | 3 | [14] | |
| Female | 28 | 10 | 4 | [15] | ||||||
| 6 | 20-27 Oct | 2012 | Pengu Island |  Chinese Taipei | Male | 42 | 17 | 5 | [16][17] | |
| Female | 23 | 12 | 5 | [18] | ||||||
| 7 | 20-26 Oct | 2013 |  Lega Navale Civitavecchia | Civitavecchia | Italy | Male | 79 | 17 | 5 | [19][20][21] |
| Female | 41 | 13 | 3 | [22] | ||||||
| N/A | 18-25 Oct | 2014 | Bney Herzliya Sailing Club | Herzliya |  Israel | CANCELLED DUE TO POLITICS | ||||
| 8 | 18-25 Oct | 2014 | Clearwater Community Sailing Centre | Clearwater,Florida |  United States | U19 - Male | 54 | 16 | 4 | [23][24] |
| U19 - Female | 28 | 14 | 4 | [25] | ||||||
| 9 | 11-18 Jul | 2015 | Gdynia Sports and Recreation Center | Gdynia | Poland | U19 - Male | 98 | 28 | 5 | [26][27] |
| U19 - Female | 38 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | 19-26 Nov | 2016 | Limassol Nautical Club | Limassol | Cyprus | Male | 72 | 16 | 3 | [28][29][30][31] |
| Female | 25 | 11 | 3 | [32] | ||||||
| 11 | 22Jun -1Jul | 2017 | Circolo Surf Torbole | Nago–Torbole,Lake Garda | Italy | Male | 97 | 22 | 4 | [33][34][35] |
| Female | 40 | 14 | 4 | [36] | ||||||
| 12 | 1-8 Jul | 2018 | Plage du Steir, Penmarch |  France | Male | 95 | 17 | 4 | [37][38][39] | |
| Female | 35 | 10 | 2 | [40] | ||||||
| 13 | 4-11 Aug | 2019 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Russia |  Russia | Male | 69 | 16 | 5 | [41][42][43][44] | |
| Female | 35 | 12 | 3 | [44] | ||||||
| Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Christian Freimüller (GER) |  Richard Hamilton (GBR) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) | |
| 2008 |  Ho Tsun Leung (HKG) | Piotr Myszkowski (POL) |  Thiseas Kampas (GRE) | |
| 2009 | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Manfredi Misuraca (ITA) | |
| 2010 | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) | |
| 2011 | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) | Louis Giard (FRA) | Sam Sills (GBR) | |
| 2012 | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) | Kieran Martin (GBR) | Martin Olmeta (FRA) | |
| 2013 | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Mayan Rafic (ISR) |  Bautista Saubidet Birkner (ARG) | |
| 2014 | Radoslaw Furmanski (POL) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) |  Toni Bonet Macias (ESP) | |
| 2015 | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Francisco Saubidet Birkner (ARG) | Titouan Le Bosq (FRA) | |
| 2016 | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Camille Bouyer (FRA) | Tom Reuveny (ISR) | [31] |
| 2017 | Tom Reuveny (ISR) | Luca Di Tomassi (ITA) | Andy Brown (GBR) | [35] |
| 2018 | Fabien Pianazza (FRA) | Mateo Dussarps (FRA) | Nicolo Renna (ITA) | [39] |
| 2019 | Eyal Yohay Zror (ISR) | Daniel Basik Tashtash (ISR) | Ruven Hillel (ISR) | [44] |
| Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Moana Delle (GER) | Maja Dziarnowska (POL) | Regina Stadler (GER) | |
| 2008 | Laura Linares (ITA) | Hei Man H V Chan (HKG) | Maja Dziarnowska (POL) | |
| 2009 | Izzy Hamilton (GBR) | Leonore Bosch (FRA) | Lo Sin Lam (HKG) | |
| 2010 | Izzy Hamilton (GBR) | Hanna Zembrzuska (POL) | Hélène Noesmoen (FRA) | |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Bilska (POL) | Kamila Smektala (POL) | Barbara Dmuchowska (POL) | |
| 2012 | Naomi Cohen (ISR) | Saskia Sills (GBR) | Jeanne Dantès (FRA) | |
| 2013 | Marta Maggetti (ITA) | Hadas Hochster (ISR) | Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA) | |
| 2014 | Emma Wilson (GBR) | Berenice Mege (FRA) | Marta Maggetti (ITA) | |
| 2015 | Noy Drihan (ISR) | Stefania Elfutina (RUS) | Berenice Mege (FRA) | |
| 2016 | Katy Spychakov (ISR) | Noy Drihan (ISR) | Mariam Sekhposyan (RUS) | [32] |
| 2017 | Maya Morris (ISR) | Emma Wilson (GBR) |  Kazami Matsuura (JPN) | [36] |
| 2018 | Giorgia Speciale (ITA) | Naama Gazit (ISR) | Linoy Geva (ISR) | [40] |
| 2019 | Yana Reznikova (RUS) | Manon Pianazza (RUS) | Naama Greenberg (ISR) | [45] |
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