 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Nick Peters & Alex Southon |
| Year | 2001 |
| Design | One design |
| Name | RS700 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Trapeze | Yes |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Epoxy & GRP Foam Sandwich |
| Hull weight | 123 lb (56 kg) (174 lb (79 kg) total sailing weight) |
| LOA | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) |
| Beam | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) maximum beam with racks extended) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Daggerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Carbon composite |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 137 sq ft (12.7 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 166 sq ft (15.4 m2) |
| Racing | |
| RYA PN | 847 |
| PHRF | 73.3 |
TheRS700 is a single-handed racing dinghy built byRS Sailing and designed in 2000 by Nick Peters and Alex Southon as part of the RS series and built in 2001.[1] It is raced in many sailing clubs around Britain,[2] with aPY number of 850[3] and aD-PN of 73.3.[4]
The RS700 is regarded by many professionals, including German Contender champion Christian Brandt,[5] as the fastest and most user friendly skiff around, the magazine Yachts & Yachting has referred to it as being "simple but highly effective", the magazine also commented on the ease with which thespinnaker can be raised and lowered.[2] The RS700 has a trapeze,mainsail and anasymmetrical spinnaker, but nojib.[6] The width of the wings on the RS700 are adjustable, meaning that the boat can be sailed by different sized sailors.[7]
Nick Peters, one of the designers has commented on the RS700 saying that, like all the previous dinghies in the RS series, it has a light hull and a huge sail area, but that it is conceptually very different from theRS600. Peters has also said that the RS700 can easily keep speed with theRS800.[8]