News Archive

What's on the horizon for the International RS Feva Association? By Golly Tucker, , 9:39 AM Sat 15 Dec 2012
2012 is nearing its end and what a year it has been! Memories of Hayling are still etched in my mind. I thought it would be great to give you an update on the International RS Feva Association to get you all enthused about 2013! ...[more]

RS100 awarded ISAF Class status By Martin Wadhams, , 2:07 AM Wed 5 Dec 2012
Since the RS100’s launch in 2010 it has been the world’s fastest growing performance single handed class. Numbers have built quickly across the globe and in November at the ISAF Annual Conference the RS100 was awarded ISAF Class status. ...[more]

RS Sailing announce changes to management structure By Gemma Frohlich, , 3:03 AM Sat 1 Dec 2012
RS Sailing have announced changes to their management structure due to expansion into new international markets. Jon Partridge, previously Operations Director, has been appointed as the new UK and European Sales Director for RS Sailing. ...[more]

RS Vareos at TATA Steel SC By Debbie Darling, , 2:25 AM Tue 9 Oct 2012
A fleet of 72 boats entered this year’s Tata Steel Sailing Club’s October Regatta, to include seven RS Vareo's for the Gul Grand Prix Circuit of which four were club boats and three visitors. Three races were planned for the Saturday with the first race postponed until 14:30hrs due to no wind. ...[more]

RS Tera Nationals at Burnham SC By Jonathan Lewis – RS Tera Head Coach, , 6:28 AM Tue 3 Jul 2012
The RS Tera National Championships took place over the weekend of 30th June – 1st of July at Burnham SC. This was no mean feat with two fleets, the Sports and the Pro’s totalling 98 competitors. With outstanding preparation and fore-sight, together with a band of talented and friendly volunteers, everything went without a hitch from launching and recovery to excellent race management. ...[more]

2016 Women's Olympic Skiff Evaluation response from RS Sailing By Martin Wadhams, 5:28 PM Tue 24 Apr 2012
Martin Wadhams from RS Sailing has provided the following response following the release of the women’s Olympic skiff Evaluation Report which was published by ISAF on Friday: The RS900 and 49er FX have been recommended as the only two boats that ISAF Council should consider when making their final decision. So, this race will go on right until the finish line! ...[more]

2016 Equipment Evaluations - RS900s 3 days in and looking good By Martin Wadhams, 12:13 PM Wed 21 Mar 2012
Three days into the trials and we are very happy with the feedback on the RS900 so far. Teams from nine nations have now sailed the boat, and another four teams should sail today. ...[more]

New structure for RS International Class Associations launched By Martin Wadhams, 5:37 AM Wed 7 Mar 2012
RS International Class Associations new structure has just been launched to support the fast growth of RS boats around the world and enable RS sailors everywhere to join their International Association. The RS Tera and RS Feva have enjoyed international Class structures for some time, so this relates to the other racing dinghy classes. ...[more]

RS100's sailing down under - Photos By PSA Media, 1:46 PM Tue 27 Sep 2011
The RS 100 is proving immensely popular world-wide. Here are some images from Port Stephens and Lake Burley Griffin. ...[more]

RS100 case study - reprinted from SeaHorse magazine By Seahorse Magazine, 10:04 AM Tue 27 Sep 2011
It’s a process that began with the Laser in the 1970s, small boat racing is increasingly devolving to manufacturer-led classes. Some have been more successful than others but RS Sailing have rarely faltered in continuing to produce fast, modern and attractive designs that quickly acquire a strong following. ...[more]

RS100 Boat of the Year - reprinted from Sailing-World By Sailing World, 8:28 AM Tue 27 Sep 2011
If you're the kind of sailor that loves the simplicity of a singlehanded dinghy, but covets the downwind excitement of an asymmetric spin­naker, then our 2011 Boat of the Year is just for you! Produced by RS Sailboats, of England, the RS100 is the result of two years of intensive product development. ...[more]

RS100s global growth By Martin Wadhams, 7:02 AM Thu 9 Jun 2011
The RS100 class remains at an increasing pace in its presence worldwide for 2011. Now the class has over sixty brand new boats dispatched already in 2011 to 15 different countries. ...[more]

RS500 World Championship 50 entries to date By RS Class Association, 9:54 AM Wed 18 May 2011
The RS500 World Championship 50th entry came from Netherlands sailors, Barend Hilterman and Max Blom, who were last year's bronze medallists, and who recently won the RS500 Easter Garda Cup event in Italy. ...[more]

RS Feva class adopted by Malta By RS Sailing, 11:59 PM Thu 21 Apr 2011
A sixteen boat fleet of Fevas was recently delivered to Malta, the latest country to adopt the class and more are expected in the coming months. ...[more]

RS Feva Worlds 2011 entry numbers continue to grow By Golly Tucker, 9:42 PM Mon 28 Feb 2011
RS Feva Worlds 2011 entry numbers have hit 100 entries with five months to go. Anyone interested (UK or abroad) should take a look on the class website at http://irsca.rssailing.net/rsfeva/ ...[more]

RS100 - USA Boat of the Year winner - selling fast in Australia By Sail-World.com, 4:58 PM Mon 17 Jan 2011
Its seems Australian sailors had already figured that the British built RS100 dinghy was hot property before the US Sailing World magazine announced the winners of its 25th annual Boat of the Year awards, the most anticipated awards in the sailboat-building industry ...[more]

RS100 is USA Boat of the Year winner By Michael Weiss, 11:53 AM Mon 20 Dec 2010
Sailing World magazine announced the winners of its 25th annual Boat of the Year awards, the most anticipated awards in the sailboat-building industry. ...[more]

Calling all RS sailors! By Jardine Media, Australia , 2:41 PM Thu 11 Sep 2008
The first ever Australian National RS Classes Championship will be held in January 2009 at Woollahra Sailing Club. The club has just posted the notice of race and already there is strong interest; it’s the first time Australian RS Feva, 200, 400 and 800 sailors will have the chance to strut their stuff at a premier event. And the timing of the event is particularly good... ...[more]

RS Tera and RS Feva Worlds now on in Sweden By Martin Wadhams, 3:27 PM Sat 2 Aug 2008
Gottskar, Sweden will host the 2008 inaugural RS Tera World Championship and the second RS Feva World which starts today ...[more]

Building a Legend- here comes the Feva! By Jardine Media, Australia , 7:30 PM Thu 31 Jul 2008
Ask even the most disinterested landlubber to name a brand of sailing boat and he or she will quite probably come up with a single word: ‘Laser’. They may not be able to name any other type of boat, refer to the bow as the ‘pointy end’ and talk about ‘parking’ the boat but they’ll still have heard of the legendary Laser dinghy. ...[more]

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