RS:X (sailboard)

RS:X (sailboard)
Current Specifications
RS-X linedrawing.svg
Crew 1
Type Sailboard
Design Neil-Pryde-logo.jpg
Construction GRP & Carbon
LOA 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
Beam .93 m (3 ft 1 in)
Hull weight

15.5 kg (34 lb)

Volume 231 l (51 imp gal; 61 US gal)
Mast height

male: 5.2 m (17 ft)

female: 4.8 m (16 ft)
Mainsail area

male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft)

female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft)
Development
Year 2004
Designer Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj
Infobox last updated: 20-APR-2010
Olympic Class
RS X - the olympic board.JPG

RS:X is a windsurfing discipline selected by the ISAF[1] replace the Mistral One Design Class class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to formula windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance.

RS:X equipment includes a board with a daggerboard, 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 - 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. Although the mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, the RS:X board weight more than 19 kg.

The RS:X seems to be a compromise between traditional Raceboards which work well in 5-35 knots, and Formula boards which go fast in 12-30 knots, and has shown itself to be competitive with past Raceboards in the medium wind range. Nevertheless, the RS:X is very slow in subplaning conditions (compare with any other sailing craft).

The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of the Neil Pryde formula windsurfing sail RS4.

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