RS:X (sailboard)

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Current Specifications

Crew	1
Type	Sailboard
Design
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 is a windsurfing discipline selected by the ISAF^[1] to 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 weighs 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 (compared 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.

Events

Olympics

Men's World Championship

2006 Torbole	Casper Bouman (NED)	Tom Ashley (NZL)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)
2007 Cascais	Ricardo Santos (BRA)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)	Nick Dempsey (USA)
2008 Auckland	Tom Ashley (NZL)	João Rodrigues (POR)	Shahar Tzuberi (ISR)
2009 Weymouth	Nick Dempsey (GBR)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)	Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)
2010 Kerteminde	Piotr Myszka (POL)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)
2011 Perth	Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)	Piotr Myszka (POL)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)

Women's World Championship

2006 Torbole	Alessandra Sensini (ITA)	Marina Alabau (ESP)	Faustine Merret (FRA)
2007 Cascais	Zofia Klepacka (POL)	Barbara Kendall (NZL)	Jessica Crisp (AUS)
2008 Auckland	Alessandra Sensini (ITA)	Barbara Kendall (NZL)	Marina Alabau (ESP)
2009 Weymouth	Marina Alabau (ESP)	Blanca Manchon (ESP)	Charline Picon (FRA)
2010 Kerteminde	Blanca Manchon (ESP)	Alessandra Sensini (ITA)	Charline Picon (FRA)
2011 Perth	Lee Korzits (ISR)	Zofia Klepacka (POL)	Marina Alabau (ESP)
2012 Cadiz	Lee Korzits (ISR)	Zofia Klepacka (POL)	Alessandra Sensini (ITA)

References

↑ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Olympic sailing report ISAF

External links

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v t e Classes of the International Sailing Federation

Current Olympic Classes	470 49er Elliott 6m Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Star

ISAF Centreboard classes	Int. 14 29er 29erXX 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior Laser Laser Radial Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Laser Vago Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Optimist RS100 RS500 RS Tera RS Feva Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

ISAF Keelboat classes	2.4 m 5.5 m 6 m 8 m 12 m Access 2.3 Access 303 Access Liberty Dragon Etchells Flying 15 H-boat J/22 J/24 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Ultimate 20 Yngling

ISAF Yacht Classes	Class 40 Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 40 Int. Maxi Assoc IMOCA 60 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41

ISAF Multihull Classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie 18 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra Infusion SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16

ISAF Windsurfer Classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard RS:X Mistral One Design Class Raceboard Speed Windsurfing Techno 293

ISAF Kiteboarding Classes	International Kiteboarding Association

ISAF Classic Classes	GP14 IOD Shark

International Radio Sailing Association Classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre

Former ISAF Classes	6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 10 Metre 11 Metre One Design Aloha Buzz C Class Cat Division I Sailboard - Flatboard Division II Sailboard - Displacement Division III Sailboard - Tandem Farr 45 Open 50 ORMA 60 Windglider Lechner Mistral Junior ISO Sydney 40 X-99

v t e Olympic class sailboats

2016 Olympic	RS:X Laser Radial Laser Finn 470 49erFX 49er Nacra 17

Vintage Yachting Classes	Europe O-Jolle Flying Dutchman Tempest Yngling Soling Dragon 5.5 Metre

Former Olympic	Windglider Division II Lechner A-390 Mistral One Design Class 12’ Dinghy Firefly Snowbird French National Monotype 1924 18’ Dinghy 12m² Sharpie Elliott 6m Tornado Swallow 6.5 Metre Star 6 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 10 Metre 12 Metre 15 Metre 30m² & 40m² Skerry Cruisers Ton Classes (½, ½–1, 1–2, 2–3, 3–10, 10–20, & Open)

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