RS Vareo

RS Vareo
Current specifications
Crew 1
Type Monohull
Construction Polyester GRP with Coremat
Rig Composite top and alloy lower mast
Keel Daggerboard
LOA 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Beam 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Hull weight 155 lb (70 kg) (205 lb (93 kg) total sailing weight)
Mainsail area Fun sail - 85 sq ft (7.9 m2)
Competition sail - 94 sq ft (8.7 m2)
Spinnaker area 107 sq ft (9.9 m2)
D-PN 92.7
RYA PN 1051
Development
Year 2001
Designer Phil Morrison

The RS Vareo is a modern, single-handed sailing dinghy raced throughout the UK at both club and national level. The RS Vareo is a hiking singlehander with an asymmetric spinnaker.[1]

Fleets have grown throughout the UK and a racing circuit has been developed by the RS Association with sponsored events & championships. The GUL RS Vareo National Championships saw a record fleet of 47 competing at Netley SC in July 2007.[2]

Performance and design

The RS Vareo has a PY of 1051, making it significantly faster than the Olympic Laser in the RYA scheme.[3] However its D-PN is slower than that of a Laser, at 92.7.[4] The boat is characterised in having good stability up and downwind, well-mannered handling and enough room in the cockpit to take a friend out when not racing. The addition of the spinnaker ensures the boat is far more exciting & exhilarating than a conventional monohull.

Without the complications of a trapeze, the exceptional handling ensures a broad range of sailors get the most out of their time on the water; without the challenges and pitfalls of a faster asymmetric single hander.[5]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Yachts & Yachting
  2. ↑ UK RS Association
  3. ↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. ↑ RS Sailing South Africa