RS:X
Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj |
| Year | 2004 |
| Design | One Design Neil Pryde |
| Name | RS:X |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Sailboard |
| Construction | GRP & Carbon |
| Hull weight | 15.5 kg (34 lb) Volume 231 L (51 imp gal; 61 US gal) |
| LOA | 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | .93 m (3 ft 1 in) |
| Rig | |
| Mast length | male: 5.2 m (17 ft) female: 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft) female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft) |
| Former Olympic class | |
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iQFoil →
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RS:X is a windsurfing class selected by the ISAF[1] to replace the Mistral One Design 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.[2]
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 at 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. The Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, while 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 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s), and Formula boards which go fast in 12 to 30 kn (5 to 15 m/s), and has shown itself to be competitive with past raceboards in the medium wind range.
The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of the Neil Pryde windsurfing sail V8.
Starting with the 2024 Summer Olympics the IQFoil class has been selected to replace RS:X.
Events
Olympics
Men
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
Tom Ashley (NZL) | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Shahar Tzuberi (ISR) |
| 2012 London |
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Kiran Badloe (NED) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Bi Kun (CHN) |
Women
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
Yin Jian (CHN) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Bryony Shaw (GBR) |
| 2012 London |
Marina Alabau (ESP) | Tuuli Petäjä (FIN) | Zofia Klepacka (POL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Charline Picon (FRA) | Chen Peina (CHN) | Stefania Elfutina (RUS) |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Lu Yunxiu (CHN) | Charline Picon (FRA) | Emma Wilson (GBR) |
World Championships
RS:X World Championships
Class Youth World Championships
The RS:X Class hold its own Youth World Championships the age limit used was either 19 or 21 depending on the event.
World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships
The RS:X has been used as equipment in the World Sailing own Youth Sailing World Championships which is for sailors under 19 but unlike the class Youth Worlds limited to one competitor per nations and is a multi class regatta.
Continental Championships
Others
See also
References
- ^ "Olympic sailing report (International Sailing Federation/ISAF)". www.sailing.org.
- ^ "The list of official windsurfing classes". Surfer Today. 31 January 2019.