The RS600 is a sailing dinghy designed by Clive Everest and Nick Peters and supplied by

RS Sailing RS Sailing is an international designer, builder and supplier of sailboat design and manufacturing, sailboats and dinghy sailing, dinghies and associated goods and services supported by a worldwide dealer network and class associations. The cur ...

. It is now built by the Boatyard at Beer. It is a single hander with trapeze and racks. It has a

Portsmouth Yardstick The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing. The handicap is applied to the time taken to sail any course, and the han ...

of 916 and a D-PN of 76.2.

Performance and design

The RS600 has an epoxy hull, with aluminium racks available in 2 sizes, depending on the helm's weight. The mast is stayed, rotating, carbon fibre with a removable bottom section, allowing the mast to be shortened when the sail is reefed. Sail plan is a single Mylar fully battened main sail, with a zip in reef. In 2007, the RS600 with hydrofoils became available. The hydrofoil version known as the

RS600FF The RS600FF is a modification of the RS600, light-weight sailing dinghy designed by Clive Everest and Nick Peters. It differs from the conventional RS600 as it has hydrofoils. Performance and design It is a single hander with trapeze and racks, a ...

is a standard RS600 hull with rudder gantry, different foils and a wand attached to the bow.Yachts & Yachting
Most

's are retro fitted RS600s, though new built boats are available in both varieties.

References

External links

RS Sailing (Global HQ

ISAF Connect to Sailing

International RS Classes Association

UK RS Association

German RS Class Association
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