The RS Feva is a two-person

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. The RS Feva is an International Sailing Federation (ISAF) International Class, a

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(RYA) Supported Junior Class, and has been selected by the Dansk Sejlunion (Danish Sailing Association) and Norges Seilforbund (Norwegian Sailing Federation) for major sailing growth projects.

Performance and design

The RS Feva is available in two versions; the ''RS Feva S'' and ''RS Feva XL''. The ''RS Feva S'' is the pleasure-sailing version, with a "soft" unbattened

mainsail A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel. * On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. * On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot i ...

and can be upgraded to add a

jib A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsail ...

and/or

gennaker A gennaker is a sail that was developed around 1990. Used when sailing downwind, it is a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker. It is not symmetric like a true spinnaker but is asymmetric like a genoa, but the gennaker is not attached to the f ...

. The ''RS Feva XL'' is the racing version, with the same hull and spars as the RS Feva S but the sail package comprises a full-battened

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racing mainsail and includes the jib and gennaker. The design allows both the jib and gennaker to be used at the same time for power reaching. When racing in a mixed fleet, the RS Feva XL uses a

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handicap of 1210 in the UK or 105.2 in the USA. The boat is suitable to be sailed by two young sailors or by adult and child teams, the RS Feva may also be sailed single-handed. The RS Feva is popular in

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, Australia and

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, and is being re-introduced to the market in North America. In the

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the RS Feva has been approved by the RYA for the RYA OnBoard scheme, and by schools (e.g. Claires Court School,

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), sailing centres and clubs (e.g. Hayling Island Sailing Club and Hill Head Sailing Club) for their junior sailing programmes.

International recognition and support

*The RS Feva has International Sailing Federation (ISAF) International Class status.ISAF
/ref> *The RS Feva has won the Coup de Coeur Award in France.Feva Website
/ref> *The RS Feva has previously won the Dinghy of the Year Award in the USA. *The RS Feva is a

(RYA) Supported Junior Class. RS Feva owners and sailors around the World are supported by an International Class Association and a network of National Class Associations which organise the World, European and National Championships.

World Championships

European Championships

National Championships

United Kingdom

Other

References

External links

RS Sailing

International RS Feva Class Association
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