RS400

RS400

The RS400 at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club
Development
Designer	Phil Morrison
Name	RS400
Boat
Crew	2
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Polyester GRP Foam Sandwich
Hull weight	187 lb (85 kg)
LOA	14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
Beam	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Centreboard
Rig
Rig type	Aluminium alloy
Sails
Spinnaker area	150 sq ft (14 m^2)
Upwind sail area	159 sq ft (14.8 m^2)
Racing
D-PN	82.3
RYA PN	943

The RS400 is a light-weight sailing dinghy designed by Phil Morrison and manufactured by RS Sailing.^[1] The dinghy is sailed by two people and has a main, a jib and an asymmetric spinnaker.^[2] It has a PY of 948^[3] and a D-PN of 82.3.^[4]

Performance and design

The RS400 is designed for a wide crew weight range.^[5] The interior layout is simple with the principle control lines being led to either side of the boat, so that either helm or crew can adjust the rig control settings.^[6]

The light weight mast and mast bend can be controlled using a deck level screw and adjustable spreaders. Rake and sideways bend are further variable via the jib halyard.^[7] Both the main and jib are fully battened.^[8] The asymmetric spinnaker has an extending/retractable bowsprit that can be biased/offset/"rocked" to windward, allowing the RS400 to sail deeper angles offwind/downwind.^[9]

References

1. RS Sailing
2. Go Sail
3. "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
4. "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
5. Irish RS Association
6. SailWorld.com
7. Oxford Sailing Club Archived 2011-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
8. Pwllheli Sailing Club Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
9. Boats.com Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• RS Sailing (Global HQ
• ISAF Connect to Sailing
• International RS Classes Association
• UK RS Association
• German RS Class Association
• Plachetnice RS400 - Asociace lodních tříd RS - moderní jachting a plachetnice RS v Čechách a na Slovensku