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RS Feva
	Sailing at Præstø Sailing Club
Development
Designer	Paul Handley
Year	2002
Design	One-Design
Name	RS Feva
Boat
Crew	1-3, with a manufacturer recommendation of 2
Hull
Type	Monohull
Hull weight	139 lb (63 kg)
LOA	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Beam	4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Daggerboard
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda
Sails
Mainsail area	S rig - 57 sq ft (5.3 m2); XL rig - 68 sq ft (6.3 m2)-
Jib/genoa area	22 sq ft (2.0 m2)
Spinnaker area	73 sq ft (6.8 m2)
Racing
D-PN	105.2
RYA PN	1210 (Feva XL)
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The RS Feva is a two-person sailing dinghy designed by Paul Handley in 2002. It is manufactured and distributed by RS Sailing.^[3] The RS Feva is an International Sailing Federation (ISAF) International Class, a Royal Yachting Association (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.^[4]

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 and can be upgraded to add a jib and/or gennaker.

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 mylar 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 Portsmouth Yardstick handicap of 1210 in the UK^[5] or 105.2 in the USA.^[6]

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.^[7]

The RS Feva is popular in Europe, Australia and Hong Kong, and is being re-introduced to the market in North America.

In the United Kingdom the RS Feva has been approved by the RYA for the RYA OnBoard scheme, and by schools (e.g. Claires Court School, Oakham School,^[8] Sevenoaks School^[9] ), 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.^[10]
The RS Feva has won the Coup de Coeur Award in France.^[11]
The RS Feva has previously won the Dinghy of the Year Award in the USA.^[11]
The RS Feva is a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Supported Junior Class.^[7]

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

Championship	Host Country	Host Venue	European Champions
2007	Ireland	Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, County Waterford	Sofia Engstrom & Frida Langenius (SWE) Guy Stephens & Rory Spriggs (GBR) Simona Benelli & Matilde Pitanti (ITA)
2009	Italy	Yacht Club Acquafresca, Lake Garda	Ollie Cooper & Callum Ellis (GBR) Alice Kent & Lucy Childs (GBR) Conor Lyden & Peter Stokes (IRL)

2014	Netherlands	Aquavitesse, Bruinisse	Overall: Harvey Martin & Bobby Hewitt (GBR) Jack Lewis & Lucas Marshall (GBR) Nikol Stankova & Veronika Piklova (CZE) Ladies: Nikol Stankova & Veronika Piklova (CZE) Nynke Verwoerd & Annabel Wickel (NED) Kotryna Kašėtaitė & Daumantė Petraitytė (LTU)

National Championships

United Kingdom

Year	Host Country	Host Venue	Entries	National Champions
2003	United Kingdom	Warsash Sailing Club, Hampshire	50^[12]	Ben Saxton & Tim Saxton (GBR) Alex Henry & Henry Maxfield (GBR) Sophie Weguelin & Imogen Stanley (GBR)
2004	United Kingdom	Paignton Sailing Club, Devon	24^[13]	Ben Saxton & Tim Saxton (GBR) Frances Peters & Claire Lasko (GBR) James Peters & Peter Henry (GBR)
2005	United Kingdom	Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hampshire	66^[14]	Frances Peters & Clare Lasko (GBR) James Peters & Guy Stevens (GBR) Ben Saxton & Tim Saxton (GBR)
2006	United Kingdom	Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hampshire	85^[15]	Aaron Smith & Jeremy Williamson (GBR) James Peters & Ben Gratton (GBR) Rob Cage & Georgina Cage (GBR)
2007	United Kingdom	Whitstable Yacht Club, Kent	65^[16]	Barry Parkin & Jack Parkin (GBR) Tim Gratton & Chris Taylor (GBR) James Hamer & Ben Gratton (GBR)
2008	United Kingdom	Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hampshire	80^[17]	Tim Gratton & Chris Taylor (GBR) Alex Mothersele & Hamish Ellis (GBR) James Bolingbroke & Matt Heathcote (GBR)
2009	United Kingdom	Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Dorset	72^[18]	Tim Gratton & Chris Taylor (GBR) Debbie Darling & Tim Darling (GBR) Owen Bowerman & Charlie Darling (GBR)
2010	United Kingdom	Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hampshire	115^[19]	Robert Baddeley & James Taylor (GBR) Jack Hawkins & Chris Thomas (GBR) Jack Parkin & Milli Parkin (GBR)
2011	United Kingdom	South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, Abersoch, Gwynedd	102^[20]	Owen Bowerman & Charlie Darling (GBR) Matt Whitfield & Gareth Viney (GBR) Debbie Darling & Tom Darling (GBR)
2012	United Kingdom	Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Devon	103	Matthew Whitfield & James Taylor (GBR) Robert Masterman & Marcus Payne (GBR) Elliott Wells & Jake Todd (GBR)
2015	United Kingdom	Rutland Sailing Club, Rutland	103	Fin Armstrong & Dan Armstrong (GBR) Iain Bird & Jake Hardman (GBR) Rory Odell & Josh Bonsey (GBR)

Other

Year	Host Country	Host Venue	National Champions
2011	Ireland	Royal Cork Yacht Club, County Cork	David Whitaker & Jil McGinley (IRL) Marc Cudmore & Sarah Cudmore (IRL) Sam McGinley & Richard McGinley (IRL)
2011	Netherlands	KR&ZV de Maas, Muiden
2011	Sweden	Gottskär, Halland

References

^ http://www.rfcm.de/infos/downloads/feva_manual.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "RS Feva – world leading double-hander with a vibrant class across the globe".
^ "RS Sailing - Manufacturers Page". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "RS Feva". Yachts and Yachting Online.
^ "Portsmouth Number List 2013" (PDF). Royal Yachting Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "New To Sailing - Advice for beginners". newtosailing.com.
^ "Sailing". Oakham School.
^ "Sailing". Sevenoaks School.
^ ISAF
^ ^a ^b Feva Website
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