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RS Sailing

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Industry
  
Maritime

Headquarters
  
Romsey

Type of business
  
Privately held company

Website
  
www.rssailing.com

Founded
  
1957


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RS Sailing is an international designer, builder and supplier of sailboats and dinghies and associated goods and services supported by a worldwide dealer network and class associations.

Contents

The current RS range contains 19 dinghies and related parts and fittings, as well as clothing, footwear, hats, caps, bags and other kit. The RS range includes All Purpose Boats (the RS Tera, RS Quba, RS Feva, RS Vision and RS Venture) for beginners, families, sailing clubs and schools. The Performance Boats are the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo, the new RS Aero and the RS Elite is a racing keel boat. The Performance Boats have been created to make modern high performance sailing available to a huge range of sailors, and includes single handers and two person skiffs. Offering sailors competitive one-design racing, RS Events take place throughout the UK and internationally for some RS classes.

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History

  • 1957 - H.Taylor & Son (Brockley) Ltd incorporated in the UK on 29 October 1957
  • Traded as Racing Sailboats and London Dinghy Centre (LDC) in South East London
  • RS Sailing has a boat design, manufacture and fit out side of the business, a chandlery side, and a range of clothing, headwear, footwear, bags, harnesses, sunglasses, helmets, and other kit for sailors and beach goers
  • RS have over 60 dealers worldwide

    • Products

    The RS range is the world's largest and fastest growing sailing/boating brand with boats for championship level racing, recreational sailing, families, clubs and schools.

    Memberships

    RS Sailing is a partner in the ISAF Connect to Sailing programme which seeks to revitalise grass roots participation in all categories of sailing outside elite activity and put sailing firmly back into a growth sport with a focus on youth.

    International Success & Awards

  • RS Sailing won Asian Marine Boating Award's Best Dayboat / Sportboat / Dinghy for their entire range.
  • The RS Venture won Sailing World's Boat of the Year 2012.
  • The RS100 gained ISAF Class status in 2012.
  • The RS Feva has ISAF Class status.
  • The RS Tera gained ISAF Class status in 1997.
  • The RS500 has ISAF Class status.
  • In 1998, the RS300 won Small Sailing Boat of the Year Award at the British Nautical Awards.
  • The RS K6 won Sailboat of the Year Award at the British Nautical Awards in 2001.
  • The RS Feva has won the Coup de Coeur Award in France.
  • The RS Feva has previously won the Dinghy of the Year Award in the USA.
  • In 2010 the RS100 was awarded the Yachts & Yachting Dinghy of the Year award in the UK.
  • The RS100 won the accolade of 2011 Boat of the Year in the USA in magazine Sailing World's 25th annual awards

    • References

    RS Sailing Wikipedia
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