RS 200

Difficulty level: ★★ ★

Already a star in the UK! 2-seater hike-out dinghy with generator

It is said that one in 20 people in the UK owns a yacht or boat. There is no doubt that the UK is one of the world's leading sailing nations. At the Athens Olympics held in August 2004, the country won five medals, demonstrating the overwhelming strength of its competitive yachting to other countries. In February 2005, female sailor Ellen MacArthur (28 years old) set the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe (71 days), thrilling the world. Britain has always played a central role in sailing culture.

The bow pole is linked to the halyard and automatically retracts as the spin goes up and down.
The spin pole is made of aluminum.

The bow is sharp, but the volume increases as it is reflected in the mid-zip. The hull is made of GRP and has a sandwich structure.

The RS200 is one of the most popular boats in the UK. As you can see from the style of the RS200, it is a two-seater hike-out boat with a gennaker. The first thing that the RS series has in common is that it uses an asymmetric spinnaker for downwind sailing.

A spin halyard lock is installed on the bow deck (right side of the mast).
The spin up and down can be done by either the crew or the skipper.

Looking under the hull, you can see the keel line extending from the centerboard, which improves stability.

While a spinnaker is designed solely for sailing downwind, a gennaker's sailing performance is best demonstrated when reaching and catching the wind from the side. It is rarely used in existing Japanese dinghies, but it is a sail that is deployed with the idea in mind when sailing at an angle between a jib and a spin. In other words, when sailing on a reach that catches the strongest wind, hoisting the asymmetric spinnaker, which opens the reach of the sail, doubles the power and converts it into speed. Because there is no trapeze, the power is set slightly underpowered, but the RS200's downwind speed is among the best of its size dinghies.

Shallow cockpit.
Control ropes are concentrated around the mast, and the jib track is located on the bow deck.

The flat cockpit is clearly visible.
It has an open transom, but there is also a simple bailer behind the center case.

The main is made of Mylar and the jib is made of Dacron.
The equipment is simple, with just the necessary equipment for sailing.

As it is a hike-out boat, it is also suitable for sailing practice.
The simple rigging makes it a good place to learn the basics of sailing.

The RS200 is an RS entry-level boat and a training boat for learning sailing. You can start by learning the basics of technique and racing on this dinghy, and then move on to other RS models to enjoy the process step by step.