RS:X

RS:X
Development
Designer Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj
Year 2004
Design One Design
Neil Pryde
Boat
Crew 1
Hull
Type Sailboard
Construction GRP & Carbon
Hull weight

15.5 kg (34 lb)

Volume 231 l (51 imp gal; 61 US gal)
LOA 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
Beam .93 m (3 ft 1 in)
Rig
Mast Length

male: 5.2 m (17 ft)

female: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area

male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft)

female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft)
Current Olympic Equipment

RS:X is a windsurfing class selected by the ISAF[1] to replace the Mistral One Design Class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance.

RS:X equipment includes a board with a daggerboard, and a sail of a specified size. The board measures 286 cm in length and 93 cm in width. Unlike formula boards, it is quite heavy - 15.5 kg, which is almost twice that of regular competition formula boards, but is very similar to the weight of raceboards such as the previous Olympic board, Mistral One Design Class. The Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, while the RS:X board weighs more than 19 kg.

The RS:X seems to be a compromise between traditional raceboards which work well in 5-35 knots, and Formula boards which go fast in 12-30 knots, and has shown itself to be competitive with past raceboards in the medium wind range.

The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of the Neil Pryde formula windsurfing sail RS4.

Events

Olympics

Male

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing
 Tom Ashley (NZL)  Julien Bontemps (FRA)  Shahar Tzuberi (ISR)
2012 London
 Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)  Nick Dempsey (GBR)  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)  Nick Dempsey (GBR)  Pierre Le Coq (FRA)

Female

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing
 Yin Jian (CHN)  Alessandra Sensini (ITA)  Bryony Shaw (GBR)
2012 London
 Marina Alabau (ESP)  Tuuli Petäjä (FIN)  Zofia Klepacka (POL)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 Charline Picon (FRA)  Chen Peina (CHN)  Stefania Elfutina (RUS)

World Championships

Male

Edition Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Torbole Casaglia  Casper Bouman (NED)  Tom Ashley (AUS)  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)
2007 Cascais[2][3]  Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)  Nick Dempsey (GBR)
2008 Auckland[4]  Tom Ashley (NZL)  João Rodrigues (POR)  Shahar Tzuberi (ISR)
2009 Weymouth[5]  Nick Dempsey (GBR)  Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)  Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED)
2010 Kerteminde[6]  Piotr Myszka (POL)  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)  Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)
2011 Perth[7]  Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED)  Piotr Myszka (POL)  Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)
2012 Cadiz  Julien Bontemps (FRA)  Nick Dempsey (GBR)  Jean-Paul Tobin (NZL)[8]
2013 Buzios  Nick Dempsey (GBR)  Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)  Byron Kokkalanis (GRE)[9]
2014 Santander  Julien Bontemps (FRA)  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)  Thomas Goyard (FRA)
2015 Al-Mussanah  Pierre Le Coq (FRA)  Wang Aichen (CHN)  Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)[10]
2016 Eilat  Piotr Myszka (POL)  Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)  Kiran Badloe (NED) [11]

Female

Edition Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Torbole  Alessandra Sensini (ITA)  Marina Alabau (ESP)  Faustine Merret (FRA)
2007 Cascais  Zofia Klepacka (POL)  Barbara Kendall (NZL)  Jessica Crisp (AUS)
2008 Auckland  Alessandra Sensini (ITA)  Barbara Kendall (NZL)  Marina Alabau (ESP)
2009 Weymouth  Marina Alabau (ESP)  Blanca Manchón (ESP)  Charline Picon (FRA)
2010 Kerteminde  Blanca Manchón (ESP)  Alessandra Sensini (ITA)  Charline Picon (FRA)
2011 Perth  Lee Korzits (ISR)  Zofia Klepacka  (POL)  Marina Alabau (ESP)
2012 Cadiz  Lee Korzits (ISR)  Zofia Klepacka (POL)  Alessandra Sensini (ITA)
2013 Buzios  Lee Korzits (ISR)  Bryony Shaw (GBR)  Maayan Davidovich (ISR)
2014 Santander  Charline Picon (FRA)  Marina Alabau (ESP)  Maayan Davidovich (ISR)
2015 Al-Mussanah  Chen Peina (CHN)  Bryony Shaw (GBR)  Lilian de Geus (NED)
2016 Eilat  Malgorzata Bialecka (POL)  Bryony Shaw (GBR)  Lilian de Geus (NED)

Youth Male

Edition Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Sopot (POL)  Christian Freimüller (GER)  Richard Hamilton (GBR)  Pierre Le Coq (FRA)
2008 Pattaya (THA)  Ho Tsun Leung (HKG)  Piotr Myszkowski (POL)  Thiseas Kampas (GRE)
2009 Bodrum (TUR)  Michalis Malekkides (CYP)  Thomas Goyard (FRA)  Manfredi Misuraca (ITA)
2010 Kerteminde (DEN)  Thomas Goyard (FRA)  Michalis Malekkides (CYP)  Pawel Tarnowski (POL)
2011 Cagliari (ITA)  Pawel Tarnowski (POL)  Louis Giard (FRA)  Sam Sills (GBR)
2012 Pengu Island  Pawel Tarnowski (POL)  Kieran Martin (GBR)  Martin Olmeta (FRA)
2013 Civitavecchia (ITA)  Mattia Camboni (ITA)  Mayan Rafic (ISR)  Bautista Saubidet Birkner (ARG)
2014 Clearwater (USA)  Radoslaw Furmanski (POL)  Mattia Camboni (ITA)  Toni Bonet Macias (ESP)
2015 Gydnia (POL)  Yoav Omer (ISR)  Francisco Saubidet Birkner (ARG)  Titouan Le Bosq (FRA)
2016 Lymasol (CYP)   ()   ()   ()

Youth Female

Edition Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Sopot (POL)  Moana Delle (GER)  Maja Dziarnowska (POL)  Regina Stadler (GER)
2008 Pattaya (THA)  Laura Linares (ITA)  Hei Man H V Chan (HKG)  Maja Dziarnowska (POL)
2009 Bodrum (TUR)  Izzy Hamilton (GBR)  Leonore Bosch (FRA)  Lo Sin Lam (HKG)
2010 Kerteminde (DEN)  Izzy Hamilton (GBR)  Hanna Zembrzuska (POL)  Helene Noesmoen (FRA)
2011 Cagliari (ITA)  Agnieszka Bilska (POL)  Kamila Smektala (POL)  Barbara Dmuchowska (POL)
2012 Pengu Island  Naomi Cohen (ISR)  Saskia Sills (GBR)  Jeanne Dantès (FRA)
2013 Civitavecchia (ITA)  Marta Maggetti (ITA)  Hadas Hochster (ISR)  Guilbaud Maelle (FRA)
2014 Clearwater (USA)  Emma Wilson (GBR)  Berenice Mege (FRA)  Marta Maggetti (ITA)
2015 Gydnia (POL)  Noy Drihan (ISR)  Stefania Elfutina (RUS)  Berenice Mege (FRA)
2016 Lymasol (CYP)   ()   ()   ()

Youth Sailing World Championships

The class is also used at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.

See also

References

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