RS:X EQUIPMENT WORKING PARTY

REPORT TO 2012 AGM

2011 AGM

That the RS:X Class shall establish an equipment working party now to evaluate and put forward a submission for approval by the 2012 RS:X AGM on the adoption of the RS:X Evolution, either in whole or in part, as the class legal equipment for the 2016 Olympic Regatta.

2011 AGM

The Executive noted that the equipment evaluation was a small part of this but that the group should also consider the effects of any equipment change on MNA’s, Youth sailing and future class development.

Working Group

• Bas Edmonds• Gur Steinberg Coach• Ben Barger Sailor• Allison Shreeve Sailor• Olga Maslivets Sailor• Oli Woodcock Coach• Yan Bourverne Coach

Objectives for WP

To change to make a clear performance increase by changing the equipment

ORTo change to reduce the equipment options to

make the equipment more versatile for all sailors.

Equipment

• Board – lighter construction with some detail changes

• Sails – 9.0 and 10.0• Fins – 64cm and 68cm – change in

construction• Boom – new wider back end • Centreboard – lighter construction

MNA and Sailor Survey

• 87 responses• 74% responded that they wanted to change to

Evolution equipment• Survey was other wise inconclusive from

comments given “We need a bigger sail, lighter board and bigger fin”“Sail area should be reduced. It puts people off starting RS:X because it's a big step up from youth classes such as BIC Techno.”

MNA and Sailor Survey

Comments for the Class • Price • Fins – more consistency required• Growth of the class – to change would stunt

the growth of the class• If considering change - Step by step change –

concentrating on the consumables

Testing – Puerto Sherry

• Limited interest from countries and sailors• Testing over 6 days – good range of conditions• Sail and fin combinations • Two boards – one in original RS:X

configuration tested against RS:X Evolution configuration

• Sailors made to swap to feel differences in equipment

Wind conditions (circle one) Sea conditions (circle one)

Non Planing Marginal Planing Overpowered Flat Choppy Swell

RSX ORIGINAL Equipment options (circle gear used) RSX EVOLUTION Equipment options (circle gear used)

8,5m² Sail 9,5m² Sail 60 cm Fin 66 cm Fin 9,0m² Sail 10 m² Sail 64 cm Fin 70 cm Fin

Please provide answers using a scale from 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent) as indicator of PERFORMANCE for both configuration

DATA RSX ORIGINAL RSX EVOLUTION DATA RSX ORIGINAL RSX EVOLUTION

UP WIND Acceleration TACK performance

UP WIND Top speed TACK control

UP WIND Angle TACK sensation

UP WIND Control

UP WIND Sensation PUMPING physical cost

PUMPING performance

DOWN WIND Acceleration

DOWN WIND Top speed CONFIGURATION handling

DOWN WIND Angle CONFIGURATION stiffness

DOWN WIND Control CONFIGURATION reliability

DOWN WIND Sensation

REACH Acceleration Free Comment :

REACH Top speed

REACH Control

REACH Sensation

GYBE performance

GYBE control

GYBE sensation

64cm fin only with 8.5

UP WIND Acce

lerati

on

UP WIND To

p spee

d

UP WIND Angle

UP WIND Contro

l

UP WIND Se

nsation

DOWN W

IND Acceler

ation

DOWN W

IND Top sp

eed

DOWN W

IND Angle

DOWN W

IND Control

DOWN W

IND Sensati

on

REACH Acce

lerati

on

REACH To

p spee

d

REACH Contro

l

REACH Se

nsation

GYBE p

erform

ance

GYBE c

ontrol

GYBE s

ensati

on

TACK perf

orman

ce

TACK co

ntrol

TACK se

nsation

Pumping physi

cal co

st

Pumping perf

orman

ce0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

RS:XRS Evo

64cm fin with 9.0 (women)

UP WIND Acce

lerati

on

UP WIND To

p spee

d

UP WIND Angle

UP WIND Contro

l

UP WIND Se

nsation

DOWN W

IND Acceler

ation

DOWN W

IND Top sp

eed

DOWN W

IND Angle

DOWN W

IND Control

DOWN W

IND Sensati

on

REACH Acce

lerati

on

REACH To

p spee

d

REACH Contro

l

REACH Se

nsation

GYBE p

erform

ance

GYBE c

ontrol

GYBE s

ensati

on

TACK perf

orman

ce

TACK co

ntrol

TACK se

nsation

Pumping physi

cal co

st

Pumping perf

orman

ce0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

RS:XRS Evo

68cm fin with 9.0 (men)

UP WIND Acce

lerati

on

UP WIND To

p spee

d

UP WIND Angle

UP WIND Contro

l

UP WIND Se

nsation

DOWN W

IND Acceler

ation

DOWN W

IND Top sp

eed

DOWN W

IND Angle

DOWN W

IND Control

DOWN W

IND Sensati

on

REACH Acce

lerati

on

REACH To

p spee

d

REACH Contro

l

REACH Se

nsation

GYBE p

erform

ance

GYBE c

ontrol

GYBE s

ensati

on

TACK perf

orman

ce

TACK co

ntrol

TACK se

nsation

Pumping physi

cal co

st

Pumping perf

orman

ce0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

RS:XRS Evo

68cm fin with 10.0 (men)

UP WIND Acce

lerati

on

UP WIND To

p spee

d

UP WIND Angle

UP WIND Contro

l

UP WIND Se

nsation

DOWN W

IND Acceler

ation

DOWN W

IND Top sp

eed

DOWN W

IND Angle

DOWN W

IND Control

DOWN W

IND Sensati

on

REACH Acce

lerati

on

REACH To

p spee

d

REACH Contro

l

REACH Se

nsation

GYBE p

erform

ance

GYBE c

ontrol

GYBE s

ensati

on

TACK perf

orman

ce

TACK co

ntrol

TACK se

nsation

Pumping physi

cal co

st

Pumping perf

orman

ce0

1

2

3

4

5

6

RS:XRS Evo

Performance Option

Submission 3• Senior Women – 9.0 and 64cm fin

• Senior Men– 10.0 and 68cm fin

• Youth – Retain 8.5 and 60cm fin

Versatility Option

Submission 5• Senior Women – 9.0 and 64cm fin

• Senior Men– 9.0 and 68cm fin

• Youth – Retain 8.5 and 60cm fin

Thank you