RS21

The RS21 is the revolution sport boat sailors have been waiting for. Sustainably made, fully retractable electric inboard propulsion, and strict rules to prevent big spending. It's the boat you want to go fast on with your best friends.

The RS21 One Design is a modern keelboat designed with corinthian racing at its heart – keelboat racing the RS way.  Finished and completed so you can enjoy close one design sailing without the complex choices. The powerful rig and distinct chines are balanced by well-mannered boat handling and an ergonomic deck layout to ensure everyone sailing has a key role to play and yet ease of use. For those passionate about our planet, the RS21 was developed with sustainability at the core of its design not only in terms of materials but also the carbon footprint of the supply chain, a reduction in single use plastics and efficient logistics.

• Progressive design for simple and affordable individual, club, and syndicate ownership
• Robust and simple to maintain, keeping the ownership cost low
• Sustainable aspects designed and built in - a true first in keelboats

Hull Design

• Eco-friendly construction using bio derived resins and recycled core materials
• Contemporary styling - it doesn’t look like anything else
• Maximum waterline length
• Balanced rocker line for good performance across the wind range
• Pronounced chines for form stability as the boat heels - they also shed water for a drier ride

Foils

• Lifting bulb keel with portable internal keel crane
• Composite transom hung removable rudder
• Carbon tiller and long extension

Deck

• Large open cockpit with comfortable space for crew
• Open transom for draining
• Sail controls allow handling by two crew
• Minimal obstructions in cockpit for maximum comfort
• Forward hatch for stowage of sails etc within the boat
• Midboom mainsheet system can be trimmed by helm or crew
• Rear kick bars give ergonomic and secure positions for all crew
• No-hiking rule aids racing enjoyment, communication, and widens strategic input
• Deck designed to allow one hull to stack on another for efficient event transport and improved sustainability aspects

Rig

• Carbon composite mast reduces weight aloft to improve handling
• Light weight and pivoting mast able to raise manually
• Simple aluminum boom
• Carbon bowsprit
• Quick to rig - 30 minutes from trailer to water
• Two Sail Options
• Mainsail with single slab reef system
• Trouble free hanked-on jib

Sail Handling Systems

• Simple layout with clearly understandable controls
• Large gennaker bag for efficient hoists / drops

Electronic Propulsion System (Optional)

• Torqeedo motor system integrated into hull
• Sits almost invisibly behind the keel / under the mainsheet system
• Rechargeable battery pack with central control pod

Additional Options

• Spinnaker optional on club rigged boats
• Mast head wind indicator

Specifications

• Designer - Richards / Whitehouse / RS Sailing
• Length - 6.34m (20'11")
• Beam - 2.20m (7'3")
• Draught - 1.38m (4'6")
• Displacement - 675kg (1485lbs)
• Hull construction - Eco-friendly composite
• Keel - Lifting – with bulb
• Rudder - Removable – composite
• Mainsail area – Race - 16.2m²
• Mainsail area – Club - 15.1m²
• Jib area – Race - 7.7m²
• Jib area – Club - 6.6m²
• Gennaker area - 35m²
• Spinnaker area - 30m²
• Code zero area - 25m²
• Mast - Two-part carbon composite
• Shrouds & Forestay - Stainless steel wire
• Halyards – Main, jib, gennaker - Dyneema/polyester
• Boom - Aluminium alloy
• Bowsprit - Carbon composite