RS:X

RS:X

Current specifications
Crew	1
Type	Sailboard
Design	One Design Neil Pryde
Construction	GRP & Carbon
LOA	2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
Beam	.93 m (3 ft 1 in)
Hull weight	15.5 kg (34 lb) Volume 231 L (51 imp gal; 61 US gal)
Mast height	male: 5.2 m (17 ft) female: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Mainsail area	male: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft) female: 8.5 m2 (91 sq ft)
Development
Year	2004
Designer	Jean Bouldoires & Robert Stroj
Olympic class

RS:X is a windsurfing discipline selected by the ISAF to replace the Mistral One Design Class 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. Although the Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, 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. Nevertheless, the RS:X is very slow in subplaning conditions (compared with any other sailing craft).

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

Events

Olympics

See also: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard, Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard, Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard, and Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard

Men

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)

Women

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)

Men's World Championship

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006 Torbole	Casper Bouman (NED)	Tom Ashley (NZL)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)
2007 Cascais	Ricardo Santos (BRA)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)	Nick Dempsey (USA)
2008 Auckland	Tom Ashley (NZL)	João Rodrigues (POR)	Shahar Tzuberi (ISR)
2009 Weymouth	Nick Dempsey (GBR)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)	Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)
2010 Kerteminde	Piotr Myszka (POL)	Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)
2011 Perth	Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)	Piotr Myszka (POL)	Nimrod Mashiah (ISR)
2012 Cadiz	Julien Bontemps (FRA)	Nick Dempsey (GBR)	Jon-Paul Tobin (NZL)
2013 Buzios	Nick Dempsey (GBR)	Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)	Byron Kokkalanis (GRE)

Women's World Championship

Year	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 Manchon (ESP)	Charline Picon (FRA)
2010 Kerteminde	Blanca Manchon (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)	Byrony Shaw  (GBR)	Maayan Davidovich (ISR)

See also

• Neil Pryde

External links

• Neil Pryde official website
• RS:X Official Site
• ISAF RS:X Microsite