RS Elite

Sailboat specifications

The RS Elite is a 24’4” (7.4m) sport keel boat designed by Phil Morrisson (United Kingdom). She was built since 2004 (and now discontinued) by RS Sailing (United Kingdom).

RS Elite's main features

Model: RS Elite
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Sport keel boat
Sailboat builder: RS Sailing
Sailboat designer: Phil Morrisson
Country: United Kingdom
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass vinylester
First built hull: 2004
Last built hull: Discontinued
Appendages: Keel : fin with bulb
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

RS Elite's main dimensions

Overall length: 24’ 4”7.4 m
Hull length: 24’ 4”7.4 m
Waterline length: 21’ 8”6.6 m
Beam (width): 5’ 7”1.72 m
Draft: 3’ 7”1.1 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 2150 lb975 kg
Ballast weight: 1378 lb625 kg
Ballast type: Lead

RS Elite's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 249 ft²23.1 m²
Downwind sail area: 439 ft²40.8 m²
Mainsail area: 170 ft²15.8 m²
Genoa area: 79 ft²7.3 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 269 ft²25 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom
Standing rigging: Continuous

RS Elite's performances

Crew: 3
PY (Portsmouth Yardstick) rating iPortsmouth Yardstick is an empirical rating system allowing small sailboats (dinghies included), of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.: 938
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 253 ft²/T23.49 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 447 ft²/T41.49 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 96
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 64 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.24 knots