RS 21 Race

Sailboat specifications

The RS 21 is a 20’10” (6.34m) multiple crew sport keel boat designed by Jo Richards (United Kingdom) and RS Sailing (United Kingdom). She is built since 2018 by RS Sailing (United Kingdom). The Race version comes as standard with better hardware allowing more possibilities to trim sails. She has been awarded "2019 - SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft" and "2019 - Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Keelboat".

The RS 21 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Club version (see all the versions compared).

Find out more about the RS 21 on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2019 nominated sailboats.

RS 21's main features

Model

RS 21

Version

Race

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Multiple crew sport keel boat

Sailboat builder

RS Sailing

Sailboat designer

Jo Richards & RS Sailing

Country

United Kingdom

Construction

Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)

First built hull

2018

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2019: SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft
2019: Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Keelboat

Appendages

Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting

Helm

Single tiller

Rudder

Single transom hung rudder

Unsinkable

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

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

About

27 900 €

(2020)

RS 21's main dimensions

Hull length: 20’ 10”6.34 m
Beam (width): 7’ 2”2.2 m
Draft: 4’ 6”1.38 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 1433 lb650 kg
Ballast weight: 728 lb330 kg

RS 21's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 265 ft²24.6 m²
Downwind sail area: 605 ft²56.2 m²
Mainsail area: 174 ft²16.2 m²
Jib area: 90 ft²8.4 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 431 ft²40 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 7/8
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: 1x19 strand wire continuous

RS 21's performances

Crew: 2-4 (<300kg)
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.: 353 ft²/T32.78 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.: 806 ft²/T74.9 m²/T
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.: 51 %