RS Cat 16 Club

Sailboat specifications

The RS Cat 16 is a 15’5” (4.7m) sport/beach catamaran designed by RS Sailing (United Kingdom) and Jo Richards (United Kingdom). She is built since 2013 by RS Sailing (United Kingdom). The Club version comes with the basic equipment needed to start sailing.

The RS Cat 16 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in XL and S version (see all the versions compared).

RS Cat 16's main features

Model: RS Cat 16
Version: Club
Hull type: Catamaran
Category: Sport/beach catamaran
Sailboat builder: RS Sailing
Sailboat designer: RS Sailing & Jo Richards
Country: United Kingdom
Construction: Rotomolded:
Sandwich rotomolded Polyethylene 3 layers with foam core (Comptec PE3)
First built hull: 2013
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Hull : asymmetric hulls
Helm: Twin tillers
Rudder: Twin transom hung rudders
Unsinkable: Yes
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): About
7 300 €
(2020)

RS Cat 16's main dimensions

Hull length: 15’ 5”4.7 m
Beam (width): 7’ 8”2.35 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 309 lb140 kg

RS Cat 16's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 133 ft²12.33 m²
Mainsail area: 107 ft²9.98 m²
Jib area: 25 ft²2.35 m²
Rigging type: Cat boat Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Fore beam stepped mast
Rotating spars: Yes
Spreaders angle: No spreader
Spars construction: Aluminum spars

RS Cat 16's performances

Crew: 2
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.: 857
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.: 492 ft²/T45.73 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.: 910 ft²/T84.56 m²/T