RS Venture S

Sailboat specifications

The RS Venture is a 16’4” (4.98m) multiple crew dinghy designed by Phil Morrisson (United Kingdom). She is built since 2010 by RS Sailing (United Kingdom). The S version comes with the basic equipment needed to start sailing.

The RS Venture is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in SE and Connect version (see all the versions compared).

RS Venture's main features

Model: RS Venture
Version: S
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Multiple crew dinghy
Sailboat builder: RS Sailing
Sailboat designer: Phil Morrisson
Country: United Kingdom
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
First built hull: 2010
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Centerboard : pivoting centerboard
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung 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): About
11 600 €
(2020)

RS Venture's main dimensions

Hull length: 16’ 4”4.98 m
Beam (width): 6’ 8”2.03 m
Draft: 3’ 10”1.15 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 562 lb255 kg

RS Venture's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 159 ft²14.8 m²
Downwind sail area: 269 ft²25 m²
Mainsail area: 118 ft²11 m²
Jib area: 41 ft²3.8 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 151 ft²14 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: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

RS Venture's performances

Crew: < 640kg
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.: 396 ft²/T36.8 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.: 669 ft²/T62.17 m²/T