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Fast with Ease. Speed and Acceleration with Light Weight Feel<br />

RACING<br />

The <strong>RS</strong>:Slalom <strong>is</strong> designed <strong>to</strong> deliver, performance, ease of <strong>use</strong> and pure joy <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>use</strong>r, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong><br />

fast with <strong>in</strong>credible low end acceleration and good high end speed.<br />

• Integrated compact clew - An <strong>in</strong>set clew with<br />

a cont<strong>in</strong>uous sail outl<strong>in</strong>e gives <strong>the</strong> best of both<br />

worlds.<br />

The <strong>in</strong>set clew <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>the</strong> sails stability,<br />

handl<strong>in</strong>g and w<strong>in</strong>d-range, while <strong>the</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

sail outl<strong>in</strong>e helps direct <strong>the</strong> tension where it<br />

needs <strong>to</strong> go, keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> mid leech stable and<br />

keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> foot tw<strong>is</strong>t <strong>to</strong> a m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>in</strong>sur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>the</strong> sail <strong>is</strong> not spill<strong>in</strong>g power where you don’t<br />

want it <strong>to</strong> spill power.<br />

• Shorter luff length on middle and smaller sizes<br />

(8.6 and down) keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> center of effort low<br />

and stable <strong>in</strong> powered-up conditions. With <strong>the</strong><br />

9.5 rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g close <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> MKIII by keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

boom relatively short <strong>to</strong> allow for <strong>easy</strong> handl<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

• The boom length has rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>very</strong> close <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> MKIII accept on <strong>the</strong> 8.6 and 9.5 where it<br />

has been decreased <strong>to</strong> improve handl<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

larger sizes.<br />

• Luff Curve: Increased <strong>in</strong> order <strong>to</strong> achieve higher<br />

body tension and <strong>in</strong>creased profile stability.<br />

• Clew Height: Higher for <strong>in</strong>creased mid leech<br />

support.<br />

• Shape compar<strong>is</strong>on: F<strong>in</strong>er shap<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong><br />

profile entry <strong>to</strong> reduce drag and upw<strong>in</strong>d<br />

performance comb<strong>in</strong>ed with <strong>in</strong>creased profile<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> harness l<strong>in</strong>e area <strong>in</strong> order <strong>to</strong> keep lowend<br />

power and drive.<br />

SIZE LUFF BOOM BASE BATTENS CAMS WEIGHT IDEAL MAST TOP FINISHING CODE<br />

5.5<br />

6.2<br />

7.0<br />

7.8<br />

8.6<br />

9.5<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S455<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S462<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S470<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S478<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S486<br />

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC BNP<strong>RS</strong>S495<br />

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