RS Quest

The RS Quest is a British sailboat that was designed by Jo Richards as a sail trainer and day sailer. It was first built in 2015.^[1][2][3][4]

RS Quest

Development
Designer	Jo Richards
Location	United Kingdom
Year	2015
Builder	RS Sailing
Name	RS Quest
Boat
Displacement	309 lb (140 kg)
Draft	3.57 ft (1.09 m) with centreboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	Comptec PE3 polyethylene
LOA	14.07 ft (4.29 m)
Beam	6.00 ft (1.83 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centreboard
Rudder	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	90 sq ft (8.4 m2)
Jib/genoa area	29 sq ft (2.7 m2)
Spinnaker area	107 sq ft (9.9 m2)
Gennaker area	118 sq ft (11.0 m2)
Upwind sail area	119 sq ft (11.1 m2)
Downwind sail area	235 sq ft (21.8 m2)

Production

The design has been built by RS Sailing in the United Kingdom, since September 2015 and remains in production.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

Design

The boat was designed for the British Sea Cadets to replace their existing fleet of older boats and also as a family day sailer.^[2]

The RS Quest is a recreational sailing dinghy, with the hull built predominantly of rotomoulded Comptec PE3 polyethylene. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars and wire standing rigging. The hull has a nearly-plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung aluminum rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable glassfibre centreboard. It displaces 309 lb (140 kg) and can carry 805 lb (365 kg) of crew weight or four adults.^[1][2][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.57 ft (1.09 m) with the centreboard extended. Retracting the centreboard allows operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[8]

The boat may be optionally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The maximum power is 3.35 hp (2 kW) and maximum motor weight is 33 lb (15 kg).^[8]

Optional equipment includes a polyethylene foredeck, trapeze, an outboard motor mount, a launching dolly and a boat trailer for ground transport.^[2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an optional symmetrical spinnaker of 107 sq ft (9.9 m²) or an asymmetrical spinnaker of 118 sq ft (11.0 m²).^[1][2]

The boat's hull is 100% recyclable and the box it is shipped in is 100% recyclable material, made from 100% managed woodland materials, with a high percentage of previously recycled material. The hull wrapping material is biologically-based, made from 51% sugar cane waste, officially classified in the UK as paper and is also 100% recyclable.^[8]

See also

• List of sailing boat types