Reedling

This article is about the boat. For the bird, see Bearded reedling.

The Reedling is a one-design, fractional rigged keelboat designed and built by Reedling Yachts Ltd (now dissolved), Horning, Norfolk, UK.

Reedling

RK Class symbol
Reedling RK4
Development
Designer	Ian Proctor
Year	1963
Design	One-design
Builder(s)	Reedling Yachts Ltd
Name	Reedling
Boat
Crew	2
Draft	2.75 ft (0.84 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Wood
Hull weight	1,065 lb (483 kg)
LOA	19.08 ft (5.82 m)
LWL	15.58 ft (4.75 m)
Beam	6.08 ft (1.85 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fixed
Rig
Rig type	Fractional rig
Sails
Mainsail area	149.5 sq ft (13.89 m2)
Jib/genoa area	75 sq ft (7.0 m2)
Spinnaker area	240 sq ft (22 m2)

The Reedlings class flag is the International Code of Signals Flag for the letter K

The Reedling Class flag

History

There were only 11 Reedlings built, starting in 1963:

Name	Sail number	Registration year
Reedling	RK1	1963
Siskin	RK2	1964
Cockatrice	RK3	1964
Jaws	RK4	1964
Rubicon	RK5	1969
Osiris	RK6	1982
Aku	RK7	1965
Swallow	RK8	1965
Bullrush	RK9	1985
Onyx	RK10	1972
Vole	RK11	1973

International competition

The Reedling class of keelboat is only raced at Horning Sailing Club, based in the Reeding's home village of Horning, Norfolk, UK.

External links

• The Green Book class details
• Boats of the Norfolk Broads - Reedling Gallery