Seller's Description
RS Quest Sailing Dinghy
This is billed as a family / training dinghy by the manufacturer. The reviews are all very positive, and it would be an excellent boat for young sailors learning the ropes. The roller jib is brilliant, it makes deploying the sail super easy. The high boom reduces the chance of getting whacked in the head; at 6’1” and with a long torso, I’ve never cracked my head with it. It will plane if conditions are right, even without the downwind sail (an option I did not purchase). The sail is extremely tunable, lots of adjustments can be made to it which is great for learning what works and what doesn’t. It is easy to right after capsizing, and easy to climb back in to. The hull is a rotomolded plastic; I’m usually not a fan of this material, but it is done to a high standard and looks good. It is also very durable.
As good as the boat is for young sailors on protected waters, it is not the right boat for me (an overweight 46 year old newbie sailor) where I have been using it (the Straits of Mackinac). I bought it in 2022 during Covid, when there weren’t any real alternatives; now that other boats are readily available, I will be looking for something bigger.
The boat comes with the 2022 Genesis trailer I bought when I picked it up. It has spent three Northern Michigan summers on the beach (2-3 months in the sun each summer); otherwise it’s been kept in a barn out of the weather. Everything works, the only wear is scuff marks / scratches on the bottom from launching off the beach (we usually used large inflatable rollers, which worked fairly well). The hiking straps are slightly faded from the sun. The jib was rolled up on the forestay when not in use, the mainsail was always rolled up and bagged between sailings.
It pulls easily behind a 2018 Outback, seems to reduce fuel economy by 2-3 mpg. It is fairly easy to rig (I can easily handle the mast, but need someone to secure the rigging) and very easy to launch and recover. It has a plate for a motor mount, but I never installed one.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Specs
- Designer
- Jo Richards
- Builder
- RS Sailing
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- Comptec PE3 Polyethylene
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Waterline Length
- ?
- Beam
- 6′ 0″ / 1.8 m
- Draft
- 0′ 9″ / 0.2 m
- Displacement
- 310 lb / 140 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- ?
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 0
Calculations
- Hull Speed
- ?
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
- ?
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
- ?
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
- ?
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
3.6
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Sail area:
Main: 8.4 m² / 90 ft²
Jib: 2.7 m² / 29 ft²
Asym: 11 m² / 118 ft²
Symmetric Spin: 10 m² / 107 ft²
Max crew weight: 365 kg / 805 lbs
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