RS Cat 16

RS Cat 16

FEATURES

Sparkling performance with easy handling

• Easy handling and fantastic performance
• Practical features for novices and experienced sailors
• Concave deck creates secure sitting area
• Lift & lock – simple & secure rudder system
• Designed by innovative multihull expert Jo Richards and the RS development team

Singlehanded or family crew

• Exciting single-handed – plenty of space for the family
• Blast across the bay – picnic on the beach
• More fun – more exciting adventures

Storage and transport convenience

• Fast assembly & separation allows storage in restricted space
• Quick to rig – simple and robust
• Practical moulded-in handholds make moving the boat easy on shore

Greatest durability – lowest maintenance

• NEW – Hull & beam securing system without holes through the skin of the boat – no sealant required
• Beam and shroud bolts secure into stainless-steel bars in channels on either side of the hulls
• Exceptionally strong, simple and fast assembly – just 15 minutes using only one spanner
• RS Comptec PE3 construction– state of the art three layer rotomoulding system
• Toughest outer skin – middle foam layer for stiffness – strong inner skin
• RS process leads the way & enables additional thickness in high load areas
• Reduced overall weight for better sailing – every RS offers the best performance and most rewarding handling
• Built in buoyancy from thick foam layer
• Strongest fittings attachment – through-bolted rudder systems
• Virtually maintenance free

Safety features

• Toe straps above and below tramps to assist capsize righting
• Capsize righting line in under-tramp stowage bag
• Knife stowage under tramp
• Recesses in aft decks reduce volume and make it easier to “sink” a stern and right the boat from inversion
• Mast head float standard on all models

RS CAT16 Club

• Mainsail only – simple set-up

RS CAT16 S

• Mainsail
• Jib
• Single trapeze

RS CAT16 XL

• Mainsail
• Jib
• Gennaker
• Single Trapeze