# RS:X

RS:X is a windsurfing class selected by the ISAF to replace the Mistral One Design Class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance.
RS:X equipment includes a board with a daggerboard, and a sail of a specified size. The board measures 286 cm in length and 93 cm in width. Unlike formula boards, it is quite heavy at 15.5 kg, which is almost twice that of regular competition formula boards, but is very similar to the weight of raceboards such as the previous Olympic board, Mistral One Design Class. The Mistral board has a weight of 17 kg ready to sail, while the RS:X board weighs more than 19 kg.
The RS:X seems to be a compromise between traditional raceboards which work well in 5 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s), and Formula boards which go fast in 12 to 30 kn (5 to 15 m/s), and has shown itself to be competitive with past raceboards in the medium wind range.
The shape and design of the RS:X sail is based on that of the Neil Pryde windsurfing sail V8.
Starting with the 2024 Summer Olympics the IQFoil class has been selected to replace RS:X.

## Events
### Olympics
#### Men

| Gamesvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 Beijing details | Tom Ashley (NZL) | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Shahar Tzuberi (ISR) |
| 2012 London details | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Kiran Badloe (NED) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Bi Kun (CHN) |

#### Women

| Gamesvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 Beijing details | Yin Jian (CHN) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Bryony Shaw (GBR) |
| 2012 London details | Marina Alabau (ESP) | Tuuli Petäjä (FIN) | Zofia Klepacka (POL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Charline Picon (FRA) | Chen Peina (CHN) | Stefania Elfutina (RUS) |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Lu Yunxiu (CHN) | Charline Picon (FRA) | Emma Wilson (GBR) |

### World Championships
#### RS:X World Championships
##### Men

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 Torbole details | Casper Bouman (NED) | Tom Ashley (AUS) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) |
| 2007 Cascais details | Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) |
| 2008 Auckland details | Tom Ashley (NZL) | João Rodrigues (POR) | Shahar Tzuberi (ISR) |
| 2009 Weymouth details | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Nimrod Mashiah (ISR) | Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED) |
| 2010 Kerteminde details | Piotr Myszka (POL) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nimrod Mashiah (ISR) |
| 2011 Perth details | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Piotr Myszka (POL) | Nimrod Mashiah (ISR) |
| 2012 Cádiz details | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Jon-Paul Tobin (NZL) |
| 2013 Buzios details | Nick Dempsey (GBR) | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Byron Kokkalanis (GRE) |
| 2014 Santander details | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) |
| 2015 Al-Mussanah details | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) | Wang Aichen (CHN) | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) |
| 2016 Eilat details | Piotr Myszka (POL) | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Kiran Badloe (NED) |
| 2017 Enoshima details | Bing Ye (CHN) | Mateo Sanz Lanz (SUI) | Mengfan Gao (CHN) |
| 2018 Aarhus details | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Kiran Badloe (NED) | Louis Giard (FRA) |
| 2019 Torbole details | Kiran Badloe (NED) | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) |
| 2020 Sorrento details | Kiran Badloe (NED) | Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) |
| 2021 Cáadiz details | Kiran Badloe (NED) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Byron Kokkalanis (GRE) |

##### Women

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 Torbole details | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Marina Alabau (ESP) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2007 Cascais details | Zofia Klepacka (POL) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Jessica Crisp (AUS) |
| 2008 Auckland details | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Marina Alabau (ESP) |
| 2009 Weymouth details | Marina Alabau (ESP) | Blanca Manchón (ESP) | Charline Picon (FRA) |
| 2010 Kerteminde details | Blanca Manchón (ESP) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Charline Picon (FRA) |
| 2011 Perth details | Lee Korzits (ISR) | Zofia Klepacka (POL) | Marina Alabau (ESP) |
| 2012 Cádiz details | Lee Korzits (ISR) | Zofia Klepacka (POL) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) |
| 2013 Buzios details | Lee Korzits (ISR) | Bryony Shaw (GBR) | Maayan Davidovich (ISR) |
| 2014 Santander details | Charline Picon (FRA) | Marina Alabau (ESP) | Maayan Davidovich (ISR) |
| 2015 Al-Mussanah details | Chen Peina (CHN) | Bryony Shaw (GBR) | Lilian de Geus (NED) |
| 2016 Eilat details | Małgorzata Białecka (POL) | Bryony Shaw (GBR) | Lilian de Geus (NED) |
| 2017 Enoshima details | Chen Peina (CHN) | Jiahui Wu (CHN) | Lu Yunxiu (CHN) |
| 2018 Aarhus details | Lilian de Geus (NED) | Charline Picon (FRA) | Lu Yunxiu (CHN) |
| 2019 Torbole details | Lu Yunxiu (CHN) | Katy Spychakov (ISR) | Lilian de Geus (NED) |
| 2020 Sorrento details | Lilian de Geus (NED) | Charline Picon (FRA) | Noy Drihan (ISR) |
| 2021 Cáadiz details | Lilian de Geus (NED) | Katy Spychakov (ISR) | Charline Picon (FRA) |

### Youth

The RS:X Class hold Youth World Championships the age limit used is typically for sailors under 21

#### Youth Male

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 Sopot (POL) | Christian Freimüller (GER) | Richard Hamilton (GBR) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) |
| 2008 Pattaya (THA) | Ho Tsun Leung (HKG) | Piotr Myszkowski (POL) | Thiseas Kampas (GRE) |
| 2009 Bodrum (TUR) | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Manfredi Misuraca (ITA) |
| 2010 Kerteminde (DEN) | Thomas Goyard (FRA) | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Paweł Tarnowski (POL) |
| 2011 Cagliari (ITA) | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) | Louis Giard (FRA) | Sam Sills (GBR) |
| 2012 Pengu Island | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) | Kieran Martin (GBR) | Martin Olmeta (FRA) |
| 2013 Civitavecchia (ITA) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Mayan Rafic (ISR) | Bautista Saubidet Birkner (ARG) |
| 2014 Clearwater (USA) | Radosław Furmański (POL) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Toni Bonet Macias (ESP) |
| 2015 Gdynia (POL) | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Francisco Saubidet (ARG) | Titouan Le Bosq (FRA) |
| 2016 Lymasol (CYP) | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Camille BOUYER (FRA) | Tom REUVENY (ISR) |
| 2017 Torbole (ITA) | Tom Reuveny (ISR) | Luca Di Tomassi (ITA) | Andy Brown (GBR) |

#### Youth Female

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 Sopot (POL) | Moana Delle (GER) | Maja Dziarnowska (POL) | Regina Stadler (GER) |
| 2008 Pattaya (THA) | Laura Linares (ITA) | Hei Man H V Chan (HKG) | Maja Dziarnowska (POL) |
| 2009 Bodrum (TUR) | Izzy Hamilton (GBR) | Leonore Bosch (FRA) | Lo Sin Lam (HKG) |
| 2010 Kerteminde (DEN) | Izzy Hamilton (GBR) | Hanna Zembrzuska (POL) | Hélène Noesmoen (FRA) |
| 2011 Cagliari (ITA) | Agnieszka Bilska (POL) | Kamila Smektala (POL) | Barbara Dmuchowska (POL) |
| 2012 Pengu Island | Naomi Cohen (ISR) | Saskia Sills (GBR) | Jeanne Dantès (FRA) |
| 2013 Civitavecchia (ITA) | Marta Maggetti (ITA) | Hadas Hochster (ISR) | Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA) |
| 2014 Clearwater (USA) | Emma Wilson (GBR) | Berenice Mege (FRA) | Marta Maggetti (ITA) |
| 2015 Gdynia (POL) | Noy Drihan (ISR) | Stefania Elfutina (RUS) | Berenice Mege (FRA) |
| 2016 Lymasol (CYP) | Katy Spychakov (ISR) | Noy DRIHAN (ISR) | Mariam Sekhposyan (RUS) |
| 2017 Torbole (ITA) | Maya Morris (ISR) | Emma Wilson (GBR) | Kazami Matsuura (JPN) |
2019 St. Petersburg Russia. 1st place yana reznikova, 2nd place Manon pianazza and 3rd place Naama Greenberg

#### Youth Sailing World Championships

The RS:X has been used as equipment in the Youth Sailing World Championships which is for sailors under 19.

##### Boys

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 Weymouth (GBR) 29 Boards | Lukasz Grodzicki (POL) | Fabian Heidegger (ITA) | Pierre Le Coq (FRA) |
| 2007 Kingston (CAN) 20 Boards | Pierre LE COQ (FRA) | Ron ASULIN (ISR) | Dimitris VLACHAKIS (GRE) |
| 2008 Århus (DEN) 27 Boards | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Thiseas Kampas (GRE) | Oliver-Tom Schliemann (GER) |
| 2009 Buzios (BRA) 24 Boards | Joseph Gueguen (FRA) | Michalis Malekkides (CYP) | Jorge Renato do Amaral Silva (BRA) |
| 2010 Istanbul (TUR) 30 Boards | Mateo Sanz (ESP) | Cho Won-woo (KOR) | Pawel Tarnowski (POL) |
| 2011 Zadar (CRO) 33 Boards | Wonwoo Cho (KOR) | Mateo Sanz (ESP) | Louis Giard (FRA) |
| 2012 Dun Loughrie (IRL) 30 Boards | Wonwood Cho (KOR) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Maxime Labat (FRA) |
| 2013 Limosol (CYP) 28 Boards | Kieran Martin (GBR) | Oleksandr Tugaryev (UKR) | Radosław Furmański (POL) |
| 2014 Tavira (POR) 32 Boards | Yael Paz (ISR) | Mattia Camboni (ITA) | Radoslaw Furmanski (POL) |
| 2015 Langkawi (MAL) 29 Boards | Titouan Le Bosq (FRA) | Francisco Saubidet (ARG) | Brenno FRANCIOLI (BRA) |
| 2016 Auckland (NZL) Boards | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Sil Hoekstra (NED) | Chen Hao Chen (CHN) |
| 2017 Sanya (CHN) | Yoav Cohen (ISR) | Chen Hao (CHN) | Sil Hoekstra (NED) |
| 2018 Corpus Christi (USA) | Geronimo Nores (USA) | Nicolò Renna (ITA) | Fabien Pianazza (FRA) |
| 2019 Gdynia (POL) | Fabien Pianazza (FRA) | Nicolò Renna (ITA) | Liam Segev (ISR) |

##### Girls

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 Weymouth (GBR) 18 Boards | Laura Linares (ITA) | Maayan Davidovich (ISR) | Małgorzata Białecka (POL) |
| 2007 Kingston (CAN) 15 Boards | Laura Linares (ITA) | Moana Delle (GER) | Nina Szymczyk (POL) |
| 2008 Århus (DEN) 15 Boards | Laura Linares (ITA) | Maja Dziarnowska (POL) | Patrícia Freitas (BRA) |
| 2009 Buzios (BRA) 15 Boards | Hei Man Chan (HKG) | Isobel Hamilton (GBR) | Leonore Bosch (FRA) |
| 2010 Istanbul (TUR) | Kamila Smektala (POL) | Isobel Hamilton (GBR) | Ofir Halevy (ISR) |
| 2011 Zadar (CRO) 19 Boards | Veronica Fanciulli (ITA) | Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam (THA) | Naomi Cohen (ISR) |
| 2012 Dun Loughrie (IRL) 23 Boards | Saskia Sills (GBR) | Naomi Cohen (ISR) | Veronica Fanciulli (ITA) |
| 2013 Limosol (CYP) 22 Boards | Lu Yunxiu (CHN) | Marta Maggetti (ITA) | Sara Wennekes (NED) |
| 2014 Tavira (POR) 21 Boards | Stefaniya Elfutina (RUS) | Shi Hongmei (CHN) | Marta Maggetti (ITA) |
| 2015 Langkawi (MAL) 21 Boards | Stefaniya Elfutina (RUS) | Emma Wilson (GBR) | Xian Ting Huang (CHN) |
| 2016 Auckland (NZL) 27 Boards | Yoav Omer (ISR) | Sil Hoekstra (NED) | Chen Hao Chen (CHN) |
| 2017 Sanya (CHN) | Emma Wilson (GBR) | Giorgia Speciale (ITA) | Ting Yu (CHN) |
| 2018 Corpus Christi (USA) | Islay Watson (GBR) | Veerle Ten Have (NZL) | Giorgia Speciale (ITA) |
| 2019 Gdynia (POL) | Linoy Geva (ISR) | Yana Reznikova (RUS) | Héloïse Macquaert (FRA) |