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RS CAT16 Launch Event at the PSP Southampton Boat Show

by Martin Wadhams, RS Sailing 14 Sep 2013 15:57 BST 13 September 2013
RS CAT16 Launch Event at the PSP Southampton Boat Show © Mark Jardine

On Friday 13th September, RS Sailing proudly unveiled the first ever RS Catamaran - the RS CAT16 at the PSP Southampton Boat Show. The weather gods were kind and the stand was buzzing with eager listeners sharing a glass of fizz and watching an RS CAT16 sailing on the water and listening to RS Sailing Managing Director Martin Wadhams introduce the newest addition to the RS Range.

The RS CAT16 will have its North American debut at the Annapolis Sailboat Show in the USA in early October and you can see the boat at many International Boat Shows over the coming months, including Paris, Dusseldorf and Amsterdam.

Production will start later this year and orders are being taken now.

Further details of the RS CAT16 and the international RS dealer network are at www.RSsailing.com

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