Development | |
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Designer |
Phil Morrison Alex Southon Nick Peters |
Year | 2012 |
Name | RS900 |
Boat | |
Crew | 2 |
Hull | |
Type | Polyester GRP with carbon reinforcement |
Construction | Foam sandwich Fiberglass |
Hull weight | 119 kg (262 lb) [1] |
LOA | 4.68 m (15.4 ft) [1] |
Beam | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) [1] |
Rig | |
Rig type | Carbon-fiber mast |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 11.8 m2 (127 sq ft) [1] |
Jib/ genoa area | 6 m2 (65 sq ft) [1] |
Spinnaker area | 26.6 m2 (286 sq ft) [1] |
The RS900 is a 2.8m, double handed, dual trapeze, racing skiff. Designed in 2012 by Phil Morrison and manufactured by RS Sailing. It has a lightweight polyester GRP with carbon reinforcement hull construction. [2]
It was RS Sailings contender for the Women's Olympic Skiff. [3] After the ISAF’s evaluation trials, the Olympic committee chose the 49er FX over the RS900. [1] [4]
It was designed to be sailed by a crew weighing between 110 and 130 kg. [5]