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Year
  
2012

Hull weight
  
119 kg (262 lb)

Crew
  
2

Designer
  
Phil Morrison Alex Southon Nick Peters

Type
  
Polyester GRP with carbon reinforcement

Construction
  
Foam sandwich Fiberglass

The RS900 is a 2.8m, double handed, hiking, racing skiff. Designed in 2012 by Phil Morrison and manufactured by RS Sailing. It has a lightweight polyester GRP with carbon reinforcement hull construction.

It was RS Sailings contender for the Women's Olympic Skiff. After the ISAF’s evaluation trials, the Olympic committee chose the 49er FX over the RS900.

It was designed to be sailed by a crew weighing between 110 and 130 kg.

References

RS900 Wikipedia