The RS800 is a light-weight sailing dinghy designed by Phil Morrison and manufactured by RS Sailing. [1] The boat is sailed by two people both on trapeze and has a main, jib and spinnaker. [2] The RS800 has a Portsmouth Yardstick number of 799 [3] and a D-PN of 77.0. [4] There is a large racing circuit in the UK, and some European events each ...

The light all-up weight allows exceptional performance from a moderate size rig – making the RS800 the attainable skiff class; Carbon composite mast – ultra-light and the flexible top section delivers excellent gust response; Sealed mast to reduce …

Jul 16, 2019 · What’s special about the RS800? The RS800 is an exhilarating boat to sail; a very fast twin wire skiff with PY of only 799 but controllable enough for amateur sailors to handle in any normal dinghy sailing conditions.

The RS classes have official social media accounts, used by sailors to share news, photos, event details, results, boat and sailing queries, helm/crew requests etc. The links are below.

The RS 800 sailing dinghy is a twin trapeze, high performance skiff. The boats are produced and marketed worldwide by RS Sailing. The class was born in 1999,...

Mar 20, 2020 · The RS 800 is a 15’8” (4.8m) double handed skiff (dinghy) designed by Phil Morrisson (United Kingdom). She is built since 2001 by RS Sailing (United Kingdom).

The RS800 is an exciting boat to sail and offers fantastic performance. It is a lightweight-racing dinghy and should be treated with care. This manual has been compiled to help you operate your RS 800 with safety and pleasure. It contains details …

Sep 12, 2012 · There was no doubt about it — the 2012 boat was faster, both upwind and down. But the standard RS800 is no slouch with a welldocumented PN of 822, which makes it the third fastest dinghy class in Y&Y’s Racing Classes Guide. That means an RS800 should beat everything except an 18ft Skiff or 49er.

Rs800 Overview. 2 person dinghy w/ racks & trapeze Beam incl. racks: 2.89m/9.5′ Asym spinnaker area: 21m2/225sft.

Jun 26, 2019 · What’s special about the RS800? The RS800 is an exhilarating boat to sail; a very fast twin wire skiff with PY of only 799 but controllable enough for amateur sailors to handle in any normal dinghy sailing conditions.