Why don’t know why they wouldn’t…Following ISAF’s final choice of sailing events for the 2016 Olympics, including a women’s skiff, RS Sailing announced that they plan to develop the RS900 to compete for this role – subject to confirmation from the appointed Evaluation Team of their specific criteria for selection of this boat. Not quite sure what that is?
The RS900 will be an all-new boat incorporating developments from the highly respected RS800 hull, a new deck, new wings and a new rig. The RS900 will only go into full production if it is selected for the Olympics.
Early testing of a prototype RS900 has shown the performance can be close to a 49er – with optimised handling targeted to suit ISAF’s specified weight range for female teams. Sounds promising…
