Yes, you've got it, another one of Phil Morrison's designs. Today's boat, though, is a little different to both the RS400 and RS200, with it being a twin trapeze skiff, being 4.8m long, and with a handicap of 820, it isn't slow either. With a self tacking jib, light sheet loads with adjustable racks, and a carbon mast, make the RS800 suitable to be sailed by a huge weight range, with between 120kg, and up to around 160kg(?) the RS800 is a particularly versatile boat, meaning, almost any weight of crew can sail it.
It is well balanced and well built too, making it a good class to get in to, and with quite a number having been built, make it a good boat for fleet racing.
With a sail area of 16 metres squared (upwind), a spinnaker of 21 metres squared, and an all up sailing weight of 110kg, you can see where the RS800 gets its speed from.
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