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RM Yachts 970

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/dual Rudders · First built 2016

A Marc Lombard-designed performance cruiser featuring a modern hull with dual rudders and versatile sail configurations

Designed by Marc Lombard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/dual Rudders

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

159 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

19.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.3
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2761 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
159.4
Comfort ratio
16.7
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1274
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/dual rudders
Construction
Plywood
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2016
Designer
Marc Lombard
Builder
RM Yachts

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