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RM Yachts 880

Cutter · Twin keels · First built 2005

A Marc Lombard-designed cutter with twin keels, built for versatile cruising performance in shoal waters

Designed by Marc Lombard, built by RM-Fora Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

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

2.23 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.23
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2256 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
171.0
Comfort ratio
17.2
Capsize screening
2.23
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1006
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Multi-chine PLYw/Epoxy
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Marc Lombard
Builder
RM-Fora Marine, RM Yachts

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