The RS has been fine tuned to make it even faster. The refinements are slight but the improvement to top=end speed, significant. The nose has been pulled in slightly from the wide point, tapering to the tip of the nose, providing the RS with even better into-the -wind performance, acceleration and top-end speed. The volume from the rails has been stacked back into the top deck and shaped into a higher center peak to sheer water and pop up more quickly when the nose punches through chop or purl in the trough of a wave. The nose was lowered by approximately 1/4" and the tail lowered by 1/2" to optimize the water-line. The decking in the cockpit was lowered slightly to lower the paddlers center of gravity, give more paddle power at the rail and improve rail-to-rail stability The positioning of the drainage holes were also adjusted to further expedite water drainage fromthe cockpit. The all new SUPER FLY construction has been a massive leap forward in both durability, stiffness and overall performance. With a full PVC wrapped core to give the board tremendous impact resistance. The RS is finished in a carbon and fiberglass skin further enhancing the boards overall stiffness and strength to weight ration.