The RS700 is a single-handed racing dinghy built by RS Sailing and designed in 2000 by Nick Peters and Alex Southon as part of the RS series and built in 2001.^[1] It is raced in many sailing clubs around Britain,^[2] with a PY number of 850^[3] and a D-PN of 73.3.^[4]

The RS700 is regarded by many professionals, including German Contender champion Christian Brandt,^[5] as the fastest and most user friendly skiff around, the magazine Yachts & Yachting has referred to it as being "simple but highly effective", the magazine also commented on the ease with which the spinnaker can be raised and lowered.^[2] The RS700 has a trapeze, mainsail and an asymmetrical spinnaker, but no jib.^[6] The width of the wings on the RS700 are adjustable, meaning that the boat can be sailed by different sized sailors.^[7]

Nick Peters, one of the designers has commented on the RS700 saying that, like all the previous dinghies in the RS series, it has a light hull and a huge sail area, but that it is conceptually very different from the RS600. Peters has also said that the RS700 can easily keep speed with the RS800.^[8]