{"id":31795,"date":"2024-12-21T16:47:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=31795"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:38:54","slug":"highfield-sport-900-specs-performance-top-speeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/highfield-sport-900-specs-performance-top-speeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Highfield Sport 900: Specs, Performance, Top Speeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZ62M6BGfVU?si=Q87KUviD9tENS5hx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Aluminum Highfield Sport 900 Reviewed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rigid Inflatable Boat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Highfield<\/a> Sport 900 its the company&#8217;s flagship at this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highfield started off with a professional-grade craft. They optimized it for recreational use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s what this video is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hull of this flagship is based on that of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/highfield-patrol-860-rib-2-x-300-hp-optimus-360\/\">Patrol 860<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naval architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/petter-martens-a2069b1a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petter Martens<\/a> redesigned it. It offers better stability and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their 900 Sport RIB with an aluminum hull offers the ruggedness and reliability of a commercial vessel. It also provides the comfort and style of a leisure boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on the <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Highfield<\/a> is a good Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-top.webp\" alt=\"Highfield Sport 900: Specs, Performance, Top Speeds @ RIBs ONLY - Home of the Rigid Inflatable Boat\" class=\"wp-image-31816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-top.webp 853w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-top-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-top-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Highfield Sport 900 deck lay-out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consummation Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10 knots:<\/strong> Fuel consumption of 0.7 nautical miles per liter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15 knots:<\/strong> Fuel consumption of 0.5 nautical miles per liter at 2,700 RPM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29 knots:<\/strong> Stable fuel consumption with half a mile per liter at 4,150 RPM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speed Trials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Claimed top speed: 48 knots with a Honda 350-horsepower V8 engine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieved speeds:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>45 knots at 6,100 RPM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>45.7 knots at 6,250 RPM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-comparison.webp\" alt=\"Highfield Sport 900 comparison @ RIBs ONLY - Home of the Rigid Inflatable Boat\" class=\"wp-image-31818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-comparison.webp 853w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-comparison-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Highfield-Sport-900-Specs-Performance-Top-Speeds-comparison-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Highfield Sport 900 comparison (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/boat\/the-sport-range\/sport-900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>, data may vary)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aluminum Highfield Sport 900 Reviewed The Rigid Inflatable Boat Highfield Sport 900 its the company&#8217;s flagship at this moment. Highfield started off with a professional-grade craft. They optimized it for recreational use. That&#8217;s what this video is all about. The hull of this flagship is based on that of the famous Patrol 860. Naval architect Petter Martens redesigned it.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[75,58,481,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-highfield-boats","category-honda","category-petter-martens-naval-architect","category-video"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}