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Irish RS Feva, RS400 & RS200 Dinghy Sailing & Regatta Results
Espey Leads RS400 Frostie Series at RNIYC
The RS400 crews gathered in the boatyard, scratching their heads considering if it was even worthwhile bothering to take the covers off as there wasn’t a breath writes Bob Hastings. The 420s were out drifting about and it looked like…
More and more centres in and outside of France choose the RS CAT14 as the pathway Catamaran class. This boat takes the enjoyment and handling associated with beach cats to a new level.
Irish RS agent Kenny Rumball will be at the Paris Boat Show from the 8-16 December 2018 to showcase the RS Zest, RS CAT14 and RS21 as well as many French bestsellers like the RS Feva, RS Quest and the…
23 RS400s hit the start line at RNIYC
Sunday 25th November was the fourth day and halfway point of the Frosty series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, 23 RS400s hit the start line, easterly 16-27 knot wind with big waves made for entertaining racing in an…
The big Rs fleet at RNIYC
Sun 18th Nov was the third day of Belfast Lough's RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in what has become the biggest doublehanded fleet in the country winter racing with 22 boats on the water and…
An RS400 start on Belfast Lough
Sunday 4th November saw the first day of Belfast Lough's RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club. Seventeen boats took to the water. Download results below The day started with nice a bright and really fresh breeze…
RS400 'Frostie' Series Kicks off on Belfast Lough
The start of the RS400 winter racing season begins at 2pm on Sunday at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. The annual RS400 Frostie Series, has grown over the years and this year the club expects…
Dara McDonagh (left) and James Clancy racing an RS400 in Saturday's first race of the INSS RS series in Dun Laoghaire Harbour
The Irish National Sailing Club RS Super Series began on Saturday with racing open to all RS Sailing boats from Fevas, 200s, 400s and more. As Afloat.ie reported earlier, racing takes place on Saturday mornings with a first gun just before…
Tim Norwood and Finn Cleary pictured at the RS Feva Europeans in Weymouth last month, where they came fourth in the Silver fleet
#RS - Thirteen Fevas battled it out with Tim Norwood and Finn Cleary of the Royal Irish Yacht Club who took their class Southern title with five bullets to count as the RS Southern Championships concluded yesterday (Sunday 16 September)…
Baltimore is hosting more than 50 entries across three RS fleets this weekend
#RS - Three races were completed yesterday (Saturday 15 September) on day one of the RS Southern Championships at Baltimore Sailing Club. In the RS200, Frank O’Rourke and Emma Hynes on .com from Greystones Sailing Club lead the fleet with…
RS dinghies are heading for Baltimore in West Cork this weekend
RS dinghy sailors are preparing for strong winds this weekend for the RS Southern Championships hosted by Baltimore Sailing Club. So far there are over 40 boats entered - 17 x 400's 16 x 200's 8 x Fevas! which makes…
Top Performances Despite Strong Winds At RS Inlands
#RS - Dublin-Cork duo Neil Spain and John Downey put in a commanding performance in the RS400 class at the 2018 Inland Championships at Killaloe Sailing Club — the Co Clare club’s first ever RS event — earlier this month.…
Alex Barry and Richard Leonard (right) on the podium with second-placed Francisco and Teresa Lobato (left) and RS400 European champions Sarah and Stewart Robertson (centre)
#RS400 - Alex Barry and Richard Leonard finished third in the RS400 Europeans at Weymouth this week. The Cork Harbour duo completed an international podium, with Stewart and Sarah Robertson of Scotland taking the win and Francisco and Teresa Lobato…
RS Inlands Start Today In Killaloe
#RS - Killaloe Sailing Club is hosting the RS Inland and RS Feva Western Championships this weekend, starting today Saturday 11 August. The RS sailing community will be out in force on Lough Derg for the weekend, with full camping…
RS Elite start on Belfast Lough
Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club hosted the RS Elite UK National Championships over four days last weekend at Cultra on Belfast Lough. The event has added interest for Irish sailors as next year it comes to Dublin Bay for…
At the RS Elite Irish Championships there was strong competition on the start line of a 16–strong fleet
Carrickfergus on Belfast Lough hosted the RS Elite Championships last weekend. There was strong competition on the start line of a 16–strong fleet. The Current UK Champion Mike McIntyre on Foudafafa was over from England to get the feel of…
Howth Yacht Club's Neil Spain & Ross McDonald were second overall at the RS400 Easterns at Rush Sailing Club
Event number two of the 2018 RS season happened over the bank holiday of 5/6 May in Rush Sailing Club, North Co. Dublin to host the Eastern Championships for RS400s/200s/Fevas. In total there was 30 boats entered with many other…

At a Glance - Irish RS Dinghy 2024 Calendar

May 4th/5th:
RS200/400 Northerns EABC.

June 8th:
RS200/400 Easterns/Sprint Greystones SC - ideal way to hone in your starting before many Irish boats head to France for Eurocup 21-24 June

July 6/7th:
RS FEST/Inlands LDYC. RS Fest follows on from the success of last year to incorporate all RS Feva/200/400/Aeros.

August 9-11th:
RS200/400 Irish National Championships CSC.

September 20/21st:
RS 200/400 Southerns KSC. Killaloe SC hosts the final event of the year.

At a Glance - Irish RS400/200 Events for 2023 

  • RS Westerns Galway City Sailing Club - April 1/2
  • RS Open Training Strangford SC 29/30 April
  • Northerns - Strangford Sailing Club - May 6/7
  • Irish RS Games - Nationals - Blessington Sailing Club 23-25 June
  • UK Nationals Mounts Bay 31 July - 04 August 2023
  • Southerns/Easterns - 26/27 August- Wexford Harbour SC
  • Inlands - 23/24 September - Killaloe SC

RS Feva

  • Feva Easterns Royal Irish YC- May 6/7, RS Feva UK Nationals-Pwhelli, UK- May 27th-30th
  • Irish RS Games - Nationals - Blessington Sailing Club 23-25 June (open to all RS classes)
  • Feva Northerns - East Down YC - 26/27 Aug / Southerns - Monkstown BSC- 23/24 Sept

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