RC35
New Boats Arriving to Compete at June's Bangor Regatta on Belfast Lough
16th March 2024 Bangor Town Regatta
Word on the grapevine is that Jonathan Anderson's Danish-designed X 4.3 will be among the boats new to Royal Ulster’s Bangor Regatta in June. The new boat is still in the factory so brand new. He was the previous owner…
J109 'Mocking J' Takes RC35 Championship Title in North Clyde Regatta Finale
22nd September 2023 RC35
The RC35 Championship has concluded for 2023, with Ben and Jono Shelley in their J109 'Mocking J' claiming their inaugural Championship victory. The final event, The North Clyde Regatta hosted by Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club, started with Charlie Frize’s…
Cruisers 1 Cools Down After Red-Hot Racing at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023
9th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
With its formidable lineup of J/109s inter-mingled with the RC35 group, this IRC 1 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta class was Hotstown-plus. Yet the John Minnis team with the super-souped A35 Final Call II (RUYC) emerged out of sight ahead, on…
Can an A35 or J99 Dislodge Dominant J109s in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Class IRC One?
3rd July 2023 DL Regatta: Cr 1
There will be only nine 'non-J109s' in this week's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's buoyant 26-boat IRC One fleet, but two new powerful campaigns are within those nine. At least a Northern Ireland A35 and a Howth J99 campaign must be…
A35 Final Call II and J109 Storm Share the Spoils at Royal Ulster's RC35/IRC Weekend
27th June 2023 RC35
The RC35/IRC event at Royal Ulster on Belfast Lough last weekend came about because of a chance suggestion by a club member. Although it attracted a small fleet of eight, it did include the very welcome visitors, Ben Shelley in…
Dublin Bay J109 'Something Else' is IRC 3 Winner as Scottish Series 2023 Draws to a Close
30th May 2023 Scottish Series
After a weekend of challenging conditions and fierce racing, Brian Hall's J109 Something Else from the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay has won the Causeway Cup at the Scottish Series on the Clyde for his performance in winning IRC 3…
National Yacht Club J109 'Something Else' Leads IRC 3 of Scottish Series
27th May 2023 Scottish Series
The Scottish Series 2023 on Saturday was dominated by changeable conditions. Although the wind was always present, it could be classed as extremely variable, which made the race officers' jobs very difficult when it came to setting a course. A…
Pat Kelly’s family crewed J109 Storm from Howth and Rush began this year’s Celtic Cup RC 35 series with a win at Kip Regatta, the first big event of the season. Dad Pat Kelly skippered the very competitive Storm with…
The RC35 Scotland season kicks off in two weeks' time at MS&P Kip Regatta on the 13th and 14th of May. After a very close 2022 season, where the top three places were covered by one point, all the teams…
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Features in Scotland's RC35 Cruiser Racer Class Calendar
28th April 2023 RC35
Scotland's RC35 cruiser-racer class has published its 2023 calendar for its 2023 RC35 Series and 2023 Celtic Cup, and Ireland's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta features in both. Although Scottish-based, the class has one ‘away’ event each year. This is usually Volvo…
14 J109s are Force to be Reckoned With as Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta IRC One Fleet Hots Up to 25 Boats
27th April 2023 Volvo Regatta
With 25 entries already in two months before the first gun (compared to 26 racing in 2019), Class One IRC Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) looks like it's going to be a repeat of some of the hottest Irish Sea IRC…
There are only a few days to go until the discounted entry fee for the RC35 two-day event at Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Belfast Lough ends. Before 30th April, it is £100; after that and before 17th June, it’s…
The last time the RC35s raced in Belfast Lough was in the 2022 Bangor Town Regatta. And so successful was the class that it can look forward to a stand-alone event in June this season. Hosted by the Royal Ulster…
It all came good at the end of the 22 season for John Minnis and his team on Final Call II from Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. Eight weeks after a serious hiccup in June during Bangor Town…
The 2022 Vantage Health and Life RC35 Championships is a wrap! Another very close season with tight racing in a great variety of locations and conditions. The season started with a great turnout of 10 boats at Kip Regatta, where one…
Family Values Win Overall for The Kelly J109 Crew at Bangor Town Regatta
1st July 2022 Bangor Town Regatta
Maybe future Bangor Town Regattas could present a prize for the boat with the most family members on board? For the three-generation crewed J109 Storm from Rush Sailing Club and Howth Yacht Club which won Class 2, the RC 35…
