Attention all clubs, the Irish Sailing League entry deadline is looming! Entries are due to close this week, and with a near-full entry list, now is the time to secure entry for your club!
Entries must be made on behalf of a club. To enter, click here
After months of work behind the scenes to ensure we had all the necessary ingredients to make this event a public success, we are finally able to release entries and welcome teams from clubs within the Island of Ireland.
The event will be held in one designed RS21 Keelboat thanks to RS Sailing. These boats will ensure a level playing field for all teams, as only a handful of people have sailed these boats. Furthermore, each boat is factory fresh and produced within a number of weeks of each other, maintaining the one design status of the fleet. Clubs also need not worry about boats and logistics as the boats are provided and will be pre-rigged before teams come to the venue.
Each team will race over one day of a weekend in the new Irish Sailing League at Dun Laoghaire
The event format is designed to minimise costs. Each team will effectively race over one day of a weekend, removing the necessity to find and pay for accommodation in the Dun Laoghaire area. Once entries close on the 14th of April, we will be able to inform each team of their pool so they can make the necessary travel arrangements.
Teams shall enter with four crew members, of which at least one crew member must be female. There is no weight maximum or minimum; the advised weight range for the RS 21 Keelboat is 320kgs giving an average crew weight of 80kgs per person. Whatever weight a team is, they can ensure some high-performance action on windy days.
The venue will be in Dun Laoghaire; in time, we will be able to release the exact location. Also to come is information surrounding our clothing, event tracking and social partners.
The event will be held in one designed RS21 Keelboat thanks to RS Sailing
At present, entries will be limited to one team per club. This entry must be approved by the person in charge of the club. After the first round of entries, we may have the capacity to open entries to two teams per club.
For clubs who need help running a ‘sail off’ to find their best team, our friends in the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School can help run mini-events in their new fleet of J80 sailboats.
Don’t forget the winner of the league this year will be crowned the Irish Sailing League Champions and will have the opportunity to represent Ireland at the Sailing Champions League in 2024.
The notice of race is available online with the link to online entries, hosted by RS events and club on the Irish Sailing Leagues website here.
