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17th June 2023

Inaugural RS Fest 2023 Shapes Up: Only One Week To Go!

The inaugural RS 2023 is shaping up to be thrilling; as of writing, we have 20 RS400s, five RS200s and 15 RS Fevas!

The event in Blessington should see the light hot weather that we have enjoyed for the last few weeks pass. A long-range forecast shows thrilling winds on all three days of the event.

For anyone wondering IF there will be racing due to light winds, there will be great weather for sailing all next weekend.

20 RS400s will race at the RS Fest 2023

We are delighted to see such strong entries in all classes, especially the growing RS Feva fleet, capitalising from over 30 boats held earlier this year at the Easterns.

Blessington Sailing Club has pulled out all the stops for this to be a great event and is looking forward to hosting all these classes over two courses.

Kenny Rumball and his team will be on hand all weekend with spares for all classes, including tools to keep boats and crews afloat and racing, no matter the conditions.

For those who would like to join the fun, we still have some charter boats available for hire in all three classes, so don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected], who can advise on what is available.

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Irish Sailing

The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.