RS Aero Sailing News
For those undeterred by colder temperatures and the occasional icy spray, the Dinghy Frostbites return to Howth Yacht Club for their 51st year. The series began in 1974, when the first Lasers arrived in Howth, and at its peak attracted…
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Marine Services in Dún Laoghaire has opened its annual RS Winter Sail Order, offering RS sailors the opportunity to organise new sails, covers, spars and foils ahead of the 2027 season. The accredited RS dealer says the scheme aims to…
Rush Sailing Club delivered a great regatta, with the friendly atmosphere they are well known for. The RS Aero Nationals were combined with the club regatta, with Mermaids and GP14s in action, and the Mirror Nationals, creating a great atmosphere…
Rush Sailing Club will host the RS Aero Irish National Championships for the first time this weekend, bringing another major dinghy fleet to north Dublin while the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship continues on Dublin Bay. The RS Aero championship…
The RS Aero class has confirmed the next three hosts for its World Championships, unveiling a long-term calendar that will take the lightweight singlehander fleet to Australia, Italy and Scotland between 2027 and 2029. The announcement gives competitors several years…
The 2026 DMYC Regatta introduced a new development for the Dun Laoghaire dinghy fraternity – a two-day regatta rather than just a single day. This was a consequence of the very early discussions between the four Dun Laoghaire clubs in…
The RS Eastern Championships delivered two days of high-intensity racing at Greystones Sailing Club as 42 boats competed across four classes on Dublin Bay’s southern coastline. Sailors in the RS 200, Feva, 400 and Aero fleets faced shifting breeze, heavy…
With only two Sundays of sailing in the last five Sundays of the Viking Marine-sponsored DMYC 2025-26 Frostbites, it was hardly surprising that the last Sunday of the Series would be a light wind affair. Almost as soon as we…
Winter sailing at Howth Yacht Club came to a close on Saturday 7th March when dinghy sailors gathered for the annual Round the Island Race, followed by the Frostbite Series lunch and prizegiving. Bolstered by a promising weather forecast, there…
Peter Barton has stepped down as International Class Manager of the RS Aero after more than a decade guiding the lightweight dinghy’s global growth. Barton hands the role to RS Aero 5 European champion Sammy Isaacs-Johnson, who will take charge…
The Howth Yacht Club Dinghy Frostbites Spring Series came to a dramatic close on Sunday, 1st March, with final standings decided across the fleets. With 14 races completed over 7 weekends (two lost to bad weather), sailors can now take…
The Howth Yacht Club (HYC) Round the Island Dinghy Race returns on 7 March 2026, bringing the curtain down on the club’s ever-popular Frostbite Series with one of the most anticipated events of the winter calendar. This iconic race challenges…
With just over a year and a half to go until Howth Yacht Club welcomes the RS Aero European Championship in August 2027, the newly released 2026 calendar sets the stage for a season of high-quality international competition. From Australia…
A strong line-up is taking shape for the Howth Yacht Club Dinghy Frostbite Series, with entries spanning ILCA, Melges 15, RS Aero and IDRA 14 classes. European Masters Champion Daragh Sheridan will compete in the RS Aero fleet, using the…
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As unfortunately the summer sailing draws to a close, with the last of the scheduled club racing coming to an end, and children returning to school, you may be wondering how to get on the water this winter. Winter sailing…
Ireland's six-person squad is featuring in the top ten across the divisions at the halfway stage of the RS Aero World Championships in France. Greystones Harbour's Roy Van Maanen is lying eighth in the Aero 5 rig and Wicklow clubmate…
