Irish RS Feva, RS400 & RS200 Dinghy Sailing & Regatta Results
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…
Two young sailors from Cove Sailing Club in Cork Harbour claimed overall victory at the RS Feva Eastern Championships in Greystones, Co Wicklow, over the weekend. Alex Mills and Eoin Jones represented Cove SC at the event, which attracted 42…
The RS Ireland Traveller Series opened with a 53-boat fleet at Carrickfergus Sailing Club on 17–18 April. Sailors from across Ireland competed in RS Aero, RS Feva, RS200 and RS400 classes. Conditions proved challenging throughout. Saturday brought shifting northerly winds…
A strong Ballyholme Yacht Club contingent is set to compete at the Irish Sailing Youth Nationals from 9–12 April on home waters. Six sailors will represent the County Down club across multiple fleets, aiming to build on recent results at…
The RS Elite Class is set for a significant transition in 2026. The RS Elite Class Association and RS Sailing have agreed a planned handover of manufacturing rights. The move will allow the class to operate independently. Launched in 2004,…
Ballyholme Yacht Club will host the Irish Sailing Youth National Championships 2026 and welcome more than 200 of Ireland’s top young sailors for four days of high-quality racing. Taking place from 9th to 12th April, the event is the pinnacle…
Jon Partridge has stepped down as Managing Director of RS Sailing after 25 years with the company. Partridge, who joined RS Sailing in the late 1990s, rose to joint CEO in 2015. He helped steer the company through major challenges,…
The RS400 Frostie Series concluded at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (RNIYC) on 21 December after a full final day of racing. Sailors returned to the water following a weather-enforced break, greeted by south-easterly winds of 8 to…
One race was completed in tough conditions during the latest round of the RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. Heavy rain and mist covered the venue on 7 December, leaving a flooded dinghy…
Over the weekend of 29/30 November, Blessington SC organised a RS400 Winters Event to round off the 2025 season with a final fling before the Christmas period. The plan was for some light-hearted, fun and fast racing before the cold…
RS400 Frostie Series Day Five: Shifting Winds Challenge Sailors on Belfast Lough
1st December 2025 RS Sailing
With the halfway mark passed, Day five of the RS400 Frostie Series began with a cold morning in the dinghy park at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. The woolly hats were donned as the mist across…
Day 4 of the RS400 Frostie Series at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club was abandoned on Sunday after winds in Belfast Harbour climbed above 32 knots. The forecast had shifted sharply within a day, with the breeze swinging…
Winter conditions greeted the RS400 fleet at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, with plummeting temperatures, icy spray, and layered-up sailors for the RS Frostie Series on Belfast Lough. Patrick Hamilton and Sam Kelly were first on the water, launching…
The RS400 Winter Series resumed on Sunday, 9 November, under optimal sailing conditions on Belfast Lough. After heavy rain overnight, competitors were greeted with clear skies and a gentle 10-12 kt breeze from the south west. With 13 boats launched,…
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The 19th edition of the RS400 Winter Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (RNIYC) started in brisk conditions on Belfast Lough. The Race Officer described the wind as “spicy” and asked the fleet to stick together for safety…
