It promises to be another bumper year for the RS Racing Classes in Ireland with all classes confirming their event calendars for 2024.
The Fevas will start off the season in Greystones Sailing Club on the East coast of Ireland, a club which has a rich RS racing fleet already in place and is in close proximity to Dublin where the class hope to maintain their impressive turnouts of 30 boats per event as per last years numbers.
Following the early East coast event, the Fevas will head firstly to Lough Derg Yacht Club for the annual RS Fest which is supported by Irish RS Sailing agents MarineServices.ie, more on this event to come. The class will then head to Lough Ree as part of the Double Ree Championships in Lough Ree Yacht Club, an event which aims to develop the double handed classes in Ireland. From there the fleet will head North to the every growing fleet in Ballyholme Yacht Club for the National Chmapionships at the end of August before heading to nearly the opposite end of the country for the Southern Championships in Royal Cork Yacht Club.
A great calendar for the class ensuring young sailors will be kept entertained and improving their skills all season long. All viewable at their class calendar page here
RS agents in Ireland MarineServices.ie have boats for sale and will have charter boats available for all of the events, so if you or your young family members fancy giving the boat a try, don’t hesitate to contact [email protected]
The ultra-modern single-hander, the RS Aero Photo: Afloat
The ultra-modern single-hander, the RS Aero, also has a jam-packed season with two early events, the Round the Island Race and National Championships in Howth Yacht Club, followed by the RS Fest, as Mentioned above, before the season finale in the National Yacht Club. The Aeros will have some new faces with plenty of new faces in the fleet including coach extraordinaire Thomas Chaix who just bought a boat, read what he has to say here.
As above, RS Agents MarineServices.ie have new boats and charters available. Full calendar for the class available here
The RS 400s in particular have been growing steadily in the North of Ireland with plenty of new faces
The ever-popular and competitive 200 and 400 classes equally have a great diverse calendar, as previously reported by the class, with the RS Fest in Lough Derg Featuring all the classes. The RS 400s, in particular, have been growing steadily in the North of Ireland with plenty of new faces and returning faces to the class, no doubt buoyed by the fact the RS 400 EuroCup is coming to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in 2025. Keen sailors are getting back into the high-performance class and honing their skills ahead of next year!
