420 Schull Spring Training & Regional Event Dates Announced

6th November 2017

420 pair Geoff-Power and James-McCann

Whilst 420 dinghy training continues at various venues around the country through the winter the first 420 sailing event of 2018 will be the annual Open Spring training in Schull, County Cork. The Schull training takes place from Monday the 12th to Thursday the 15th Feb at the Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre in Schull.

This purpose built training centre provides the perfect base to hold a training camp and it has has been a regular event in the 420 season for many years.

The training week is set up to run in parallel to the Optimist event in nearby Baltimore, so families with sailors in both fleets can avail of training at the same time.

Regional 420 Championship dates:

· The Munsters to be held on Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th Feb in Schull at the Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre.
· The Connaughts to be held at Lough Ree Yacht Club on the 21st and 22nd of July as part of a Junior double handed weekend.
· The 420 Nationals will be held at Howth Yacht Club on the 4th to the 6th of August.
· The Ulsters will be held on the 22nd and 23rd September in association with the RYANI Youth Championships. Venue TBC

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At A Glance – 420 Dinghy Specifications

Crew 2
Type Monohull
Design One-Design
Construction GRP
Rig Bermuda
Keel Centerboard
Trapeze Single
LOA 4.2 metres (13 ft 9 in)
Beam 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in)
Draft 0.965 metres (3 ft 2.0 in)
Hull weight 80 kilograms (180 lb)
Mast height 6.26 metres (20 ft 6 in)
Main & Jib area 10.25 square metres (110.3 sq ft) [1]
Mainsail area 7.45 square metres (80.2 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area 2.8 square metres (30 sq ft)
Spinnaker area 8.83 square metres (95.0 sq ft)

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