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Howth 420 Pair Make Top Ten of Youth Europeans
#420 – After a good start, Howth's Robert Dickson/Sean Waddilove are in the top ten of the 420 Youth Europeans in Poland. Royal Cork's Harry Whitaker and Grattan Roberts are 13th with club mates Peter McCann and Arran Walsh in 16.…
Seven Irish Teams Contest 420 Dinghy Youth Euros in Poland
#420sailing – Four Royal Cork, two Howth/Skerries combinations plus a Kinsale YC and Malahide YC team will contest the 420 and 470 Junior European Championships in Gdynia, Poland this morning. The seven boat Irish youth sailing line up comprises Harry Whitaker and Grattan…
Top 20 Finish for Howth 420 Dinghy Duo at German World Champs
#420 – This year's Ulster and Connacht 420 dinghy champions Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove finished 20th at the World Championships Travemunde, Germany. Seven Irish crews went to the 199–boat 420 Worlds; five mens teams and two ladies. Following three days of…
Dickson & Waddilove Win Again For Howth YC At 420 Connachts
#420 - Howth Yacht Club's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove remain dominant in the 420 class nationally following their convincing first-place performance at the 420 Connachts last weekend. It was a double podium finish for the North Co Dublin club,…
Howth's 420 Dinghy Duo Continue Winning Form at County Antrim Championship
#420 – Howth Yacht Club's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove continue their unbeaten run in the 420 dinghy class but they did not get it all their own way in the early stages of the Ulster Championships at County Antrim…
Found! One 420 Dinghy Mainsail on Dublin-Cork Motorway
#420dinghy – Eagle–eyed Afloat.ie reader and motorist Martin McNamara found 420 Mainsail Number GBR 53380 on the Dublin–Cork motorway last week near Naas in County Kildare. He has made contact with Afloat in an effort to trace the owner and also…
Howth's 420 Dinghy Duo Dickson & Waddilove Progress at Euros
#420 – Howth Yacht Club's Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove continue their steady progression up the 420 European rankings, making the most of the heavy weather in Pwllheli, North Wales yesterday. After two races, the best of the seven– boat…
Irish 420s Make Junior European Gold Fleet in Pwllheli, North Wales
#420 – Two of seven Irish teams competing in the 420 Junior European Championships in Pwllheli, North Wales have made it into the Gold fleet for this morning's finals. The six qualifying races were completed yesterday and Howth's Robert Dickson and…
Howth Dinghy Duo Featuring in Top 20 of 420 Junior Europeans
#420 – Building on the experience of this summer's 420 Worlds in Valencia, Howth pairing Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove feature in the top 20 of a 96-boat 420 Youth European Championships in Pwllheli, Wales this morning. The leading Irish…
420 Irish Champion Brothers in Action at 420 Euros, Pwllheli
#420– Recently crowned Irish champions Harry and David Whitaker are among an Irish team racing at the 420 and 470 Junior European Championships today in Pwllheli, Great Britain. The 420 and 470 Junior European Championships are run together to support…
Irish 420 Title Goes to Royal Cork's Whittaker Brothers
#420 – Two races sailed outside Roches Point in light winds saw a conclusion after nine races and one discard to the 2013 420 dinghy National Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club this evening. Results available to download below. The…
420 Sailors Head for Roches Point to Decide National Dinghy Title
#420– Royal Cork Yacht Club hosts the 2013 Volvo 420 National Championships from the 9th to the 11th of August with three races being planned on each day off Roches Point, Cork Harbour. The nationals follows some intense international activity…
Howth 420 Dinghy Pair End Worlds Campaign in Top Half
#420 – Ireland will have to be satisfied with a top half result at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships in Valencia, Spain which ended yesterday. Best of the five boat Irish crews in the 110–boat fleet were Howth's…
Howth Duo Seeking Gold Fleet at 420 Worlds
 #420Worlds – Two more races today will decide if four Irish boats racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships will advance to the gold, silver and bronze fleets. Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, the recent ISAF youth representatives in…
Howth Dinghy Duo Best of Irish at 420 Worlds, Valencia
#420 – Howth youth dinghy sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, the recent ISAF youth representatives in Cyprus, are faring the best of four Irish boats after day one of the 420 World and Ladies World Championships in Valencia, Spain this week.  A…
Schull Duo Best of Irish 420 Sailors in France
#420 – Conditions that brought fine weather to Ireland produced thick sea fog in Brittany, spoiling the French 420 National Championships at Pleneuf Val-Andre on the north Breton coast, attended by ten Irish crews. Of the young Irish sailors at the…

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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