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Irish RS Feva, RS400 & RS200 Dinghy Sailing & Regatta Results
The Irish RS400 fleet at Red Bay in Cushendall County Antrim
23 RS400 dinghies made it to Cushendall Sailing Club in County Antrim with many travelling the full length from Cork writes David Rose. The fleet took advantage of the new lazy boy start time of 2pm that the class has…
Ballyholme Yacht Club RS400 Winners Gareth Flanagan and David Fletcher blasting along on Dublin Bay
It was a weekend of superb sailing for the RS Fleets in Dublin Bay. Having the season opener in the east at the Royal St. George Yacht Club usually brings out a great fleet and that’s what we had with…
RS Feva Eater clinic participants at the Royal St. George YC in Dun Laoghaire
The RS Feva class had a really successful training clinic over the Easter holidays, with 26 sailors taking part over the 3 days. Led by our National coach, Stephen Craig, assisted by Meg Tyrrell, we had great pleasure in welcoming…
Competitive start for the RS400s in Cork Harbour
There were seven RS 400's on the water in Crosshaven this weekend. Sailing out of the Royal Cork Yacht Club the young fleet had a training session on Saturday and a six race Sprint series on Sunday. The video below…
Five RS400s hit the water in Cork Harbour on Saturday, the first day back for the southern fleet
Five RS400s hit the water in Cork on Saturday, the first day back for a fleet that has now grown to 11 boats in Cork Harbour. Hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club, racing took place on the Curlane Bank…
The second series of the DMYC Frostbites started with a bright and gusty afternoon in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. A competitive fleet of six RS’s hit the water for two closely fought races in tricky conditions.In race one, Sean and Heather…
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Week 3 of the DMYC Frostbites in Dun Laoghaire Harbour showed a more friendly (wind wise), but less friendly (temperature wise) forecast, this led to many of the RS fleet finally opening their frostbite series despite there being 3 races…
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Roll it back a year, with storms and millponds alternating weekly, we had completed only four races by this stage of the Autumn series. Roll forward a year and thankfully after three days racing at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club…
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Ballyholme Yacht Club in Belfast Lough was chosen not just for its exemplary history of race management and churning out National Champions, and its excellent access to open waters with minimal tide, but also for its ease of access for…
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There was an enforced lay day due to lack of wind at the RS400 Nationals, RS200 and RS Feva Northerns when the fleets decided they'd rather head to the bar at Ballyholme Yacht Club to watch the Ireland v Canada…
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As expected, some of the cream of Irish sailing turned up for the first day of the Bangor Fuels RS400 Irish National Championshps which is the third and final stage of the RS400 Eurocup writes Mark Mackey. A scan down…
Ambitious Cork Dinghy Fest Proves Sport Flourishes Across Ireland
The ambitious inaugural Cork Dinghy Fest 2015 on 20-23 Aug in RCYC was to host over 200 boats in 10 fleets and 5 race areas proving dinghy racing flourishes across Ireland. The RS fleet took the opportunity to come together…
Three RS World Champions Are Crowned in Feva,Tera & 500 Classes
#rssailing – It's been a whirlwind month in the world of RS Sailing. The RS Feva Class set the bar high as the PA Consulting Allen RS Feva World Championships was officially opened in Travemunde, Germany on 19th July. Tagged…
Ballyholme Yacht Club Expect 60 RS400s for Eurocup on Belfast Lough
#rssailing –  The RS Eurocup will be sailed at Ballyholme Yacht Club from 18 to 20th September. Many of Ireland's top double handed sailors have purchased RS400's this year across Ireland with strong fleets at Cork, Dublin and Belfast Lough. A strong Scottish…
RS Inlands at Lough Derg Yacht Club Draws 18 RS400s, 13 RS200s
#rssailing – The RS inlands on 18/19 July were hosted by Lough Derg Yacht Club, where most competitors took advantage of the great camping facilities starting the party on the Friday evening ahead of heavy wind forecast of F5 gusting…
RS Elite Irish Nationals Hit Dublin Bay's Dun Laoghaire Regatta
#rselite – This year the Irish RS Elite nationals were hosted in Dublin as part of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, some 400 boats ay this biennial event with only eight Elites on the start line. However the usual suspects…

At a Glance - Irish RS Dinghy 2024 Calendar

May 4th/5th:
RS200/400 Northerns EABC.

June 8th:
RS200/400 Easterns/Sprint Greystones SC - ideal way to hone in your starting before many Irish boats head to France for Eurocup 21-24 June

July 6/7th:
RS FEST/Inlands LDYC. RS Fest follows on from the success of last year to incorporate all RS Feva/200/400/Aeros.

August 9-11th:
RS200/400 Irish National Championships CSC.

September 20/21st:
RS 200/400 Southerns KSC. Killaloe SC hosts the final event of the year.

At a Glance - Irish RS400/200 Events for 2023 

  • RS Westerns Galway City Sailing Club - April 1/2
  • RS Open Training Strangford SC 29/30 April
  • Northerns - Strangford Sailing Club - May 6/7
  • Irish RS Games - Nationals - Blessington Sailing Club 23-25 June
  • UK Nationals Mounts Bay 31 July - 04 August 2023
  • Southerns/Easterns - 26/27 August- Wexford Harbour SC
  • Inlands - 23/24 September - Killaloe SC

RS Feva

  • Feva Easterns Royal Irish YC- May 6/7, RS Feva UK Nationals-Pwhelli, UK- May 27th-30th
  • Irish RS Games - Nationals - Blessington Sailing Club 23-25 June (open to all RS classes)
  • Feva Northerns - East Down YC - 26/27 Aug / Southerns - Monkstown BSC- 23/24 Sept

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