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RS Aero European Championship – Malcesine, Garda, Italy, 17-23 August 2019
Aug 14, 2019 | News Stories
by the RS Aero International Class Association The RS Aero Europeans Champs kicks off this weekend at FV Malcesine, Italy, one of Europe's prime meccas of sail sports on the wonderful Italian Lakes. Racing will be held in the thermal breezes underneath the infamous...
SailGP stars take to the water to kick off future-focused Inspire program
Aug 10, 2019 | News Stories
First of its kind, global community, education and outreach program debuts at Cowes SailGP As part of its commitment to sustainable development, SailGP officially launched the foundation phase of a robust community, education and outreach initiative – SailGP Inspire....
An insight into the competitive nature of the RS200 fleet!
Aug 9, 2019 | Blog
The RS200 fleet has grown hugely over the past few years with over 100 boats attending the 2019 National Championships hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club. Now, it may seem trivial for the rabbits of the gate start to be wearing bunny ears and for the sailor who...
The British Keelboat League travels up to Scotland in a couple of weeks for the final qualifier in the league!
Aug 5, 2019 | News Stories
The British Keelboat League travels up to Scotland in a couple of weeks for the seventh qualifier in the league. Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht club are looking forward to welcoming teams on the 7th and 8th of September 2019. This is the final opportunity for...
The town “where the mountain meets the sea” – RS Tera Worlds 2019 Ljungskile, Sweden
Aug 5, 2019 | News Stories
Sailors and their families were warmly welcomed today to the sailing club in Ljungskile, Sweden for the opening ceremony and practice racing for RS Tera World Challenge Trophy 2019. The day started with rigging, final preparation and measurement for the competing...
Ex-charter boats up for grabs after an excellent European sailing season.
Aug 2, 2019 | News Stories
From the Tera and Feva worlds to Aero’s in Garda, we are having an awesome summers worth of events with some massive success. The summer of 2019 has been rife with sailing across Europe so far and with still more exciting evens to come. So keep your eyes peeled for...
The RS Aero fleet prepares to battle it out at Lake Garda for the RS Aerocup title
Aug 2, 2019 | Blog, News Stories
The 2019 RS Aero European Championships will take place in Lake Garda with the fleet entered at more than 100 boats. From the 17th of august, the RS Aero’s will descend into one of the most iconic sailing venues in the world Lake Garda, Italy. With this years' entry...
RS Aero UK National Championship & International Open – A Scottish heatwave, a stunning location, a friendly club and epic racing
Jul 31, 2019 | News Stories
East Lothian YC, North Berwick, Scotland, 24-28 July by RS Aero Class Association Wow what a week! A Scottish heatwave, a full mix of wind and sea states, a beautiful seaside beach location, a friendly club, Scottish hospitality and intense RS Aero racing taken to...
44 RS Fevas are ready to battle it out at the RS Feva North American Championships!
Jul 31, 2019 | News Stories
Forty-Four RS Fevas are currently registered for the 2019 RS Feva North American Championships hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club in New York. The event will be sailed on Long Island Sound on Thursday August 1st and Friday August 2nd. Light winds have been...
RS Tera sailors from all over the world compete to lift the World Challenge Trophy!
Jul 29, 2019 | News Stories
RS Tera sailors from all over the world will be making their way to Ljungskile Sailclub, Sweden next week to compete in the World Challenge Trophy! The host club has received an environmental award for events by the foundation “keep Sweden tidy”. For many years the...
VLOG – How to Gate Start
Jul 29, 2019 | How to/Top tips, Video Blog
https://youtu.be/KyCC_h-iF9U
The RS500 class are heading to Yacht Club Cerna v Posumavi in the Czech Republic for the RS500 World Championships 2019
Jul 26, 2019 | News Stories
The RS500 class are heading to Yacht Club Cerna v Posumavi, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Czech Republic for the RS500 World Championships 2019. The sailing club on Lake Lipno has a heritage in organising high profile events such as World and European...
Two’s in Torbay – Runners & Riders!
Jul 25, 2019 | News Stories
by Emma Hivey Welcome to the English Riviera and the best event of the summer, the Volvo Noble Marine RS200 National Championships hosted by Royal Torbay Yacht Club. This year we have entries from across the globe, with sailors flying in from Australia, Olympic...
RS Aero UK National Championships & International Open – Preview
Jul 23, 2019 | News Stories
East Lothian YC, North Berwick, Scotland, 24-28 July by RS Aero UK Class Association Over eighty RS Aeros have now registered for this week’s RS Aero UK National Championships & International Open. This is the Class’ 5th Nationals and the first visit of the...
200 RS Fevas hit the water at the 2019 RS Feva World Championships!
Jul 22, 2019 | News Stories
The 2019 RS Feva World Championships are officially the biggest event in RS Feva history with 200 entries! That’s 200 RS Fevas, 400 sailors and 1000’s of memories. The RS Feva Class have been achingly close to reaching a 200 boat fleet at their European and...
Young blood is pumping in the RS Aero Class as their Youth sailors head to Rutland Sailing Club for the 3rd RS Aero UK Youth Championship
Jul 18, 2019 | News Stories
Rutland Sailing Club will be welcoming 50 RS Aeros to the midlands for the third edition of the UK RS Aero Youth Championships 19 - 21 July. The RS Aero 5 fleet has grown significantly from previous years with 40 entries, and a hugely competitive fleet of 9 sailors in...
20 Years of the RS800
Jul 16, 2019 | Blog
Luke McEwen traces the conception and development of the exciting double-handed skiff As the RS800 marks the 20th anniversary of its first championship this year, leading class sailor Luke McEwen takes a look at the team that developed the boat from its initial...
Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse Sailing Program – New RS Fleets!
Jul 16, 2019 | Blog
By Les Cummings - Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation The Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation and the Thunderbird Sailing Club are celebrating their 20th year of teaching children and adults following the US Sailing training and education program. As a...
RS21s Debut at Cowes Week 2019
Jul 10, 2019 | News Stories
Cowes week is the pinnacle of the UK’s Keelboat racing scene, the Solent will be welcoming hundreds of boats to the South Coast in 4 weeks' time, and this year with the addition of the RS21. Cowes week, the world’s best-known sailing regatta brings together sailors...
RS21 CHARTERS AVAILABLE FOR THE HELLY HANSEN NOOD REGATTA MARBLEHEAD
Jul 9, 2019 | News Stories
CHARTERS AVAILABLE FOR THE HELLY HANSEN NOOD REGATTA MARBLEHEAD The 2019 Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta series returns to Boston Yacht Club Marblehead 25-28th July. With more than 200 boats competing, it is set to be an exciting event not to...
RS Aero North American Championships take on the Gorge!
Jul 5, 2019 | News Stories
The RS Aero North American Championships took place on the iconic waters of the Gorge, Cascade Locks, Oregon with a host of world-class sailors battling it out. The first day of racing brought a light start but as soon as the sailors’ feet touched the water, the...
RS21 – the one design class for the 30th Summer Universiade 2019
Jul 5, 2019 | News Stories
Close and competitive racing will be held in the Gulf of Naples over the next five days. With five competition days scheduled for the Summer Universiade, it’s set to be a tough event, with 16 international teams taking part in 3 races a day. The Universiade is a...
RS Feva World Championships 2019 is set to be the biggest yet!
Jul 4, 2019 | News Stories
The RS Feva World Championships are heading to stunning Follonica, Tuscany for the biggest event in the boats 17-year history! The event will take place in the large and open bay on the west side of Italy between the 20th-26th July. The host sailing club, Gruppo Vela...
The 67th Itchenor Schools Sailing Championships delivers incredible racing!
Jul 4, 2019 | News Stories
Itchenor Sailing Club hosted the 67th Itchenor Schools Sailing Championships under blue skies with hundreds of sailors taking to the waters of Chichester Harbour. The Schools Sailing Championships cater for all levels of youth sailing and facilitates competitive...
The RS Neo – the unsung hero of the RS Sailing range
Jul 3, 2019 | Blog
You can sail, you love it and you want to get better at it, but you are not ready to jump into a performance boat. Maybe you have joined your first sailing club after learning to sail? Or you are coming back to sailing after decades away from the craft. Or you quite...
Are you looking for the perfect tool for training? Did you know the RS Zest is best?
Jul 3, 2019 | Blog
The RS Zest was built with sail training at the centre of its design. Learning from the strengths of our range and gaining an in-depth insight into what training centres want, we got the best on board to create the ultimate training centre dinghy. Jo Richards, who was...
The British Keelboat League is due to head west down to Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth – Just four places left!
Jul 3, 2019 | News Stories
The British Keelboat League travels down to the south-west in a couple of weeks’ time for the sixth qualifier in the league. Royal Western Yacht Club are looking forward to welcoming teams on the 20th and 21st July 2019. Plymouth Sound is home to some of the...
Round the Island Race 2019 – RS21 wins the Sportboat Class
Jul 1, 2019 | News Stories
At 21:52 after 14 hours, two and a half minutes of racing the first RS21 team crossed the Round the Island Race finish line, winning the Sportboat Class in the RS21. Not shy of a challenge, the RS21 teams showed huge determination by completing the 50 nautical...
A Success Story: the Feva Double-Handed Dinghy in British Columbia written by Jean-Pierre Kiekens
Jun 28, 2019 | Blog
Article Written by © Jean-Pierre Kiekens, 2019. All Rights Reserved. Read the original articial by checking out the OPTIMIST, OPEN BIC, YOUTH & OLYMPIC SAILING BLOG This article is about a success story, the development of an approximately 30 boat large...
VLOG – Get to know some of the features of this exciting new boat from RS, the RS21
Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Video Blog
Check out his fab video overview of the RS21 by West Coast Sailing’s Jake Sorosky. https://youtu.be/XpUKNLoeFtE