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Make RS Sailing Part of Your ‘Winter Sun’ Vacation
Dec 1, 2023 | Blog, Catamaran, Exploring
One of the best parts about going on vacation is the chance to get away and try new things. And for anyone living in a place without palm trees, winter vacations usually entail heading to snow, or trying to get as far away from snow as possible. For those that lean...
RS Aero UK Youth Championships 2023 – Burghfield SC
Nov 27, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
Burghfield Sailing Club welcomed twenty lively, up-and-coming RS Aero youth sailors to compete for the UK National Youth Champion titles. Joining them was American Dylan Williams, flying over for the camaraderie and lake sailing practice. The weekend did not deliver...
Sailboat Deliveries announced as Title Sponsor for RS600 Riva Eurocup 2024
Nov 21, 2023 | News Stories
The RS600 fleet are hugely excited to have been invited to join the 2024 Riva Cup, to be held at Fraglia del Riva in Lake Garda, 29th May to 31st June 2024. The invitation has created a real buzz in the fleet and livened up the second-hand boat market. There has been...
Recap of the Top 5 North American Events in 2023
It was a busy summer for RS sailors with several North American championships. Here is a recap of some of the key events in North America: RS Feva North American Championship (New York, July 17th - 19th 2023) For the first time, RS Feva North Americans was held as...
RS21 Italian Class present Sustainability Masterclass with World Sailing – 29 November 2023
Nov 17, 2023 | News Stories, Sustainability
The RS21 Italian Class will present a sustainability masterclass on 29th November 2023 as part of the World Sailing Sustainability Sessions. The leading class in sustainability, the RS21 Italian Class is the first sailing class in the world to achieve an ISO20121....
RS500 End of Seasons Regatta & Rooster National Tour 2023 Finale at Rutland SC
Nov 11, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
A number of RS Sailing classes braved the cold, wind and rain and had a smashing time at Rutland Sailing Club on the weekend of the 4th-5th November 2023. The race team set superb windward leeward courses for both days with three races per day. The RS500s had a...
RS400 Rooster National Tour – End of Seasons Finale 2023 at Rutland SC
Nov 10, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
The final remnants of Storm Ciaran made a damp and chilly start at Rutland Sailing Club for the 15 hard crews who battled through the downpours for the final RS400 Rooster National Tour event of 2023. Rigging was optimised to allow maximum time in the clubhouse...
RS300 Rooster National Tour – End of Seasons & Inland Nationals 2023 at Rutland SC
Nov 8, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
The fewer sailors, the greater share of honours! Pete said “Come to the End of Seasons, it will be great!” Not sure on Pete’s interpretation of “Great” (the weather on Saturday was interesting) but it was a fantastic weekend for the RS300 Rooster National Tour End of...
Magenta Monday: Special Offers in November at RS Sailing
Nov 3, 2023 | Blog
We're celebrating the end of the sailing season with Magenta Monday deals throughout November! Every Monday we will release a selection of limited offers. The #MagentaMonday promotions will feature a selection of deals on on Used Boats, Ex-Charter and Ex-Demo boats....
RS Boats For North America to Discover
Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Racing, Training
Known as the world’s largest small-sailboat brand, RS Sailing not only designs innovative models that are chosen by leading organizations globally, but it also builds vibrant class communities. The RS Sailing range features everything from the quick and responsive...
RS Aero Legend Ken Fowler Nominated for ‘British Sailor of the Year’
Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, Exploring, News Stories, Special
There are over 200 islands off the coast of England and Wales - 262 to be exact. - and Ken Fowler has sailed around every single one of them! What started as a simple challenge to raise money for charity, soon turned into a mission which became an EPIC odyssey; and...
RS Fest Miami 2024: the first EVER multi-class RS Sailing event in North America!
Oct 27, 2023 | News Stories
“Party in the city where the heat is on… We’re goin’ to Miami!” Get ready for RS Fest Miami, the first EVER major multi-class RS Sailing event in North America. The three-day regatta is a celebration of RS Sailing fleets - hosted in tropical Miami, Florida!...
RS Sailing Enters into Preferred Vendor Partner Agreement with Crystal Lagoons
Oct 26, 2023 | News Stories, Sustainability
RS Sailing is proud to announce the entrance into a preferred vendor partner agreement with Crystal Lagoons. A developer of state-of-the-art sustainable technology, Crystal Lagoons is a multinational company that allows crystalline lagoons of unlimited sizes to be...
Exclusive Offers when you Sign-Up to the RS Aero UK Youth Championships 2023!
Oct 25, 2023 | News Stories
The UK RS Aero Class is heavily investing in youth sailing this season. A major event in the calendar is the RS Aero UK Youth Championships, being held at Burghfield Sailing Club, Reading, on the 25-26 November 2023. RS Sailing is proud to support Youth Sailing and is...
RS400 Southern Tour Finale 2023 at Island Barn Reservoir SC
Oct 25, 2023 | Racing
A mixture of varied conditions greeted the RS400 teams sailing at Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club on Saturday 21st October 2023. There was sun and rain, zephyr sailing, light breezes and even a little bit of hiking. The fleet mix encompassed 20-somethings to...
RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships 2023
Oct 23, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
The RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships took place 7-8 October 2023 at Oxford Sailing Club on Farmoor Reservoir. Possibly the world’s biggest event for youth team racing, this renowned regatta saw a huge 348 sailors turning up to participate....
Winter is Coming! Our Top 10 Tips for Winterizing Your Boat
Oct 23, 2023 | Blog, How to/Top tips
The leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter and the weather is becoming colder. With winter months rapidly approaching, sailors are facing the sad reality that sailing season is coming to an end. No matter how hard we try to ignore it, the shortening of days...
WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race Shines a Spotlight on Inclusive Sailing
Oct 23, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
A week+ on from the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, sailors reflect on the importance of the event and how it shined a spotlight on #Inclusive Sailing and #EqualOpportunities. Hosted by the Swiss SailGP Team and the Stiftelsen VI (WE Foundation), the race saw 10...
Creating a Lifetime Love of Sailing at Summer Camp
Oct 20, 2023 | Blog
The first official day of fall has come and gone. Kids are back in school, tans are starting to fade and instead of shuttling kids to camps, parents are dropping kids at practice and after school activities. In turn, camp counsellors and administrators are finally...
RS Aero Italian Youth Championship – Sardinia, Italy, 13-15 Oct 2023
Oct 19, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
Enrico Loi (Windsurfing Club Cagliari) wins the Under 17 RS Aero 5 Class, and Davide Mulas (LNI Sulcis) wins the Under 22 RS Aero 6 Class, at the RS Aero Italian Youth Championship in Cagliari. Organised by Lega Navale di Cagliari, the event was hosted at Marina...
RS21s – A New Addition to Volvo Cork Week 2024
Oct 12, 2023 | News Stories
Volvo Cork Week 2024 will welcome an exciting addition to its line-up of competitive sailing classes as the RS21 One Design Class makes its debut at this renowned regatta, 15th - 19th July 2024. Volvo Cork Week has earned a reputation as one of the premier sailing...
Swiss SailGP Team & Stiftelsen VI Present the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, 12 Oct 2023
Oct 10, 2023 | News Stories, Para Sailing, Racing
The final event of the European leg of SailGP takes place on the 14th-15th October 2023 in vibrant Cádiz, an ancient port city in the Andalucía region of Spain. In the run-up to the Spain Sail Grand Prix, Swiss SailGP Team is proud to host the WE Foundation SailGP One...
Ben Whaley & Lorna Glen win the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023
Oct 8, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
Five Championship events, 148 boats, 300 sailors, 75 clubs. With those statistics, consistency was definitely key for the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023, comprising of the Spring, Summer, Southern, Northern and Inland Championships as well as the National...
RS800 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 7, 2023 | Racing
On a beautiful Saturday morning, reminiscent of a perfect mid-Summer sail, we all headed towards the starting area in displacement mode to begin the RS800 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water Sailing Club. In Race 1, the fleet split into two groups, with half...
RS21s USA Fleet I: North American National Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas
Oct 6, 2023 | Racing
With plenty of wind, sizeable chop and a tie-breaker finish for first place, the RS21 North American National Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas, did not disappoint. Teams competed in crews of 3-4 people and raced in the club’s 12-boat fleet of RS21s. The...
RS200 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 6, 2023 | Racing
Ever since the RS200 became the boat of choice for the prestigious “champion of champions” Endeavour Trophy, the RS200 Inland Championship - held at Grafham Water Sailing Club on the preceding weekend - has been the ideal warm-up regatta for the country’s national...
RS Toura, RS Zest & RS Aero on Display at the United States Sailboat Show, Annapolis
Oct 5, 2023 | News Stories
RS Sailing is excited to be showcasing at the United States Sailboat Show as part of the 2023 Annapolis Boat Show. From October 12-15, RS Sailing dealer Backyard Boats will be onsite at the Annapolis City Dock at stand ‘Land 20’ exhibiting three of the bestsellers;...
RS400 Inland Championship 2023 at Grafham Water SC
Oct 5, 2023 | Racing
The RS400 Inland National Championship at Grafham Water Sailing Club kicked off under sunny skies with a shifty 6-8 knots of breeze. Day 1: Sat 30th Sep After a recall, the Race 1 started under a black flag with start line bumper cars and barely avoidable contact -...
Noble Marine Allen RS100 National Championships 2023 at Royal Torbay YC
Oct 4, 2023 | Racing
Day 1: Thu 28th Sep - Report by Jeremy Troughton Luckily storm Agnes had passed through by the time the RS100 fleet set sail on Day 1 at the Noble Marine Allen RS100 National Championships 2023, at Royal Torbay Yacht Club, but the wind was still blowing hard enough to...
Tight racing and double victories prevail at the RS21 World Championship 2023
Oct 3, 2023 | News Stories, Racing
It was a double victory for team ‘Caipirinha’ at the RS21 World Championships in the crystal-clear waters of Sardinia this weekend. The crew not only took the title of 2023 World Champions, but they also claimed first place in the RS21 Yamamay Cup. Owner and helmsman,...