Galway Bay Sailing Club did a magnificent job in hosting not only the annual Autumn mid term training this year but also the rearranged 2019 420 Connaught Championships. The three days of training in varied conditions were followed by racing last weekend. Saturday saw very strong winds force the cancellation of racing and the sailors…
Entry is now open for the 2019 Connacht Championships, which will take place in Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC). Details about the club can be found on the website www.gbsc.ie The event, which was postponed due to bad weather, will now take place between Saturday 2nd and 3rd November. The NOR can be downloaded here…
Comes with 2 sets of sails one good set and one training set, two spinnaker poles, top and bottom covers and a road trailer. It is a nautivela boat made in 2015 and is race ready. Has one small chip at the bow of the boat as seen in the first photo. Selling at £2,300…
– Suitable as a training boat or intermediate racing boat. – Ready to sail & ready to tow. – Two mainsails, Two Headsails & Two Spinnakers. – One full set of training sails in good condition. – One set of racing sails with very light use. – One new spinnaker pole – ISAF Registered Sail…
Dublin Bay produced almost perfect weather for the 420 week which formed part of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. Three days of training preceded the 2019 Irish 420 National Championships where the pre event weather predictions did not make great reading with low winds predicted for the week. However as the week progressed the…
Craftinsure have kindly offered to come on board and provide sponsorship to the Irish 420 Class Association. Class President David McDowell confirmed the new sponsorship will be used by the Association to continue developing double handed sailing in the 420 in Ireland.
Its getting around to that time of year again where we hold the Class Association AGM to reflect on the year just past and look ahead for the next 12 months. The Class Association is run on behalf of its members, the sailors, so it is important to have as many join in so that…
Entry details for the next open training for the 420 class can now be found by following the link below. https://www.nyc.ie/2019/05/pre-nationals-420-clinic-lead-by-graeme-grant/ The three days of training will be led by Graeme Grant immediately before the 420 Nationals which form part of the 2019 Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta, the time table is as follows:…
The 2019 Irish Sailing Youth National Championships hosted by Royal Cork Yacht Club provided wild oscillations in weather conditions over the four days of planned racing. Thursday was certainly the calm before the arrival of Storm Hanna and three races were completed in light and fickle conditions. Friday dawned with raceable conditions in the morning…
The sunny south east delivered a fabulous weekends racing for the 2019 420 Leinster Championships held at Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club. Whilst the forecast for Saturday was pessimistic with regards to the likely wind strength the race management team managed to deliver two quality races in a breeze of up to 7 knots…