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The 26th April is looking like the date for the reopening of sailing and the date when 420 training will be able to recommence. Unfortunately the Easter training has been…

Following hot on the heals of the Irish 420 National Championships held in Dunmore East the Irish 420 Connaught Championships were held last weekend at Lough Ree Yacht Club as…

The Irish 420 Sailing Championships for 2020 were hosted by Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in Dunmore East last weekend with sponsorship by McConnell’s Toyota Waterford. Storm Ellen provided lively weather…

The NoR for the 2020 420 Connaught Championships on the 29th and 30th August is now available and attached to this post. Entry is via the Lough Ree Yacht Club…

The 420 Leinster Championships will take place in Malahide Yacht Club between Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March.   This will be the first Championship event of 2020, following the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Selection criteria are now available for the 420 Junior Europeans this summer.  Remember that the we have the 420 Leinster Championships coming up on the the 30th and 31st March…

Its only March and we are gearing up to our second regional championships 🙂 The NoR for the 2019 420 Regional Championships to be held at the Wexford Harbour Boat…

The Schull half term 420 sailing week is the longest of the Irish 420 open training events and the training days are often followed by the Munster Regional Championships as…

Online registration is now open for both the 2019 Schull Training Camp taking place from Monday 18th to Thursday 21st February inclusive, and the Munster regional championships on Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd…

For the first time in their domestic event season this year the 420s had some breeze to stretch their legs, it has taken until September for an event to provide…

Two Galway ex 420 sailors recently represented Ireland at a major international Sea Scout event , the William I. Koch Cup, held in Galveston, Texas. The William I. Koch International Sea Scout…

420 week concluded today at Howth Yacht Club with the third day of racing in the 2018 420 Open and National  Championships. And what a week it was, it kicked…

The Notice of Race for the 420 Nationals on the bank holiday weekend of the 4th to the 6th August has now been posted on the Howth Yacht Club website…

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…

With the Schull training week and the Leinster Regional Championships already completed earlier in the year the 420 Class Association are set for a busy summer of events starting with…

The Volvo Irish Sailing Youth Pathway National Championships was the qualification event for the selection of an Irish 420 team to travel to the 2018 Junior European Championship in Sesimbra,…

Entry to the 420 Leinster Championships can now be carried out through the link below which processes the entry through the Association website. Please ensure that the entry form is…

420 — NOR Draft 3The 5th and 6th of May will see the holding of the 420 Leinster Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. This…

Howth Yacht Club are holding an Dinghy Icebreaker series starting on the 15th April and running for 5 consequetive Sundays. The first gun each day is 10:25am with two races…

The Class Association are pleased to confirm that training has been organised for Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd April (Bank Holiday) at the National Yacht Club, this is…

Notice of Race and entry portal for the 2018 Volvo Irish Youth Pathway National Championships are now up on the website of the Royal St. George Yacht Club, entries completed…

For many of the sailors travelling to Schull at the start of the school half term the week ahead surely had an ominous look as they passed through heavy snow…

The venue for the 2018 Irish Sailing Youth Pathway Nationals and the IODAI Optimist Trials has been confirmed by Irish Sailing. The event will take place from the 5th –…

Online registration is now open for both the Schull Training Camp taking place from Monday 12th to Thursday 15th February inclusive, and the Munster regional championships on the 16th and…

The Royal St. George Yacht Club will be running a Christmas Regatta on the 9th December, this is a great opportunity for the 420 crews doing training around the country…

The first event of 2018 will be the Open Spring training in Schull, County Cork. The Schull training takes place from Monday the 12th to Thursday the 15th Feb at…

The Open 420 Training weekend hosted by the National Yacht Club over the weekend provided the sailors with the maximum range of sailing conditions possible for 420 sailing, from 3-30…

Congratulations to Michael O’Suilleabhain and Michael Carroll, the 420 class representatives, on winning the 2017 All Ireland Junior Sailing Championships at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Educations Centre in Schull this weekend. The All…

With the first 420 open training session due to start on the 28th, 29th and the 30th October at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, this weekend saw a…

David McDowell writes: The 420 Munster Championships were held at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in Dunmore East last weekend in conjunction with the South Coast Championships of the Flying Fifteens.…

Entry is now open for the 2017 420 Munster Championships being held at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in Dunmore East this weekend.  The late entry fee is now being waived…

Steve Talbot writes: Light and Heavy Light winds made it heavy going for sailors in the first race on Race Day 1 on an otherwise glorious day on Galway Bay.…

Congratulations to Kate Lyttle and Niamh Henry who won out in a tight contest at the 2017 Connaught Championships this weekend. Our thanks to Steve Talbot and all of the…

Entry is now open for the 2017 420 Nationals, which is takes place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club from June 30th to July 2nd.  The event is being run…

A MESSAGE FROM ALISON SAMUALS OF AN CRUISCIN LAN HOTEL: “Regarding accommodation in July I can confirm the following availability and rates: Twin Rooms – 3 still available. Double Rooms…

The committee would like to invite applications from crews (not already on the selected team) who would like to compete in the Junior European Championships 2017.  Sailors and their parents…

The committee are delighted to announce the team of six boats to represent Ireland at the 2017 Junior European Championships in Lake Garda, as follows: 51758 (Under 19) Geoff Power…

The Notice of Race for the 2017 420 Ulster Championships on the 6th – 7th May has now been published.  An on-line form is also available for entry.  The committee…

Michael O’Sullivan, supported by the Committee, has been busy making arrangements for team travel to the Junior European Championships taking place this year in Riva del Garda.  We are pleased…

Entries are now being accepted for the 2017 Irish Youth Pathway Championships through the Ballyholme Club website page – to access please click here.  The notice of race and other…

The 2017 420 Ulster Championships has been relocated to Ballyholme Yacht Club on the same dates as previously advised.  The event will now take place alongside the Fireball Ulster Championships.…

The Schull Training Camp will take place from Monday 20th to Friday 24th February and will include four days of intensive training lead by Ross Killian, ISA National Coach, together…

ROSS KILLIAN WRITES: I am delighted to confirm that the 420 Academy will be in operation again for the Winter of 2016/2017 and into the Spring. Overview: The main aim…

Notice of Race and Online Entry are now available for the 7th edition of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta which will celebrate 200 years of Dun Laoghaire harbour 1817 –…

A message from Timothy Goodbody, Chairman Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2017 I have great pleasure, on behalf of the four waterfront clubs, inviting you to join us for the 2017…

We are delighted to confirm that the Schull training camp will take place at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Training Centre during the mid-term break in February next year. Sailors and their…

The committee are delighted to publish the selection guidelines for participation in the team for the 2017 420 Junior European Championships in Lake Garda. In redrafting the guidelines the committee…

We are delighted to confirm that online entry to the 420 Ulster Championships is open. Entrants are strongly encouraged to use the on-line system as registration on the day will…

We are pleased to confirm that the dedicated website for the 2016 RYANI Youth Championships is now live and the on-line entry system is open. The Association are grateful to both the…

Michele Halpenny is organising coaching with Ross Killian on the weekend of 10th and 11th September in the NYC. This is a training weekend in preparation for the Ulsters 2 weeks…

To follow all the action at the 2016 420 Irish Nationals please click here.

The committee are pleased to publish the documents for the AGM to take place at Howth Yacht Club on Wednesday 10th August at 1900.  The documents include the agenda, the…

Tom Mapplebeck has confirmed that he will be on-site at Howth Yacht Club on Tuesday morning only to supply any spares required by 420 sailors.  Tom normally carries an excellent…

A dinner for sailors will take place in the clubhouse of Howth Yacht Club following the first days sailing at the Irish Nationals 2016.  The cost has been reduced to…

EVENT REPORT FROM JOHN ELMES: The Event was held in Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club (WHBTC) on the 25th/26th June and fourteen teams took to the water. Grace O’Beirne…

We are delighted to confirm the publication of the Notice of Race for the 2016 Irish 420 Nationals to be hosted by Howth Yacht Club from the 9th to 11th…

Training will take place at the Royal St George Yacht Club on 4th – 5th of July.   The cost will be €60 per boat per day.  The NYC Junior…

The Irish International 420 Class Association, in conjunction with Howth Yacht Club, is promoting a 420 training clinic in HYC from 13th June to 17th June. During the week, we…

Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club are delighted to be hosting the 2016 Leinster Championships on 25th – 26th June 2016.  We now enclose the Notice of Race and Entry…

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A message from Ross Killian – Irish Sailing Association: Worlds team members, We are looking into logistics concerning ISA support at the French Nationals which will take place in Trebeurden,…

We are delighted to publish the Notice of Race for the 2016 Connaught Championships which take place on Saturday 23rd April 2016 at Kinsale Yacht Club. Michael O’Sullivan is coordinating…

The committee are working hard to complete plans for the 2016 420 World Championships in San Remo Italy and the full details of all the arrangements will be enclosed with…

Invitations to teams who achieved the qualification criteria for attendance at the 420 World and Junior European Championships have been emailed earlier today.  If successful sailors have not received their…

The National Yacht Club will host the next Opening Training session on the May bank holiday weekend Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May.  Ross Killian will be the lead coach. You can enter…

Now that the Munsters and the Youth Nationals have kick started the domestic racing season, we are delighted that all our 420 fleet will move to Kinsale for the second…

We are delighted to confirm that Open Coaching and the 420 Munster Championships 2016 will take place once again in Schull Sailing Centre during the February Mid-Term break . Coaching will…