The 2020 U23 420 World Team Racing Championships will be organised by Cambridge University sailors, in conjunction with Grafham Water SC and with the support of the Oxford & Cambridge Sailing Society. Although August 2020 might seem a long way off we are publicising the event now so that the many 420 sailors now team…
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 of February inclusive. The total all in fee for the training camp and the Munster championships is €320 per boat, €160 per sailor. This fee…
Great opportunity to buy a very lightly sailed boat, in excellent condition. Has been kept in a garage for a number of years. Price €2,800 ono. Hull: Ziegelmayer in excellent. Sails: One set of North sails (main, jib and spinnaker); 1 further jib and two additional spinnakers 2 x Masts 2 x Booms 3 x…
In excellent condition and ready to race the boat comes comes with one set of racing and one set of training sails (1 main, 1 jib, 1 spinnaker in each set). Boat priced at £3,299 and available to view with prior arrangement at the RYA 420 squad selection weekend at East Antrim BC on the 13&14…
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 moderate to strong breezes and the 2018 Ulster Championships duly delivered some great breeze as part of the RYA Northern Ireland Youth Championships hosted by…
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 Cup is a biannual Sailing Regatta put on by Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). The event was founded by Bill Koch in 2002 in order to allow Sea…
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 off with a three day training module followed by a second one day training module prior to the start of championship racing. The first…
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 https://hyc.ie/system/resources/1026/original/420_Nationals_18_nor_r1.docx?1531345655 . The 26th July is the early bird entry date and entry increases from €120 to €150 on that day, entry can be completed…
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…
Great opportunity to buy the current National Championship winning boat in excellent condition with an exemplary racing record and an extensive array of sails and spares on a double-stacker trailer. Price €4,000. Hull: Ziegelmayer in excellent condition at minimum weight. Sails: One almost new set of North sails (main, jib and spinnaker); 3 further North…