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…
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 2018 Junior European Championships in Sesimbra, Portugal in early July. Ireland will also be represented at the 420 Worlds in Newport Rhode Island later…
The 2018 420 Leinster Championships were hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht club over the weekend in champagne sailing conditions. However Saturday morning looked ominous with a thick fog hanging over the harbour and the Stena Carrier moored at the Carlisle Pier barely visible from the boat deck of The George. The mist started…
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, Portugal this July. The Pathway National Championships produced a wide range of testing conditions for the sailors with the top six crews qualifying to attend…
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 completed before processing the payment. Ideally, and if possible, all entries should be processed electronically by bank transfer rather than using PayPal as this saves a…
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 will be familiar sailing waters for the crews who took part in the recent Volvo Irish Sailing Pathway Youth Nationals. The Notice of Race for…
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 run back to back each day. This is an open event that all sailors can attend in what will hopefully see signifcant improvements in the…