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…
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…
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 at Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club and these are an important warm up event for the Youth Nationals. Irish 420 2019 Team selection guidelines…
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 and Tennis Club on the 30th and 31st March is now available for download. Online entry details to follow. 420_Leinsters -19_NOR_v.2 CT[2193]