As the Schull training week and the Munster’s Championship is fast approaching we are pleased to be able to provide some additional information on the format of the training event. The Munster Championships information is contained within the Notice of Race that has already been posted on the website, the Sailing Instructions for this event…
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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 – 8th of April and will be jointly hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club and the National Yacht Club in DunLaoghaire. The 420 boats…
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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 17th February inclusive. The total all in fee for the training camp and the Munster championships is €320 per boat, €160 per sailor. The above…
DetailsWhy not try a 420 at your Club The class association will support clubs that wish to trial the 420 in whatever way they can. The 420 forms part of the ISA youth Academy programme and is a fantastic route into a high performance double handed three sail boat. In order to facilitate clubs and…
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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 to come together again and have fun doing pre Christmas racing.
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 Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre in Schull. This is a purpose built training centre close to Schull village with holiday accommodation next door.…
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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 knots. Saturday started with winds of 15 knots and gusts up to 30 knots with the wind speeds gradually reducing to close to zero by…
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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 Ireland Sailing Championships have been running since 1947 and this year marks the 70th anniversary of this unique Irish competition. The aim of the event…
DetailsSunshine on Saturday greeted the groups of sailors taking part in the first of the 420 sailing introduction days. Groups of six sailors used the class association training boats to get their first taste of sailing in these Irish Sailing Performance Pathway boats. Sailors had the option of two hour sessions in either the morning…
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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 start in earnest to 420 winter training programmes around the regions. Clear sunny skies on Sunday greeted the crews training in Dun Laoghaire whilst in…
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