Adding value for ALL RS sailors
- Sets the rules to give great one-design and handicap racing - enhancing resale values
- Organises websites, race reports, news, social media - keeping you informed
- Organises racing events with fantastic social scene - improving your Class’s popularity and value
- Organises training events - helping you get the most from your boat
- Liaises with the builder, RS Sailing - ensuring the quality and specification are what owners want
- Negotiates excellent discounts from the RS Sailing Store, including sail discounts, and many other companies
- Encourages new people to get involved - giving a better experience for everyone
Who is your Class Association?
- It is run by volunteer sailors with back-up by part time professional administrators
- The sailors make the plans and decisions - without having to do all the leg work
Please show support by joining your Class Association
- The cost is tiny compared to your benefits, working out less than a cup of coffee a month!
- By taking out International Class Association membership for one class, you will have reciprocal membership to the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo International and International RS500 Class Associations
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Adding value for ALL RS sailors
- Sets the rules to give great one-design and handicap racing - enhancing resale values
- Organises websites, race reports, news, social media - keeping you informed
- Organises racing events with fantastic social scene - improving your Class’s popularity and value
- Organises training events - helping you get the most from your boat
- Liaises with the builder, RS Sailing - ensuring the quality and specification are what owners want
- Negotiates excellent discounts from the RS Sailing Store, including sail discounts, and many other companies
- Encourages new people to get involved - giving a better experience for everyone
Who is your Class Association?
- It is run by volunteer sailors with back-up by part time professional administrators
- The sailors make the plans and decisions - without having to do all the leg work
Please show support by joining your Class Association
- The cost is tiny compared to your benefits, working out less than a cup of coffee a month!
- By taking out International Class Association membership for one class, you will have reciprocal membership to the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo International and International RS500 Class Associations
- One event membership is available for all events except National and major championships, for use by those borrowing a boat, intending to only sail in one RS Class Association event etc. Click here.
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RS Games RS400 Runners and Riders
One of the biggest fleets taking part in this summer?s unique RS Games will be the RS400. Already, 7O entries have been taken, but with not long to go until the start of the National Championships, there are still more to come.
Racing for the RS400s will take place from 18-21st August at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, alongside eight other RS classes which are hosting an assortment of national, European and World Championships over a 12 day period. This unique event will bring together sailors from all the different classes, and with a combined social programme complimenting the on the water action, it promises to be a great event for all involved.
Together with the RS600, the double-handed RS400 was the first of the RS family to be launched way back in 1994, and yet the class remains a highly popular boat today, attracting plwenty of top names.
Observers will agree that the championship favourite is Nick Craig (Frensham Pond Sailing Club) who was RS400 National Champion in 2008 and 2010. Nick?s dinghy racing pedigree is undisputed, being current OK World Champion, former Enterprise National Champion, and past Endeavour Trophy winner.
Nick will be joined at the RS Games by the wonder-crew, Fiona Clark (Wier Wood Sailing Club), who won the RS400 Nationals with Nick in 2008, and who has also previously won the RS200 Nationals twice, crewing for David Giles and Craig Burlton. The other wonder about Fiona is why she puts up with Nicks vocal encouragement!
Hot on his again will be Isle Of Wights finest, 2nd at last years Nationals, Jim Downer and Jon Price.The current form horses include the top teams from the three Gul Grand Prix events held so far this year: James George/Izzy Mitchell (Queen Mary SailingClub); Howard Farbrother/Dan Martin (Queen Mary Sailing Club); and Wayne/Deddie Fletcher (Scaling Dam). With each pairing having walked away with a Grand Prix victory each, the Fletchers additionally claimed victory at the prestigious Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy at Ullswater in July.
Swelling this talent base will be some leading sailors who are making a welcome return to RS400 sailing. Olympian, Hugh Styles, who represented Great Britain in the Tornado class at the Sydney Olympics, has teamed up with his father Martyn Styles, who is a class stalwart.
Stewart Robertson (Edinburgh), who came close to winning RS400 Nationals over ten years ago, is planning a comeback, ably crewed by wife Sarah. Former RS400 front of fleet contender and past RS200 National Champion, Lee Sydenham, is also making an appearance, having teamed up with top RS400 crew, Gerard Barron. With such a huge range of talent here, these returners look set to score some top results and make a lot of noise.
