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- 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
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- 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
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- The cost is tiny compared to your benefits, working out at just £3.75 per month for Full Membership, £3 per month for Club Membership or £2.08 per month for Youth Membership
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- 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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Congratulations to Matt Sharman and Chris Pickles, TridentUK Northern Tour Winners
Congratulations to Chris Pickles and Matt Sharman (Bassenthwaite SC) for winning the 2023 RS400 Trident UK Northern Tour. They did it in style with 4 wins, not to mention the two second places that they did not have to count. Though it wasn’t all plain sailing. Going into the final event of the year at Bassenthwaite Sailing club, Ollie Groves and Esther Parkhurst (Beaver SC) were counting three first places, and another event win would have secured overall first place. Unfortunately, Ollie and Esther were unable to make the finale showdown at Bassenthwaite.
Hamish Gledhill and Ross Southwell (West Riding SC) counted a couple of second and fourth places to finish second overall, ahead of Jacob Ainsworth and Kayleigh Roberts (Tynemouth SC) in third. Behind them Neil and Ian Parkhurst (Beaver SC) finished in fourth and Carl Whitehead and Carol Milner (Filey SC) were fifth.
The big fact of the year is that the total boats competing in the eight events throughout the year was 81, which is the exact same figure as last year. These boats came from 29 different clubs with 11 boats coming for Leigh and Lowton and nine coming from Tynemouth and Notts County.
Special thanks must go to Trident UK, who generously supported the Tour this year by providing overall prizes for the Tour winners and vouchers presented at each event from a raffle and to Hamish Gledhill who organised such a fantastic tour.
Full results and next year's fixtures here
