Please select your home edition
Edition
Selden 2020 - LEADERBOARD

New UK & Ireland race circuit for the RS21 International One Design

by Paul Fisk 25 Mar 2023 17:34 GMT
RS21 World Championship at JK Briva Biograd © Digital Sailing

The newly formed UK & Ireland RS21 Class Association has announced an exciting inaugural racing circuit for 2023.

Where possible, the events are integrated into a bigger regatta not only to provide value for money but also to ensure vibrant socials, enhanced by the class's healthy gender mix. The circuit comprises four UK and Irish events topped off with the World Championship in Sardinia, Italy which is already proving attractive to many professional and amateur international competitors, reflecting the one-design sportsboat's International Status with World Sailing.

The season gets under way with the Royal Lymington YC Sunday Spring Series running through April as a warm-up for the Bank Holiday Scottish Series in Tarbert at the end of May before moving on to Dun Laoghaire Regatta in July. The highlight of the UK & Ireland circuit for 2023 is the four-day National Championship hosted by Lymington Town Sailing Club in early August. The event is timed to coincide with the end of Cowes Week and offers international teams the opportunity to gauge the competition ahead of the World Championships at the end of September.

Following the UK Nationals, focus for many will move to Europe with the Italian National Championship in Riva del Garda at the end of August before crossing the Tyrrenhian Sea for the World Championship hosted by the Yacht Club Porto Rotondo in Sardinia.

Back in the UK, the final circuit event of the season sees the RS21 fleet join Hamble River Sailing Club's One Design Championship in October where the fleet also aims to take part in the winter series running into December.

The Association has also taken the opportunity to launch its new website where all event details and dates can be found. Visit www.rs21ukclass.org to find out more.

Related Articles

Victorian Sailing Centre opens at Geelong
This centerpiece of the revitalised waterfront will host local, national, international races Geelong has established itself as Victoria's premier sailing destination and training ground for the next generation of sailors with the official opening of the Victorian Sailing Centre thanks to the Allan Labor Government. Posted on 16 May
RS21 UK & Ireland Cup round 2 at Lymington
Tactical racing, sparkling sailing conditions, and vibrant shoreside camaraderie Round two of the RS21 UK & Ireland Cup delivered a thrilling weekend of tactical racing, sparkling sailing conditions, and vibrant shoreside camaraderie. With a strong fleet in attendance, the event showcased the best of one-design keelboat racing. Posted on 16 May
Victorian 2K Team Racing Championship overall
48 sailors from 5 Victorian clubs converged on Royal Geelong YC 48 sailors from 5 Victorian clubs came together for the inaugural 2K Team Racing Victorian Championship over the weekend of May 10th and 11th. Posted on 15 May
RS21 UK & Ireland Cup 2025 Round 1 at Warsash
The fleet to get back on the water and into race mode The 2025 RS21 UK & Ireland Cup kicked off in fine form with Round 1 hosted in Hamble-le-Rice over the weekend of 12-13 April. As the first event in a six-round series, excitement was high across the fleet to get back on the water and into race mode. Posted on 15 Apr
RS Fest Miami 2025
Miami, nicknamed the magic city, really did dial up the magic this weekend RS Fest Miami 2025 promised a true celebration of all things RS, and it didn't disappoint! The RS Tera, RS Feva, RS Aero, and RS21 fleets, absolutely sent it racing around Biscayne Bay, and they celebrated in style on shore at Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Posted on 2 Apr
RS Fest Miami 2025 - The celebrations have started
Sailors across North America and Europe have travelled to Miami to relish a long weekend of sailing Sailors have been taking part in the pre-regatta clinics, gaining class-specific tips and polishing up their boat handling skills in preparation for racing to start tomorrow. Posted on 27 Mar
Just 10 days until RS Fest Miami 2025!
In true RS Sailing style, the socials onshore promise to be just as fun as the racing on the water RS Fest Miami is a three-day regatta, celebrating the RS Sailing racing classes in North America! Posted on 18 Mar
British Keelboat League bonanza at Rutland
Solent University team take victory, with Burnham first club The latest round of the British Keelboat League 2025 saw eleven teams competing at Rutland Sailing Club over a weekend of brisk and brilliant close racing. Posted on 20 Feb
Gdynia to host 2025 Youth Match Racing Worlds
The championship will use the RS21 one-design racing keelboat World Sailing is pleased to announce that the Polish port city of Gdynia has been chosen to host the 2025 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championships. Posted on 7 Feb
Enter now for British Keelboat League at Rutland
You can #rockupandrace this February in supplied RS21s Entries are live for teams to #rockupandrace at Rutland Sailing Club with the British Keelboat League. The club will be welcoming teams from across the Midlands and beyond over the weekend of 15-16 February 2025. Posted on 24 Jan