Noble Marine to sponsor RS200 Youth Championship 2025
by RS Class Association 23 Jan 15:58 GMT
27-28 September 2025
RS200 Youth Champs 2024 © Gary Taw
The RS Class Association are pleased to announce that in addition to their long-term sponsorship of the 'noughty' fleet National Championships, the specialist boat insurance company will sponsor the Noble Marine RS200 Youth Championships for the first time in 2025.
The event will take place at Exe Sailing Club, over the weekend of 27th/28th September and attracts regular RS200 sailors, as well as many from other fleets and second-generation RS sailors often borrowing their parents' boats.
Sailors aged 22 and under will qualify for the title of RS200 Youth Champions whilst those aged 18 and under will qualify for the title of RS200 Junior Champions, but as the event is being run alongside a West Country Boat Repairs, sailors of all ages can take part. Owner of West Country Boat Repairs, Pete Vincent said "we are an approved repair centre for Noble and often carry out repairs for boats insured with them, so very much welcome this event partnership".
Noble Marine will be providing valuable voucher prizes for these winners, as well as first female helm, Endeavour and open (over 22) winners.
Noble Marine General Manager, Jo Haynes said "It is great to be involved with such a great Class Association, we have a fantastic relationship between both organisations."
RS Class Association Secretary Sally Campbell said "The RS200 attracts a huge number of youth sailors, who love the social atmosphere of events as well as the top-quality, big fleet racing. We know many of them sail on a tight budget, so these prizes will be very well received! We value and appreciate our relationship with Noble Marine, so are very pleased with this new support."
The event webpage is at www.rs200sailing.org