RS Sailing Reflects on a Record-Breaking 2023
Brilliant events, informative shows and some new records broken by RS Sailing and RS sailors. As the year draws to a close, we sit down with RS Sailing Commercial Director Michiel Geerling to reflect on 2023. “I want to thank everyone for an incredible year. We have...
Jump Start Summer by Planning a Trip to the Mediterranean Now!
To many it may seem as though summer is a lifetime away. The weather is cold, the days are short and the only time you are sailing is in your daydreams. However, this is a great time to get a head start on planning your summer holidays! And while there are so many...
RS Toura Wins ‘Best Dinghy’ at Sailing World’s 2024 Boat of The Year Awards
We are humbled and honoured that the RS Toura has been chosen as 'Best Dinghy' by Sailing World's 2024 Boat of the Year Awards. "This prestigious title means a great deal to the RS Sailing family - especially all of the behind-the-scenes teams in production and...
RS Tera Class Association Announces Greve, Denmark, as location for the RS Tera World Championship 2024
The International RS Tera Class Association (IRSTCA) is excited to announce that the next RS Tera World Championship event will be held in Greve, Denmark from August 3rd - 8th 2024. Boasting 8 kilometres of white sand beaches and a host of modern amenities, Greve is a...
L’Escala Announced as Location for RS21 World Championship 2024
It is with great excitement that the RS21 International Class Association announces the 2024 World Championship will be held in L’Escala, Spain, 24th – 28th September. Located in the Bay of Roses, L’Escala is home to classic Costa Brava sailing conditions. Reliable...
RS100 Rooster National Tour Overall 2023
There were 6 events (3 to count) used to determine the RS100 Rooster National Tour winner for 2023: 1) The Sprints at Rutland Always a great way to kick-off the season with Clive Eplett leading the fleet home from a hard-chasing Matt Johnson in second and Mark...
Save The Date! RS 30th Anniversary at Hayling Island Sailing Club, 17-19 May 2024
Save The Date: 17th-19th May 2024 "RS is all about friends, family, racing on the water, brilliant socials... and this event will accumulate that perfectly." Jon Partridge, RS Marine Group CEO We're celebrating 30 years of RS Sailing in the best way that we know how;...
Make RS Sailing Part of Your ‘Winter Sun’ Vacation
One of the best parts about going on vacation is the chance to get away and try new things. And for anyone living in a place without palm trees, winter vacations usually entail heading to snow, or trying to get as far away from snow as possible. For those that lean...
RS Aero UK Youth Championships 2023 – Burghfield SC
Burghfield Sailing Club welcomed twenty lively, up-and-coming RS Aero youth sailors to compete for the UK National Youth Champion titles. Joining them was American Dylan Williams, flying over for the camaraderie and lake sailing practice. The weekend did not deliver...
Sailboat Deliveries announced as Title Sponsor for RS600 Riva Eurocup 2024
The RS600 fleet are hugely excited to have been invited to join the 2024 Riva Cup, to be held at Fraglia del Riva in Lake Garda, 29th May to 31st June 2024. The invitation has created a real buzz in the fleet and livened up the second-hand boat market. There has been...
Recap of the Top 5 North American Events in 2023
It was a busy summer for RS sailors with several North American championships. Here is a recap of some of the key events in North America: RS Feva North American Championship (New York, July 17th - 19th 2023) For the first time, RS Feva North Americans was held as...
RS21 Italian Class present Sustainability Masterclass with World Sailing – 29 November 2023
The RS21 Italian Class will present a sustainability masterclass on 29th November 2023 as part of the World Sailing Sustainability Sessions. The leading class in sustainability, the RS21 Italian Class is the first sailing class in the world to achieve an ISO20121....
RS500 End of Seasons Regatta & Rooster National Tour 2023 Finale at Rutland SC
A number of RS Sailing classes braved the cold, wind and rain and had a smashing time at Rutland Sailing Club on the weekend of the 4th-5th November 2023. The race team set superb windward leeward courses for both days with three races per day. The RS500s had a...
RS400 Rooster National Tour – End of Seasons Finale 2023 at Rutland SC
The final remnants of Storm Ciaran made a damp and chilly start at Rutland Sailing Club for the 15 hard crews who battled through the downpours for the final RS400 Rooster National Tour event of 2023. Rigging was optimised to allow maximum time in the clubhouse...
RS300 Rooster National Tour – End of Seasons & Inland Nationals 2023 at Rutland SC
The fewer sailors, the greater share of honours! Pete said “Come to the End of Seasons, it will be great!” Not sure on Pete’s interpretation of “Great” (the weather on Saturday was interesting) but it was a fantastic weekend for the RS300 Rooster National Tour End of...
Magenta Monday: Special Offers in November at RS Sailing
We're celebrating the end of the sailing season with Magenta Monday deals throughout November! Every Monday we will release a selection of limited offers. The #MagentaMonday promotions will feature a selection of deals on on Used Boats, Ex-Charter and Ex-Demo boats....
RS Boats For North America to Discover
Known as the world’s largest small-sailboat brand, RS Sailing not only designs innovative models that are chosen by leading organizations globally, but it also builds vibrant class communities. The RS Sailing range features everything from the quick and responsive...
RS Aero Legend Ken Fowler Nominated for ‘British Sailor of the Year’
There are over 200 islands off the coast of England and Wales - 262 to be exact. - and Ken Fowler has sailed around every single one of them! What started as a simple challenge to raise money for charity, soon turned into a mission which became an EPIC odyssey; and...
RS Fest Miami 2024: the first EVER multi-class RS Sailing event in North America!
“Party in the city where the heat is on… We’re goin’ to Miami!” Get ready for RS Fest Miami, the first EVER major multi-class RS Sailing event in North America. The three-day regatta is a celebration of RS Sailing fleets - hosted in tropical Miami, Florida!...
RS Sailing Enters into Preferred Vendor Partner Agreement with Crystal Lagoons
RS Sailing is proud to announce the entrance into a preferred vendor partner agreement with Crystal Lagoons. A developer of state-of-the-art sustainable technology, Crystal Lagoons is a multinational company that allows crystalline lagoons of unlimited sizes to be...
Exclusive Offers when you Sign-Up to the RS Aero UK Youth Championships 2023!
The UK RS Aero Class is heavily investing in youth sailing this season. A major event in the calendar is the RS Aero UK Youth Championships, being held at Burghfield Sailing Club, Reading, on the 25-26 November 2023. RS Sailing is proud to support Youth Sailing and is...
RS400 Southern Tour Finale 2023 at Island Barn Reservoir SC
A mixture of varied conditions greeted the RS400 teams sailing at Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club on Saturday 21st October 2023. There was sun and rain, zephyr sailing, light breezes and even a little bit of hiking. The fleet mix encompassed 20-somethings to...
RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships 2023
The RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships took place 7-8 October 2023 at Oxford Sailing Club on Farmoor Reservoir. Possibly the world’s biggest event for youth team racing, this renowned regatta saw a huge 348 sailors turning up to participate....
Winter is Coming! Our Top 10 Tips for Winterizing Your Boat
The leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter and the weather is becoming colder. With winter months rapidly approaching, sailors are facing the sad reality that sailing season is coming to an end. No matter how hard we try to ignore it, the shortening of days...
WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race Shines a Spotlight on Inclusive Sailing
A week+ on from the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, sailors reflect on the importance of the event and how it shined a spotlight on #Inclusive Sailing and #EqualOpportunities. Hosted by the Swiss SailGP Team and the Stiftelsen VI (WE Foundation), the race saw 10...
Creating a Lifetime Love of Sailing at Summer Camp
The first official day of fall has come and gone. Kids are back in school, tans are starting to fade and instead of shuttling kids to camps, parents are dropping kids at practice and after school activities. In turn, camp counsellors and administrators are finally...
RS Aero Italian Youth Championship – Sardinia, Italy, 13-15 Oct 2023
Enrico Loi (Windsurfing Club Cagliari) wins the Under 17 RS Aero 5 Class, and Davide Mulas (LNI Sulcis) wins the Under 22 RS Aero 6 Class, at the RS Aero Italian Youth Championship in Cagliari. Organised by Lega Navale di Cagliari, the event was hosted at Marina...
RS21s – A New Addition to Volvo Cork Week 2024
Volvo Cork Week 2024 will welcome an exciting addition to its line-up of competitive sailing classes as the RS21 One Design Class makes its debut at this renowned regatta, 15th - 19th July 2024. Volvo Cork Week has earned a reputation as one of the premier sailing...
Swiss SailGP Team & Stiftelsen VI Present the WE Foundation SailGP One Sport Race, 12 Oct 2023
The final event of the European leg of SailGP takes place on the 14th-15th October 2023 in vibrant Cádiz, an ancient port city in the Andalucía region of Spain. In the run-up to the Spain Sail Grand Prix, Swiss SailGP Team is proud to host the WE Foundation SailGP One...
Ben Whaley & Lorna Glen win the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023
Five Championship events, 148 boats, 300 sailors, 75 clubs. With those statistics, consistency was definitely key for the Rooster RS200 Championship Tour 2023, comprising of the Spring, Summer, Southern, Northern and Inland Championships as well as the National...
