Top RS21 Events in 2026
The new season is here, and 2026 is shaping up to be an outstanding year for the RS21 class. With world-class venues, major championships, and vibrant fleets across the globe, there's plenty to get excited about. Here are five standout RS21 events to mark in your...
The Best of 2025 – Watch The Video!
What a year. What a community. What a ride. 2025 took us around the globe – from a brand-new boat launch to unforgettable racing at national and international levels. Most of all, it reminded us that RS Sailing is, and always has been, about participation. This video...
2025 in Review: Participation, Progress and Performance at RS Sailing
Another year has flown by at RS Sailing – and what a year it's been. From boat shows and a brand-new boat launch, local regattas to world championships, youth fleets exploding in growth, and inclusive sailing taking centre stage, 2025 has truly captured what RS...
RS Bloopers 2025: Behind-the-Camera Laughs
RS Bloopers 2025! Proof that not everything is a one-take wonder... Every year, as we look back over the whirlwind of events, product launches, and boat shows, in our End of Year Wrap-up video. There's so much fun stuff to share from product walk-throughs, event...
RS Fest 2026 Heads West: Registration Open for North America’s Multi-Class RS Regatta
We are delighted to announce our flagship North American multi-class regatta, RS Fest 2026, is heading west to the iconic waters of San Francisco Bay! After two highly successful editions on the East Coast in Miami, RS Fest will trade the palm-lined shores of Coconut...
Celebrating 10 Years of Adventure: Our #RSQuest10Years Top 3 Finalists
To celebrate 10 years of the RS Quest, we asked you to share your favourite Quest sailing moments - and you did not disappoint. We received so many fantastic entries for the #RSQuest10Years competition that narrowing them down to just three was no easy task. From...
Stocking Fillers for Sailors
This year, the RS Sailing HQ has had an unexpected (and slightly chaotic!) guest… the Naughty Elves. They’ve been causing festive mischief across the showroom, workshop, and office, but all with good intentions at heart! Their mission is to make sure every sailor...
World Sailing Inclusion Championships Sets a New Benchmark for Inclusive Sailing
Four days of inspiring racing have concluded in Mussanah, Oman - and with them, a landmark moment in the evolution of global inclusive sailing. The inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships came to a close with its prize-giving ceremony on 8th December 2025,...
154 Athletes at the Inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Oman
The World Sailing Inclusion Championships celebrates its Opening Ceremony today at Barceló Mussanah Resort, hosted by Oman Sail. The championship is the first of its kind, bringing together both para-classified athletes and those who do not fall under the IPC...
Exclusive Black Friday Offers from RS Sailing Store
At RS Sailing, we're all about rewarding sailors and making our sport as accessible as possible. That's why, for one weekend only, RS Sailing Store is launching its best offers of the season for Black Friday! Use promo code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout to unlock the...
RS21 Sailing: How To Join In The Fun
Do you want to get into keelboat sailing, but not sure where to start? The RS21 circuit creates great opportunities for sailing for all abilities. Why RS21? Keelboat racing offers a dynamic entry point into the world of sailing. Balancing...
RS21 European Calendar Locked In for 2026 – plus World Championship Venues for 2026-2027
The International RS21 Class Association is delighted to announce the full racing calendar for the 2026 RS21 Eurocup. Spanning five countries and featuring both the 2026 European and World Championships, the season promises top-tier one-design racing at some of the...
RS21 2026 Racing Calendar Announced for the UK & Ireland Class & 2027’s World Championships confirmed in home waters at Weymouth, UK.
The RS21 UK & Ireland Class Association has officially confirmed its full racing calendar for the 2026 season, a five-part series in prestigious yacht clubs around the country, culminating in the Nationals in the heart of the action at Torquay Royal Regatta. ...
Highlights from the 2025 RS Dealer Conference
This year's RS Sailing Dealer Conference brought together a group of RS dealers from across Europe - and even across the Atlantic. Held at Braassemermeer Sailing Club, on 21st November, right after METSTRADE in Amsterdam, the event was full of energy, collaboration...
See You at METSTRADE! RS Sailing Team Attending This November
METSTRADE is back at RAI Amsterdam from 18th - 20th November 2025, and the RS Marine Group and RS Sailing teams are ready to dive in. Our team is looking forward to reconnecting with suppliers, federations, our dealer network and key stakeholders across the marine...
RS Sailing Announced as Official Partner of RYA Connected to Inspire the Future of Sailing Leadership
RS Sailing is an official partner for the 2025-2026 RYA Connected series of events, webinars and activities, launched in tandem with the The Royal Yachting Association (RYA). The partnership sees RS Sailing support the annual nationwide programme in the UK designed to...
RS800 Fleet Report – Soak Insure Tide Ride 2025, Hayling Island SC (8–9 November)
The RS800s turned out in force for the Soak Insure Tide Ride at Hayling Island Sailing Club, with 15 boats entered and most of the current front-running teams on the start line. True to the Tide Ride ethos, the focus was on fun, fast, and furious short-course racing...
RS Venture Connect Awarded World Sailing Class Status
We are proud to announce that the RS Venture Connect Class has been formally awarded World Sailing Class status, following a unanimous vote at the World Sailing Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Saturday, 8th November. The decision was ratified during the 2025...
Discover RS Boats with #MagentaMondays – Pre-Loved, Affordable, and Ready to Sail!
Looking to get into an RS class or simply want your own boat for fun? Used boats, ex-charters, and ex-demos are a fantastic way to do just that – and at accessible prices. At RS Sailing HQ, we regularly have a variety of pre-loved boats passing through our...
Youth Sailors Shine at the RS Tera North American Championship 2025
Watched over by San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the RS Tera North American Championship 2025 took place October 25-26 at St. Francis Yacht Club, bringing together 43 sailors for a lively weekend of racing on the bay. Competitors from 13 yacht clubs across...
RS800 End of Season TLC – advice from Tom Morris
Whether you will be packing your faithful RS800 away after the HISC Tide Ride, getting ready for Winter Sailing or upgrading to a new, or new-to-you boat, this time of year is a great time to check everything over and give your boat some TLC. Tom Morris has come up...
The Szczecin Polish Open Match Racing Championship 2025
15 crews from six countries travelled Szczecin, in Poland for the Polish Open Match Racing Championship, along with being apart of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) 2025. The event hosts were excited to announce that 10 skippers from the top World Sailing Match...
The 2025 title of the Italian RS21 Championship in Sanremo
The final stage of the RS21 Cup Yamamay 2025, also valid as the Italian Open Class Championship, ended with great success here in Sanremo. Italian and international crews competed in spectacular conditions, with great satisfaction for the technical and sporting level...
RS Aero UK Womens Championship – Notts County SC, Nottinghamshire, UK
The much-anticipated 2025 RS Aero UK Womens Championships were held on the weekend of the 26/27th September at Notts County Sailing Club. Competitors arrived bright and early on the Saturday morning to a nice light breeze and overcast conditions. All fingers were...
Record Turnout at the RS21 Canadian Nationals 2025
Doubling in size since its inaugural edition in 2024, the 2025 RS21 Canadian Class Nationals saw 12 boats compete for the title in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 4-5. Hosted as part of Bedford Basin Yacht Club's One Design Fall Regatta – one of the largest one-design...
Noble Marine RS500 UK Nationals
Day four dawned with aching bodies from day three and a glassy bay. The boat park was still full of stories from the races the day before, with more ups and downs than UTMB. (Read the report here) But there was racing to be had. Tim and Heather Wilkins had a good lead...
RS21 World Championship 2025: Fierce Racing & Fine Margins in Porto Rotondo
A sea of colour and competition lined the docks at Porto Rotondo Yacht Club, 24th – 27th September, as 49 RS21 keelboats assembled for the 2025 RS21 World Championship. The sparkling fleet, with their dramatic rainbow of bow colours, stood rigged and ready, for four...
Noble Marine Insurance RS100 UK Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club
After the wind and waves of Day 3, the sailors (and their tired limbs) were delighted to be greeted by a gentle Northerly breeze and sunshine. However, with the wind off the land, it was going to be shifty, which would reward those that kept their head out of the...
RS Aero Sustainability Challenge – Papercourt SC, Surrey, UK, 21st Sept
It was a bright autumn day at Papercourt for the RS Aero 2025 Sustainability Open, starting with a brisk northerly on-shore breeze that had many mulling their rig choices. 16 sailors took part, evenly split between home competitors and 8 visitors from 7...
Noble Marine RS600 Nationals – day 4 and overall
After an adrenaline thrilling day yesterday, the RS600 fleet were very happy with the prospect of 10 knots of wind in flat water from the north west! Around 10am, the bay started to fill in beautifully, so the fleet launched as planned for 2 races. As the locals had...
