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RS Sailing
Premier Way, Abbey Park
Romsey Hampshire SO51 9DQ
01794 526760

RYA Dinghy Show 2025 – Show Preview

February 16, 2025

We can’t believe the RYA Dinghy & Watersport Show is just a few days away! RS HQ is a hive of activity as we get our fleet of RS’s and the RS Sailing Store ready for a weekend away in Farnborough.


RS Boats

We’ll have 21 shiny RS boats on the stand for you, including the; RS Aero, RS Tera, RS Feva, RS21, RS Zest, RS Quest, RS Toura, RS CAT12, RS CAT14, RS CAT16, RS Venture, 2000, RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600, RS700 and RS800.

The RS Team will have exclusive offers running at the show on both new and used RS boat packages – Speak to the Sales Team to find out more. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the show, the exclusive offers will be available online over the weekend for UK customers too.

Make sure you also check out the RS Venture Connect on the RYA Sailability stand. There’s also a cheeky RS Tera and RS Aero dotted around the show, can you find them?  


RS Sailing Store

Wow, have the RS Sailing Store pulled out the stops for 2025! What can you expect?

  • 25% off covers
  • 25% off rope from the reel
  • 10% off sails
  • 15% off chandlery
  • 10% off RS merch
  • 25% off tiller extensions
  • and so much more!

For those of you who took advantage of our ‘click & collect’ offer, head to the RS Stand and speak to the RS Sailing Store team. They’ll make sure your order is ready for collection when you’ve finished your day at the show.

Can’t make it to the show? Don’t fret; these offers can be found on the RS Sailing Store for the duration of the weekend, too!


Eric Twiname Trust Scheme

RS Sailing are honoured to be collaborating with the Eric Twiname Trust for the 14th RS Tera ET Scheme and the 1st ever RS Feva ET Scheme to facilitate junior racing classes in clubs across the UK. The Eric Twiname Trust and RS are committed to getting young people into a lifetime of sailing, helping young sailors who might otherwise be unable to fulfil their ambitions. Would you like to find out how you can access a grant for your local sailing club? Head to the stand and speak to the RS Team to find out more and how to apply.


Win an RS Aero 6

Win an RS Aero 6 in Support of The Andrew Simpson Foundation! Haven Knox-Johnston in partnership with RS Sailing and Rooster are so proud to support the Andrew Simpson Foundation in raising funds, by raffling off two prizes. The top prize consists of a highly desirable, box fresh RS Aero 6 with a trolley and padded daggerboard, spar and rudder bags. Alongside this, the winner will receive one year of free Haven Knox-Johnston insurance for the Aero and half a day of on-water training at an Andrew Simpson Centre. This prize package is worth nearly £10,000! A lucky runner-up will win an awesome Rooster kit bundle worth £1000.


10 years of the RS Quest

The RS Quest will be celebrating her tenth birthday this year, and wow, what a decade she’s had! We’d love to hear how the RS Quest has revolutionised training at your club and tempt new clubs or families with an exclusive 10-year anniversary offer on new RS Quest packages.


Class Associations

We’re so grateful to the RS Class volunteers who give up their time to support the show. From the RS Tera through to the RS21, all our racing classes will have an expert on hand to answer all your class queries and loads of suggestions on how you can get involved through training, racing, volunteering, and so much more.


The Pride of RS

The 2025 show will mark the UK launch of the RS CAT12 – Simple, fun and zippy! The RS CAT12 brings buoyancy and easy handling, this little pocket rocket maintains many of its older siblings dynamic features, while stripping back to the basics so beginners can start their sailing journey with confidence. The RSCAT12 will be proudly displayed on the stand – come and check out the ‘Pride of RS’! – roar!


2025 Events

The RS event calendar is bursting at the seams in 2025. From Holywood to Hayling, there are some incredible events for our UK sailors to get stuck into this summer.


Discounted Tickets

Save 10% on tickets by using our discount code RYAEX25042, but don’t forget RYA Members and U15’s get in for free! Buy your tickets to the show here.

 

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