Adding value for ALL RS sailors
- Sets the rules to give great one-design and handicap racing - enhancing resale values
- Organises websites, race reports, news, social media - keeping you informed
- Organises racing events with fantastic social scene - improving your Class’s popularity and value
- Organises training events - helping you get the most from your boat
- Liaises with the builder, RS Sailing - ensuring the quality and specification are what owners want
- Negotiates excellent discounts from the RS Sailing Store, including sail discounts, and many other companies
- Encourages new people to get involved - giving a better experience for everyone
Who is your Class Association?
- It is run by volunteer sailors with back-up by part time professional administrators
- The sailors make the plans and decisions - without having to do all the leg work
Please show support by joining your Class Association
- The cost is tiny compared to your benefits, working out at just £3.75 per month for Full Membership, £3 per month for Club Membership or £2.08 per month for Youth Membership
- By taking out International Class Association membership for one class, you will have reciprocal membership to the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo International and International RS500 Class Associations
- One event membership is available for all events except National and major championships, for use by those borrowing a boat, intending to only sail in one RS Class Association event etc. Click here.
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2022 - The year of the RS500?
Happy New Year RS500 Sailors - what a year to look forward to!
In 2022 we have the RS500 Worlds at the RS Games, WPNSA, a full RS500 Rooster National Tour and coaching events to get you all ready for the worlds, with the 'Worlds Warm Up' already confirmed.
Before all that the RYA Dinghy Show will take place on 26th/27th February, with an RS500 on the RS stand. Come along and meet fellow sailors and share boat tips, plans for the year and a drink or two - watch out for communications about a fleet meet-up.
The season-proper starts with the multi-fleet
RS Sprints at Rutland on 2nd and 3rd April, the popular short, sharp racing format a great way to get back in shape after the Winter and GP1 of the RS500 Rooster National Tour. For those hardier souls sailing through the Winter months, do post details of the events you plan to do on our RS500 class
facebook group, so that others may join you.
After Rutland the
Rooster National Tour takes in Filey Regatta, Bristol Corinthian - which is a race & train event for all levels - Lymington Dinghy Regatta, Burghfield and finally the End of Seasons.
For those wanting even more practise, sunshine sailing and to check out the competition for the Worlds there is a full
European series, which we are seriously hoping will be much more accessible to UK sailors in 2022. As most RS500 sailors will know the class is massively popular in Europe. One young UK sailor, who has sailed the RS500 for 6 years says "The RS500 is a well-kept secret in the UK, it's a fabulous, friendly, accessible class to sail, an easier step-up from the junior and youth classes than some of the more extreme boats, yet still a massive blast with the kite up, sending it on the trapeze. It can take a bigger, less agile crew than some skiffs or dual-trapeze boats too, so I can even sail it with my Mum, not that she's my first choice helm - sorry Mum!!!".
The World Championships at WPNSA, 1st-5th August, part of the unique festival of RS Sailing that is the RS Games. We will be looking for boats for International and UK sailors for the event, so if you have one you'd like to charter or sell, this is the time. For charter offers or requests please contact
[email protected] 
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