Rooster RS Custom Kit Ready For You!
Full range of RS Class customised Rooster kit available
Posted: 30/03/2020 14:38:00
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The RS Class Secretaries are at home with their families, but we will be posting regular updates, news and anecdotes. Please share your stories with us. If you have not done so already, please like and follow our main RS Class Association facebook page.
Posted: 20/03/2020 08:45:00
RS Sprints Cancelled
Rutland SC closed until 30 April
Posted: 19/03/2020 13:55:00
RS Eurocup Carnac Cancelled
We are sorry to announce we have made the decision to cancel the RS Eurocup event Carnac 2020
Posted: 17/03/2020 19:51:00
RS Class Association Events Postponed
It is with regret that the RS Class Association, in conjunction with the host clubs, announces that all RS Class Association events scheduled to take place up to and including the Easter bank holiday weekend, 13th April, are postponed.
Posted: 17/03/2020 13:44:00
Stewartby Winters Results In - Well done to Steve Sallis!
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON SAILING
Posted: 16/03/2020 13:11:00
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Please read full article
Posted: 12/03/2020 11:26:00
Stewartby Winter Open, Nationals Entry Open
Get yourself RS300 sailing ready…
Posted: 05/03/2020 11:59:00
RYA RS300 Class Association Survey Results In!
Now the hard work begins…
Posted: 04/03/2020 13:03:00
The Volvo Noble Marine RS100 and RS300 National Championships are declared open!
A warm welcome at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, Abersoch awaits visiting RS100s and RS300s from across the UK and beyond, in the 10th Anniversary Year for the RS100. 17th-20th Sept 2020. Enter now, pay later.
Posted: 28/02/2020 17:46:00
Rooster RS Custom Kit at Dinghy Show
This weekend at the RYA Dinghy Show 29 Feb – 1 March
Posted: 26/02/2020 21:06:00
2020 RS300 Rooster National Tour on the starting blocks…
RS300 Winter Open at Stewartby WSC 14-15 March
Posted: 11/02/2020 09:44:00
RS300 Winter Open at Stewartby WSC
14-15 March, Rooster RS300 National Tour event number one!
Posted: 04/02/2020 11:34:00
RS300 Rooster National Tour
Book the dates in your diary now!
Posted: 22/01/2020 12:13:00
Happy New Decade!
I’ll sea you on the start line…
Posted: 17/01/2020 12:14:00
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
from your RS Class Association team
Posted: 21/12/2019 21:37:00
RYA and RS300 Class Association Survey Out Today
Full 2020 calendar available!
Posted: 20/12/2019 09:26:00
Rooster custom kit for Christmas?
Wide range available now!
Posted: 18/12/2019 09:46:00
Members’ survey opens on Fri 20 Dec!
Let us know what you think of your RS300 Class Association. Your views are important to us!
Posted: 17/12/2019 21:15:00
Harry McVicar is your RS300 2019 Rooster National Tour Champion!
Congratulations to Harry McVicar and all the sailors who raced their RS300 on the tour. Thank you very much to Rooster for sponsoring our 2019 RS300 Rooster National Tour!
Posted: 06/12/2019 09:05:00
2020 | ||
Apr 25 Apr 26 | POSTPONED RS Sprint Championship Rutland SC | Enter |
May 16 May 17 | Pennine SC Pennine SC | |
May 23 May 26 | POSTPONED RS Eurocup YC Carnac, Brittany | Enter |
Jun 13 Jun 14 | Stokes Bay SC Stokes Bay SC | |
Jul 11 Jul 12 | Weymouth Dinghy Regatta Castle Cove SC | |
Sep 17 Sep 20 | Volvo Noble Marine National Championships South Caernarvonshire YC | Enter |
Oct 10 Oct 11 | Inland Championship Hykeham SC | |
Nov 7 Nov 8 | RS End of Seasons Regatta Rutland SC | |
| 14/03/2020 15/03/2020 | Winter Open Stewartby Water Sports Club |
| 26/10/2019 27/10/2019 | Inland Championship Stewartby Water Sports Club |
| 13/07/2019 14/07/2019 | Weymouth Regatta Castle Cove SC |
| 29/06/2019 30/06/2019 | Filey Regatta Filey SC |
| 25/05/2019 26/05/2019 | Notts County SC Notts County SC |
| 16/03/2019 17/03/2019 | South Cerney SC |
| 20/10/2018 21/10/2018 | Inland Championship Alton Water |
| 29/09/2018 30/09/2018 | West Kirby SC Open Meeting |
| 16/08/2018 19/08/2018 | UK National Championships, part of the RS Games Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy |
| 07/07/2018 08/07/2018 | Lord Birkett Trophy Ullswater YC |
| 02/06/2018 03/06/2018 | RS300 Scottish Championships East Lothian YC |
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Champions Profile
Dave Acres 2015
Profile:
Started sailing a Heron at Cookham Reach on the River Thames when I was 9 and loved it. Then sailed a topper on the sea at Bosham where my Grandparents lived. Mine was fibreglass, before polypropylene was invented. Did my first Nationals in the Topper at Bognor and realised just how much fun big waves were. That was followed by an OK (with wooden mast and boom) and then one of those modern Laser thingies. Did lots of club and youth racing with Glyn Charles who was close mate and taught me a lot. He won the Laser Nationals at 18. Went to Kingston Poly and got into team racing in Larks. Learnt to drink and won the BPSA team racing Championships. Came 12 in the Lark Nationals as a student and then started sailing Laser 2s with Lea (now wife). Managed a 12th at the Laser 2 Worlds (~200 boats) and 5th at the Nationals. Also raced Laser 5000s, RS600s & 700s and then moved on to the 300 in 2009. Easily the best boat so far.
Tips:
Don’t take unnecessary risks. It is best to stay upright. Same rule applies when drinking. Don’t do the Yard of Ale (unless you can do it without pouring all over yourself). It rarely pays to bang corners (unless you’re last). Stay inside the lay lines and try and be on the favoured tack as soon as possible. If it’s windy use lots of kicker and keep the boat, flat and fast. There is always something new to learn so try different things and see if you start going faster than the guys around you.
Remember, ‘Bars’ are good. Good for waves, good for drinking and good for chocolate. Get well acquainted with your bar. You may well get caught in one with Mr Bolland, so acclimatise your body. Stay up late the week before the Nationals and drink a large range of beverages. Practice the Boom of Doom or Mast of Disaster with your mates. Always start a championship with a full breakfast or a good bacon butty and don’t drink lager unless you can burp.
Good luck and look forward to sailing against you all at the Nationals next year. Dave
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