48 | THE YACHTING YEAR 2018
S A F F I E R S E 3 7
It’s 25 years since RS
changed our lives;
the dinghy show is a
great day outFoiling designs are
proving ever more
popular with sailors
of all levels of
experienceR S G A M E S R Y A D I N G H Y S H O W
F O I L I N G F U N
RYA DINGHY SHOW PRESENTED
BY SUZUKI IN ASSOCIATION WITH
YACHTS & YACHTING
e annual dinghy extravaganza is back at Alexandra
Palace in London on 3-4 March, promising to bring you
all that’s new and exciting in the dinghy world. Yachts &
Yachting is delighted to be the o cial media partner once
again. New show presenters Olympic gold medallist Saskia
Clark and Olympic 49er sailor Stevie Morrison will head
up a weekend jam-packed with informative talks and
hands-on coaching sessions from the very best sailors.
New for this year is a second stage dedicated to clubs and
classes, as well as an all-new beginners trail. e return of
the popular children’s treasure hunt makes this the perfect
friends and family day out; tickets are already on sale. And
don’t miss your special 54-page Show Preview Guide – free
with the March issue of Yachts & Yachting.RS GAMES
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
2018 marks a quarter of a decade since the rst two boats
in the RS Sailing range were born, the RS400 and the
RS600. Since then the number of RS boats sailing around
the world has spiralled, and now the class association is
looking to celebrate in a very special way. e ‘RS Games’
brings together the RS100, RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500,
RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo, RS Aero, RS Feva, RS Tera
for nearly a month of racing at Weymouth & Portland
National Sailing Academy (4-30 August), with several
national, European and world titles due to be decided on
the water, and the famed RS party vibe set to prevail on
shore.FOILING REVOLUTION CONTINUES
In 2017, Britain was on top of the foiling world when
Olympic medallist Paul Goodison became the rst sailor
to win back-to-back world titles in the Foiling Moth. He
will be looking to make it a hat-trick at May’s world
championships hosted by the Royal Bermuda YC.
With ‘foiling’ the buzzword in the sailing world, could
2018 be the year that it becomes ‘the norm’? Sailors
looking to try the craze will soon be spoiled for choice.
e much anticipated F101 (design by Ron Price) is due to
go into production at White Formula in time for 2018 – an
all-carbon ‘over-sized’ Moth with additional outriggers
aimed squarely at the average sailor. Other options also
now on the market include the Stunt S9, UFO, Waszp
single handers and Whisper doublehanded catamaran –
each claiming to make foiling a reality in a safe and
accessible way for average racing sailors. Exciting times!TYY4 Year ahead Y&Y.indd 48 04/12/2017 15:15