Latest News
2010 Cowes Week won by E'Tu in the closest event yet
2010 Nationals won by Kandoo3, helmed by Crauford Mckeon, RLymYC
2010 Irish Nationals Won by Momentary Lapse, Swallow 2nd, E'Tu 3rd
[01/09/09] Ciao Bella wins Cowes week - full story inside
[01-07-09] Shaun Maclean wins the UK Nationationls in Belfast
[14-06-09] E'Tu wins the Irish Nationals, with Momentary Lapse 2nd and Full Marks 3rd
[01-06-09] This years AGM will be held on the 26th June at RNIYC - please contact Lynette Brown for further details.
[26-05-09] Shaun Maclean Wins the RS Elite class at Tarbert.
Welcome to the RS Elite Class Association website!
The RS Elite is a modern, exciting racing keelboat for the 21st century. There are fleets in several locations around the UK and other boats in various locations around Europe. The boats are one-design, the racing is always close and the sailing is brilliant. Boats are sailed and raced successfully by various crew combinations including families. The boat is safe, easy to sail and yet thrilling and fast. The boat is low maintenance and designed to last and be competitive for many years.
The established main fleets are at Hayling Island, Burnham on Crouch, Belfast Lough and Lymington. Other, smaller fleets are at present at Falmouth, Jersey and Edinburgh and there are boats in various other locations including Sweden, Holland and Antigua.
The club based boats enjoy one design racing as part of their club programmes. Additionally a national championships is held in the UK each year (Lymington in 2010). Boats also compete at in Cowes week, Tarbert, Burnham week and Falmouth week. Also, the club based fleets organise and run open meetings and local 'special' events, both on and off the water.
Social activities are as competitively organised as the sailing at the major events and throughout the year. Social programmes are also organised by the fleets within the clubs.
Why not try an Elite? Contact one of the fleet captains in the main clubs or contact RS Racing.....