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420

The 420 is a two-man single-trapeze planing dinghy with conventional kite and is sailed in over 60 nations. The 420 has been selected for use in the ISAF Youth World Championships in 2003 and 2004. (There is also a version called the Club 420 used in colleges in the USA.)

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Craftinsure 2023 LEADERBOARD
Show news 49th Palamós Christmas Race overall
Spanish, British and Dutch emerge as the big winners
Posted on 22 Dec 2025 49th Palamós Christmas Race Day 3
Finally the conditions that Palamós Bay is renowned for
Posted on 21 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 summary
Event will return to Vilamoura in 2026
Posted on 20 Dec 2025 49th Palamós Christmas Race Day 2
The second day in a row without reaching
Posted on 20 Dec 2025 USA wins Gold, Bronze at the 2025 Youth Worlds
David Coates of Coconut Grove, Florida secured the Gold in the ILCA 6 Male event
Posted on 20 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 overall
Champions crowned in Vilamoura
Posted on 19 Dec 2025 49th Palamós Christmas Race Day 1
No wind for the opening day in Girona
Posted on 19 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 Day 4
Thrilling penultimate day sets up grand finale
Posted on 18 Dec 2025 49th Palamós Christmas Race starts Friday
216 crews from 15 countries are set to compete
Posted on 18 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 Day 3
Stragiotti and Li make unbeaten starts in Formula Kite
Posted on 17 Dec 2025 Countdown to 49th Palamós Christmas Race
More than 350 sailors from 15 countries will compete in the international regatta
Posted on 16 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 Day 2
Windsurfers open campaigns as gusts swirl in Vilamoura
Posted on 16 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 Day 1
Italy make strong start in Vilamoura
Posted on 15 Dec 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 Preview
Racing starts Monday in Vilamoura, Portugal
Posted on 14 Dec 2025 NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
Excitement and festive spirit light up the weekend in Cascais
Posted on 12 Dec 2025 Sayers & Co Schnapper Point Regatta entries open
Sail the Point your way this summer at Mornington Yacht Club
Posted on 11 Dec 2025 Youth Portugal Grand Prix at Vilamoura Sailing
A total of 52 young sailors from several countries took part
Posted on 5 Dec 2025 37th Phuket King's Cup - Dinghy racing
Optimists, ILCAs and 420s try out the light winds
Posted on 2 Dec 2025 Glen Haven to host 2026 Sail East Championships
During the Bay Wind Regatta at St. Margaret Sailing Club
Posted on 29 Nov 2025 Sail Canada's Youth Fest returns to Kingston
A sailing event focusing on training and development now extended to U21 sailors
Posted on 21 Nov 2025 Pivot on this
I despise the way ‘pivot' got used as many times as those wretched QR codes...
Posted on 2 Nov 2025 17th Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta
140 boats representing 11 countries race at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club
Posted on 28 Oct 2025 All change in the Endeavour Trophy
A dramatic twist in the results after a request for redress was reopened by the Protest Committee
Posted on 14 Oct 2025 Strong NZ team named for Youth Worlds
13 sailors have been announced as the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth team 2025 Worlds
Posted on 9 Oct 2025 Endeavour Trophy 2025 Event Video
Action from on the water, interviews with the sailors!
Posted on 6 Oct 2025 Itchenor SC Transit Committee
Teen sailors step up to take on leadership roles within the club
Posted on 6 Oct 2025 505 champs win Endeavour Trophy 2025
UK's Champion of Champions event sees gusts over 30 knots at Burnham-on-Crouch
Posted on 6 Oct 2025 Big winds stop play at Endeavour Trophy
Champion of champions' big event blasted by 50kt + winds
Posted on 4 Oct 2025 64th Endeavour Trophy Welcomes New Melges 15
New chapter for dinghy champion of champions event at Burnham-on-Crouch
Posted on 3 Oct 2025 Itchenor 420 Open
A superb opening day of racing
Posted on 2 Oct 2025
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Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series action
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk High school CFJ starting action from a previous Rose Bowl regatta staged in Long Beach Harbor, CA
© United States Sailing Center The 420 fleet sailing in the middle of a rain shower - 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Oscar Torveo 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Oscar Torveo Silver medalist - Toby Wigglesworth (NZL) - Boys Kite - Day 5 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 19, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes Boys Kite - Girls 420 - Day 5 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 19 2025 - Vilamoura
© Joao Costa Ferreira Toby Wigglesworth (NZL) - Boys Kite - Day 5 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 19 2025 - Vilamoura
© Joao Costa Ferreira Bronze medalists - Cam Brown and Oli Stone (NZL) - Boys 420 - Day 5 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 19, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Joao Costa Ferreira Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson (NZL) - Bronze Medal Girls 420 - Day 5 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 19 2025 - Vilamoura
© Joao Costa Ferreira Male / Mixed 420 gold for Ukraine's Sviatoslav Madonich and Dmytro Karabadzhak in the Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Oscar Torveo 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Oscar Torveo Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson (NZL) - Girls 420 - Day 4 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 18 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes Cam Brown and Oli Stone (NZL) - Day 4 - Boys 420 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 18 2025 - Vilamoura
© Joao Costa Ferreira Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson (NZL) - Day 4 - Girls 420 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 18 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes Sabine Potter and Merle Nieuwland in the female 420 during the Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Jaume Soler 49th Palamós Christmas Race
© Jaume Soler Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal Day 3
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson (NZL) - Girls 420 - Day 2 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 16, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Prow Media/World Sailing Cam Brown and Oli Stone (NZL) - Day 1 - Boys 420 - Day 1 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 15, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes/World Sailing Cam Brown and Oli Stone (NZL) - Day 1 - Boys 420 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 15, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes/World Sailing Cam Brown and Oli Stone (NZL) - Day 1 - Boys 420 - Day 1 - Youth Sailing Championships - December 15, 2025 - Vilamoura
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes Palamós begins the countdown to the 49th Christmas Race
© Jaume Soler Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal Day 2
© João Costa Ferreira / World Sailing Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal Day 1
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal Day 1
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing All set for the Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 in Vilamoura, Portugal
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing All set for the Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 in Vilamoura, Portugal
© Nuno Fortinho Mendes / World Sailing NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira
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