RS400 Rooster National Tour 2023 - Congratulations to Ollie Groves and Esther Parkhurst

Podium for the RS400 Rooster National Tour 2023 © Natalie Smith

The final event win at the RS End of Season Regatta was the cherry on the cake for Ollie & Esther who had already wrapped up the overall Rooster National Tour after a stellar year on the circuit.

Sam Knight and Chris Bownes had done enough to defend a close 2nd place from Tom Halhead & Paul Hilliar, closely followed by Hamish Gledhill & Ross Southwell and Sam Watson/Geoff Edwards in 4th and 5th.

Sam Knight and Chris Bownes during the RS400 Rope4Boats Southern Tour at Queen Mary - photo © Paul Stainsby

112 boats took part in the Rooster National Tour this year, with 36 attending more than one event, a fantastic achievement for a fleet approaching its 30th Anniversary.

Next year promises to be even better, with a special anniversary event at Hayling Island celebrating everything RS before in addition to the regular tour events. Planning is already under way for the fleets 30th National Championships at Royal Torbay YC, if you have previously owned or are looking at an RS400 there isn't a better time to be getting into the fleet.

RS400 Southern Championship at the Salcombe Gin RS Summer Regatta - photo © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing

Finally, the tour couldn't continue to be so successful without the backing of its sponsors. Huge thanks must go to Rooster for sponsoring the overall series, as well as many of the prizes right across the fleet.

RS400 Northern Championship 2023 at Notts County - photo © David Eberlin

Overall Results: (boats attending 2 or more events)