English (UK) Over the last seventeen years (2007 – 2024) we have hosted 9 World Championships and over 98 UK National Championships as well as staging many other class competitions and training camps.
2025 Events
2025 - Events at Plas Heli - The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre
- RYA UK Youth Championships - April
- IRC Welsh National Championship - May
- Topper NS4 Coastal Championship - May
- Pwllheli Regatta - June
- Welsh National ILCA Champinship
- Hornet and Kestral Nationals TBC August
- UKLA ILCA National Championships - August
- Techno World Championship - August
- Autumn Series PSC
- RYA CW Youth and Junior Championships - September
- 29er Grand Prix (GP No.2) October
- Regular Training Camps for RYA and RYA CW, Class and Associations
(this section is being updated updated with a impressive list of events scheduled for 2025)
2024 Events
2024 - Events at Plas Heli - The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre
These are the headline events for 2024. There are more unconfirmed events.
- Merlin Rocket Nationals Silver Tiller - May
- IRC Welsh National Championship - May
- Pwllheli Regatta - June
- Supernova Nationals - June
- Welsh National ILCA Champinship
- Optimist IOCA National Championship - August
- GP14 World Championships - August
- Autumn Series PSC
- UKLA Laser Qualifier Championship September
- RYA CW Youth and Junior Championships - September
- Regular Training Camps for RYA and RYA CW, Class and Associations
More information on these events here and in the Prospectus
2023 Events
2023 - Events at Plas Heli - The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre
These are the headline events for 2023. There are more unconfirmed events.
- IRC Welsh National Championship - May
- Motorhome Rally - TBA
- RS Feva Nationals Championships - May
- Pwllheli Regatta - June
- Topper National Championships - August
- 420 British Nationals - August
- Opptimist Late Summer Championship - September
- Autumn Series PSC
- RYA CW Youth and Junior Championships - September
- 29er Grand Prix (GP No.2) October
- Regular Training Camps for RYA and RYA CW, Class and Associations
(this page is being updated updated with a impressive list of events scheduled for 2023)
More information on these events here and in the Prospectus
2022 Events
2022
These were the headline Events at Plas Heli - The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre for 2022.
• RYA UK Youth Championships
• ITCA NS4 Championships
• RYA Welsh Youth Championships
• Pwllheli Regatta
• Supernova Nationals
• IRC Welsh National Championship
• Autumn Series PSC
• Regular Training Camps for RYA and RYA CW, Class and Associations
• Motorhome Rally
2021 Events
2021 events include many Class Events, Four National Championships, in addition to Regional and National Training Camps
The events scheduled for 2021 were also effected by the Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions with many events either cancelled or postponed. The secure facilities at Plas Heli did provide a safe environment and some events continued.
• Welsh Youth & Junior Championships
• Jester Challenge
• Drascombe Rally
• IRC Pop-Up Regatta for Keel Boats
• Pwllheli Regatta
• Javelin Nationals
• UK Byte Class Nationals
• Albacore International Championship
• IRC Welsh National Championship
• Optimist Late Sumer Championship
• Regular Training Camps for RYA and RYA CW, Class and Associations
• 420 Championship
• Welsh Youth & Junior Championships
• Motorhome Rally
2020 Events
2020
The events scheduled for 2020 were badly effected by the Covid-19 Pandemic with most events either cancelled or postponed
We were however able to run some events subject to regulations and by following guidelines prepared by Welsh Government, RYA, RYA CW
Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller 2020
Spinlock IRC Welsh National Championship 2020
Pwllheli Challenge / Sialens Pwllheli
2019 Events
2019
Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller 4/5/6th May more information here
Jester Challenge Sunday 16th June 2019 - see the start of the race to Baltimore from Pwllheli
RYA Welsh Youth Championships 22nd & 23rd June 2019 more information here
Drascum Association - Pwllheli Sailing Rally - 6th to 11th July 2019 more information here
29er Traveller - Saturday, 20 July 2019 to Sunday, 21 July 2019 more information here
Pwllheli Regatta 2oth July 2019 more information here
ISORA Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli Offshore Race - 27th July 2019 more infromation here
Albacore National Championship 27th -29th July more information here
29er UK National Championship 7th-11th August 2019 more information here
Spinlock IRC Welsh National Championship 9/10/11th August more information here
Miracle National Championship 11th–16th August 2019 more information here
SigneT National Championships 11th–16th August 2019 more information here
Kestrel National Championships 11th–16th August 2019 more information here
ISORA Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire Offshore Race - 7th September 2019 more infromation here
PSC Challenge more here
2018 Events
2018 - Events
Laser European Qualifier
RYA Welsh Youth Championships
Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller
29er Grand Prix
Supernova Nationals
29er Open
Optimist Nationals
Spinlock IRC Welsh National Championship
Honda Rib Challenge
Laser Ladder 4.7
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2017 Events
2017
Welsh Youth and Junior Championships
29er Grand Prix
Merlin Silver Tiller
Topper Nationals
Spinlock IRC Welsh National Championship
Merlin Rocket Nationals
International Canoe Class Worlds
Laser Ladder 4.7
RYA Regional Mark Layer Seminar
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2016 Events
2016
RYA UK Youth Championships
Welsh Youth and Junior Championships
National Solo UK Championships
Miracle UK Championships
Signet UK Championships
Spinlock IRC Welsh Championships
International GP14 UK Championships
International OK UK Championships
RS Tera UK Championships
Sprint 15 UK Championships
International Canoe UK Championships
International Laser Qualifier Series
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2015 Events
2015
Welsh Youth and Junior Championships
Magic Marine Optimist European Championships
Volvo Gill Optimist UK Nationals
Zhik 29er UK National Championships
Zhik 29er World Championships
International Fireball UK National and Open
Spinlock IRC Welsh National Championships
Gul International Fireball World Championships
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2014 Events
2014
International Topper World Championships
International Topper UK National Championships
Laser Masters UK National Championships
IRC Welsh Championships
International 29er Grand Prix
International Laser Qualifier series
International 420 Selectors series
Welsh Youth and Junior Championships
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2013 Events
2013
International 470 and Open 420 Junior Europeans Championships
International 420 Open and UK National Championships
Laser 2000 UK National Championships
International 420 Selectors series
International Laser Qualifier series
International GP14 Craftinsure Grand Prix Series
International 29er Grand Prix
International Topper Nationwide series
2013 Celtic Regatta - (Keel Boat Event)
Welsh National Youth and Junior Championships
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2012 Events
2012
Volvo RYA UK Youth Championships
International Finn World Masters Championships
International Topper UK National Championships
International Optimist UK National and Open Championships
Cherub UK Nationals Championships
Firefly UK Nationals Championships
RS300 UK Nationals Championships
RS600 UK Nationals Championships
Welsh National Youth and Junior Championships
International Laser/Laser Radial UK Worlds Qualifier
International 29er Grand Prix series
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2011 Events
2011
International Optimist UK National and Open Championships
International 420 UK National and Open Championships
International Finn Masters UK Championships
Sprint 15 UK Championships
Welsh National Youth and Junior Championships
International Laser/Laser Radial Ranking Series
International 420 World Qualifier series
International 29er Grand Prix series
International Topper Nationwide series
International Optimist Selector series
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2010 Events
2010
International 49er UK National Championships
International 29er UK National Championships
International Topper UK National Championships
International Finn UK National Championships
RS 400 UK National Championships
Welsh National Youth and Junior Championships
International Optimist UK World and European Selector event
International 420 World Qualifier series
RS 200 Traveller series
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2009 Events
2009
International Mirror World and UK National Championships
International Splash World Championship
International Topper UK National Championship
International Cadet UK National Championship
Welsh National Youth and Junior Championships
International Optimist UK World and European Selector event
International Mirror Welsh Area Championship
Flash Eurocup event
RS 400 Eurocup event
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2008 Events
2008
Volvo RYA UK Youth Championships
Welsh National Youth Championships
RYA Wales Youth and Junior Championships
International Optimist UK National and Open Championships
International 420 UK National Championship
International Contender UK National Championship
Kestrel UK National Championship
International Laser 2 UK National Championship
International Optimist UK World and European Selector event
International Topper UK Nationwide event
RS 400 Eurocup event
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
2007 Events
2007
International Cadet World and UK National Championships
Merlin Rocket UK National Championship
Welsh National Youth Championships
International Optimist UK World/European Selector event
International Cadet UK World Indicator event
International Laser/Laser Radial UK Worlds Qualifier
Pwllheli Regatta
Autumn Series PSC
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