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The British 420 class got its programme of winter coaching off to a flying start with a weekend session at Draycote Water Sailing Club over the weekend of 15-16 September.

Spanish brothers Lucas Pares Borrell/Teo Pares Borell claimed the win at XXXI Semana Catalana de Vela, held at Club Nautic Hospitalet Vandellos on Spain's east coast.

Hosted at Jachetní oddíl TJ Bohemia Poděbrady in Czech Republic over the weekend of 8-9 September, the McDonalds LipnOptik featured seven 420s on the starting line.

Four days of racing crowned the U19 and U17 Champions at the Federazione Italian Vela Two-Person Dinghy Championship hosted at Marina di Loano in Italy, 6-9 September 2018.

The first event of South Africa's annual Southern Charter Classic Series kicked off over the weekend of 8-9 September at Zeekoevlei Yacht Club, just south-east of Cape Town.

The International 420 Class Association is hosting a High Level Coaches Clinic at the I420 Sailing Academy in Vilamoura, Portugal from 3-7 October 2018.

Eleven classes competed at Santander International Sailing Week, which wrapped up on Sunday 9 September with the 420 and Snipe Classes putting the finishing touches to the leaderboards.

The International 420 Class Association runs an Events Calendar to cover 420 Class events around the world.

From 29 August-28 September 2018, the Rooster 420 Open Hungarian National Championships and Trophy was held at the Balatonfüred Club  on Lake Balaton, featuring 21 teams from Hungary and the Czech Republic.

420 Builder Nautivela is offering massive discounts to buy 420s used at the 2017 and 2018 Worlds.