April 4-7: 420 Class Promotion at the Opti Garda Meeting

Discover your next step after the Optimist! Join the 420 Class at the 41st Lake Garda Meeting Optimist in Fraglia Vela Riva, Italy, and enjoy of a "taster" session! Take the opportunity to talk with a representative from the Class and find out more about sailing and racing the 420!

April 13-17: Turkish 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic

The International 420 Class Association in collaboration with the Turkish Sailing Federation, will organize a 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic from the 13th to the 17th of April 2023 at Goztepe Sailing Club.

All coaches and sailors interested in participating of this Clinic must fill the entry form attached below and send it to the Development Programme's director to the email mentioned on document by April 5th 2023.

The programme and general conditions you can also find them on a second file attached below.

May 24-28: Puerto Rican 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic

The International 420 Class Association in collaboration with Federación de Vela de Puerto Rico, Club Náutico San Juan and the PUR 420 class association, will organize a 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic from the 24th to the 28th of May 2023.

The Clinic is open to all coaches and youth sailors from all American and Caribbean countries.

All coaches and sailors interested in participating of this Clinic must fill the entry form attached below, and send it through Federación de Vela de Puerto Rico by 5th of May 2023 to the persons addressed in the General Conditions document also attached below.

June 19-23: Latvian 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic

The International 420 Class Association in collaboration with the Latvian 470/420 Class Association and Pilsetas yacht club, will organize a 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic from the 19th to the 23rd of June 2023.

All coaches and sailors interested in participating of this Clinic must fill the entry form attached below, and send it through their National Class Association or Member National Authorities by 12th of June 2023 to the Development Programme's director, to the email mentioned in the General Conditions document also attached below.

August 26-30: Chinese 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic

The International 420 Class Association in collaboration with China Marine Sports School/ Qingdao Sports Development Center (Qingdao Sailing Administrative Center), will organize a 420 Coaches and Sailors Clinic from the 26th to the 30th of August 2023.

The Clinic will be open to Coaches and Sailors of all youth classes from China and countries around. The maximum number of entries is 30 of each. If the Clinic is over-subscribed, entries will be limited at the discretion of the organizers. NCAs and/or MNAs should indicate the order of priority of their Coaches and Sailors. All entries must be endorsed by their relevant NCA or MNA.

Coaches and Sailors interested in participate in this clinic must fill the entry form attached below and send it through their National Class Association or Member National Authorities by 10th of August 2023 to the email mentioned in the General Conditions document also attached below.

Last year's action

• 2022 420 Class Development Programme
• 2022 Photo gallery

Other Training resources:

420 Tuning Live Video - for many years, the 420 Class has taken significant steps to deliver toolkits to give 420 sailors and coaches the skills they need to get out on the water and improve their sailing. We are committed to enabling self-sufficiency and providing easy access to training information. Our latest project is the 420 Class Tuning Video. Aimed at newcomers to the 420, this free online video will accelerate learning through this video masterclass showing you all you need to know about rigging your 420 and tuning on the water.

420 Promotional Video - Brand new 420 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO telling the story of why the 420 is the world’s most popular two-person youth dinghy.

420 to the Max Video - 420 TO THE MAX video, introducing a range of specific techniques and demonstration of how to master them in different wind and sea conditions. Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese, 420 TO THE MAX has racked up in excess of 360,000 views on YouTube alone.

420 Exercise e-Book - Don't miss our 420 EXERCISE E-BOOK which showcases world class training techniques and strategies on Performance Improvement for Coaches and Sailors. The online e-book introduces a selection of carefully chosen exercises, with accompanying video and commentary, to provide a step by step path towards skills improvement.