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Chris and Jack Pickles lead the RS200 fleet at the Birkett
Rooster RS200 Summer Championships, Lord Birkett 2026
The RS200 Summer Championships, which forms part of the Rooster sponsored Championship Tour, took place at Ullswater Yacht Club as part of the 2026 Lord Birkett Trophy event over the weekend of 4th & 5th July
24 RS200s sailed the event as part of a combined entry of over 220 boats and were the single biggest fleet, beating the RS400s by just 1 boat!
Chris and Jack Pickles showed their skill in difficult conditions to take the 200 win in the 200 fleet, placing 18th overall.
Report, full results and photos here.
he Rooster Championship Tour continues at the Noble Marine Nationals (good to see the late entries rolling in!), but in the meantime there are options to get on the water for 200 sailors at all levels across the regions in the next few weeks:
West Country Boat Repairs SWUT and Sailing Chandlery EaSEA Tour, Parkstone, 18/19 July
Sailing Chandlery Northern Tour, Red Wharf Bay, 18 July
Stewart Brewing Scottish Tour, Loch Tummel, 25/26 July
And of course, not forgetting the 600 boat RS Games!
