As the 420 is sailed nationally, the Association rotates the National Championships through Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on a three year cycle. The next National Championship will be in Wellington, hosted by the Evans bay Yacht and Motorboat Club.
Please note the events listed below is not exhaustive - please contact your Club 420 Class Rep for club and local events
2026 420 Nationals: 5-8th March 2026, Evans Bay YMBC
2026 South Island Championships TBA
2026 Auckland Champs (incl Anniversary Regatta): 24th - 26th January,TBA
2025 North Islands 12th - 14th December 2025
2025 NZ Youth Sailing Championships 21st - 24th September 2025
2025 Open Worlds Urla, Turkey
2025 420 Nationals, 6-9th March 2025, Takapuna BC (NOR)
2025 North Islands, 1st-2nd March 2025 (part of the YNZ Oceanbridge Regatta)
2025 South Islands, 1st-2nd February 2025, Naval Point YC (NOR)
2025 Auckland Champs (incl Anniversary Regatta), 25th - 27th January, Kohimarama YC (NOR)
2024 Wellington Regatta 6th-7th December 2024
2024 420 North Islands Regatta, 6-7th April. 2024, Wakatere BC
2024 420 Nationals, 7-10th March 2024, Naval Point
2024 420 Open Worlds (3rd Place to NZ's Joe Leith and Josh Ferrissey)
2023 420 Class World Championships, 21- 29 July, Alicante, Spain
2023 Junior Europeans, 3rd - 10th July, Gydinia, Poland
2023 New Zealand Open & 420 Nationals - 8th - 12th March Evans Bay YMBC
2023 Oceanbridge - 24th - 26th February 2023 - Torbay Sailing Club
2023 Auckland Championships (includng Auckland Anniversary Regatta) - 28th - 30th January 2023 - Wakatere Boating Club
2023 Sail Melbourne - 14th - 18th January 2023 Royal Brighton Yacht Club
2023 Australian 420 Nationals - 2rd - 6th January 2023 Metung Yacht Club, Victoria
2022/32 420 North Islands - 10th - 11th December 2022 Napier Sailing Club (Lead Up Regional AON Clinic 8th-9th)
2022 420 Class World Championships,Lake Balaton, Hungary
2022 Junior Europeans, Vilamoura, Portugal
2022 New Zealand 420 Nationals - 29th April - 1st May 2022 Takapuna Boating Club.
2022 Oceanbridge - 17th - 20th February 2022 Wakatere Boating Club
2022 Auckland Championships (includng Auckland Anniversary Regatta) - 29th - 31st January 2022 Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Results (includes 29er and 420)
2022 Sail Melbourne - 13th - 17th January 2022 Royal Brighton Yacht Club
https://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/home/
2022 Australian 420 Nationals - 3rd - 8th January 2022 Brighton and Seacliffe Yacht Club Adelaide
2021/2 420 North Islands - 18th - 19th December 2021 New Plymouth Yacht Club
Results here
2021 NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Trials - 3rd - 6th October 2021 Royal Akarana Yacht Club
Cancelled due to COVID Lockdown
2021 i420 Nationals - 2- 5 April 2021 Naval Point Lyttelton
Click here for the link to the report from Yachting NZ
2020 i420 Nationals - 12 - 15 March 2020 Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club
Click here for event website
2019 i420 Nationals - 14 - 17 March 2019 Takapuna Boating Club
Click here for news on the event