Laser Class News Highlights
The 2024 Rolex World Sailor of the Year award was presented to Marit Bouwmeester NED, the Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist and the most successful female sailor in Olympic history. The winners were determined by a combined vote of a record 49,964 public votes and an expert panel of judges. This marks Marit’s second Rolex […]
Bids are open for the following 2027 ILCA European Championships. 2027 ILCA 4 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy 2027 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy 2027 ILCA Under 21 European Championships & Open European Trophy 2027 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy 2027 ILCA Master European Championships Please
The ILCA class events concluded last week in Marseille, marking the end of an exciting chapter for sailing in Paris 2024. This year’s Games represented the eighth appearance for the ILCA 7 (formerly Laser Standard) and the fifth for the ILCA 6 (formerly Laser Radial) at the Olympics. Men’s Dinghy class – ILCA 7 The
The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony marked a historic moment for sailing as an Olympic sport, with 13 nautical athletes chosen as flag bearers. This breaks the previous record of 12 set at Rio 2016, making sailing the fifth most represented sport among flag bearers in Paris. Notably, nine of these 13 athletes are ILCA sailors,
The Olympic Games are fast approaching! With less than two months until the commencement of the greatest sporting competition, the Olympic Flame Bearer arrived by boat from Greece to Marseille and started making its way all over France in “Relais de la flamme”, led by notable figures, including EurILCA’s Chairperson, Jean Luc Michon, who recently
Venues for the 2026 ILCA European Championships were determined today from the various proposals submitted by interested parties during the 2023 EurILCA’s Annual General Meeting in Limassol, Cyprus. Representatives from 20 European countries participated in the decision-making process. The specific dates for the championships will be disclosed later in 2025. The chosen venues are as
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association together with the sailing community of the United Kingdom have developed a truly global approach to the sustainable development of sailing in emerging nations such as St Vincent and the Grenadines. Abandoned Laser at Queen Mary Sailing Club – Photo: Guy Noble. It started with a chance
Bids are open for the following 2026 ILCA European Championships. 2026 ILCA 4 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy 2026 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy 2026 ILCA Under 21 European Championships & Open European Trophy 2026 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy 2026 ILCA Master European Championships Please
ILCA is now seeking a provider for charter boats for its seven annual world championship events for 2025–2028 (“Charter Supplier”). ILCA also desires to provide charter equipment for other key events, including the annual World Sailing Youth Championships and the quadrennial Olympic Games, both of which are typically conducted without charter fees. The successful Charter
EurILCA is providing our sailors this year with Francesco Marrai´s book “Notes of Tactics & Strategy”, with the aim of helping them improve and enjoy their sailing. 400 books have been given at the ILCA 4 Youth Europeans in Cadiz. We plan to provide another 400 books to the ILCA 6 Youth sailors in Gdynia,
