EurILCA Solidarity Programme

This programme aims to assist youth sailors from European countries with low participation in attending the ILCA 4 Youth European Championships.

The EurILCA Solidarity Programme offers selected sailors free entry fees, coaching by Olympic sailors both on the water and on shore, and clothing sponsorship.

This programme aims to assist youth sailors from European countries with low participation in attending the ILCA 4 Youth European Championships.

EurILCA’s Solidarity Programme was first introduced in 2018 during the Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans in Patras GRE, and has been repeated annually from 2019 to 2024 at the ILCA 4 Youth Europeans in Hyeres FRA, Vilamoura POR, Travemünde GER, Dziwnow POL, Cadiz ESP and Izola SLO.

If you have any questions about the programme or how to apply, please contact Ms. Burcu Algon Giorgianni at algonburcu@yahoo.com

Ms. Burcu is the manager of EurILCA’s Solidarity Programme and will decide who is accepted based on your country’s quota and other factors.

EurILCA’s Solidarity Programme’s is kindly supported by Rooster Sailing, SailCoach and Charter Boat.

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The EurILCA Team

The seventh edition of our Solidarity Programme successfully concluded at the 2024 ILCA 4 Youth European Championships in Izola, Slovenia. This is a programme where every year selected sailors from European countries with low participation in our main events are invited to join this main youth competition.