ILCA UK Chair Blog #146
It’s that time of year again with our AGM looming in August and we are looking to fill our Committee and various sub-committees. The good news is that many of our committee members are staying on but there is also the opportunity to refresh and bring in new ideas and contributions too.
Before some of you stopping reading, let me make the case.
This is an opportunity to join a class that is going from strength to strength, bucking the trend in terms of participation across all ages and experience. We organise superb events. The class is not run with the self-interest of any one group - we have committee volunteers of active sailors and non-sailors, parents and non-parents and many who just want to give something back. All are welcome.
Ours is the class with recent Olympians competing, providing a pathway for young sailors who aspire to the top level. But it also the class with young sailors learning skills, improving, building independence and resilience. Not to mention masters with 50 years experience in ILCAs still competing on the world stage, with others coming back to the sport they love or indeed only starting their journey (whether you are 15 or 65 we all want to sail quicker downwind in waves). And of course we have many sailors racing in their clubs and local open meetings.
Are you someone looking for a meaningful committee volunteer role or even just a project in a well-run organisation with no politics? An organisation you can be proud to be part of.
As well as our main committee, we have sub-committees for:
Sailing
National championship
Training
Youth
Women / Girls
Regional Youth co-ordination
Finance
Sponsorship
Media
Even if you aren’t involved in the ILCA class or want to re-engage after many years. Or your child is already experienced in the class or just starting out, please reply to the email and we can have a chat.
ILCA UK would like to provide more and better opportunities for young ILCA sailors to become qualified ILCA coaches. See ilca.uk/rcl2-course if interested.
Snippets
ILCA UK Events
Visit our National Championship dedicated website Why not come and join us? Entries to UK Nationals
Volunteer at the Nationals - HERE
Skills Week South (More spaces available this week)
You will see our calendar starting to fill up.
Summer Holidays
Our long-term partner Wildwind have invested in brand new ILCAs this season as well as their fantastic selection of Hobie Cats and more.
If you fancy a family holiday allowing you to tune up your ILCA skills in idyllic conditions with reliable winds and top class coaching, head over to Vassiliki in August.
Wildwind have made a limited number of holidays in August available exclusively to ILCA Members at a 20% discount.
To book this ILCA Members deal please call Ann or John on 01992879774 and quote the discount code from the blog email.
Other news
2025 Suzuki Master European Championship
2025 ILCA UK Masters Nationals video
2025 ILCAUK Masters Nationals at Hayling Island Sailing Club - ILCA 6 report
2025 ILCAUK Masters Nationals at Hayling Island Sailing Club - ILCA 7 report
QM ILCA initiative has gone from zero to international in six months
2025 ILCA7 Masters Spring Qualifier at Parkstone Yacht Club
2025 ILCA6 Masters Spring Qualifier at Parkstone Yacht Club
ILCA Midland Grand Prix at Attenborough Sailing Club
2025 ILCA UK National Open 2 at the WPNSA - ILCA 4 fleet report
2025 ILCA UK National Open 2 at the WPNSA - ILCA 6 fleet report
2025 ILCA UK National Open 2 at the WPNSA - ILCA 7 fleet report
Video of National Open 2
Also we also had three really good write-ups from that first weekend:
2025 ILCA UK National Open 1 at the WPNSA - ILCA 7 fleet report
2025 ILCA UK National Open 1 at the WPNSA - ILCA 4 fleet report
2025 ILCA UK National Open 1 at the WPNSA- ILCA 6 fleet report
National Open 1 video Here it is.
Finally have you seen the tracking? Here are the links - ILCA UK National Open 1 ILCA UK National Open 2 James Foster did a nice debriefing of the racing using the tracking data, see here. ILCA7 briefing. ILCA4 briefing.
ILCA UK Youth Winter Trophy at Datchet Water Sailing Club - ILCA 4 fleet report
ILCA UK Youth Winter Trophy at Datchet Water Sailing Club - ILCA 6 fleet report
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle will start in Mallorca