ILCA UK Chair Blog #159
It was nice to be back in a boat this weekend but sadly not a ILCA - I was sailing a Firefly for the first time in 30 years at a team racing event (it seems it’s still a two boat rule for water at the mark, rather than the normal three !)
Anyway some bits and pieces:
Also the RYA have confirmed the details for the Youth National Championships 2026:
Dates: 3rd–10th April 2026
Venue: Hayling Island Sailing Club
The event will run in two blocks:
Block A (3rd–6th April): Nacra, iQFoil, 29er
Block B (7th–10th April): ILCA classes, 420s
The Notice of Race (NOR) will be published shortly, and we will share the link as soon as it is available.
Additionally, RYA have scheduled a webinar for parents on 26th November, where they will give an overview of how the event will be delivered next year and outline changes made following this year’s event.
The good news is that we should have some of our key race officials and volunteers involved. Even better there appears no obvious clash with international events so let’s try and get a strong fleet of ILCAs.
Also the British Sailing Pathway by the RYA is running some online talks this month and next. Please see link here.
Snippets
ILCA Events 2025
World Sailing Inclusion Championships - Oman (03/12 – 08/12 2025) - Personal message from Leo
You will see our 2025 calendar is almost complete!
Winter training 2025/2026
Most of our winter programme is available for booking - look through the training calendar and find something for your self in your region
Events 2026
National Opens
National Open 1 - Warsash SC - 14/15 March 2026
National Open 2 - WPNSA - 21/22 March 2026
National Open 3 - WPNSA 28/29 March 2026
Skills Week
ILCA Skills Week 2026 WPNSA - 15/20 August 2026 (Provisional - may move by one day)
National & Open Championships
Unfortunately, due to clashes with international regattas, we could not accept dates offered by the Hayling Island Sailing Club to host our nationals in 2026. We therefore confirmed that the 2026 Nationals will be held in JULY at WPNSA. He hope to go back to HISC soon!
ILCA UK Open & National Championships 2026 WPNSA - 23-29th July 2026
Masters events (over 30)
Introduction to Masters sailing - ILCA UK NEW Masters rep Gareth Humphrey
Master Series WPNSA - 23-24th May 2026
Masters National Championships Parkstone YC - 3-5 July 2026
Masters Inland Championships Draycote Water SC - 7-8 November 2026
Other news
Noble Marine ILCA Inland Championships 2025 at Draycote Water Sailing Club
Tideway ILCA Masters Inland Championships 2025 at Grafham Water Sailing Club
Ovington ILCA UK National Open 5 report
Rooster ILCA UK National Open 4 - ILCA6 report
ILCA Women's Coaching Programme Returns to Queen Mary Sailing Club
ILCA UK National open 4 2025 video
ILCA Women's Coaching day at Parkstone Yacht Club
ILCA Thames Valley Series Grand Prix at Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club
ILCA Northern Championship at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club
2025 ILCA UK National and Open Championships at Plas Heli Welsh National Sailing Academy
Here is Nationals video
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