ILCA UK Chair Blog #182
It’s 36hrs to go until entries close for the 2026 ILCA UK Nationals. At the time of writing we have 225 entries with more to come for sure. All of that is great but please, if you are coming get entered NOW! From close of play on Wednesday night entries become at the discretion of ILCA-UK and anyway will cost £100 more.
That’s the good news……..BUT at the moment we do not have enough volunteers. If no one else comes forward we can't fill all the ribs which we need to mark lay and for safety. I know a lot of parents and guardians look to work from home at WPNSA as it saves annual leave but we can’t operate safely without more people so please don’t just keep your head down in the hope that someone else will come forwards – we need around 11 rib crews, 3 rib helms and a couple of recorders for committee vessels. We have the flexibility so that you don’t have to volunteer for the whole week – if everyone who is there does a little bit it will literally be a case of many hands make light work. If you want to help but don’t know where you can fit in please contact Ellie at office@ilca.uk or do it via a quick form Obviously a big thankyou to those who have already volunteered.
Finally, Claire and the shore team have worked really hard pulling together the social programme. Please go to the website and sign up for food now. Again, its almost an impossible task when we don’t know numbers. Some of the meals are included for the sailors but if you are a support person NOW is the time – bookings for food also close on 8th July because we are using outside caterers on some nights.
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Skills Weeks:
ILCA Skills Week 2026 WPNSA - 15/19 August 2026
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