UKLA Chair blog #29
10 Great Things to do in your ILCA
The range of activities involving ILCAs is massive and today I would like to give you some ideas. Sorry but you won’t be able to do all of them
As spring approaches, sign up for club racing but firstly get some tips from our experts in our virtual winter education/training programme – Tim Hulse on Setting up your ILCA for performance and Daisy Collingridge and Matilda Nicholls (British Sailing Team) on ILCA technique for upwind / downwind in light air and heavy air
Hear from European ILCA7 Champion Micky Beckett in our final session on Wed 22nd February 7:30pm - Getting your racing tactics right Register and join here
Sixteen GBR sailors are heading to the ILCA4 Youth Europeans in Cadiz in April which will be a great experience. During the summer there are also the ILCA4 Youth Worlds and ILCA6 Youth European and Worlds, all in Europe. Remember there are usually more than enough GBR places available for these events
There were 20 Legends (over 75s) sailing in the ILCA6 Masters in Thailand including four GBR sailors – time launch your campaign?
Come and have a go at UKLA Masters Nationals in Hayling Island on 30th June to 2nd July – all welcome!
Aim to do at least two Grands Prix in your region – they are now in our UKLA calendar
Mark in your calendar the 2023 UKLA Open and Nationals Championships in Hayling Island 20th to 25th August – it is a festival of ILCA sailing - great racing, great venue and great off-water activities!
Race your ILCA at Keil Week – a world class regatta at the iconic venue of the 1972 Olympics
Buy something ILCA related from one of our sponsors like a Wildwind holiday
Aspire to win an Olympic Gold medal in either the ILCA6 or ILCA7 or anything else along our pathway with lots of club racing, regional Grands Prix, UKLA training and events and many internationals events. You choose your aspiration!
Finally some sad news about the passing of Brigid Hurn. This from Nigel Vick who was heavily involved in UKLA for many years. “Brigid was Laser newsletter editor during the 1980’s and regularly attended and dealt with administration at Laser Qualifiers. At that time she was “Mother Laser”.” UKLA, on behalf of our members, would like to pass on our condolences to her family and friends and acknowledge her great volunteer work for the Laser family.