2026 Regional Youth Series
A Message from Mike Powell - ILCA UK Regional Youth:
For 2026, ILCA UK are excited to announce that we will be running a Youth Series to encourage youth participation in ILCA racing at a regional level.
There will be 5 separate regional series across the UK, with each region consisting of up to 4 separate events held throughout the 2026 sailing season.
Your Youth Regional Series Facilitators are:
Scotland: Rachel Jackson
North: Deborah Waggett
Midlands/East: Mark Turner
South: Clare Rhodes / Sean Semmens
Wales: Bethan Venning
For more details, please see Notification of Series
2025 Youth Series
The 2025 ILCA UK Youth Series was made up of a number of separate events held throughout the 2025 sailing season. We had over 230 different sailors take part! Please see the link below:
Regional Youth
A Message from Deborah Waggett - ILCA UK Regional Youth Group:
There are many events regionally where our ILCA youth sailors can race and access training. We have Youth contacts in each of our regions who can provide you with further details about these.
The ILCA UK Regional Youth Contacts are :
North – Deborah Waggett
Midlands – Fiona Grayton
East – Lizzy Kingsford
London & South-East – Kate Symons
Southern – Clare Rhodes
South-West – Cenan (Jenan) Chappell
Wales – Bethan Venning
Scotland - Rachel Jackson
If you are interested in finding out more about these and joining the Regional Youth communication channels, please contact here:
International Qualification
Thinking of attending international events such as World (ILCA) or European (EurILCA) Championships? Read the below documents:
Other resources
Choosing the best ILCA Rig - Which ILCA rig most suits me?
New to ILCA UK? UK class association for ILCA
Moving into an ILCA? Your complete guide
Grand Prix page for the extensive national Grand Prix circuit
Events for calendar of regattas and training
Training for information on ILCA UK training