More details for sailors and families considering the 2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships (10–17 January 2027, Sandringham, Australia) — key application dates, costs, Victorian Government support, and the chance to combine with the preceding Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships.
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Applications are now open for the 2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships, taking place 10-17 January 2027 in Sandringham, Australia, hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club. All info here.
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Applications are now open for the 2026 ILCA 6 Men’s World Championships, taking place 25 September to 2 October 2026 in Vilamoura, Portugal. This prestigious, limited-entry event will bring together the world’s top ILCA 6 sailors. Read the full announcement for key information and details on how to apply.
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The 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships will take place in Aarhus, Denmark from 11–19 August 2026. Applications are now open — visit the event website and the Notice of Race for full information and entry details.
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High-stakes sailing action unfolded this weekend in Soma Bay as top Arab sailors battled it out on the Red Sea. United Arab Emirates and Oman sailed to the top, but fierce competition from Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria kept every race unpredictable.
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The 2026 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships will take place in Aarhus, Denmark from 1–9 August 2026. Applications are now open — visit the event website and read the Notice of Race for full details and entry information.
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British sailor and Olympian Micky Beckett recently embarked on an exciting journey to Uganda, where he took part in the prestigious Uganda Laser Open (ULO) where he coached for two days: 26 and 27 February, and he sailed 7 out of the 9 races of the Uganda ILCA Open over three days: 28 February –
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The African qualifying event for the ILCA continental quota concluded on 9 December in Soma Bay, Hurghada/Egypt, after a week of competition and teams returning home. In a lovely atmosphere at Palm Royale Soma Bay, the delegations from Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Seychelles, and Tunisia were enjoying the local hospitality and sailing
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The 2023 African Continental Qualifier is the continental sailing event held in Egypt that will provide the second opportunity (following the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Netherlands) for sailors to qualify for berths at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Olympic qualification will be awarded to the two highest finishing and not previously qualified African
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Luanda, Angola – Today the Torneio CNIL 98º Aniversário concluded at Clube Náutico da Ilha de Luanda. Six races were completed under the sun with a stable 10–12 knot SW breeze, which is typical for usual in Luanda Bay. This was the first of the National raking called “PAN 1.” Everyone was happy and eager
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(Algiers, Algeria) After a long Day 4, including protest hearings that could change the final medal race day, the Olympic qualifications were becoming clear at the 2019 African Laser Championships. Although, it was still mathematically possible for the third-place athletes to qualify their countries in the medal race. The medal race day began with a
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(Algiers, Algeria) The third day of racing at the 2019 African Laser Standard & Radial Championships brought very different wind conditions than the previous days. Three races were completed in about 14–15 knots with gusts up to 24 knots. In the Standard fleet, some other players came into action on Day 3! While Angola’s Manuel Lelo
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(Algiers, Algeria) Light winds prevailed on the second day of racing at the 2019 African Laser Standard & Radial Championships. Two races were completed in each fleet and competition is high, chasing the Olympic qualification at the end of the event. In the Laser Standard fleet, there have been five different winners of the five races
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(Algiers, Algeria) Yesterday was the first day of racing at the 2019 African Laser Standard & Radial Championships. It is a continental qualification event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where the top two countries will earn berths at this event. Three races were completed on October 8, the first day of the Championships. With varying
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