Adelaide, Australia – As the 2024 ILCA Masters Worlds gets closer to completion, it was a chance to take a closer look at some of the more senior members of the fleet, specifically the ILCA 6 Legends division, made up of sailors more than 75 years old. There are 20 Legends in Adelaide competing this […]
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Mar del Plata, Argentina – On the fourth day of the ILCA 6 2024 Youth and Men’s World Championships, the first day of the final series took place. Today was an excellent day for racing: sun, significant waves, and a Northeast wind of about 18 knots. The two races for each fleet were sailed as scheduled.
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Mar del Plata, Argentina – The third day of racing in the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship was derailed again by unfortunate weather conditions in Mar del Plata. The event, organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the International Laser Class Association, unfolded today with a very gentle wind coming from the SE and rotating to
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Shoreacres, TX, USA – Two more races were completed on the third day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship. With clear skies and a building sea breeze on Galveston Bay, the 200 boats launched and started on time for the first warning signal at 1400. In a strong thermal breeze of 15 knots, there
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Vallarta, Mexico – The final two races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. The competitors left shore under overcast skies and light winds. The clouds kept the thermal sea breeze from fully developing, and both races were held in 6–8 knots of wind. There were no recalls
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Vallarta, Mexico – The 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship has kicked off in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Today is the final day for equipment inspection, and there will be a practice race held for the competitors before the Opening Ceremony this evening. This year’s championship will take place on the waters of Banderas Bay, the second
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Photos by Vela Catalana Barcelona, Spain – On the penultimate day of the ILCA 7 World Championships, three races were completed in the gold fleet and two in the silver fleet. The first warning signal was at 9:00 and the sailors went out to race in a 7–12 knot north/northwesterly breeze. In the first race
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Photo by Vela Catalana Barcelona, Spain – Three races were completed today at the 2021 ILCA 7 World Championships. The sailors went out for the first warning signal at 9:00 and successfully sailed two races with a northwesterly wind oscillating between 8 and 12 knots. In the yellow fleet’s first race, Australian Zac Littlewood was
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Photo by Vela Catalana Barcelona, Spain – No races were completed today, due to lack of wind and unstable conditions. The sailors went out this morning for a 10:00 warning signal, but the wind was light and shifty so there was a lot of waiting and race committee tried changing the racing area. There were
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Photo by Vela Catalana Barcelona, Spain – Two races were completed today at the 2021 ILCA 7 World Championships. The first warning signal was at 9:30, with three races scheduled for the day. Sailors went out on the water expecting 10–15 knots for the day, but the wind proved to be more unpredictable for Day
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada Although the two World Champions had already been determined coming into the final day of racing, there was still a lot on the line for some of the competitors, and race committee made a determined effort to get in one more race. The trouble is, nature wasn’t cooperating. The forecast was for
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada Our daily report usually begins with the start of the opening race and finishes with the scoring, but the “race day” begins well before racing commences and continues well after the final finisher, sometimes long into the evening. The office opens early, when some of us are still sleeping, with staff getting
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada On this fourth day of the Championships, the girls fleet had an opportunity to start first and sail the outer course, but that did not change their apparent lack of respect for the starting line. After a general recall under “U” flag, the first boat was over the line 40 seconds prior
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada What a difference a day makes. As much as we lacked wind the day before, today there was a surplus. The first set of races were conducted with wind readings in the mid teens and gusts to the low twenties. The boys yellow and green fleets each got away with clear starts
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada Six starts and no races. That is how the 2019 4.7 Youth World Championships opened. The morning breeze showed more promise than anticipated, and even at the scheduled start of races at noon, there was a fairly consistent 6 to 7 knots. It wasn’t particularly exciting, but it was good enough to
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada It is the eve of the 2019 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships. 180 sailors from 35 countries around the world have survived the gauntlet of equipment inspection, some encountering a bit more difficulty than they had anticipated. Yes, they paid someone to put the sail numbers on. No, they didn’t check to
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