Throughout its 50 year existence, the International Laser Class Association has endured many challenges – whether it was the bankruptcy of the founding builder and the business failures of a […]
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Class Announcements
ILCA Approves New Composite Lower Mast for the Radial
Composite lower mast to be class-legal for racing after 1 September 2020. The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) is pleased to announce the release of a class-legal composite lower mast, […]
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ILCA Announces List of New Builder Applicants
As a result of antitrust actions brought in Europe, and in order to comply with EU Regulations, World Sailing now requires that any interested party that meets the necessary technical […]
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Update on New Builder Approvals
ILCA is pleased to announce that, under the terms of the new builder approval procedure, seven manufacturers will now be offered provisional licenses to move forward in the builder application […]
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International Laser Class Association: The Past, Present and Future of our Class
ILCA is embarking on a series of articles aiming to keep all members informed about the status of approving new manufacturers, equipment supply and the effect on class operations. As […]
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ILCA Updated Class Rules Published
The updated ILCA Class Rules have been published, incorporating the changes approved by the class members in July 2019, which removed the requirement that approved builders have the rights to […]
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2019 ILCA World Council Meeting
ILCA World Council held its annual meeting on 23 and 24 November 2019. The meeting began with a recognition that this was the first meeting without Jeff Martin serving the […]
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ILCA Class Rule Change Approved by Members
The proposed change to the ILCA Class Rules to modify the definition of a builder has been approved by more than two-thirds of the members responding to the published ballot. […]
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Update from ILCA
Over the three weeks since our last announcement, ILCA has been working hard behind the scenes to secure our class in the Olympics and lay the foundations for our continued […]
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Discussions Continue Towards Olympic Certification
On May 19th the World Sailing Council voted to retain the Laser and Laser Radial Class boats as equipment for the Men’s and Women’s One-Person Dinghy events for the 2024 […]
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