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Jon Emmett

Lasers in Light Wind

February 7, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Before we even go on the water, we need to think about what sort of day it will be. Will it be a shifty day and we […]

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Fitness for Lasers

December 29, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Laser sailing is most definitely a sport. Assuming equal levels of technical skill, the fitter you are the faster you will go in medium-to-strong winds, and you […]

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Downwind in Lasers

December 6, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Modern Laser races are finished at the bottom of the course, where they’ll be ready to start the next race. In fact, for today’s generation, the long […]

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Reaching in Lasers

November 2, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Although we now have less reaching in modern racing (gone are the days of the Triangle Sausage course), reaching is still very important. On an outer-loop course, […]

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Upwind in Lasers

October 1, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Light Wind It’s about getting your head out of the boat because every slight increase in wind speed translates into a big difference in boat speed. Sailor-positioning […]

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Mark Rounding for Lasers

September 6, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett When boats come together, especially in a tightly packed Laser fleet there is a huge amount of opportunity for place changing. Whilst the leaders may have been […]

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Covering in Lasers

July 31, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett The modern format often results in an exciting medal race where there is a battle between two or more sailors for the medals, and far more boat-on-boat […]

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Gybing for Lasers

July 2, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Downwind, there are fewer shifts than upwind because we are sailing away from the wind (not towards it). Still every shift counts and sailing the optimum angle […]

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Tacking for Lasers

May 30, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

By Jon Emmett One of the beauties of Lasers is just how well they tack—if tacked well. Races are anything but a boat speed race to the corner in most […]

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Starting for Lasers

May 1, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Starting is undoubtedly an extremely important part of the race: this is why we practice it so much. There are many articles written about the techniques involved […]

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2019 Asia Regional Championship

The 2019 ILCA Asia Region Championship will be held at the National Sailing Center in Singapore from 2 - 9 March 2019.

Applications for Entry will be accepted at the following link:
https://singaporesailing.eventsmart.com/events/asian-open-laser-championship-2019

Important Announcements

Announcement from ILCA

January 22, 2019 laserclass

In a recent statement released on Facebook and circulated to various media sources, Laser Performance has claimed, […]

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2019 ILCA Handbook Now Available

January 7, 2019 Heather Jones

The 2019 ILCA Handbook is now available to view online. Previous year handbooks are also […]

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Upcoming World Championships

2019 ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship
2 – 9 July 2019 · Sakaiminato, Japan
Accepting applications through 7 March.

2019 ILCA Laser Radial Women’s World Championship
17 – 24 July 2019 · Sakaiminato, Japan
Accepting applications through 7 March.

2019 ILCA Laser Radial Men’s World Championship
17 – 24 July 2019 · Sakaiminato, Japan
Accepting applications through 7 March.

2019 ILCA Laser Radial Youth World Championships
24 – 31 July 2019 · Kingston, Canada
Accepting applications through 20 March.

2019 ILCA Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships
16 – 23 August 2019 · Kingston, Canada
Accepting applications through 20 March.

2019 ILCA Laser Masters World Championships
5 – 14 September 2019 · Port Zélande, Netherlands

2019 ILCA Laser Under-21 World Championships
26 October – 2 November 2019 · Split, Croatia

2020 ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship
9 – 16 February 2020 · Melbourne, Australia

2020 ILCA Laser Radial Women’s World Championship
21 – 28 February 2020 · Melbourne, Australia

2020 ILCA Laser Radial Men’s World Championship
21 – 28 February 2020 · Melbourne, Australia

2020 ILCA Laser Masters World Championships
19 – 28 March 2020 · Geelong, Australia

2020 ILCA Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships
16 – 24 July 2020 · Arco, Italy

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