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Katie Olsen

2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships – Day 2

August 14, 2017 Katie Olsen World Championship Reports

Leaders Emerge on Day 2 of the Laser Radial Youth Worlds (Medemblik, Netherlands) –  With sunny skies and a consistent 10 knot breeze, all 6 fleets completed two races for […]

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2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships – Day 1

August 13, 2017 Katie Olsen World Championship Reports

Light Winds and Tight Racing on Day 1 of the Laser Radial Youth Worlds (Medemblik, Netherlands) – Two races were completed on Day 1 of the 2017 Laser Radial Youth […]

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Sailing Upwind

June 13, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via SportVid When you are watching Laser sailing during the Olympic Games or a World Championship it looks really easy to sail the boat very fast. How can you learn […]

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How Breathing Can Deeply Affect Your Sailing

May 16, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

by Youssef Akrout via Dream Big Sailing  Why do dinghy sailors often capsize at the upwind mark rounding even at a high level? Why do they unwillingly breach rules, miss […]

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Tacking a Laser

May 13, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via SportVid How to Tack a Laser Tacking a boat means we change tacks by moving the boat through head to wind. This means the tack starts by heading up […]

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Laser Vang Adjustment Downwind

May 7, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via SportVid We have already written an article about vang tension downwind. But we still receive many questions and comments on the videos on our YouTube channel and the official SportVid library. A […]

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Untold Secrets for a Perfect Start

April 5, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

by Youssef Akrout via Dream Big Sailing “Obstacle Effect” on the starting line Ever wondered why top sailors choose the pin end on a neutral starting line risking to breach […]

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Downwind Mark Rounding

April 2, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via SportVid How to Round the Downwind Mark When approaching the downwind mark it is really important to start in time with the preparations of the mark rounding. Make sure […]

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Laser Downwind in 20 Knots

March 31, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via Matteo Sammarco Top 3 Italian Radial sailors: Maelle Frascari, Valentina Balbi and Silvia Zennaro. Also featuring Mario Benini and Zeno Gregorin. Filmed with GoPro Hero 4 Session and edited with Final […]

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Capsizing and Recovery: Learn Your Limits

March 27, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

via SportVid It happens to all of us and it is not necessarily a bad thing. Most Olympic sailors agree, “if you have never capsized in your life you don’t […]

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Important Announcements

ILCA European Region Named as Finalist for World Sailing Sustainability Award

September 25, 2022 laserclass

Voting for the finalists will begin on September 27, 2022. To register your vote for […]

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Job Opening – ILCA Technical Officer

June 20, 2022 laserclass

Job Description POSITION: ILCA Technical Officer COMPANY: International Laser Class Association (ILCA) REPORTS TO: ILCA […]

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Upcoming World Championships

2023 ILCA 6 Youth & Men’s World Championship
1-9 July 2023
Dzwinow, POLAND

2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championship
22-30 July 2023
Volos, GREECE

2023 ILCA 6 Women’s & ILCA 7 Men’s World Championships (OQ)
10-20 August 2023
The Hague, The NETHERLANDS

2023 ILCA U21 World Championships
15-22 October 2023
Tangier, MOROCCO

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