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How To

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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Introduction to Laser Sailing

April 3, 2018 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett The Laser is truly the boat for all ages from our Junior 4.7s to our legendary (over 75 year old) Masters. No other adult class is raced […]

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Take Control: Heavy Air Downwind Sailing

December 4, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

by Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Sailing downwind in a Laser is an art. In big breeze, it’s survival. Some people make it look easy, but it doesn’t mean […]

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Getting the Most out of Your Hiking

November 20, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

By Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Improve your upwind speed in breeze by adjusting your body position to get the most out of your hiking. At our clinics, one […]

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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 to Sail Fast in Light Air and Chop

May 21, 2017 Katie Olsen How To

By Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Very few sailors excel in light wind and choppy water. It is the most challenging condition because your sail and telltales aren’t always […]

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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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Important Announcements

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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ILCA Statement Regarding Russian and Belarusian Athletes

March 4, 2022 laserclass

In accordance with the policies of the IOC and World Sailing, ILCA has suspended participation […]

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Upcoming World Championships

2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship
Saturday 21 May 2022 – Saturday 28 May 2022
MEXICO, Riviera Nayarit

2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship
Monday 30 May 2022 – Tuesday 7 June 2022
MEXICO, Riviera Nayarit

2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championship
9 June 2022 – 17 June 2022
Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship
Saturday 23 July 2022 – Saturday 30 July 2022
USA, Shoreacres, Texas

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