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Jon Emmett

The Medal Race

July 3, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett The medal race is, as the name sounds, often the race which decides the medals at the end of a World Sailing (previously ISAF) Championship such as […]

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Ruling the Waves

June 3, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Sailing in big waves is not only a lot of fun, but one of the most rewarding conditions for good boat trim. Just small differences on each […]

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Avoiding the Danger Zones

May 1, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett It is easy to think that people win races and indeed regattas simply because they are faster than everyone else, and whilst this is often part of […]

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Interview with Tuula Tenkanen

April 22, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How did you get involved with sailing? My father, who has been sailing too, took me to a sailing course at my club when I was 7 and I really […]

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Lasers in Strong Wind

April 2, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Firstly, you may find it useful to read the two preceding articles to this, so as to get the full picture: Lasers in Light Wind and Lasers […]

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Lasers in Medium Wind

March 12, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett The exact wind range that you would consider medium winds of course depends on your bodyweight. After all, the Laser 4.7, Radial, and Standard rigs all cater […]

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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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Important Announcements

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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ILCA Member Vote Request – Proposed Changes to the ILCA Constitution

November 19, 2021 laserclass

The ILCA World Council and Advisory Council have approved several updates to the ILCA Constitution. […]

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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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