We have a great season for Laser events coming up.

The season’s regattas being run in NSW & ACT are listed below along with links to their Notice of Race, Online Entry and Event Web Sites.

And if too much sailing is never enough there are many other national and international events listed on our Events Page Here.

Current State Under 21 Champion Daniel Costandi in flat out and wet mode

Australian Sailing along with local clubs Mannering Park, South Lake Macquarie and Wangi are running Youth Sail NSW at Point Wolstoncroft

The event will comprise coaching 28-30th September and racing 1-3rd October. The event will comprise 5 two person boats and 8 one person boats plus windfoils. Laser Radial and 4.7 are included. Participants must be under 23 years of age at 31 December 2022.

The Notice of Race for the championship racing is Here. Registration and information is on the Australian Sailing web site Here.

To assist with planning the annual masters golf tournament, which precedes the State Masters each year is on again this year on Friday 18 November. As the States this year combine Open Youth and Masters the golf will be open to all ages.

The venue is just 10 minutes drive from Wangi at the Toronto Golf Club, 122 Wangi Road Toronto.  The plan is to gather from 1200 over a quick lunch with first tee time at 1:00pm.   Cost will be $32 per head plus $20 for half share of a  cart.

It would help if you send a message to Rob Lowndes (0419 266 257) at least a week in advance to advise numbers.  Always heaps of fun and hackers welcome for the usual Ambrose format.

We are looking for volunteers to help make the Laser Open and Youth Championships at Georges River Sailing Club a success.

We need on and off water help over the 1-8 January dates of the event. If sailors or parents/family/friends of those competing can help out in the areas named for any of the days please fill out details on the web form Here.

If anyone has any specific things they would like to do, or discuss, they should feel free to call or email Georges River Sailing Club Sailing Manager, Andrew Hawkins, on 0457 152 168 or at grscsailingmanager@gmail.com.

The 2023 Oceania & Australian Open and Youth Championships will be held at Georges River Sailing Club on Botany Bay 1-8 January 2023.

After the disappointments of cancellation of the event scheduled in Fremantle, WA in 2021 and 2022 it will be great to stage these championships in 2023.

Botany Bay is a great venue for big sailing events with lots of open water and clear winds. The club is near to the airport and the surrounding suburbs have lots of accommodation options.

There will be great lead up events with the NSW & ACT Laser State titles at Wangi A.S.C. on Lake Macquarie in November 2022 and Sail Sydney on Sydney Harbour from Woollahra S.C. 13-18 December 2022.

The Notice of Race for this event is Here. There is more information on the Australian Laser Championships web site. It will be the reference web site for the event.

Entries can be placed $350 until 30th November 2022 Here and may be accepted with an additional $80 late fee after that date.

Charters will be available from NB Sailsports and Performance Sailcraft Australia.

Request for Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers to help make the regatta a success! We need on and off water help over the 1-8 January dates of the event. If you can help out in the areas named for any of the days please fill out your details on the form Here.

Matt Wearn current Australian and Olympic Laser Champions – Photo by Jesus Renedo

The 2023 Oceania & Australian Masters Championships will be held at the Bay Sailing Centre Soldiers Point on Port Stephens 10-13 March 2023.

This event is a little later in the year than normal and was re-scheduled to avoid clashing with the ILCA World Masters Pattaya, Thailand 8-16 (ILCA 6) and 18-26 (ILCA 7) February 2023.

Port Stephens is our favourite venue for Masters events with great sailing winds and water and lots of accommodation in all price ranges.

The Notice of Race for this event is Here.

Charters will be available from NB Sailsports and Performance Sailcraft Australia.

Jeff Loosemore ILCA 6 GGM and Brett Beyer ILCA 7 GM Current World Masters Champions – Photos John West

This is a must read for all Laser sailors younger than 50 or new to the class.

“If you have not already become aware of it there is an art to wearing the right clothing at a sailing regatta.  I am not talking about your Brian Rockford tracksuit or your Polo shirt (Lacoste is old hat) but your humble T-shirt. You can tell everything about the sailor by the T-shirt he wears.”

These are the opening words of Laser legend Andrew York’s seminal light-hearted 1985 article ”T-shirt etiquette” which set the standard for regattas for the last 40 plus years.  Click here to read the full article.  You’ll never feel embarrassed again.

Click here to access the full archive of Lasernews containing other priceless information by legends of the class.

Photo right – A seriously impressive T-shirt by Yorkie’s rules.