Lasernews
The following collection of Lasernews starting with the first in September 1974 through to the last in 2007 gives a superb account of the history of the class in Australia and especially in the NSW/ACT District. Read more…
Date |
Some content, especially results |
| May-74 | 1st ILCA international newsletter |
| Sep-74 | 1st NSW/ACT Newsletter, RPAYC selections for 1st Worlds, 96 entries. ALA formed |
| May-75 | 1,000 boats sold in Oz, 1st Nats Holdfast Bay, 76 entries, 1st South Pacifics, Mooloolaba |
| Feb-76 | 76 Botany Bay States |
| May-76 | Lake Taupo Pacifics, Black Rock Nats, Travellers Trophy |
| Sep-76 | Kiel 1976 Worlds – full results |
| Oct-76 | Sydney Harbour Champs, Travellers Trophy |
| Jan-77 | Gate starts, Zone Champs, Travellers Trophy |
| Feb-77 | Botany Bay States |
| May-77 | National Womens, Devonport Nationals, Zone Champs |
| Jul-77 | Port Moresby Sth Pacifics, Hayling Is Women’s Worlds, 4th Frostbite |
| Sep-77 | Noumea Sth Pacifics, 3rd Metros |
| Nov-77 | Travellers Trophy, Brazil Worlds |
| Nov-77 | Brazil Worlds – Final Official Report and full results |
| Feb-78 | Northern Champs, Travellers Trophy, Teralba States (97 entries), RQ Nats |
| Aug-78 | 78 Port Stephens Pacifics |
| Sep-78 | World Womens by Lyndall Coxon |
| Nov-78 | Perth Nationals build up |
| Dec-78 | Cronulla States, Warwick’s Psychology of Winning |
| Feb-79 | BP Perth Nationals and Worlds |
| Apr-79 | Yorky’s write up of Nationals and Worlds |
| Jun-79 | Reports and bitches |
| Sep-79 | WSC Sydney Metros (80 entires), Jeff Martin on Worlds fleet size |
| Nov-79 | Bit more bitching |
| Dec-79 | Extensive notes on BP worlds funding debacle |
| Mar-80 | 1980 Gosford States and Port Lincoln Nats results |
| Jun-80 | Regattas AGMs and NZ news |
| Oct-80 | |
| Nov-80 | NoR RPA Nats, Oak Flats Stats |
| Mar-81 | Al Clark on 2nd World Masters, Beasho interview pt 1, Yorkys Slalom |
| Sep-81 | Beasho interview cont’d, compasses, Tems racing, Metros |
| Dec-81 | Balmoral Teams racing & Yorky’s Laser Slalom |
| Mar-82 | Some great stories and letters (incl Tim Alexander) |
| May-82 | Sardinia World Masters |
| Aug-82 | Yorky’s Laser Lines, $15 annual fee |
| Oct-82 | Yorky’s Laser Lines, Ten Commandments of racing |
| Nov-82 | Radial history |
| Jan-83 | Teralba states, 132 entries. Yorky on heavy weather |
| Apr-83 | Hobart Nats, Port Stephens Pacifics, NZ Nats |
| Jun-83 | ”Cruisers” explained, |
| Aug-83 | Gate starts, Radial Rig intro, Ladies article |
| Sep-83 | ILCA Olympics Discussion Paper |
| Oct-83 | Balmoral Classic, State Youths, Measurer’s Guide |
| Feb-84 | Harvey Bay Qld Nats, Gulfport World Masters, Terrigal States, photos |
| Jul-84 | First Nat Masters at Long Jetty, Teams Racing |
| Nov-84 | Balmoral Centreboard Classic, Sep 84 ALA Newsletter |
| Dec-84 | Glenn Bourke interview, 84 World Masters |
| Feb-85 | The famous Teralba states, 178 entries |
| May-85 | Busselton WA Nats report, Yorky’s T-Shirt Etiquette |
| Jul-85 | Letter from Jeff Martin |
| Aug-85 | Light air sailing, Committee profiles, Training Day, Reports, Jeff’s tips |
| Oct-85 | Start tips, Balmoral Classic, Coasts, Nev and Larry on colours |
| Dec-85 | Woollahra Metros, great photos, starting techniques |
| Mar-86 | WSC State Masters, Long Jetty States, 151 entries, a protest! |
| Jun-86 | Women’s Nationals, Yorky on 12m and slalom |
| Aug-86 | Fitness, Long Jetty Brass Monkey, sailcloth history |
| Oct-86 | Measuring, Learning to Sail, Belmont Coasts 84 entries, Youth Worlds |
| Dec-86 | WSC Masters States |
| Apr-87 | Laser Ladies in Nth America, MHASC Metros, Vic World Masters |
| Aug-87 | Seven members in the Americas Cup |
| Oct-87 | GRSC Youth Worlds selection, Belmont Coasts |
| Dec-87 | Botany Bay Metros, Long Jetty States |
| Feb-88 | Tasmania Aust Masters, Belmont Nats, Women’s , DBSC Teams |
| Apr-88 | Lake Taupo Pacifics, VYC Bicentenary Regatta, WSC Masters States |
| Aug-88 | Brass Monkey, |
| Oct-88 | Falmouth Worlds and various Euro Nationals, Belmont Coasts |
| Dec-88 | MHASC Metros, Lake Illawarra States, Laser Lurks |
| Feb-89 | Mooloolaba Nats, GRSC Masters and Women, Lurks, Slalom |
| Sep-89 | Brass Monkey, Denmark World Masters, Radial & Women Worlds |
| Nov-89 | Belmont Coasts, Riggie on World Masters, Bourkey on 2nd Worlds win |
| Feb-90 | WSC Metros, Perth Nationals, Laser 4.7 intro, Gosford States |
| Apr-90 | Glenn Bourke interview, WSC State Masters/Women’s |
| Aug-90 | Juniors, Brass Monkey |
| Oct-90 | Belmont Coasts incl 5 Radials! Newport RI Worlds, Fitness |
| Dec-90 | Radial intro, Juniors, RSYS Metros |
| Apr-91 | Port Stephens States, Port Lincoln Nats, Gosford Masters States |
| Jul-91 | Brass Monkey, |
| Oct-91 | Lots of NoRs and club news |
| Dec-91 | Freddy on Greece Masters Worlds, Jaquie on Europe, Belmont Coasts |
| Feb-92 | Belmont Nats, 24hr race, Sorrento Womens Nats, L Illawarra States |
| Jul-92 | Late entry fees gone! Brass Monkey, |
| Mar-93 | S’pore Asia Pacific Radials, VYC Masters States, States (165 Std, 76 Rad) |
| Jun-93 | S’pore Asia Pacific, Auckland Worlds & Masters Worlds, Sail Sydney |
| Nov-93 | RSYS Metros and Belmont Coasts, Youth selection |
| May-94 | Adam B on the Worlds, Coast & RSYS Metro results, RPA WSC States |
| Aug-94 | Faddy tribute, Brass Monkey, Olympic discussion |
| Oct-94 | Tokyo Worlds and Masters, Greece Youths, IYRU Worlds, SIRS, Belmont Coasts |
| Nov-94 | Gosford Masters SIs |
| Dec-94 | Gosford Masters States, Radial setup tips, youth news |
| Feb-95 | Sail Melbourne, RQYS Nats |
| Apr-95 | Illawarra States, Yarra Bay Radial States, Guam Asia Pacifics |
| Jun-95 | MH Teams racing, Sail Sydney |
| Aug-95 | Tenerife Masters Worlds, Yorky on current (also in Apr-96) |
| Nov-95 | Michael Blackburn’s tips, Preparing for Perth Nats, Coasts |
| Apr-96 | Perth Nationals, PT Stephens States, Manly Metros |
| Jun-96 | ILCA Circular 84, Cape Town Worlds, Brass Monkey |
| Sep-96 | IlCA gets web page! Youth coaching w/e, IYRU Youths, Savannah |
| Dec-96 | MH Masters, Michael on eating, Tuggerah Coasts, |
| Mar-97 | Manly Metros, GRSC States, Largs Bay Nats, Michael in Rio |
| Jun-97 | Teams Racing, hiking pants ruling. Ed Adams, Nev Wittey tips |
| Sep-97 | Youth training, Winter in Paradise, Psych of Winning, Youth Worlds |
| Dec-97 | Website launched, SIRS, Scheidt, Illawarra Coasts, Starting, Chile Worlds |
| Mar-98 | Yarra Bay Metros, Wangi States , NZ results, 24hr race, Fitness |
| Jun-98 | Teams Racing, Sail Sydney, ISAF Worlds, Tuning tips |
| Sep-98 | WIP, Olympics history, |
| Dec-98 | Youth Nats, Pre-Olympic regattas, Tips, Wallis Lake Masters, SLMSC Coasts |
| Mar-99 | Gosford States, GRSC Nats, Woollahra Metros |
| Jun-99 | Pattaya Asia Pacifics, Aust Youth Champs, Sail Sydney, Vic Worlds, Teams |
| Sep-99 | Brendan in Europe, O’seas reports, Brass Monkey, Arafura Games, tips |
| Dec-99 | Big River, Pre-Olympics, Wangi Coasts, Pt Stephens Masters |
| Mar-00 | HHSC Metros, Blackers, SIR, Mooloolaba Nats, Belmont States |
| Jun-00 | Cancun Worlds, Scheidt Interview, Blackers, Sail Sydney |
| Sep-00 | Blackers Olympic update, Brass Monkey, WIP Regatta, Brendan interviews |
| Dec-00 | Olympics, GLSC Coasts, Yorky’s T-shirt Etiquette reprint |
| Mar-01 | GRSC States, RYCT Nats, Belmont Masters States, RSYS Metros |
| Jun-01 | Heaps of good stuff incl tips |
| Sep-01 | ISAF Youth Worlds, Cork Worlds and Masters, WIP Regatta, SI changes |
| Dec-01 | Safety, Arafura Games, Cork reports, Illawarra Coasts, Gosford Masters |
| Mar-02 | WSC Metros, PSSAC States, |
| Jun-02 | Belmont Womens Training, Pattaya Asia Pacifics, HHSC Teams |
| Sep-02 | WIP Regatta, Hyeres Worlds and Masters |
| Dec-02 | Toronto Coasts, SLMSC State Masters, |
| Mar-03 | Largs Bay Nats, Illawarra States |
| Jun-03 | WSC Metros, Darwin Asia Pacifics, Michael’s Olympic update |
| Oct-03 | Michael’s update, Cadiz Masters Worlds, |
| Jan-04 | Wallis Lake Coasts, 4.7 Interclub, Geelong Nationals, Munmorah State Masters |
| Jun-04 | BYRA Metros, Bitez Worlds & Masters |
| Oct-04 | Belmont Coasts, Brass Monkey, WIP results, Michael’s last report, |
| Jan-05 | Wallis Lake Masters, Belmont Nationals |
| Jun-05 | GRSC Metros, PSSAC States, 4.7 Interclub, Yorky on current, again! |
| Oct-05 | Paul’s last Lasernews, Fortaleza Masters, Teralba Coasts, Wangi Masters |
| Jul-07 | Last newsletter, 2006 Youth Worlds, lots of club news |