Class Name Change ILCA Press Release

The ILCA yesterday issued a press release detailing the earlier signalled name change for the Laser.

The need for the change comes following last month’s termination of the European based Laser builder Laser Performance LP. LP holds the trade mark name Laser and the Laser star burst logo in its previous supply area which is everywhere except Oceania Japan and Korea. There would be trade mark issues if boats supplied by a builder other than LP were to be supplied with the name Laser or the star burst logo anywhere outside of Oceania, Japan and South Korea.

Forthwith boats will be supplied from PSA, Performance Sailcraft Japan and new builders as they are added with the name ILCA Dinghy and the ILCA logo as used by ILCA and registered some time ago.

The ILCA press release HERE explains the name change and the post HERE answers frequently asked questions on how the builder and name changes will impact and be managed in the class.

There is more information on why the change has been necessary and the local impacts. You can see it on the ALCA web site HERE.

ILCA will seek member approval of the name and logo change. If it is approved it will be sent to World Sailing for formal approval. The process and the reasons for it are outlined in more detail on the ILCA web site HERE.