ILCA NSW & ACT

YA completed a nationwide survey of sailing participation which concluded that 77,351 people were members of State YA’s and that 122,138 people participated in sailing 3 or more times in the year. 2/3rds of the 122,000 were male and 1/3rd were under 19.

There were 9,675 active support people to make it all happen 1,242 of who were paid. There were 117,000 people who participated in sailing promotion activities (like Try Sailing) in 2015.

More information on the survey is HERE.

We have a great line up of events for next season.

In NSW/ACT we will resume our normal arrangement running separate Open and Masters States with the Open State Championship at Georges River SC and the State Masters back at a favourite venue Great Lakes SC.

The season will kick off with the Coasts at South Lakes ASC at Sunshine on Lake Macquarie – a great club and sailing venue. The Metros will be held from Vaucluse YC and will have arrangements in place to allow sailors to stage from clubs and locations around the Harbour.

The Australian Championship, which is held in rotation, will next season be at Adelaide SC SA.

So that sailors and clubs can plan their next season’s calendars and programs following are the events and venues we will be running or are aware of;

• NSW/ACT Coast Championship – South Lake Macquarie ASC 22/23 October 2016
• NSW/ACT Open Championship – Georges River SC 26/27 November 2016
• Sail Sydney – Woollahra SC 15-18 December 2016
• Open and Masters Australian Championships – Adelaide SC SA 27 December 2016  to 4th January 2017. Promotion video is here.
• NSW/ACT  Masters Championship – Great Lakes SC Forster 18/19 February 2017
• NSW/ACT Metropolitan Championship – Vaucluse YC 18/19 March 2017

Another great event coming up, our final for Season 2015/16, should be a great one. The Metros are on at BYRA Bayview on 5th and 6th March. This is a great club and we will see plenty of action on the water over the weekend.

The BYRA club is located here.

There is ample boat rigging and parking at the club and SMS sign on and off will be provided for sailors who want to stage from other locations. See the SI’s for SMS sign on/off arrangements.

The Notice of Race is here and the Sailing Instructions here.

You can enter the event online here or up to 11.30am on 4th March at the club. Entry is $60 or $30 for sailors under 21 and we accept Visa, Mastercard, Paypal,  cash or cheque.

If too much Laser sailing is never enough then the Victorian Open Laser Championships are on March 12,13 and 14 at Somers YC which is located here.

Charter boats are available and Masters are welcome. Details are on the Victorian Laser web site viclaser.org.au.

The Vaucluse Regatta is on this weekend.

You can see the NoR, SIs and enter the event on their web site HERE.

The 2016/17 NSW Youth Sailing Team application is now open.
The YNSW Youth Sailing Team provides squad based coaching support for identified youth athletes selected from junior and youth classes. Classes for 2016/17 are: Optimist, 420, 29er and Laser (4.7/Radial).
Coaching is conducted by State Sailing Performance Coaches.
All current YST members who wish to reapply will need to do so.

For more information about the NSW Youth Sailing Team click HERE.

Applications close 1700 Friday 26th February 2016.

Entries are open for the 2016 Australian Masters Championship at Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club. The event will run from 12th to 15th February 2016 and the schedule is here.

This will be the premier event for Laser Masters in Australia this year. Some of the best Laser Masters sailors in the world will be competing however  there will be great competition in the usual good spirit at all skill levels. If you don’t go to any other events in 2016 then don’t miss this one.

The Notice of Race is here.

Entry fee is $150 up until 1st February 2016. Entry after 1st February 2016 is $200.

Entries can be placed online on-line by clicking here.

Five times Australian Champion Tom Burton at Belmont

The Australian Laser Championships at Belmont 16ft Sailing Club concluded on 4th January. With 195 entries from 12 countries and every state and territory in Australia the event was hotly contested.

Winds were lighter than normal and mostly in the range of 9 to 12 knots from the ESE to ENE. 11 of the scheduled 12 races were completed with one race lost to light and variable winds on Day 5.

The Laser Standard winner was Tom Burton (NSW) who is the ISAF number one ranked Laser Sailor and now five times winner of the National cube. Tom was pushed by ISAF number two ranked Mathew Wearn (WA). Third was Luke Elliott also from WA. These three dominated the Standard fleet and the results were finalised before the last two races. Full results for the Standards are HERE.

The results in the Radials went down to wire with World Youth Radial Champion Conor Nicholas (WA) just edging out Finn Alexander (NSW) with a win in the final race of the series. Finn, who held a small lead going into the last day, had a costly Rule 42 penalty 100 metres from the finish of race 10 leaving the result open to last race which Conor won. Brody Riley (VIC) was a comfortable 3rd followed by Manami Doi from Japan. Manami was the first woman just one point ahead of Ashley Stoddart (QLD). The full Radial Gold Fleet results are HERE.

The 4.7’s were dominated all week by young WA sailor Rome Featherstone. Rome had the series wrapped up before the last day and won from fellow WA sailor Hayden Coote and Jack Littlechild from NSW. The final results of the 4.7’s are HERE.

The library of photos of the event are linked HERE. All documents and information is at the dedicated event web site HERE.

The next Laser Australian Championship will be held from the Adelaide Sailing Club between 27th December 2016 and 4th January 2017. There is a Vimeo video on the South Australia 2017 titles HERE.

For all the above regattas, the deadline to receive paid entry applications for initial allocation of places is 24 March 2016 23:59 Central US time.

Information about each of the ILCA Laser World Championships can be found at the ILCA  Events page HERE.

Entries are rolling in for the Australian Open Laser Championship at Belmont. We have already received entries from top Australian Laser sailors and a dozen Internationals. You can check the entry list HERE.

We have extended the period for lodging normal entries for the Laser Nationals by one week to 8th December.

If you enter on or before 8th December the entry fee remains $300. After 8th December an additional late entry fee of $100 will be charged.

You can enter online HERE.

Regatta documents including the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and advice for Coach/Support Boats is HERE.

Entries are rolling in for the Australian Open Laser Championship at Belmont 16′s between 27 December 2015 to 4 January 2016.

The normal $300 entry closes after 1st December. After that date entry includes a late entry fee of $100.

This will be the best Laser regatta in Australia this season. Belmont 16′s is a fabulous club with great social and sailing facilities. The waters on Lake Macquarie are some of the best on the east coast of Australia. Being near to the Pacific Ocean the normal thermal sea breeze usually pipes up in the afternoon providing great and fair sailing conditions.

The notice of race for the event is HERE and you can enter online HERE.

Dont miss it!

Final results for the NSW/ACT State Open and Masters Championship are linked below.

• Standard
• Radial
• Radial Masters
• 4.7

Congratulations to everyone who braved the rain to compete.

With 142 entries there was close racing in all four fleets. There were no protests which is indicative of the good spirit in which the event was contested.

Thanks to Wangi Amateur Sailing Club and all the volunteers for making the event possible.

At the Laser Sates venue Wangi Amateur Sailing Club on Sunday 15^th November at 9.00am the NSW/ACT Laser Association AGM will be held. The Meeting Agenda is HERE.

Come along and have your say about what we do.

The combined Open and Masters State Championship will be held at Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club on 14th and 15th November. This should be a cracker event on Lake Macquarie and a great lead up event to the Nationals at Belmont.

You can enter on line here or enter up to 11.30am at Wangi on 14th November. Payment on line is by Master or Visa Card and beach entry by those cards, Paypal or cash. Entry is $60 and $30 for sailors under 21.

You need to be a member of a Laser District to compete in this, and any local, national or international Laser event. Our membership runs from 1st October 2015 until 30th September 2016 and costs $40 and $20 for under 21′s. You can pay annual membership on line here or you can pay membership at Wangi.

The Notice of Race for the States is here and the Sailing Instructions are available on line here and at the event in printed form.

We will be running separate starts for Standard and Radial for Open and Masters and one start for 4.7′s – five starts in all.

Applications for entry are now open for the 2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship and the 2016 Laser Standard Men’s World Championship.

The links below will take you to the event information sites with access to applications and additional information about each championship, including the Notice of Race and the country entry allocations.

2016 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship
• Dates: Tuesday, 12 April – Wednesday, 20 April 2016
• Venue: Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
• Application Deadline: 6 December 2015, 23:59 PM US Central time
• Click HERE for Radial Women Information & Application

2016 Laser Standard Men’s World Championship
• Dates: Tuesday, 10 May – Wednesday, 18 May 2016
• Venue: Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
• Application Deadline: 28 December 2015, 23:59 PM US Central time
• Click HERE for Standard Men Information & Application