31 October 2025 ILCA Update: Protecting the One-Design Integrity of the Class On September 20, 2025, ILCA sent an email titled “ILCA Announcement: Protecting the One-Design Integrity of the Class.” Subsequently, Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) initiated legal proceedings against ILCA in the High Court of New Zealand, claiming that ILCA’s withdrawal of PSA as an […]
2025 ILCA UNDER 21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS & OPEN EUROPEAN TROPHY 18-25 October 2025 | Split, Croatia
The 2025 ILCA Under 21 European Championships are underway at JK Mornar Sailing Club in Split, Croatia. ILCA 6 Danae Kapnisis P67 – P67 U21 ILCA 7 Cédric D’Hondt – P30 gold fleet – P9 U19 Anders Bultynck – P53 gold fleet – P37 U21 https://2025-u21.ilca-europeans.org foto’s Thom Tauw/Eurilca
OBK/CBO Inland – SNEH – 4-5/10/2025
The ILCA Open Belgian Championship Inland 2025 took place this weekend 4~5 October at the “SNEH Club de voile, Plate Taille, Belgique“. 63 sailors registered to have a chance to hold the Belgium ILCA Inland Champion cup of one of the three ILCA classes. Participants were welcomed on Saturday morning by an abundance of rain […]
Announcement 28 Aug. 2025: ILCA Withdraws Approval of Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA)
ILCA Withdraws Approval of Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) August 28, 2025 The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announces that, effective 27 August 2025, Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) is no longer an ILCA-approved Builder under the ILCA Class Rules. ILCA exercised its right to withdraw PSA’s builder approval following contractual breaches by PSA. As a result: PSA is no […]
Applications Open for 2026 ILCA U21 World Championships
APPLICATIONS OPEN Lanzarote, Spain | 28 August 2025 Applications Open for the 2026 ILCA U21 World Championships. We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 ILCA Under-21 World Championships, which will be held from 17–24 January 2026 in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Spain, hosted by Club Náutico Castillo del Águila. This […]
2025 ILCA Olympic Format Test Event invite – TIME SENSITIVE
ILCA and World Sailing have been working together to define the race format for the LA28 Olympic Games. Recently, an opportunity presented itself for an on-the water evaluation of a proposed format, but in less than two months! With very short notice, we announce the 2025 ILCA Olympic Format Test Event to be held 07-12/October in Vilamoura, PORTUGAL. Please share this information […]
2025 ILCA 4 European Championship Trophy in Puck, Poland – 18-25/06/2025
From 18 to 25 June, took place the 2025 ILCA 4 European Championship Trophy in Puck, Poland. Eight BEL-ILCA young athletes – two girls and six boys – had been selected to represent Belgium in Poland. Once again Lena Snauwaert finished the competition with flying colours, ending th in the Gold fleet out of 165 […]
Kieler Woche event – 21-29/06/25
The 144th edition of the Kieler Woche event takes place from 21 to 29 June 2025, Kiel, Germany. The competition is one of the largest sailing events in the world to which sailors of the highest level participate. This is also the 3rd event making the Sailing Grand Slam, following the Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia […]
2025 Suzuki ILCA Master European Championships in Hayling Island – 18-25/06/2025
Suzuki ILCA Master European Championships in Hayling Island, UK. Nathalie finished 23/64 overall in ILCA 6 class. Nathalie was then further rewarded twice as she claimed the second place in the overall women category and first in the master women category. ILCA 6 Overall podium Jon Emmett Ross Harvey Maura Demey , first woman ILCA […]
Genval Yacht Club – ILCA regatta – 22/06/2025
Sunday 22 June, the Genval Yacht Club welcomed a BEL-ILCA National regatta. Due to the end-year exam period for the younger sailors, the event primarily targeted ILCA 7 sailors. However, a few younger sailors did show up and were given the opportunity to try a bigger sail. Seeing the light wind conditions of the early […]