Tas ILCA have posted the 2026 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championship Notice of Race along with Online Entry on the Event Page below:

2026 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championship – Event Page

The Event Page also has charter boat contacts, transport and accommodation information, coach, and support boat registration.

In particular sailors and teams who wish to use Spirit of Tasmania should consider booking early for greater choice of sailings.

This event will be the ranking event for entry to all 2026 ILCA World Open and Youth Championships except for the 2026 Under 21 Worlds Lanzarote, Spain (17-24 Jan 2025). Full details of ILCA Australia ranking for ILCA World Championships is on AusILCA web site Here.

Along with the nationals, RYCT have their pre-Christmas Showdown regatta that sailors may be interested in. The NoR for this event is Here.

Tas ILCA and RYCT are looking forward to welcoming all down to Hobart for these Championships.

For longer term planning the 2027 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships will be held in the normal rotation by ILCA Victoria. The event will be held at Sandringham Yacht Club 1-8 January with racing 3-8 January and equipment checking and test race 1-2 January.

The 2027 Performance Sailcraft ILCA Under 21 World Championships for men in ILCA 7 and women in ILCA 6 will also be run at Sandringham 10-17 January 2027 following the Australian Open & Youth event.

Sandringham will host the Victorian State in the weeks preceding these events.

Together with Sail Melbourne, this will provide Australian sailors and sailors from around the world with a program of events across the southern hemisphere summer.