The forest of ILCA sails – ready to launch Day 2 of 2024 Championships

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To reduce single use plastic we have moved to reusable fleet mast sleeves for the 2024 Australian Championships.

• All classes with have split fleets for this event so all sailors will need to buy a sleeve for $15.
• The sleeves which are reversible yellow one side & blue the other will be available for collection at the registration desk.
• It is a good idea to pre purchase via the link Here.
• You will receive a purchase confirmation by email.
• Show this at the registration desk & you will be given the mast sleeve.
• If you don’t pre purchase, you can pay for your sleeve at registration using the online purchase process.

Retain your sleeve for the next big event and you will have made a small contribution to reducing the use of plastic.

World & Olympic Champion Matt Wearn will be in action in Oceania Australian and World Championships

Beginning with this our Oceania & Australian Open and Youth Championships 1-8 January Adelaide Sailing Club ASC will be hosting three major championships across January and February 2024. The Oceania event will be followed by the ILCA 7 Men’s and ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 Masters World Championships. These will be the culmination of three years of work and planning by ASC working with ILCA International, Oceania, Australia and ILCA South Australia to deliver three international-level regattas.

All up there will be more than 600 boats competing which will be the largest sailing event in South Australia’s history.

The ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship will be an Olympic Qualifying event results which will offer seven Olympic places for Paris 2024 (sailed in Marseilles).

ASC Commodore Peter Royle said “We are estimating in the region of 18,000 people to pass through the club during the six-week period of the three events. Our visitor numbers to SA and expected times indicate a $16M boost to the local economy.”

Useful links for sailors, coaches and supporters for the 2024 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships are.

Competitor Information Pack
Sailing Instructions 
Entry List
Regatta Online Management System
Join Telegram Messenger Group
Equipment Inspection Arrangements
Book Equipment Inspection Time
Purchase Blue/Yellow Mast Sleeve 
Advice for All Coach & Support Boat Drivers
Additional Advice for non Australian Coaches
Book Extra Presentation Function Tickets
Get Free Australian Laser App iPhone
Get Free Australian Laser App Android

Sites to watch to follow the World Championship events are.

ILCA 7 Men’s Worlds 
ILCA 7 & ILCA 6 World Masters
ILCA 2024 Adelaide Facebook
ILCA 2024 Adelaide Instagram

There are two notices with information for guidance of coaches and support boat drivers covering the three major 2024 events at Adelaide Sailing Club.

South Australian power boat licensing and regulations.

Race area which will be restricted to only registered coach and support boats.

Sailors should ensure that their sail presented for measurement at the 2024 Oceania & Australian Open and Youth Championships or the 2024 World Masters Championships meets the class rules and NoRs with respect to National Letters and for female sailors a red diamond. For both of these events there is no requirement to have a national flag on the sail.
 

For the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships paragraph 2.2 of the NoR  requires the national flag in addition. Requirements for the national flag are detailed in paragraph 4(h) of the Class Rules.
 

There is an Advice to Coaches posted on 21 November which contains links to register coach boats for

• 2024 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships
• 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships
• 2024 ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 Masters World Championships

The document also contains information on South Australian power boat licence and safety equipment requirements.

Entry for 2024 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships  Here close on 30th November. After this date late entries may be accepted with the payment of an additional $75 late entry fee.

The Notice of Race for this event is Here.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Dods as our new Principal Race Officer.
 

Col is passionate about providing the best race and regatta experience for sailors. His philosophy is that the racing must not only be safe, fair and fun, but that it is run professionally and in friendly collaboration with athletes, association organising committees and host clubs.
 

Col’s first event as PRO will be the 2024 Australian Open & Youth Championship at Adelaide Sailing Club.
 
Col’s sailing biography is in the press release Here.

Lyndall Patterson Women’s Winner in action on Day 3 – Photo by John West

The 2023 Oceania & Australian Masters Championships 10-13 March were run from the Bay Sailing Centre Port Stephens.

There were 147 boats sailing in three fleets. There were sailors from all Australian mainland states and territories with the most travelled competitor was GGM Helio Araujo from Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club.  It was pleasing to see keen competition in the ILCA 4s. We are keen to promote this rig for Masters as well as Youth age categories going forward.

Many of the sailors backed up from the ILCA World Masters Championships in Pattaya, Thailand in February.

Weather for the event varied from character building to excellent and from NE to SW.

The first days racing was tough with ENE winds 22 gusting to 29 knots. The waves were challenging, building over the 11Km fetch from the headland of Port Stephens to Soldiers Point. There were a large number of sailors who didn’t make it around the course and even more who were glad that they didn’t try. Well done to the sailors especially in the ILCA 7s most of whom made it all look easy on the day.

Day 2 saw ideal conditions from ENE. The run out tide proved a challenge with several OCSs and Black Flags. On Day 3 the breeze went around to the SW so the waves were down and presented excellent sailing conditions especially for sailors skilled in picking the shifts which were numerous. Day 4 saw a steadier 16 knot southerly and very good sailing conditions.

The fleet winners were GM Brett Beyer Woollahra SC in the ILCA 7s,  GM  Mark Tonner-Joyce from Royal Geelong YC in the ILCA 6 Green (Masters & GMs) and GGM Michael Pitt from Royal Queensland YS in the ILCA 6 Yellow (GGM and Legends). Sandy Kiernan from Northbridge SC won the ILCA 4s. The full final results are Here.

There are very many fabulous action shots taken by Jon West which are linked on the Photos tab on this web site. You can view the watermarked images and buy from Jon’s web site. There are photos by Rod Barnes of the presentation which are free to download Here.

Thanks to the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) who manage the Bay Sailing Centre (BSC) for hosting this event for us. The BSC is only a small club on some of the best dinghy sailing water on the east coast so the NCYC did a great job recruiting the 30 on water volunteers needed to run this event. These folks were flat out with rescues on day one with some sailors also rescued by a few good samaritan sailors – thanks to them.

The next ILCA Australian Masters will be held 12-15 April 2024 at RQYS Brisbane.

Brett Beyer – First GM in ILCA 7s – Inaction on Day 1 – Photo by John West

The 2023 Oceania & Australian Masters Championships will be held at the Bay Sailing Centre Soldiers Point on Port Stephens 10-13 March 2023.

Entries ($300) are open Here. Beach entries ($350) will be accepted after up to 1200 on Friday 10th March at the venue.

Entries received to 7 March are Here.

This event is a little later in the year than normal and was re-scheduled to avoid clashing with the ILCA World Masters Pattaya, Thailand 8-16 (ILCA 6) and 18-26 (ILCA 7) February 2023.

Port Stephens is our favourite venue for Masters events with great sailing winds and water and lots of accommodation in all price ranges.

The Notice of Race for this event is Here. Sailing Instructions are Here.

Charters will be available from NB Sailsports and Performance Sailcraft Australia.

Jeff Loosemore ILCA 6 GGM and Brett Beyer ILCA 7 GM Current World Masters Champions – Photos Jon West