Venues and Dates for 2102 European Championships Announced

The dates and venues are no available on the ILCA website.

From what I can see I think the mens and Women's European Champs will be in France at the beginning of July although this year the minimum ages has been raised so all competitors must be at least 17 in 2012.

The Radial Youth Championships look to be taking place at the end of August in Nieuwport, Belgium. Competitors must be at least 15 but not 19 in 2012.

Both events are "qualified" so there will be events to complete and a ladder to select the UK places.

The ILCA European Events page is here.

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2011 RYA Scotland Laser Radial National Squad Announced

Huge Congratulations to those sailors selected from the 28 determined applicants to form the 2011/12 RYA Scotland Laser Radial  National Squad.  The Squad will be training very hard over the coming months with the first target being the 2012 RYA Youth National Championships and Trails to be sailed at Pwllheli, North Wales 2nd-6th April 2012.

The 2011/12 Squad Are

Jack Aitken                                       Sarah Alexander
Jordan Black                                     Rosalind Dunlop
Angus Gray-Stephens                        Joanne Foster
Andrew MacGowan                            Samantha Foster
Ross MacLean
Iain McLaughlin
Dean Malcolm
Alexander Still
Calum Tait

Well done all, we are expecting great things!

Chuckie rules the waves

Congratulations to Alexander Still who brought home the Silverware (not literally) from the Hayling Island Qualifier this weekend by winning Silver Fleet at a very competitive and well attended event - the largest of the Autumn Qualifiers so far.  Iain McLaughlin (14) was a real star with his first entry into the heady heights of the Gold Fleet.  The rest of the team had to be content with good competition practice and the fun of surfing the waves over the Hayling bar on the way back in Sunday.  "Brilliant Fun" exclaimed Joanne after her first full Radial event - sadly she was describing surfing the waves rather than winning the races but a promising start anyway!
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Hayling Island Qualifier

A strong Scottish Team which includes many of the newly identified members of the 2012 RYA Scotland National Laser Sailing Squad is heading to Hayling Island Sailing Club this weekend for AUtumn Qualifier 2.  Follow their progress at the UKLA event mini site here.