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Updated 2024 UKLA Senior Qualification document

UKLA has published a draft updated 2024 UKLA Senior Qualification document that we intend to use as replacement for the current document in August 2023. It will also replace the UKLA Qualifier Series Notice – February 2023.

The updated document continues to reflect UKLA’s view that sailors who want to represent the UKLA in restricted entry events should plan on competing in at least 4 Qualifiers and that the fact that the Ladder only includes a sailor’s 4 best scores of the 6 included (or 3 best scores if fewer than 5 are included) will often be sufficient to address a sailor’s inability to attend a Qualifier because of illness, injury or other circumstances.

Our intention in updating the policy includes ensuring it is “timeless” and making clear that decisions on the award of any Discretionary Points are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the UKLA and not within the jurisdiction of any Protest Committee or other authority.

British Sailing Team or British Sailing Squad members are an important part of the UKLA and we continue to support them. We also expect them to attend Qualifiers where practicable. Where their attendance at a Qualifier is inconsistent with their planned sailing programme, they may request Discretionary Points. Any request relying on this criterion must be supported by a written explanation supporting the request from the relevant team or squad management.

The updated document also clarifies that upcoming Restricted Entry Events will in general use a ranking based on the 6 most recent Qualifiers.

If you would like to provide feedback on this draft policy please do here so by 14th August 2023.

(Please note than Ladders may not yet to up-to-date and we that intend to publish a list of requests for Discretionary points for recent Qualifiers in August.)

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Brigid Hurn - an appreciation

Nigel Vick writes about Brigid and includes some old Laser reports

Many older Laser sailors will be sad to hear that Brigid Hurn died on February 17th after a long battle with cancer. The funeral is on March 6th in Banbury.

Brigid was editor of Laser Letter, the class magazine from 1985-1993 in the days when paper was the only medium. Her reports on Laser Qualifiers "in the style of" were classics and can be seen at  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vi0bTP9cdHC8nGY5jnSUTPmp1OwDKrIi/view

However, she was much more than editor, attending all Qualifiers in this time as well as Nationals and Worlds, assisting with the organisation and scorekeeping - only she could get away with scoring over half of a fleet of around 80 boats with the same position. The wind changed and a mass of boats finished on a run overwhelming the recorders who got the first 20 and the last 20, everyone else scored 40th place. No one questioned her decision!. Her ability to sort out the final places after discards was superb (this was before it was all done in software - you had to scan the list of scores and rank them manually). It helped her being a maths teacher. She took great care of the sailors and was a friend to everyone.

Stay Safe, 
Nigel Vick 

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Virtual winter education / training programme for ILCA club / master sailors

Three recorded sessions

#3 Wed 22nd February 7:30pm with Micky Beckett (British sailing Team) - Getting your racing tactics right

Click to watch the recording

#2 Wed 8th February 7:30pm with Daisy Collingridge and Matilda Nicholls (British Sailing Team) - ILCA technique for upwind / downwind in light air and heavy air

Click to watch the recording

#1 - Wed 25th January 7:30pm with Tim Hulse (UKLA Training officer) - Setting up your ILCA for performance

Click to watch the recording

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FREE CLUB COACHING

UKLA Offer of Free club training

Free club coaching for UKLA members (small  fee for non members ). The UKLA will be getting clubs to apply for a days free coaching for your club members which ever ILCA rig they sail ( or better a mix of rigs). The UKLA will pay for a coach to come to your club and give great coaching. Rules below are

1) The day must be organised by a UKLA member of the club. 

2) Boats from other clubs may be allowed to come along (charge from your club may apply).

3) Entry must be on the UKLA website.

If you applied last year you can still apply this year. 

Simply fill in the form below 

This entry will end at the end of March and then the UKLA will get In Touch to confirm if you have or have not got a place( last year there we’re many more clubs applied than we could fund)

Happy sailing,

Richard Mason

UKLA Grand Prix Rep.

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March 23 Newsletter

Copyright Giles Smith

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Female Participation Survey

We are interested in understanding whether there is more that we can do to increase female participation in ILCA 4 and 6.
Please could you support this initiative by completing a short survey.

This survey is mainly aimed at female sailors, but if you are a male and have a view on this subject, we welcome your input. If you are a sailor, please could you complete the survey. If you are a parent of a junior or youth sailor, we are also interested in hearing your or your sailor views.

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UKLA Nationals 2023

Hayling Island SC 20 to 25th August 2023

Hayling Island SC 20 to 25th August 2023

We are excited to invite you to our Open & National Championships at HISC in August 2023. Six days of racing (20 - 25th August).

One of the highlights of the ILCA program in the UK, the UKLA Nationals is a prestigious and fun event suitable for all abilities.

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