With all of the racing that’s happening, including the recently concluded ILCA (aka Laser) Master Worlds and the upcoming RS Aero Worlds on the Columbia River, it’s easy to forget there’s lots of ILCA racing to be done. It seems that either the old folk (“Masters”) or young folk (“Youth”) are racing Lasers in the PNW these days. That’s OK, it’s all good racing. District Secretary Mark Ross has ;put together the year’s calendar. See below.
Of particular note is the upcoming Canadian Masters Nationals this weekend at the Jericho Sailing Center in Vancouver.
REMINDER
MASTERS ONLY: Canadian Masters Nationals in Vancouver BC June 24-26.
Get your boat up there!
ILCA REGATTAS 2022 IN THE NORTHWEST (not a comprehensive list)
● MASTERS ONLY Canadian Masters Nationals June 24-26 at Jericho Yacht Club, Vancouver BC CANADA https://jsca. bc.ca/event/2022-ilca-canadian-masters-championships/
● VLSC Bloomin’ Algae Regatta July 9 (one day) at Vancouver Lake Sailing Club, Vancouver WA vlsc.org/regatta
● WIND Regatta (D22 GP Series) July 16-17 at CGRA, Cascade Locks OR cgra.org
● CGOD & ILCA DISTRICTS (D22 GP Series) July 30-31 at CGRA, Cascade Locks OR cgra.org
note: points apply to the ILCA-NA Grand Prix
● MASTERS ONLY Skamania Coves (limited entry) August 5-7 CGRA, Skamania Coves, Stevenson WA cgra.org
● YOUTH ONLY SSP Octoberfest* (D22 GP Series) September 10-11 at Sail Sand Point, Seattle WA sailsandpoint.org
*SSP Octoberfest is for ILCA 6 and 4.7 only.
● Turkey Bowl (D22 GP Series) November 19-20 at Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle, Seattle WA cycseattle.org
● SLF Frigid Digit Regatta 2023 January 21-22, 2023 at Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle, Seattle WA cycseattle.org
Once again we thank West Coast Sailing for sponsoring the District 22 Grand Prix Series.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.