IC284 - World Council Meeting Decisions and 2011 Calendar 

02 July 2010

The World Council Meeting, scheduled for 17th & 18th April in London, had to be cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud restricting air traffic to and from the UK.
Two telephone conferences were held since then in order to take decisions on the most urgent issues concerning the class and future Laser events.

Conference call 1:

This conference dealt with the allocation of Laser World Championships in 2011 and 2012.

The venues and dates for the 2011 Laser World Championships have been confirmed as follows:
 
  • World Laser Radial Men Championship 2011:  16th to 23rd July 2011 - La Rochelle, France
  • World Laser Standard Junior Championship 2011: 16th to 23rd July 2011 - La Rochelle, France
  • World Laser Radial Youth Championship 2011: 24th to 31st July 2011 - La Rochelle, France
  • World Laser 4.7 Youth Championship 2011: 26th July to 2nd August 2011 - San Francisco, USA
  • World Laser Masters Championship 2011: 5th to 13th August 2011 - San Francisco, USA
Please find attached the 2011 calendar in Excel format for your reference, the calendar is also available on the ILCA website at: http://www.laserinternational.org/info/ilcaeventscalendar

The venues for the 2012 World Laser Championships have been confirmed as follows (final approval subject to contracts) :
 
  • World Laser Masters Championship 2012 - Fremantle Sailing Club Inc, Fremantle, Western Australia
  • World Laser Radial Men Championship 2012 - Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Queensland, Australia
  • World Laser Radial Youth Championship 2012 - Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Queensland, Australia
  • World Laser 4.7 Youth Championship 2012 - Yacht Club Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • World Laser Standard Junior Championship 2012 - Yacht Club Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • World Laser Standard Seniors Championship 2012 - Marina Boltenhagen, Boltenhagen, Germany
  • World Laser Radial Women's Championship 2012 - Marina Boltenhagen, Boltenhagen, Germany
Conference call 2:

This conference dealt with the ILCA finances. The World Council took measures to address ILCA's structural loss situation which has developed over the last few years.
The following decisions were made:
 
  1. The entry fee at Laser World Championships has been increased by £50 GBP to £200 GBP from 2011 inclusive.
  2. The charter fees have been increased by £50, bringing the cost of a charter boat to £450 GBP for our 2011 World Laser Championships
  3. The annual membership fee has been increased from £5 GBP to £5.60 GBP. The increase will take effect from 2011 for membership 2011/2012.
  4. The Laser plaque fee, charged to the builders, has been increased. The increase will take effect from 1st October 2010.
  5. The sail button fee, charged to the builders, has been increased. The increase will take effect from 1st October 2010.
These balanced measures ensure that everyone, Laser sailors at grass-roots level, World championship Laser sailors as well as the Laser manufacturers, contribute to ensure that ILCA can continue to provide the same services and organize and run all Laser World championships.

 
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