October 1st, 2013
Rizhao City, China (October 1, 2013) – The Laser Radial Women’s World Championship 2013 got underway today, with 77 entrants competing in the first of two qualifying races. After wind conditions forced a two hour postponement, the Chinese contingent placed three sailors in the top ten, with American Paige Railey posting a 3-2 to lead
July 28th, 2013
Kingston, ONT (July 28, 2013) – The 2013 Laser North American Championships concluded today with racing for all fleets in 10-15 knots. The Regatta management teams worked hard to deliver good racing throughout the event and variable conditions. Two hundred fifty athletes from 10 countries and 7 Canadian provinces competed on the fresh water of
July 27th, 2013
Kingston, ONT (July 27, 2013) – Today was the first day of the Final Series of the North American Championships. Trying to beat the weather for the day, all fleets started their day an hour earlier. A great call by the race committee getting good races in and keeping the volunteers and the sailors dry.
July 26th, 2013
(July 26, 2013) – Today was day two at the Laser North American Championships here at Cork in Kingston. We have 250 athletes competing with 73 Laser’s, 162 Radial’s and 15 4.7’s on the race courses. The weather this morning was cool with light winds. The Radial red fleet headed out first to get the
July 22nd, 2013
Balatonfured, Hungary (July 21, 2013) – The Balaton Laser Radial and Standard U21 World and European Championships were plagued by light winds, with only 3 out of 6 sailable days allowing 7 races for all fleets. In the Ladies Radial fleet the World Champion crowned has been Svenja Weger (GER) followed by Niki Blässar (FIN)
July 16th, 2013
The 2013 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship, hosted by the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Mass., kicks off this Wednesday, July 17 for three days of racing on Buzzards Bay. Forty-three sailors from all over the country will be racing in Laser Radials, and five of the top six competitors from last year’s championship in
July 8th, 2013
In ESPNw, the digital segment of ESPN focused on women athletics, 19 year old American Erika Reineke gets recognized for her steep climb to the top of her sport… The sunny little girl didn’t want to admit she was afraid of the wind and the waves and being alone on the water, at 8 years
July 1st, 2013
The U.S. National Laser Championship was hosted by Santa Cruz Yacht Club in Santa Cruz, CA, with racing held on June 27-30. The 34 Laser sailors completed 11 races, with junior Luke Muller posting all top four scores to win by six points over Frederick Vranizan. In the Laser Radial, Malcolm Lamphere topped the 73-boat
June 10th, 2013
(June 10, 2013) – 117 Lasers were at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, for the 2013 Laser Atlantic Coast Championship. Clay Johnson, defending champion in the Standard rig, put up a string of all top 10 finishes in the 57-boat fleet to win again over Nick Valenty (2nd) and Bryant
April 18th, 2013
Ireland’s Annalise Murphy was the early leader at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning the first four races in the Laser