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DISPUTE: Laser class not ready to be called the Torch

April 10th, 2013

These are interesting times for the International Laser Class Association (ILCA), a self-administered, self-funded international organization which provides co-ordination, organization and communication for the class worldwide. On March 4, 2013, Laser designer Bruce Kirby filed a complaint in the U.S. Federal Court system against builder LaserPerformance, an act that followed years of disputes regarding royalty


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HISTORY LESSON: A near-identical reflection of the J Class era

April 10th, 2013

By Andrew Hurst, Seahorse So on the basis of the best current information the 34th America’s Cup this autumn is shaping up as being not dissimilar to the 2010 Deed of Gift Match. The result of one brief two-day trial between Oracle and Artemis was confirmation that we can expect dramatic speed differences on San


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CON CUP: It’s never like this, except when it is

April 9th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (April 9, 2013) – Mathieu Richard of France hadn’t match-raced in seven months and Great Britain’s Ian Williams was coming out of five inactive months, but they dealt better with weird conditions than anyone else in a 10-boat international field to share first place with four wins and one loss after Day


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IRC: Notes from the Kingdom

April 9th, 2013

Here are some updates from the Royal Ocean Racing Club Rating Office, administrative home of the IRC handicap rule… Removing



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