All photos courtesy RQYS
James Tudball reports:Twenty-two DBSC members recently competed at the 2025 Oceania & AUS ILCA Open & Youth Championships, held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on the 1st – 8th January. There were very strong fleets (in terms of quality and quantity) across all three rigs, indicating that Laser sailing is alive and well in Australia.There was a fleet of 92 ILCA 4’s and a fleet of 85 ILCA 6’s, meaning these two classes were separated into separate flights, culminating in a Finals series with gold and silver fleets. The ILCA 7’s had a smaller fleet of 46 boats, but there were certainly no slouches in that fleet. As John Sweeny, one of our