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About International Laser Class Association of North America
ILCA-NA is the Regional Class Organization for ILCA Dinghy sailing in North America
We may be biased, but we’re pretty sure the ILCA Dinghy is the best single-handed dinghy ever made!
Uniquely catering to a range of sailor sizes, the boat can be sailed with 3 different sized rigs.
The smallest rig is the ILCA 4 (4.7), the middle sized rig and the Women’s Olympic Class Dinghy, is called the ILCA 6 (Radial), or the Men’s Olympic Class Dinghy, the ILCA 7 (Full Rig).
The ILCA Dinghy is actively sailed and raced by athletes of all sizes, ages (14-95) and experience levels.
One Boat, One Sailor, One Design
Design
Boats Produced: With over 225,000 boats in 140 countries, it is the worldβs most popular adult and youth racing sailboat.
Class boat builder(s):
These builders have met all requirements and have been approved by ILCA and World Sailing to manufacture class-legal equipment, including hulls, and are licensed to sell ILCA-labeled equipment anywhere in the world.
Devoti Sailing s.r.o.
Prikop, 2712a
60200
Brno
Czech Republic
Tel: +34 664 224191
www.devotisailing.com
Element 6 Evolution Co., Ltd.
208/2 IEAT Free Zone 2
Laem Chabang Industrial Estate
Moo 3, Tungsukhla
Sri Racha
Chonburi, 20230
Thailand
Tel: +66 86 315 9673
www.e6e.asia
Far East Boats
Room 605, Building 5
Xizi International Center
No.898 Xiuwen Road
Minhang District
201199 Shanghai
P. R. China
Tel: (+86) 021-6728 5977
www.fareastboats.com
Nautivela srl
Via Gardone, 8
20139 MILAN
Italy
Tel: +393487081565
www.nautivela.com
Ovington Boats Ltd
Tanners Bank
North Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE30 1JH
Great Britain
Tel: +44 191 2576011
www.ovingtonboats.com
Performance Sailcraft Australia*
1/51-57 Advantage Avenue
Morisset NSW 2264
Australia
+61 2 4389 1088
https://psasailing.com.au/
Performance Sailcraft Japan
3 13 31 Kamitsuchidana Minami
Ayase Kanagawa 2521114
Japan
Tel: +81 467 76 1051
Fax: +81 467 76 1052
www.psjpn.co.jp
Qingdao Zou Inter Marine Co., Ltd.
Bei Long Kou
Sha Zi Kou
Laoshan District
Qingdao 266000
China
Tel: +86 139 0532 3160
www.zouintermarine.com
Rio Tecna srl
La Plata 1199
San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: +54 911 6870 9091
www.riotecna.com
ZIM Sailing
33 Broadcommon Road
Bristol RI 02809
USA
Tel: +1 401 237 6117
www.zimsailing.com/ilca
*Pending a Courtβs final decision on the International Laser Class Associationβs (ILCA) 27 August 2025 termination of its 9 April 2024 agreement with Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA), the Court has prohibited ILCA from taking any steps to implement that termination. Pending that decision, PSA continues as an ILCA-approved Builder under the ILCA Class Rules. ILCAβs 28 August 2025 announcement to the contrary is to be disregarded.
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? Too to count! Boats have been in production since 1971.
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
1 – NS, NB, PEI, NFLD
2 – Quebec
3 – Ontario
4 – Manitoba
5 – AB, SK
6 – BC
7 – ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI
8 – Downstate NY
9 – Upstate NY
10 – Central PA to NJ
11 – WV, VA, MD, DE
12 – NC, SC, TN, GA, Northern MS and AL
13 – FL
14 – LA, Southern MS and AL (wants to step down)
15 – TX
16 – AR, MO, KS, OK
17 – N/A
18 – KY, IN, OH, Western PA
19 – MI
20 – IL, WI
21 – IA, MN, ND, SD, NE
22 – WA, OR, MT, ID
23 – NM, CO, WY, UT, AZ
24 – NV, Central and Northern CA
25 – Southern CA
26 – HI, GU
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No
Ideal combined weight of range of crew:Β By changing only the sail and lower mast, an ILCA dinghy can be sailed comfortably in a great variety of wind conditions and provide exciting but controlled sailing even for sailors weighing as little as 35 kg.
Boat Designed inΒ 1971
Beam: 1.37 m
Weight of rigged boat without sails: Nominal weight (with fittings) 58 kg
Draft: Positive flotation 158.7 kg
Mast Height: The ILCA 7 mast is 6.46 meters, the ILCA 6 is 5.86 meters, and the ILCA 4 is 5.41 meters.