2023 ILCA Asian Open Championship

Wednesday 7 June 2023 - Tuesday 13 June 2023
CHINA, Ningbo

Event Overview


The 2023 ILCA Asian Open Championship will be held in DongQian Lake, Ningbo, CHINA at the Eternal Fantasy Sailing Club.

 

The Organising Authority is Chinese Yachting Association (the Host) & ILCA Asian Region.

 

This is an open entry championship. ILCA7, ILCA6 & ILCA4 shall be raced in this event. Sailors shall submit their entry through this event site.  Total entry for this event may be restricted to 80 sailors per class.

 

Entry Fees: USD $380

Late Entry Fees : USD $460

 

Important Dates

Entry Open Date: Monday, 10 April 2023

Entry Closing Date: Saturday, 27 May 2023 23:59 Central US time.  (Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of ILCA Asia).


Coach registration & team/coach/support boats

All coach/support boats shall register on Coaches link above.

 

COVID-19 Notice 

Specified in the Notice of Race: After entry applications are opened and until the start of the event the organizing authority will monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or other potential disruptions to the event and, having regard for the health and safety of all participants as well as any government travel restrictions or government mandated conditions on gatherings that affect participation in or conduct of the event, may at its sole discretion:

- Postpone or cancel the event,

- Alter the maximum number of entries,

- Make any other decision deemed necessary in the circumstances.

 

Charter Boats

A limited number of charter boats will be available for this event.

The charter boats will be supplied on a launching trolley as a hull with self-bailer, padded hiking strap, spars (composite mast top section, appropriate bottom section and a boom), centreboard and rudder in carry bag, mainsheet side cleats, control line deck block fitting with blocks and control line deck cleat fitting with cleats.

Competitors shall provide their ropes, boom vang, mainsheet block with spring or similar, traveler blocks and line, sail and battens, tiller and tiller extension, outhaul and cunningham control set, and adjustment rope/shock-cord for hiking strap. Competitors may provide their own hiking strap, which must be installed by the Charter Provider.

Charter Boat Fees: USD 700

Refundable Damage Deposit: USD 400

 

For enquiries & booking of charter boat, please contact: 

QingDao Zou Inter Marine Co., Ltd.

Email: penny.ma@zouintermarine.com

 

ILCA Asia Race Training Programme

4 to 6 June 2023

The race training programme will be conducted by Tamas Eszes & Matyas Toth from European Sailing Academy (Gran Canaria)

This race training is offered to competing sailors and their coaches on a first-come-first-served basis. The Organising Authority reserves the right to limit the number of participants.


Sailors & coaches can indicate their interest in participating in the race training programme at the link below and must commit to all 3 days of the programme:

Race Training Sign Up

 

Contacts:

Matters on request for invitation letter for visa application / Shipping of container to venue / Visitation to Asian Games venue:

Mr Zhen QIAO, Chinese Yachting Association

email: qiaozhen_cya@126.com

 

Enquiries on accommodation, airport transfers, information on venue:

Ms Flora FU, Eternal Sailing Club

email: 443612423@qq.com   

 

Enquiries on entries, ILCA District Membership etc:

Aileen Loo, ILCA Asia

Email: chair.ILCA.Asia@gmail.com