ILCA Under 21 World Championships
The ILCA Under 21 World Championships, until 2020 the Laser Under-21 World Championships, is an annual international sailing regatta for ILCA (dinghy), they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Editions
| Editions | Host | Event | Sailors | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Rig | Age | Gender |  |
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Nat. | Cont. | |
| 1 | 27Aug -5Sep | 2010 |  Hayling Island Sailing Club |
Hayling Island, Hampshire |  United Kingdom
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7 | U21 | Open | 119 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2 | 16-23 Jul | 2011 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises |
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime |  France
|
7 | U21 | Open | 147 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8-15 Apr | 2012 |  Yacht Club Argentino |
Buenos Aires |  Argentina
|
7 | U21 | Open | 29 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| 4 | 14-21 Jul | 2013 |  Balatonfüredi Yacht Club |
Lake Balaton, Balatonfüredi |  Hungary
|
7 | U21 | Male | 138 | 35 | 5 | [1] | |
| 6 | U21 | Female | 91 | 31 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 16-23 Aug | 2014 |  Société des Régates de Douarnenez |
Douarnenez, Brittany | France
|
7 | U21 | Male | 104 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 57 | 23 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | 15-22 Aug | 2015 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia |
Medemblik |  Netherlands
|
7 | U21 | Male | 155 | 42 | 5 | [2] | |
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 74 | 33 | 6 | [3] | ||||||
| 7 | 9-16 Aug | 2016 | Kieler Yacht Club |
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein |  Germany
|
7 | U21 | Male | 144 | 38 | 5 | [4] | |
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 57 | 28 | 6 | [5] | ||||||
| 8 | 26Jul -2Aug | 2017 |  Koninklijke Yacht Club Nieuwpoort |
Nieuwpoort | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
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7 | U21 | Male | 122 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | 65 | 26 | 6 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1-8 Jul | 2018 | |
Gydnia |  Poland
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7 | U21 | Male | 133 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | 72 | 30 | 5 | ||||||||
| 10 | 26Oct -2Nov | 2019 | Sailing Club Mornar |
Split |  Croatia
|
7 | U21 | Male | 144 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | 68 | 29 | 5 | ||||||||
| N/A | 17-24 Jul | 2020 | Fraglia Vela Malcesine |
Malcesine, Lake Garda |  Italy
|
Cancelled due to COVID | |||||||
| N/A | - | 2021 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy |
Isle of Portland | United Kingdom
|
Moved due to COVID | |||||||
| 11 | 20-27 Aug | 2021 | |
Gydnia | Poland
|
7 | U21 | Male | 138 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | 57 | 21 | 4 | ||||||||
| 12 | 21-28 Aug | 2022 | Capable Planet Club Nautico |
Vilamoura | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
|
7 | U21 | Male | 158 | 39 | 6 | [6] | |
| 6 | U21 | Female | 80 | 32 | 5 | ||||||||
| 13 | 15-11 Oct | 2023 | Royal Yacht Club de Tange |
Tangier |  Morocco
|
7 | U21 | Male | 115 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 66 | 27 | 5 | [7] | ||||||
| 14 | 1-8 Jul | 2024 | Clube de Vela de Viana do Castelo |
Viana do Castelo | Portugal
|
7 | U21 | Male | 155 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 80 | 34 | 5 | |||||||
| 15 | 22-29 Aug | 2025 |  National Yacht Club& Royal St George Yacht Club |
Dún Laoghaire |  Ireland
|
7 | U21 | Male | 139 | 35 | 6 | [8][9][10][11] | |
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | 73 | 27 | 5 | [12] | ||||||
| 15 | Jan | 2026 | Lanzarote, Canary Islands |  Spain
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7 | U21 | Male | - | |||||
| 6 | U21 | Female | - | ||||||||||
Medalists
| Year | Rig | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | Open |  Thorbjoern Schierup (DEN)
|
Francesco Marrai (ITA)
|
Alex Mills-Barton (GBR)
|
| 2011 | 7 | Open |  Sam Meech (NZL)
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Alex Mills-Barton (GBR)
|
Martin Evans (GBR)
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| 2012 | 7 | Open | Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
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Stig Steinfurth (DEN)
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Aleksander Arian (POL)
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| 2013 | 6 | Female | Svenja Weger (GER)
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 Niki Blässar (FIN)
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Claretta Tempesti (ITA)
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| 7 | Male | .svg.png){kind=small} Mitchell Kennedy (AUS)
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 Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)
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Francesco Marrai (ITA)
| |
| 2014 | 6 | Female | Agata Barwinska (POL)
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Daphne Van Der Vaart (NED)
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Martina Reino Cacho (ESP)
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| 7 | Male | Chiavarini Lorenzo Brando (GBR)
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Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)
|
 Stefano Peschiera (PER)
| |
| 2015 | 6 | Female | Maxime Jonker (NED)
|
Line Flem Høst (NOR)
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Monika Mikkola (FIN)
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| 7 | Male | Joel Rodriguez (ESP)
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Michael Beckett (GBR)
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Benjamin Vadnai (HUN)
| |
| 2016 | 6 | Female | Monika Mikkola (FIN)
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 Vasileia Karachaliou (GRE)
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Maité Carlier (BEL)
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| 7 | Male | Jonatan Vadnai (HUN)
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Joel Rodriguez (ESP)
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Nik Aaron Willim (GER)
| |
| 2017 | 6 | Female | Mária Érdi (HUN)
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Hannah Anderssohn (GER)
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Magdalena Kwasna (POL)
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| 7 | Male | Joel Rodriguez Perez (ESP)
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Jonatan Vadnai (HUN)
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Daniel Whiteley (GBR)
| |
| 2018 | 6 | Female | Anna Munch (DEN)
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Carolina Albano (ITA)
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Elyse Ainsworth (AUS)
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| 7 | Male | Philipp Loewe (GER)
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Max Wilken (GER)
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Liam Glynn (IRL)
| |
| 2019 | 6 | Female | Wiktoria Gołębiowska (POL)
|
 Valeria Lomatchenko (RUS)
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Mariia Kislukhina (RUS)
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| 7 | Male | Juan Pablo Cardozo (ARG)
|
 Clemente Seguel Lacámara (CHI)
|
 Vishnu Saravanan (IND)
| |
| 2021 | 6 | Female | Giorgia della Valle (ITA)
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Chiara Benini Floriani (ITA)
|
 Marilena Makri (CYP)
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| 7 | Male | Zachary Littlewood (AUS)
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Matteo Paulon (ITA)
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Julian Hoffmann (GER)
| |
| 2022 | 6 | Female | Eline Verstraelen (BEL)
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Eve McMahon (IRL)
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Giorgia Della Valle (ITA)
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| 7 | Male | Ole Schweckendiek (GER)
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José Mendes (POR)
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Julian Hoffmann (GER)
| |
| 2023 | 6 | Female | Eve McMahon (IRL)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Anja Von Allmen (SUI)
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Carlotta Rizzardi (ITA)
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| 7 | Male | Finley Dickinson (GBR)
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 Oskar Madonich (UKR)
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Caleb Armit (NZL)
| |
| 2024 | 6 | Female | Eve McMahon (IRL)
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Evie Saunders (AUS)
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Roos Wind (NED)
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| 7 | Male | Theodor Middelthon (NOR)
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Anatol Sassi (ITA)
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Mattia Cesana (ITA)
| |
| 2025 | 6 | Female | Roos Wind (NED)
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Emma Mattivi (ITA)
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Frances Beebe (AUS)
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| 7 | Male | Ole Schweckendiek (GER)
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Isaac Schotte (AUS)
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Athanasios Kyfidis (GRE)
| |
| 2026 | 6 | Female | |||
| 7 | Male |
See also
- ILCA 6 Youth World Championship
- Men's ILCA 6 World Championship
- Women's ILCA 6 World Championship
- ILCA 6 Masters World Championship
- ILCA 7 Youth World Championship
- ILCA 7 World Championship
- ILCA 7 Masters World Championship
References
- ^ Heydon, Craig (22 July 2013). "Laser Under 21 World Championship in Balaton, Hungary". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ https://events.ilcasailing.org/regattauploads/2015/U21/2015_U21_Worlds_Final_Results_Std_Men.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://events.ilcasailing.org/regattauploads/2015/U21/2015_U21_Worlds_Final_Results_Radial_Women.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Laser U21 World Championships 2016 manage2sail". manage2sail.com.
- ^ "Laser U21 World Championships 2016 manage2sail". manage2sail.com.
- ^ Katie Olsen (28 August 2022). "2022 ILCA U21 World Championships at Villamora, Portugal - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ "2023 ILCA U-21 Sailing World Championships at Tangier, Morocco - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 24 October 2023.
- ^ "2025 ILCA U21 IRL – ILCA Worlds website". August 29, 2025.
- ^ "Laser World Championships - International Laser Class Association". events.ilcasailing.org.
- ^ Agustín Argüelles / ILCA (30 August 2025). "2025 ILCA Under-21 World Championships at Dun Laoghaire, Ireland - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ "Sailwave results for 2025 ILCA Under 21 World Championships at Royal St George YC & National YC 2025". onb.ilca.roms.ar.
- ^ "Sailwave results for 2025 ILCA Under 21 World Championships at Royal St George YC & National YC 2025". onb.ilca.roms.ar.