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2-Day Laser ILCA Open Meeting & UKLA ILCA GP Event (Sunday only) (26/09/2026)

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Saturday, 26 September 2026

Blackwater Sailing Club

Basin Road, Maldon, CM9 4SD

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2-Day Laser Open on the Blackwater estuary hosted by Blackwater Sailing Club. The Sunday will also be one of the events in the East Region UKLA ILCA GP Series. The results for those registered for the GP event will be extracted from Sunday's Open results. Prizes for both competitions. 3 races each day, down river from a committee boat Race start 11:30 Saturday & 11:45 Sunday (for guidance only as official start is on the day from the committee boat) Separate starts, races & prizes for ILCA 4 (4.7), ILCA 6 (Radial) & ILCA 7 (Full) Laser replica sails allowed Camping, bar & galley available on site during the event Non-members can leave their Laser on site during the event Contact Tracy Haigh for more information/queries. NOR & sailing Instructions will be available nearer the time. HW Sat 20th Sept: 13:19 HW Sun 21st Sept: 13:54 Blackwater SC, Basin Road, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4SD

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