ILCA 4 World Championships

The ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, until 2020 the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships, have been held every year since 2002, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognised by World Sailing. The event is open to sailors under the age of 18.

Editions

Event Host Sailor Ref.
Ed.DateYear Host clubCityCountry AgeGenderNat.Cont.
120-27 Jul2002  Medemblik Netherlands U18Open9829163
213-18 Jul2003  Almere Netherlands U18Open8018183
317Jul -24Jun2004  Fraglia Vela RivaRiva del Garda Italy U18Open22852266
48-13 Aug2005  Barrington Yacht ClubBarrington United States U18Open6824166
530Jun -7Jul2006  Club de Viole Houtin MedocHourtin France U18Male237-305
U18Female-88193
627Dec -4Jan2007/08  Hermanus Yacht ClubHermanus South Africa U18Open9025266
722-29 Aug2008  Trogir Croatia U18Male279-416
U18Female-116295
824-31 Jul2009  Búzios Vela ClubeArmação dos Búzios Brazil U18Male110-246
U18Female-39235
931Mar -8Apr2010  Royal Varuna Yacht ClubPattaya Thailand U18Male46-215
U18Female-39195
U16Open246143
1026Jul -2Aug2011  St. Francis Yacht ClubBerkeley and San Francisco United States U18Male110-285
U18Female-51195
1131Mar -6Apr2012  Yacht Club ArgentinoBuenos Aires Argentina U18Male71-256
U18Female-46175
126-13 Jul2013  Balatonfüredi Yacht ClubLake Balaton, Balatonfüred Hungary U18Male230-445
U18Female-122315
138-15 Aug2014  Karatsu Japan U18Male66-216
U18Female-37143
146-22 Aug2015  Medemblik Netherlands U18Male257-365
U18Female-127295
1530Jul -7Aug2016  Kieler Yacht ClubKiel Germany U18Male256-385
U18Female-125315
1616-24 Jul2017  Koninklijke Yacht Club NieuwpoortNieuwpoort Belgium U18Male234-435
U18Female-115305
179-17 Jul2018  Gdynia Poland U18Male275-425
U18Female-155355
1816-23 Aug2019  Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, KingstonPortsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston Canada U18Male117-335
U18Female-63204
N/A26 Jul – 3 Aug2020  Circolo Vela ArcoLake Garda Italy Cancelled due to covid
197-14 Aug2021  Royal St George Yacht Club
 Irish National Yacht Club
Dun Laoghaire Ireland U18Male150-264
U18Female-81205
2013-20 Aug2022  Capable Planet Clube NáuticoVilamoura Portugal U18Male271-415
U18Female-154365
2122-30 Jul2023  Nautical Club of Volos & ArgonautsVolos Greece U18Male287-486
U18Female-150405
2222-30 Jun2024  Clube de Vela de Viana do Castelo
&  Capable Planet Clube Nautico
Viana do Castelo Portugal U18Male276-
U18Female-150
2319–26 Jul2025  Cabrillo Beach Yacht ClubSan Pedro Bay United States U18Male140-315
U18Female-100335
244–9 Aug2026  Aarhus International Sailing CenterAarhus Denmark U18Male298-464
U18Female-150464

Medalists

Open

Year Gold Silver Bronze1st
2002  Tonči Stipanović (CRO)  Daniel Mihelic (CRO)  Colin Robaard (NED)  Tugçe Subasi (TUR) / 14th
2003  Onur Derebasi (TUR)  Ateş Çınar (TUR)  Mustafa Çakır (TUR)  Ayda Ünver (TUR) / 13th
2004  Justin Onvlee (RSA)  Mathieu Frei (FRA)  Ivo Kalebic (CRO)  Anita di Iasio (ITA) / 5th
2005  Joaquín Blanco (ESP)  Adam Sims (GBR)  Dany Stanišić (SLO)  Stephanie Roble (USA) / 5th

Boys

Year Gold Silver BronzeRef.
2006  Colin Cheng (SIN)  Viktor Serrezhkin (RUS)  Marko Pereša (CRO)
2007  Filip Matika (CRO)  Baepi Pinna (BRA)  Alexander Zimmerman (PER)
2008  Shahar Jacob (ISR)  Scott Sydney (SIN)  Lovre Perhat (CRO)
2009  Jonathan Martinetti (ECU)  Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)  Juraj Divjakinja (CRO)
2010  Etienne Le Pen (FRA)  Supakorn Pongwichean (THA)  Jolbert van Dijk (NED)
2011  Francisco González (ESP)  Carlos Roselló (ESP)  William De Smedt (BEL)
2012  Benjamin Vadnai (HUN)  Nahuel Pérez (ESP)  Maximilian Kuester (ITA)
2013  Anıl Çetin (TUR)  Jonatán Vadnai (HUN)  Conor Nicholas (AUS)
2014  Alexandre Boite (FRA)  Ismael Less (ESP)  Federico Fornasari (ITA)
2015  Alejandro Bethencourt (ESP)  Rafael de la Hoz (ESP)  Guido Gallinaro (ITA)
2016  Dimitrios Papadimtriou (GRE)  Guido Gallinaro (ITA)  Pere Ponsetti (ESP)
2017  Yılkan Timurşah (TUR)  Sofiane Karim (FRA)  Cesare Barabino (ITA)
2018  Daniel Hung (SGP)  Michael Compton (AUS)  Stefano Viale (PER)
2019  Niccolo Nordera (ITA)  Roko Stipanović (CRO)  Gašper Strahovnik (SLO)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021  Mārtiņš Atilla (LAT)  Alexandros Eleftheriadis (GRE)  Massimiliano Antoniazzi (ITA)
2022  Nicoló Cassitta (ITA)  Dionysios Kalpogiannakis (GRE)  Max Frank (NED)
2023  Weka Bhanubandh (THA)  James Pine (USA)  Lorenzo Ghirotti (ITA)
2024  Carlos Charabati (CAN)  Josip Tafra (CRO)  Ali Poyraz Özdemir (TUR)
2025  Konstantinos Portosalte (GRE)  Erik Scheidt (BRA)  Sadrihan Süer (TUR)
2026  Leo Gosling (SUI)  Stefanos Samaras (GRE)  Alexander Montagu (USA)

Girls

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2006  Victoria Chan (SIN)  Agnieszka Skrzypulec (POL)  Julie Chehab (FRA)
2007  Tatjana Ganić (CRO)  Ewa Makowska (POL)  Lina Stock (CRO)
2008  Elizabeth Yin (SIN)  Matea Senkić (CRO)  Ante Kordić (CRO)
2009  Urška Košir (SLO)  Tomoyo Wakabayashi (JPN)  Hitomi Murayama (JPN)
2010  Caitlin Elks (AUS)  Amirah Hamid Nur (MAS)  Jacob Oren (ISR)
2011  Cecilia Zorzi (ITA)  Kim Pletikos (SLO)  Line Flem Höst (NOR)
2012  Celine Therese Herud (NOR)  Yolanda González (ESP)  Anja Hamerlitz (CRO)
2013  Silvia Morales (ESP)  Magdalena Kwaśna (POL)  Sofia Capparuccini (ITA)
2014  Asya Luvisetto (SUI)  Irene Miras (ESP)  Francesca Bergamo (ITA)
2015  Kateryna Gumenko (UKR)  Julia Büsselberg (GER)  Isaura Maenhaut (BEL)
2016  Emma Savelon (NED)  Mariia Kislukhina (RUS)  Elisa Navoni (ITA)
2017  Federica Cattarozzi (ITA)  Giorgia Cingolani (ITA)  Anna Moncada (ESP)
2018  Chiara Benini (ITA)  Simone Chen (SGP)  Giorgia Cingolani (ITA)
2019  Anja Von Allmen (SUI)  Lara Himmes (ESP)  Sara Savelli (ITA)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021  Emma Mattivi (ITA)  Petra Marednic (CRO)  Gaia Bolzonella (ITA)
2022  Ginevra Caracciolo (ITA)  Alina Shapovalova (UKR)  Petra Marendic (CRO)
2023  Hermionie Ghicas (GRE)  Kleopatra Anastassiou (GRE)  Alina Shapovalova (UKR)
2024  Hieke Schraffordt (NED)  Féline van Ede (NED)  Katrina Micallef (MLT)
2025  Blanca Ferrando (ESP)  Isabella Suazo (PER)  Derin Bartan (TUR)
2026  Eleni Triantou (GRE)  Blanca Ferrando (ESP)  Despoina Theodorakopoulou (GRE)

See also - Class Events

See also - World Sailing Events

References

  1. ↑ "Laser Radial World Championship : presentation and medal winners". the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2002 at World Sailing
  3. ↑ "Laser World Championships - International Laser Class Association". sailing.laserinternational.org.
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  5. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2003 at World Sailing
  6. ↑ Jeffrey Martin (19 Jul 2003 08:54 BST). "Laser 4.7 Worlds at Cesme, Turkey Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2004 at World Sailing
  8. ↑ Jeffrey Martin (24 Jul 2004 19:42 BST). "Laser 4.7 World & European Championships Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2005 at World Sailing
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  12. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  13. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2008 at World Sailing
  14. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2008 at World Sailing
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  17. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2009 at World Sailing
  18. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  19. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2010 at World Sailing
  20. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  21. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2011 at World Sailing
  22. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  23. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2012 at World Sailing
  24. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  25. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2013 at World Sailing
  26. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  27. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2014 at World Sailing
  28. ↑ WS Regatta Page - at World Sailing
  29. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2015 at World Sailing
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  33. ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2016 at World Sailing
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  36. ↑ Katie Olsen (20 Aug 2022 21:17 BST). "2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships at Vilamoura Sailing - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ↑ "2023 ILCA 4 Youth USA – ILCA Worlds website". Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  38. ↑ ILCA (31 Jul 2023 06:08 BST). "ILCA 4 Youth World Championships at Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts, Greece - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  39. ↑ "Sailwave results for 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championship at Nautical Club Volos Argonautes 2023".
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  44. ↑ "2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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  47. ↑ "2026 Worlds Official Event Website".
  48. ↑ "2026 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships". Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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  52. ↑ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
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  58. ↑ "2024 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships – Final Results Girls".