Laser District 24

hosted the ILCA District 24 annual meeting on February 1st, following the Richmond YC Midwinters. Our D24 Secretary, .sargent, led discussions covering the 2026 schedule, a call for volunteers, and presented the 2025 West Coast Sailing Grand Prix awards, sponsored by .
Over chili, cornbread, and good conversation, district members reviewed plans for an exciting 2026 season.
Congratulations to our 2025 West Coast Sailing D24 Grand Prix champions! Special thanks to for their generous sponsorship, providing ~$800 in prizes to our award winners.

2025 West Coast Sailing Grand Prix ILCA 7 top finishers:
1. .sargent (84 points)
2. Chris Simenstad (65 points)
3. Colin Brochard (49 points)

2025 West Coast Sailing Grand Prix ILCA 6 top finishers:
1. .galvan and (tied, 17 points)
2. (13 points)
This event concluded the 2025 West Coast Sailing D24 Grand Prix. The minimum number of events needed to qualify for the Grand Prix award is three.
Full 2025 season results are linked in the account bio!

Getting ready to get our back ends kicked by some of the best in the world…

.sargent comes away with win, narrowly misses 2025 Camellia Cup!

Last weekend’s Camellia Cup regatta lived up to its reputation for testing both patience and preparation. Over two days, the breeze shifted from nearly every direction, ranging from glassy calm to 12 knots. .sargent stayed steady through Folsom Lake YC’s famously tricky courses. Although seven ILCAs were registered, only five raced, leaving the Camellia Cup trophy to the larger Open Keel (non-spinnaker) fleet.

Full regatta report can be found in the ILCA D24 Google group (link in bio).

ILCA 7 Fleet – 2025 Camellia Cup Results (after drop):
1. .sargent – 1, 2, 2, 1, (3) → 6 points
2. – 4, 1, 1, 2, (4) → 8 points
3. Marcel Sloan – 2, 3, 3, 3, (3) → 9 points
4. – 3, (5), 4, 4, 2 → 13 points
5. Stephen Aguilar – 6, 4, (6), 6, 6 → 22 points

Last photo: The winners of the Open Keel Non-Spinnaker class — Orangevale’s David Samson, with sons Marcus and Matt — took home the hardware: the Camellia Cup 🏆and the Keelboat Perpetual Trophy.

17 boats braved conditions ranging from idyllic to blustery last weekend in the Spring Dinghy Regatta at ACSC. Details on our google group.

Last weekend’s meetup with at ! 8-12 knots & perfect sunshine. Couldn’t ask for a better winter day!

hosted the ILCA District 24 annual meeting on January 5th. The D24 Secretary, .sargent, led discussions and presented the 2024 season awards, sponsored by .
Over drinks and charcuterie, district members reviewed some exciting plans. The district is considering organizing more regattas at Alameda Community Sailing Center () and because the conditions are usually calmer there. D24 also intends to start having chalk talks and debriefs on regatta day. We can’t wait to see more people joining us at all the amazing events this year!
Congratulations to our 2024 West Coast Sailing D24 Grand Prix champions: David Lapier in ILCA 6 and in ILCA 7! Special thanks to for providing substantial gift cards to our award winners and for supporting the perpetual trophies.

2024 ILCA D24 awards:
Volunteer of the Year: .galvan

2024 West Coast Sailing Grand Prix ILCA 6 top finishers:
1. David LaPier
2.
3. clamp

2024 West Coast Sailing Grand Prix ILCA 7 top finishers:
1.
2. .fit
3. .sargent and Chris Simenstad (tied)

The minimum number of events needed to qualify for the Grand Prix award is three.

Full 2024 season results are linked in the account bio!

This past Sunday, ILCA District 24 kicked off the 2025 season with ’s Midwinters #1. The gorgeous winter day provided plenty of light-air training on the San Francisco Bay. The ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 fleets had a combined total of 16 sailors. Results are linked in the profile page!

Shortly after the race, ILCA District 24 held its annual meeting, which included the presentation of the 2024 Grand Prix season awards. A recap will soon follow!

The 2024 ILCA Masters World Championships happened earlier this month in Australia in some very difficult conditions with quite a good showing of D24 sailors!

Check out the John Arndt's full report on https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/bay-area-ilca-masters-adelaide-austalia/

Some of the Bay Area sailors include:
John Andron, 4th ILCA 6 Legends
Andrew Holdsworth, 1st ILCA 6 GMs
Al Sargent, 5th ILCA 6 GMs
Emilio Castelli, 5th ILCA 7 GMMs
Chris Simenstad,
Walt Spevak,
Toshi Takayanagi

Last month at the D24 Annual Meeting, prizes were given to the 2023 D24 Grand Prix winners. Prizes were also given out to the Top Volunteer and Most Improved sailor. Thank you for sponsoring the Grand Prix and providing the generous prizes.

Volunteer of the Year: David Lapier
Most improved: Courtney Clamp

ILCA 6:
1st: Toshi Takayangi
2nd: Courtney Clamp
3rd: Alberto Rivera

ILCA 7:
1st: Chris Simenstad
2nd: Julian Soto
3rd: Tom Burden

For more information check out the latest issue of ILCA Sailor:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/0fb6f9d7-1841-4764-a6d6-8d8bea71aa30