I’m super excited to be representing Australia at the ILCA 4 Worlds in Volos, Greece next month with 12 other Australian sailors. This video is from one of my training sessions this week, sailing out of Fremantle Sailing Club, my local club. Thank you to my coach Chris Charlwood for taking the video. The preparationsContinue reading “Preparation for ILCA 4 Worlds in Volos, Greece, July 2023”
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The boat I sail ILCA (Laser)
I thought I’d do a quick post explaining the boat I sail in and the different size rigs and sails. The boat is an International Laser Class Association (ILCA) originally known as a Laser. This is a single handed (one person) boat that is ideal for youth and adults. What that means is youth sailorsContinue reading “The boat I sail ILCA (Laser)”
Protected: Preparation for ILCA 4 Worlds in Volos, Greece, July 2023 Donor blog
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ILCA 2023 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships Blog post 2 of 2
The last two days to compensate for the missed racing we did three races a day. Which was pretty full on as you can imagine. Days Five This is the fifth day of the regatta but the third day of racing. I improved; I had some moments of good races. I had a second. WhichContinue reading “ILCA 2023 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships Blog post 2 of 2”
ILCA 2023 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships Blog post 1 of 2
The 2023 Australian national event, so what was it like? Let me walk you through the 6-day event: We arrived a couple of days before the regatta. The last time I had sailed was a few days before leaving with some friends just to keep my feel fresh in the boat. It was also aContinue reading “ILCA 2023 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships Blog post 1 of 2”
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2022 West Australian State Champion for ILCA 4 class
I am happy to say that I am now the West Australian state champion for the ILCA 4 class. This is a significant achievement for me as I was unable to compete in my first ILCA state championship last season due to breaking my arm. I had a great regatta winning all 6 races thanksContinue reading “2022 West Australian State Champion for ILCA 4 class”
Why am I fundraising?
Did you know that there is a generation of youth WA sailors that will never have the financial advantage or host club advantage?! WA sports people especially youth sportsmen and women are at a distinct disadvantage not only for the great financial costs of interstate travel but also by the fact we can’t sail inContinue reading “Why am I fundraising?”
Learning to use the ILCA 6 (Radial) Sail
Photo credit: Lachie Gilmour There are different sails and rigs for the ILCA (Laser) hull. ILCA 7, 6 and 4. I sail ILCA 4 or what used to be known as Laser 4.7. The differences are: All these different size rigs (sails) fit onto the same ILCA hull. So the only thing that changes isContinue reading “Learning to use the ILCA 6 (Radial) Sail”
25 knots plus Heavy Wind Sailing
These two videos are from a recent weekend of a training session completely unplanned due to the weather. Created the opportunity for a heavy wind training session. The background to this was, last Saturday at my local club, unfortunately the weather deteriorated to gale force winds. What that meant was the planned 3rd race dayContinue reading “25 knots plus Heavy Wind Sailing”
Charles Allen Toyn 