Europe 2025 Season Report

My First Full Season in the ILCA 7 By Charles Allen Toyn This year marked my first full season sailing in the ILCA 7 Men’s Olympic rig, meaning I’ve now progressed through all three ILCA classes. As I’ve been learning the ILCA 7, I wanted to gain experience racing in fleets I was previously tooContinue reading “Europe 2025 Season Report”

Charting New Waters: My Journey Across Australia’s East Coast Sailing Events in Summer 2024

Summer 2024/2024  This summer was my first opportunity to sail all East Coast events, Sail Sydney and Sail Melbourne, because I will graduate from school in November 2024. It was also an opportunity to compete at Sail Brisbane to train in the venue for the Nationals competition.  Sail Melbourne: Melbourne was a great reintroduction toContinue reading “Charting New Waters: My Journey Across Australia’s East Coast Sailing Events in Summer 2024”

Navigating Challenges and Growth: My Journey at the Warnemünde EurILCA Cup

This year I am completing Year 12, my final year at high school (Awesome!) and is why I haven’t been posting as much as I normally do. This year, I was very grateful to have the opportunity to compete in the EurILCA event held in Warnemunde, Germany in July this year. This was the only internationalContinue reading “Navigating Challenges and Growth: My Journey at the Warnemünde EurILCA Cup”

My journey to the 2024 ILCA 2024 Australian & Oceania Championships in Adelaide

As a 17-year-old ILCA sailor from Australia, I’m gearing up for my first ILCA 6 Australian Nationals after months of intense preparation. The journey began after wrapping up my Year 11 exams in late November, the day after the state championships. Since then, my focus has shifted entirely to training and refining my skills forContinue reading “My journey to the 2024 ILCA 2024 Australian & Oceania Championships in Adelaide”