Once completed, please email your bid documents to ILCA
Please note, the bid deadline has been extended in order to invite more bids from clubs who have expressed an interest in hosting a European event in 2012.
The Requirements Document (below) gives details for the organisation for a Laser 4.7 Youth European Championship & Trophy (LEC). Intended to assist you in the preparation, planning and making a bid to host the LEC - you will find included information guidelines and requirements.
The Laser 4.7 Youth European Championship & Trophy is an event that has grown significantly. In principle an open event with an optional charter and an age limitation for entrants between 12 and 17 in the year of the event. Entry numbers vary dependent upon location (please refer to Expected Entries and Course Areas Required). Run over eight days, the event is made up of two days for registration and measurement followed by four days of qualifications and then two days of finals followed by a prize giving ceremony after the last race on the final day.
When submitting a bid you should provide a full budget: Available for download (below) is a budget spreadsheet that is suggested as the basis of your budgets. Organisers shall provide a minimum of three budgets based on the minimum, maximum and expected number of competitors. If there is a requirement for a variable number of race areas then further budgets should be provided for each increment in race areas. You will also need to complete the Bid Document (below).
It may be useful to view details of previous European Laser 4.7 Youth Championship & Trophy events in 2007 and 2009
Please carefully read all the documents and information provided to ensure that your venue has all the on-shore and water-based facilities required for this event. We strongly recommend that you liaise with the International Contact (IC) for your district in the preparation of your bid.
Once you have discussed the requirements for this event with the relevant parties (IC, host club, sponsors, etc), please fill in the bid form, create the budgets (minimum of 3 required) and email these to ILCA along with a covering letter. Please send a copy of your email to the IC.
If you don't know who the IC for your district is, please visit our Contacts pages.
A short list of all bids will be created by the European Region Executive Committee. The European Districts will then take a vote on the shortlist before the end of May 2010.
If you have any problems completing your bid or would like to discuss the requirements for hosting an event further, please do not hesitate to contact the ILCA team via email or telephone on +44 1326 315 064