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World Laser 4.7 Youth Championship 2008
Fri 22nd August 2008 - Fri 29th August 2008
CROATIA, Trogir
The World Youth Laser 4.7 Championship 2008 is an allocated event available to entrants who will be 12 years old but not 18 years old in 2008.
To enter sailors must first complete an application for entry. For more information on the new ILCA "Application for Entry" process please read the International Circular 213
Late applications are now open and will be available until 22nd July 2008.
Late applications can either be accepted by the districts and ranked into the waiting list or they can be declined. Please see "Information for sailors" for further details.
Charter Boats
A limited number of charter Lasers will be available. These will be offered to sailors who have registered for a place and been allocated a place in the first round allocations in the following priority:
first priority to non-European sailors,
second priority to European sailors travelling the furthest distance taking into account sea crossings.
If there are still charter boats remaining after the first allocation of places they will be offered at the discretion of the supplier, subject to availability, on the above priority at regular intervals until all boats are allocated or until the final shipping date.
Sailors who have registered an interest for charter when making their application are automatically included on the charter request list.
Charter Boats will be available from 21st August and include hull with self-bailer and padded toe strap, spars, centreboard, rudder, mainsheet side cleats, control line deck block fitting with blocks and control line deck cleat fitting with cleats. Competitors must provide their own ropes, boom vang, mainsheet block, traveller blocks, sail, battens and tiller.
Charter boats cost £475 (GBP) plus a returnable £150 (GBP) damage deposit.
For more information on the event including entry forms, list of entrants, all documents including the Notice of Race and much more please see the Event Mini Site 