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UKLA National Championships at the WPNSA - Round-Up Video

by Tom Chamberlain, RYA 28 Aug 2020 05:00 PDT 24-26 August 2020

After a long period of lockdown without sailing, competitive racing is making a comeback! This week saw the 2020 ILCA (Laser) National Championships take place a WPNSA in Weymouth.

We caught up with Sam Whaley and 2021 Olympic hopeful Elliot Hanson to find out how the regatta went and how the pandemic has affected their training in the run up to the Olympics.

Full results can be found here.

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