Laser/ILCA Action Camera Stern Mount

I’ve carried an action camera on my Laser/ILCA while racing and practicing for hundreds of hours over the past decade and a half and I usually stuck with the bow or boom mount. Those were the most secure and most reliable for getting a good shot. While I almost always get a stern view on bigger boats – I’ve only dabbled with getting a stern view on an ILCA. I never really had the hardware right to be reliable with it, and have it positioned to not catch the mainsheet. Another member at our club has doing some filming with an insta360 camera on a Melges 15 and while his solution is more flexible and probably better suited for the Melges 15, I’ve taken some of the components of it to make an even simpler stern-mount rig for the ILCA. I’m using this with an Insta360 Ace Pro, but it would work just as well with a GoPro, DJI Osmo or any similar camera.

While snagging the mainsheet is still a risk, this does get the camera a little further behind the boat. Note the use of the red safety line – which has certainly proved its worth.

Here are the parts:

• Sea Sucker 4.5″ Vacuum Mount
• Seasky T1-M Motorcycle Handlebar Mount (with included pole, or extension rod kit for other lengths)
• Action Camera Tripod Mount

Here’s the view:

And here is a video that contains footage from that vantage point: