Sunday, April 20, 2025
ILCA 6 - Youth European Championship 2025 - Vilamoura POR - Final results
Yesterday, the ILCA 6 Junior European Championship ended in the south of Portugal with 2 more races in 10-20 knots of wind. ----- Hermione Ghicas GRE won her second consecutive women's title after last year's U17. Senna Wright IRL, took silver, and defending champion Anna Shapovalova UKR consolidated her 3rd place with another two race wins. Camille Valloton SUI finished 47th and thus 5th in the U17 rankings, and Yara Roth SUI was also in the top half of the rankings in 48th. ----- In the men's event, Tim Lubat ESP concluded the Championship convincingly with the ranks 1 and 2. Alexander Hartsink NED finished second, 23 points behind, to take the U17 title. Bronze went to Alessandro Cirinei ITA. Ulysse Raison SUI, the only Swiss in the gold fleet, improved to 19th place with a 3rd place finish. ----- All rankings and the final report.
Yesterday, the Easter Regatta in Portoroz continued in good conditions with sunshine and moderate winds. Check the large picture gallery on the 
There were apparently no more races at the 29er Eurocup in the south of France yesterday. ----- After the 7 qualification races sailed so far, Nolann Huet/Titouan Gresset FRA are leading the classification with a 10-point advantage over Giulia Bartolozzi/Pietro Rizzi ITA and Emilia Salvatore/Pietro Zandri ITA, equal on points. Jakob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI follow in 11th place, directly ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI. There are 110 teams at the start. ----- The 
The qualifications for the final regattas were concluded yesterday with a final race held in unsteady conditions. ----- Jesper Karlsen ITA leads the junior classification with a 2-point advantage over Leandro Scialpi ITA and Artur Brighenti ITA. Dimitri Wälchli SUI in 206th place will be sailing in the Silverfleet today. ----- In the younger Cadetti (U12), Lucas Christiansen PUR was able to extend his lead to 10 points. Gian Kaufmann SUI follows in 33rd place. ----- All 
The ILCA Junior Easter Meeting on Lake Garda ended yesterday with a final regatta in Gold and Silverfleet. ----- Alberto Avanzini ITA secured victory in the ILCA 4 on his home turf with a one-point lead over Nathan Wehrle FRA. Leo Gossling SUI moved up to 6th place. ----- In ILCA 6, Oscar Thule DEN took the lead with a 2-point advantage over Sofia Naumenko UKR. Rebecca Cook SUI finished the series in 49th place out of 114 participants. ----- The 
Conditions were good yesterday in Portoz, the Easter regatta was able to start with 3 races each. Unfortunately we could not find a ranking list on the 
Conditions have been good so far at the 29er Eurocup in the south of France. The qualifications for Gold and Silverfleet were completed yesterday with 4 races. With 6 race wins in 7 races, Nolann Huet/Titouan Gresset FRA clearly lead the classification. Giulia Bortolozzi/Pietro Rizzi ITA and Emilia Salvatore/Pietro Zandri ITA follow in 2nd place, tied on points, Lucas and Moritz Hamm GER are in 6th place, Jakob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI in 11th place, just ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI in 14th. There are 110 teams at the start. The 
Best thermal conditions allowed 3 more races on Lake Garda yesterday. With 5 wins in 6 races, Jesper Karlsen ITA has a clear lead on his home waters. Thanks to 3 race wins in his group, Leandro Scialpi ITA moved up to 2nd place. Dimitri Wälchli SUI dropped back to 216th place, Andrin Weidel SUI follows in 250th place. Lucas Christiansen PUR has taken the lead among the younger Cadetti, James Bentley BER and Viola Covi ITA are the first pursuers. Gian Kaufmann SUI is now 35th. All 
With a northerly wind in the morning and a moderate Ora in the afternoon, the ILCA Junior Easter Meeting on Lake Garda continued yesterday with 3 races. With another race win, Nikko Palou ESP held on to the top spot in ILCA 4, with Konstantinos Portosalte GRE one point behind. With 5th and 6th place on the day, Leo Gossling SUI moved up to 11th place. Leanne Turrin SUI dropped back to 29th place. Oscar Thule DEN extended his lead in the ILCA 6 with two race wins. Sofia Naumenko UKR follows in 2nd place, 3 points behind. Rebecca Cook SUI is in 43rd place. All 
Stormy winds prevented the first races of the Easter Regatta in Portoroz yesterday. Two months before the World Championships at the same venue, the fleet is top-class with 600 participants. The 
Unstable weather made for changing wind conditions, but the Juniores could nevertheless complete two races in all groups. The younger Cadetti were able to finish one race. ----- With two race wins each in their group, Isak Kaplan SWE and Jesper Carlsen ITA lead the standings. The best Swiss is Dimitri Wälchli SUI in 156th place out of the 700 participants. ----- James Bentley BER won the only race of the Cadetti (U12). Gian Kaufmann SUI in 23rd place was the best Swiss among the 67 participants. ----- All 
As is tradition, the Opti-Meeting on Lake Garda began yesterday with the Nations Trophy: one participant from each country is at the start: after 3 races, Andrea Demurtas ITA secured Italy the home victory ahead of Diego Delgado PUR and Nathan Montebello MLT. Dimitri Wälchli SUI followed in 16th place out of the 33 competing nations - the 
Large fleets tackled the ILCA Junior Easter Regatta in Malcesine yesterday. After 3 races, Oscar Thule DEN leads the ILCA 6 fleet with a 2-point lead over Sofia Naumenko UKR. Rebecca Cook SUI follows in 42nd place of the 107 participants. In ILCA 4, Nikko Palou ESP and Konstantinos Portosalte GRE share the lead with two race wins in their group each. The best girl is Leanne Turrin SUI in 10th place, Leo Gossling SUI is 12th of the 220 participants. All 
Good conditions yesterday at the start of the ILCA 6 Junior European Championship in the south of Portugal. Both fleets sailed two heats each in winds of 12-15 knots at first, then freshening up to 20 knots for the second race. In the women's category - 102 participants, 2 groups - Hermionie Ghicas GRE won both races in her group; the Greek won the U17 title last year. 3 points behind her, Ainhoa Gomez ESP, Sierra Wright IRL and Gaya Datshiavili ISR share 2nd place on equal points. The title defender Alina Shapovalova UKR, who lives in Switzerland, follows in 10th place with 11th/4th places. The best Swiss is Yara Roth SUI in 44th place, followed by Ava Wilson SUI in 51st. In the men's race - the huge fleet sails in 4 groups - Tim Lubat ESP won both heats of his group, followed one point behind by Cédric d'Hondt BEL. Ulysse Raison SUI as the best Swiss is in 51st place of the 258 participants. The 
Yesterday, the first Grade 1 Dragon Grand Prix ended in Cascais with another 3 races. There was an upset at the top: Pedro Andrade POR and his team took victory with a one-point lead over the equal-scoring duo of Jan Eckert SUI and Sam Gilmour SWE in an extremely close decision. Christoph Toepfer GER follows in 4th place. François Bopp SUI improved to 12th place, Dirk Oldenburg SUI followed in 16th place among the 34 teams. ----- The 
There were light winds yesterday in Cascais at the start of the 1st Grand Prix of the year. The fleet was able to finish two races. The first leader is Sam Gilmour SWE and his team, Joao Leitmann POR and Klaus Diederichs GBR are the first chasers. The best of the three Swiss teams is Jan Eckert SUI (with Torvar Mirsky AUS) in 11th place. 34 teams are at the start. The 
Yesterday, Peter Burling NZL, helmsman of America's Cup holder Team New Zealand, announced his retirement earlier this week. The 
After the European Cup in Lugano, 4 of the 
