The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships wrapped up today in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition.
The day began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It was surprising because we were expecting stormy weather, but instead, we had sunshine and no breeze in the morning.
It wasn’t until around 13:00 that the conditions outside were suitable to set the courses and attempt some racing. The Race Committee raised the Delta flag at 13:15, signaling all ILCA 6 sailors to launch their boats and head to the Bravo course.
Thirty minutes later, the ILCA 7 fleets were also allowed to go on the water to race in the Alpha course.
The sailing conditions for the final races included 6 to 8 knots of wind and swell.
As a result, the 2024 ILCA Master European Championships in Portugal concluded with four races for all the fleets, except for the ILCA 7 GM and GGM fleets, which completed three races.
Congratulations to all participants, and especially to the following sailors who were crowned as the new 2024 ILCA Master European medalists!
ILCA 7 Apprentice Master
- Wannes Van Laer BEL 3 pt
- Lorenzo Cerretelli ITA 11 pt
- Francesco Bottoni ITA 17 pt
ILCA 7 Master
- Adonis Bougiouris GRE 7 pt
- Carlos Echavarri Erasun 13 pt
- Leandro Rosado ESP 16 pt
ILCA 7 Grand Master
- Roger Schulz GER 11 pt
- Benoit Meesemaecker FRA 16 pt
- Ari Barshi DOM 25 pt
ILCA 7 Great Grand Master
- Jose Luis Doreste Blanco ESP 3 pt
- Jose Maria Van der Ploeg ESP 9 pt
- Tim Law GBR 15 pt
ILCA 6 Apprentice Master
- Marcin Rudawski POL 3 pt
- Mateusz Hanke POL 8 pt
- Adil Khalid UAE 11 pt
ILCA 6 Apprentice Master Women
- Alice Grassi ITA 56 pt
- Georgia Chimona GRE 80 pt
ILCA 6 Master
- Jon Emmett GBR 5 pt
- Dimitrios Theodorakis GRE 11 pt
- Alessio Marinelli ITA 12 pt
ILCA 6 Master Women
- Marina Sanchez Ferrer ESP 53 pt
- Alexandra Behrens GER 72 pt
- Nathalie Gunst BEL 80 pt
ILCA 6 Grand Master
- Carlos Martinez ESP 4 pt
- Steve Cockerill GBR 9 pt
- Carlos Wanderley BRA 13 pt
ILCA 6 Grand Master Women
- Sarah Cockerill GBR 51 pt
- Ann Loren SWE 115 pt
- Claudine Tatibouet FRA 119 pt
ILCA 6 Great Grand Master
- Miguel Noguer ESP 6 pt
- Max Hunt GBR 8 pt
- Terry Scutcher GBR 9 pt
ILCA 6 Great Grand Master Women
- Isabelle Arnoux FRA 52 pt
- Heleen Walters NED 78 pt
- Katinka Dirken NED 108 pt
ILCA 6 Legend
- Jonathan Andron USA 3 pt
- Jacques Kerrest USA 7 pt
- Jaap Mazereeuw NED 8 pt
How to relive the 2024 ILCA Master European Championships
Live contents
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News and reports
A daily report with news and results, photos and videos has been published at eurilca.org and in the event website; https://2024-master.eurilca-europeans.org/
Newsletter
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Photo galleries
We are pleased to inform you that we have been consistently sharing photos on our Smugmug account at https://eurilca.smugmug.com/ILCA-European-Championships/2024-European-Championships/2024-ILCA-Master-Europeans.
All the photos can be downloaded for free and are intended only for editorial use, and specifically related to this event. If you have any other purpose in mind or if you intend to use the photos for commercial use, please reach out to the photographer directly at thomtouw@me.com.
Video galleries
We have been sharing video highlights and interviews on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/eurilcachannel – We recommend subscribing to our channel to receive instant notifications whenever we upload new content.
Much more live news and contents have been spread through our Instagram account mentioned before, plus the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eurilca so follow us also there.
Event website
All the information and links to the different contents mentioned before you can also find them at the official event website: https://2024-master.eurilca-europeans.org/
The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships were organized by EurILCA in conjunction with Vilamoura Sailing.
The event was kindly supported by Vilamoura Marina, Turismo de Portugal, Inframoura, Federação Portuguesa de Vela, Associação Regional de Vela do Sul, Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, and Junta de Freguesia de Quarteira.
The 2025 ILCA Master European Championships will be held in Hayling Island, UK, from 14 to 20 June 2025. More information about the event will be published in the coming weeks.
Keep Smiling, Keep Sailing!
The EurILCA Team
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Thom Touw Photography.
