Ten races tested the women’s fleet, while the men’s series ended after a challenging final afternoon of shifting winds and general recalls. Ginevra Caracciolo defended her crown after a close battle with teammate Maria Vittoria Arseni, while Karol Krupski Teterycz secured victory following a hard-fought week on the water. Türkiye’s Kutsal Güneş Kurnaz topped the Under-19 standings.
After five days of competition in La Baule, the 2026 ILCA Master European Championships have crowned their champions. The final day brought two races in steady 8-11 knot breeze, closing out a week that tested patience as much as speed — here’s who takes the titles in every fleet and category.
Sailors rigged their boats at sunrise for an early start on Day 4 of the 2026 ILCA Master Europeans. Strong morning winds gave way to a dying breeze and a strong tidal current by midday, but most fleets still managed two races. With one day of racing left, here’s who’s leading in every fleet and category.
Unstable winds forced a long postponement and an abandoned ILCA 6 race on Day 3 of the 2026 ILCA Master Europeans, while the ILCA 7 completed one race. Here’s how the fleets stand after three days.
Racing resumed at the 2026 ILCA Master European Championships with a freshening 8-11 knots easing to 5-9 knots later in the day. While the ILCA 7 and the ILCA 6 Legends sailed their two scheduled races, the rest of the ILCA 6 fleets stayed out for a third race to catch up, and all fleets now stand at four races completed.
Light and shifty winds of 4-8 knots kept the fleets waiting on Pouliguen Bay on the opening day of the 2026 ILCA Master European Championships in La Baule. Wind shifts and general recalls slowed the schedule. The ILCA 7 completed both scheduled races, while in the ILCA 6 only the Legend category managed two races and the other categories sailed one.
The 2026 EurILCA Europa Cup Austria tested sailors with everything from promising breeze to frustrating lulls and the notoriously shifty ‘tricky west.’ See the final results across the ILCA 7, ILCA 6, and ILCA 4 fleets.
Charlotte Rose USA is the new ILCA 6 Women’s World Champion, the first non-European winner in 20 years. Yet Europe’s strength ran deep, with Emma Plasschaert BEL and Anna Munch DEN taking Silver and Bronze, and every other sailor in the top ten hailing from Europe.
Jonatán Vadnai HUN made history today, becoming Hungary’s first-ever ILCA 7 Men’s World Champion. Mickey Beckett GBR claimed Bronze, meaning two of the three podium spots went to Europe, and seven of the top ten finishers overall were European sailors.
European sailors delivered a dominant performance at the 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship in Aarhus, topping both fleets and filling out the majority of the top 10 in each.
