Light to medium, shifty and patchy winds tested the fleets on day three of the 2026 ILCA 4 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Los Alcázares, Spain, as the Qualifying Series came to a close. From tomorrow through Saturday, sailors will be divided into Gold, Silver, Bronze and Emerald fleets for the Final Series, where the new ILCA 4 Youth European champions will be decided.
In the girls’ fleet, Greece’s Eleni Triantou GRE retained her lead in both the Overall and Under-16 standings, with Croatia’s Tanja Ozretic CRO now in second place.
The boys’ overall standings are now also topped by a Greek sailor, as Stefanos Samaras GRE climbed from third to first following today’s races. Overnight leader Arel Hangul TUR of Turkey has slipped to fifth overall but continues to head the Under-16 standings.
The following is the full list of provisional leaders after six races:
Girls Overall:
- Eleni Triantou GRE 9 pt
- Tanja Ozretic CRO 14 pt
- Capucine Deltel FRA 15 pt
Girls Under-16:
- Eleni Triantou GRE 9 pt
- Marta Ferrando Babe ESP 48 pt
- Cassandra Jansch GER 48 pt
Boys Overall:
- Stefanos Samaras GRE 8 pt
- Leo Gosling SUI 12 pt
- Fernando Echavarri Catanedo ESP 14 pt
Boys Under-16:
- Arel Hangul TUR 21 pt
- Demir Saygin TUR 37 pt
- Leonidas Kalpogiannakis GRE 46 pt
How to Follow the Championship
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Make sure to follow along and stay up to date with all the action from Los Alcázares!
The event is kindly sponsored by CSD, RFEV, FVRM, Gobierno Regional, Ayuntamiento Los Alcázares, Autoridad Portuaria, Ingenio, Devoti, Meseguer, Gesa, CAR Region de Murcia, Punto Sur, Club Náutico Mar Menor, Siente el Mar Menor, Estación Náutica, Estrella, Veolia, ILCA Spain, and ETF.
For more information, please visit the event website: 2026-ilca4youth.eurilca-europeans.org
Keep smiling, keep sailing!
The EurILCA Team
Report by Agustín Argüelles – Photos by Thom Touw / EurILCA.
