The third and penultimate day of racing at the 2025 EurILCA Europa Cup GER concluded yesterday in Warnemünde, Germany, with two new races completed by all fleets, except for the ILCA 6 silver group, which managed to complete only one.
In the ILCA 7, Ole Schweckendiek GER is steadfastly ignoring a persistent cold. The Kiel native’s physical weakness was not noticeable, at least not on the water. With a second place and a race win, he moved up to first overall, overtaking his teammate Julian Hoffmann GER at the top. The Allgäu native had to contend with a 14th- and a 17th-place finish and is now third. Between the two Germans is Frenchman Alexandre Kowalski FRA, who is likely Ole Schweckendiek’s only remaining competitor in Tuesday’s final.
- Ole Schweckendiek GER 10 pt
- Julian Hoffmann GER 20 pt
- Alexandre Kowalski FRA 33 pt
- Lorenzo Mayer FRA 39 pt
- Michal Krasodomski POL 46
The ILCA 6 fleets now have Dane Mads Wegener Larsen DEN leading both the overall and Men’s standings. Croatian Josip Tafra CRO is his closest rival, 13 points behind. Two poor races pushed the overnight leader, Levian Büscher GER, down to third in the Men’s rankings and seventh overall. Anna Munch DEN—recently fourth at the 2025 World Championships in China—had a mixed performance, with a win and a disqualification. She has now dropped from second to third overall but continues to lead the Women’s competition.
- Mads Wegener Larsen DEN 14 pt
- Josip Tafra CRO 27 pt
- Anna Munch DEN 30 pt
- Helena Wolff DEN 31 pt
- Aleksandra Lukoyanova BUL 32 pt
The ILCA 4 standings were also shaken up, with Cassandra Jansch GER from Hamburg now leading the fleet thanks to her consistent performance over the past few days. A second and a 13th place finish helped her climb to the top. “Especially in the second race, the wind and waves didn’t quite match up. The wind was already very light, but the waves were still holding. That didn’t make it easy” – declared Cassandra at the end of the day.
Sailing is in the 14-year-old student’s blood—her mother, Hanne, was an international-class athlete during her competitive sailing career. Born in Rostock, Hanne previously won World and European Championship medals in the Europe and Laser classes. Cassandra, however, remains unfazed by her mother’s achievements: “I don’t even know what she’s won. I just want to have fun here. I didn’t have a specific goal in mind.”
A medal here would be nice – definitely in the U16 age group. I don’t have any other big goals this year. But next year I’d like to go to the World Championships, and then we’ll see how things go in the ILCA 6. – Cassandra Jansch GER
Still, with her current position in the rankings, expectations are rising: “A medal here would be nice – definitely in the U16 age group. I don’t have any other big goals this year. But next year I’d like to go to the World Championships, and then we’ll see how things go in the ILCA 6.”
On the final day, everything is still open in the ILCA 4, as Flint Decroo BEL, Kaya Üner TUR, Wesse Brink NED and Csanád Almos Török HUN are all just a few points behind the leading German.
- Cassandra Jansch GER 21 pt
- Flint Decroo BEL 23 pt
- Kaya Üner TUR 24 pt
- Wesse Brink NED 26 pt
- Csanád Almos Török HUN 26 pt
A total of 302 sailors from 32 countries are competing in Warnemünde in the ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7 classes.
Two last races are scheduled for today to decide the winners in all classes and categories. Stay tuned!
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Pepe Hartmann – Warnemünder Woche.
