ILCA Senior European Championship 2025 in Marstrand, Sweden - Day 1
by Agustín Argüelles, EurILCA 12 Aug 11:43 BST
9-16 August 2025
The opening day of racing at the 2025 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy wrapped up today in Marstrand, Sweden, with the first two scheduled races completed for all three classes.
The morning brought strong swell conditions, forcing a postponement ashore. By the time fleets launched between 11:30 and 12:00, the waves had eased to around 2 metres, allowing racing to get under way shortly after 13:00. The swell continued to drop during the afternoon, settling into a choppier 0.5-1 metre by the end of the second races.
A steady breeze of 10-12 knots prevailed for most of the day, softening slightly in the closing stages.
Racing continues tomorrow with two more races scheduled.
Event website: 2025-senior.eurilca-europeans.org
ILCA 7 European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Duko Bos NED 1-3
2. Willem Wiersema NED 6-1
3. Ewan McMahon IRL 2-6
Willem Wiersema (NED) said, "It was a good day. The first race I struggled a bit with my start, but managed to get a clear lane afterwards and catch up with some speed, and managed to finish quite well. The second race I had a better start, still my own race and yeah, I won that one, so happy with it. Every race I try to do my best. Serious contender people may look at me now, but for me, I try to stay focused on my own race and improve as much as possible."
ILCA 7 Under 23 European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Finley Dickinson GBR 6-3
2. Rem Pulci ISR 13-3
3. Pietro Giacomoni ITA 12-4
ILCA 7 Open European Trophy provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Duko Bos NED 1-3
2. George Gautrey NZL 1-4
3. Willem Wiersema NED 6-1
ILCA 6 Women European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Chiara Benini ITA 2-1
2. Emma Plasschaert BEL 6-2
3. Anna Munch DEN & Matilda Nicholls GBR 3-5
Chiara Benini (ITA) said, "Great day today. I had one second place and one first place, so I'm pretty happy about the condition. It was really fun. The
previous days of training was almost the same condition and I really liked it. I was really positive today."
ILCA 6 Women Under 23 European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Adriana Castro ESP 20-3
2. Roos Wind NED 7-18
3. Pia Conradi GER 19-11
ILCA 6 Men European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Josip Tafra CRO 1-10
2. Jiri Tomes CZE 2-9
3. Tomek Vaccaro MDA 3-11
ILCA 6 Men Under 21 European Championship provisional leaders after day 1 (2 races):
1. Josip Tafra CRO 1-10
2. Jiri Tomes CZE 2-9
3. Tomek Vaccaro MDA 3-11