2026 Valencian Community Youth Olympic Week - Overall
by Pep Portas 15 Feb 19:59 GMT
12-15 February 2026
The fourth day at the RCN in Valencia closes with four races for the 29ers and ILCA, with winds of 18 to 25 knots.
Margherita Martarelli and Camilla Ceruti, Alexandre Mostini and Raphaël Allain, and Karolina LojKova and Kristian Bexusek in the Absolute category; Mateo and Simón Codoñer in +19; Liv Martin and Olha Lubianska, Bruno Iacomelli and Mateo Trotta, and Ida Kocieda and Hubert Glowala in SUB17, champions in 29er, while Marta Ferrando and Noah Gorris in SUB16 and Blanca Ferrando and MacGregor Lewis in SUB18 take the title in ILCA 4
After a day without racing, Valencia finally saw action on the fourth day of the Olympic Week Comunitat Valenciana Youth (OWCVY). The forecast promised favorable conditions, with winds between 18 and 25 knots blowing from 280° to 300°, perfect for competitive sailing.
The steady breeze allowed four races to be completed, enabling the Real Club Náutico de Valencia to crown the champions in the ILCA 4 class and to reveal the 29er podium across all categories as part of the Eurocup 29er.
In the 29er fleet, France's Alexandre Mostini and Raphaël Allain of SNO Nantes dominated from the very first race. The French duo delivered a flawless performance, winning all four races and asserting their supremacy on the Valencian waters. With the discard rule applied, they sailed to overall victory with a commanding total of just 3 points.
The competition for the other podium positions was much tighter. Silver went to Italians Emilia Salvatore and Pietro Rizzi, from Società Canottieri Garda Salò, with 4 points, the same as Valencia's Mateo and Simón Codoñer, from RCNV, who took bronze. In the end, the Italian team's better partial scores tipped the balance in their favor in the tiebreaker, securing them second place on the podium.
By category, in the Top Over 19, the podium was completed, alongside the Codoñers, by the Hungarians Mor Csekovszky and Martin Zarandy (Spartacus Sailing Club), silver, and the British Joe Wimpory (Hayling Island SC) and Charlie Hopkinson (Nottingham SC). In the U17 category, Liv Martin and Olha Lubianska won the women's category; Bruno Iacomelli and Mateo Trotta won the men's category; and Ida Kocieda and Hubert Glowala won the mixed category.
In the Absolute category, Bianca Marchesini and Lucia Finato took gold in the women's event, while Alexandre Mostini and Raphaël Allain won the men's event and Karolina LojKova and Kristian Bexusek won the mixed category.
In ILCA 4, in the U16 category, the podium was dominated by Valencia in the women's event: Marta Ferrando came first with 6 points, followed by Mª Soledad de Tomás and Romina Vicent. In the men's event, the title went to Calp thanks to Noah Gorris, accompanied by Hugo Lerma from the RCN in Denia, with bronze going to local sailor Marc Gandia (RCNV).
In the U18 category, Blanca Ferrando (RCNV) scored 3 points, after closing the regatta with 3 partial wins and 6th place, achieved in the last race in which the Valencian took her foot off the accelerator. Behind her, accompanying her on the podium, were Marta Ferrando and Mª Soledad de Tomás, in that order. In the boys' category, Lewis was joined by Tono Llabrés and Pepe Burgos, both from RCNV.
The trophy presentation ceremony was graced by the presence of Rafel Chirivella, Vice President of the FVCV, and Andrés Arlandis, President of the RCN of Valencia, accompanied by Sergio Ferrando, Dinghy Sailing Representative, and Stéphane Eyme, Manager.