J/24 European Championship 2026 at Gislövs läge, Trelleborg, Sweden
by Ola Tedin 3 Sep 10:21 BST
18-23 August 2026
Italy's naval team, La Superba, won the J/24 Europeans in Sweden through ITA 416, skippered by Ignazio Bonanno.
Twenty boats and crew met up in charming Gislöv on the Swedish south coast to sail 10 races that would decide the European champions of 2026. Participating nations were Italy, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Sweden.
After the preparatory days of measuring and calibrating for the regatta, competitions started racing Thursday August 20. Due to light airs, only one race could be completed.
Friday came with better conditions, and four races could be completed.
The third day of races were held in gusty conditions with light rain that tested the crews mettle during the three scheduled races.
Day four of the championship concluded the 2026 Europeans with two races, thus completing all of the planned ten.
Overall Results:
1st place - La Superba, ITA 416
Ignazio Bonanno, Simone, Francesco, Alfredo & Francesco
2nd place - Schwere Jungs, GER 5381
Stefan Karsunke, Malte, Christian, Carsten & Tim
3rd place - The DutchJees, NED 5440
Dirk Olyslagers, Frank, Matthieu, Jord & Torn
Best Swedish boat:
(5th place) Front Runner, SWE 4896
Per-Håkan Persson, Monica, Hans, Madeleine & Per
Best female team:
Follow Me, SWE 4138
Gabriele Vilkaite, Emma, Alicja, Nina & Moa
Best team under 25:
Fast Forward, GER 3634
Justus Nehls, Carl, Hannes, Arthur & Leonid
Oldest hull in competition:
Aqua, SWE 980
Andreas Eldh, Bjarne, Johan & Yrsa
Stuart Jardine Challenge Cup:
Stefano Fasoli
Given to the most junior sailor in the regatta since 2024 in memory of British sailor and legend Stuart Jardine, 1933-2023. Incidentally, this year his cup was awarded on his actual birthday, August 23.