Class 5 and Mini Land Yacht European Championships 2026 at Terschelling, Netherlands

Class 5 and Mini Land Yacht European Championships 2026 at Terschelling, Netherlands - Day 2

by Nick Heather 7 Nov 08:26 GMT 4-7 November 2026

Class 5 and Mini Land Yacht Europeans Day 2 © Matha

Day two dawned even colder on Terschelling, but the competitors were once again rewarded with excellent wind and beach conditions. With the tide running around an hour later than the previous day, the fleet assembled on the beach at 09:30, ready for another full programme of racing.

The easterly wind continued to blow, although its slightly offshore direction prompted the race team to move the course further east, away from some of the larger dunes. This also provided an opportunity to rethink the course layout following the opening day's racing.

The previous sausage course, which had used separation flags to define the upwind and downwind legs, was replaced with a rectangular course. This allowed the yachts to make much better use of the full width of the beach on both up and downwind, creating a more open racing area and a different set of tactical challenges.

The race briefing covered the revised course in detail, including the various obstacles and patches of softer sand that pilots would need to negotiate.

The new location provided a larger start box, although this did not necessarily make the starts any easier. The fleet tended to favour the far right of the line, with pilots bunching together and sometimes struggling to get cleanly away. A few more opportunistic pilots spotted the advantage of starting further to the left. This gave them room to build speed before reaching the seaward boundary, allowing them to tack back across the fleet with both momentum and space on their side.

Once away from the start, the racing was fast and tactical. Pilots weaved their way through the fleet, picking their lines around obstacles and the occasional patch of soft sand. Getting through these sections cleanly brought its own reward, although there were a few close calls and a couple of coming-togethers. Fortunately, there were no injuries and damage was limited to a few scuffs on the yachts.

With four races of 15 minutes followed by a final 20-minute race, the pilots covered close to 60 km over the day. The forecast had suggested winds of 14-22 mph, easing later in the afternoon, but the breeze remained towards the upper end of the range, providing another excellent day's racing.

The familiar names from the French team once again dominated the podium. Amaury Martin continued his remarkable run, following up his five race wins on Day One with another clean sweep of five wins on Day Two.

However, the biggest cheer of the afternoon came at the prize-giving, when Fynn Beughot secured a second place in the final race, earning himself a well-deserved place on the podium and a particularly enthusiastic reception from the crowd.

With two days of championship racing completed, the forecast for tomorrow suggests a change in conditions. Temperatures are expected to fall further, with a wind chill bringing the perceived temperature down to around 4°C. Winds are forecast to ease to 8-12 mph, potentially bringing a rather different set of challenges for the remaining racing.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	First Name	Surname	Category	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pen	Pts
1	F1373	Amaury	MARTIN	male	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
2	F1	Augustin	DESCURE	male	France	4	4	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	4		21
3	F253	Justin	LEGRU	male	France	5	3	4	4	3	2	5	3	2	3		24
4	F358	Hugo	MARIE	male	France	6	2	3	2	5	4	4	4	6	5		29
5	K916	Dave	GREEN	male	United Kingdom	2	8	5	5	4	6	6	10	7	6		41
6	IR361	Graeme	GRANT	male	Irish	3	7	6	7	8	7	38	7	4	10		49
7	F2112	Arthur	GAUDU	male	France	9	6	8	6	6	9	3	5	9	7		50
8	Z111	Jörg	LAMMERSKITTEN	male	Switzerland	7	5	9	11	9	5	7	9	5	8		55
9	G353	Hauke	HAGESTEDT	male	Germany	10	10	7	12	13	8	10	8	8	9	3	73
10	G408	Fynn	BEUGHOLT	male	Germany	15	14	14	9	12	11	9	12	13	2		82
11	K7	Ed	INGLIS	male	United Kingdom	13	9	10	8	7	10	13	16	10	12	3	82
12	F400	Louna	ROGER LEBEL	female	France	14	11	11	17	11	13	8	13	11	11		89
13	F2113	Augustine	GAUDU	female	France	19	16	13	10	16	14	12	6	14	14		99
14	F445	Youenn	ROUYER	male	France	12	13	15	15	17	12	11	11	12	13		99
15	G431	Rudolf	MARLOH	male	Germany	8	12	12	16	14	16	15	15	16	15		107
16	F408	Jean‑louis	PINON	male	France	11	17	17	14	10	18	17	17	17	17	1	121
17	K23	Nick	HEATHER	male	United Kingdom	16	15	19	13	15	22	18	14	15	16		122
18	G493	Olaf	BECKEN	male	Germany	17	39	18	19	19	15	14	18	18	22	1	139
19	G70	Anke	MÜNCH	female	Germany	18	19	16	20	18	17	16	25	23	18		142
20	G476	Renee marie	BEUGHOLT	female	Germany	24	26	24	26	23	20	21	20	20	21		173
21	G468	Angela	JACOB	female	Germany	22	24	25	22	24	25	28	19	21	19		176
22	K40	Graham	LYNCH	male	United Kingdom	34	20	22	21	21	19	25	30	25	24		177
23	G484	Anne christine	HEGERFELT	female	Germany	21	18	23	23	29	36	20	24	22	29		180
24	G350	Jörg	PAPENMEIER	male	Germany	27	22	21	25	22	30	19	36	24	26		186
25	G354	Christin	KUBE	female	Germany	23	23	34	33	35	27	22	23	19	20		190
26	D210	Joachim	DAMMANN	male	Denmark	20	25	20	18	20	35	30	34	33	27		193
27	G309	Martha	STEFFENS	female	Germany	28	21	32	31	28	21	23	22	27	23		193
28	F49	Anais	DESHAYES	female	France	26	32	37	27	26	28	24	21	30	28		210
29	Z28	Stefan	JUTZI	male	Switzerland	36	30	29	29	27	29	26	27	26	25		218
30	D321	Nils	LENKITE	male	Denmark	25	33	30	24	33	23	32	28	31	30	1	224
31	K917	Emma	GREEN	female	United Kingdom	29	31	27	30	25	31	31	29	39	36		233
32	K911	Simon	TOMLINSON	male	United Kingdom	30	29	28	28	32	33	29	32	29	32		237
33	F2004	Emma	GOSNET‑KALBUSCH	female	France	32	38	38	35	34	24	27	26	32	31		241
34	G452	Larissa	SCHIPPANG	female	Germany	33	27	26	32	30	32	36	33	34	34	1	248
35	Z14	Pierre‑alain	RAYNAL	male	Switzerland	31	28	31	34	37	26	37	40	28	37		252
36	H149	Jeroen van	ABSWOUDE	male	Netherlands	38	34	36	36	31	34	34	31	35	35		270
37	G380	Inke	STEFFENS	female	Germany	35	36	33	39	36	39	33	35	37	33		278
38	K26	Peter	NICHOLS	male	United Kingdom	37	35	35	37	38	37	35	37	36	38		289
39	K11	Gareth	ROWLAND	male	United Kingdom	39	37	39	38	39	38	39	38	38	39		306