Day 2 of the 2026 ILCA Senior European Championships finally delivered a fantastic afternoon of racing in Kastela, Croatia.
Throughout the afternoon, winds remained stable between 9 and 13 knots, allowing the completion of the opening three races for the ILCA 7, ILCA 6 Women, and ILCA 6 Men fleets in spectacular sailing weather.
George GAUTREY of New Zealand leads the ILCA 7 Open, Charlotte ROSE of the USA leads the ILCA 6 Women and Lorenzo GHIROTTI ITALY the ILCA 6 Men.
Leading British competitors are: ILCA 7 Open 7th Sam WHALEY, ILCA 6 Women 4th Daisy COLLINGRIDGE, 5th Matilda NICHOLLS, 9th Hannah SNELLGROVE and 11th Molly SACKER. ILCA 6 U21 Archie MUNRO-PRICE 8th.
After the first races of the championship, the provisional leaders are:
ILCA 7 Open
- George Gautrey NZL 8 pt
- Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini ITA 10 pt
- Georgios Papadakos GRE 12 pt
ILCA 7 Under-23 Open
- Antonio Pascali ITA 15 pt
- Caleb Armit NZL 27 pt
- Theodor Middelthon NOR 30 pt
ILCA 6 Women Open
- Charlotte Rose USA 5 pt
- Emma Plasschaert BEL 10 pt
- Magdalena Kwasna POL 10 pt
ILCA 6 Men Europeans
- Lorenzo Ghirotti ITA 6 pt
- Claudio Crocco ITA 7 pt
- Giovanni Bedoni ITA 8 pt
