The 2026 ILCA Under-21 World Championships concluded this Saturday in Marina Rubicón, Lanzarote, after six intense days of racing marked by demanding conditions, tactical battles and a dramatic final showdown that crowned Italy’s Antonio Pascali and Ginevra Caracciolo as the new world champions.

The ILCA Under-21 World Championships delivered a fifth and penultimate day of racing on Friday in Marina Rubicón, Lanzarote, marked by strong winds, physical demands and intense tactical challenges. With the final day still to come, everything remains open in ILCA 7, while in ILCA 6 the lead continues to be firmly held by Italy’s Ginevra Caracciolo.

In ILCA 7, Karol Krupski (ESP) and Luka Zabukovec (SLO) are now tied at the top of the leaderboard on 30 points, highlighting the remarkable level of equality among the leading contenders. Just ten points behind, Fernando Abella (ESP) sits third overall. In ILCA 6, Ginevra Caracciolo  (ITA) continues to assert her dominance, extending her lead at the top of the provisional standings after a flawless day in which she proved unbeatable, winning both races. The Italian now holds a commanding 31-point advantage over her closest challenger, Spain’s Irene de Tomás.

Spain’s Karol Krupski moved into the overall lead in the men’s ILCA 7 fleet after four races and one discard. Despite a 13th-place finish in the first race of the day, Krupski bounced back with a second place to sit on four net points. Italy’s Ginevra Caracciolo continues to lead the ILCA 6 women’s fleet after maintaining her advantage for a second consecutive day. Greece’s Hermione Ghicas moved up to second overall, while Spain’s newly crowned ILCA Youth World Champion Irene de Tomás climbed into third place after finishing second and fourth in Tuesday’s races. #lanzarotesailingcenter

148 sailors from 36 countries will compete in Lanzarote from tomorrow until 24 January on a highly demanding race area. This was the opening ceremony at Marina Rubicón. #lanzarotesailingcenter

Eight days of pure action and competition to kick off the new Olympic cycle. This was the Lanzarote International Regatta 2025!

Five editions of the Lanzarote International Regatta and looking forward to more! This is how we closed the competition, with perfect conditions and the whole schedule of races done. Thanks to all the team that makes it possible! 🙌

In this 5th edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta, there is also some non-Olympic competition with the Snipe doublehanded dinghy invited as a guest class, and so many Canarian well-know sailors competing in Marina Rubicón. Let's find out more about them. #lanzarotesailingcenter #lanzaroteinternationalregatta

Silvia Mas and Alex Marsans are a new Spanish crew in the 470 Mixed class with aspirations to be in Los Angeles 2028. Their Olympic campaign starts in Lanzarote and the Lanzarote International Regatta. This is what they have told us before going out on the water today. #lanzarotesailingcenter #lanzaroteinternationalregatta #lanzarotetola28 #marinarubicon

Marina Rubicón will host the ILCA U21 World Championships in 2026. We talked with silver medallist in Paris 2024 & London 2012, Pavlos Kontides, a veteran in the class who sets out on his sixth Olympic campaign in Lanzarote. ILCA Youth sailors, listen up to one of the legends of ILCA racing!

At the end of the first phase of the Lanzarote International Regatta, we look back at its history with Rafael Lasso, CEO of Marina Rubicon. 🎞️ ©️ Jacobo Bastos 👉🏻 #lanzarotesailingcenter 👈🏻 #LIR25 #lanzaroteinternationalregatta #lanzarotetola28 #marinarubicon #yaiza #olympics #worldsailing

There are many factors that make Lanzarote one of the best spots in the world. We talked to the Team Allianz NL, which this year has chosen our island as its winter training base for the new Olympic cycle. #lanzarotesailingcenter #LIR25 #lanzaroteinternationalregatta #lanzarotetola28 #marinarubicon #yaiza

With superb sailing conditions of sunshine and 18 knots of breeze, there have been four very fast and technical races. Dominik Buksak - 5th in Paris 2024 - and his new crew member Adam Glogowski are the first leaders. Four more races scheduled for tomorrow!

The battle for the podium continues in Lanzarote 💥 🗣️ Andrew Mollerus: "𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳... 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮". #lanzarotesailingcenter #LIR25 #lanzaroteinternationalregatta #lanzarotetola28 #marinarubicon #yaiza

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗗. 𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙎ø𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙌𝙁𝙊𝙞𝙇 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨! An incredible finish to an action-packed week! #lanzaroteiqfoilgames #lanzarotesailingcenter #LanzaroteToLA28  #marinarubicon #yaiza  #iqfoilclass

DAY 4 AT THE IQFOIL INTERNATIONAL GAMES: FINALISTS SET FOR TOMORROW’S MEDAL SERIES IN LANZAROTE Course and Sprint Slalom racing replace the Marathon as the top eight sailors in each fleet secure their spots for the Grand Final Lanzarote, Spain, February 1, 2025 – The stage is set for the first Medal Series of the 2025 season, as the top eight Men and Women have secured their spots for tomorrow’s knockout finale at the iQFOiL International Games in Marina Rubicón, Lanzarote. What was originally planned as the Marathon Race had to be revised due to unstable wind conditions in the open-water course between Playa Blanca and Los Lobos Island, just off Fuerteventura. Instead, the Race Committee opted for more course racing and to then finish the Sprint Slalom races, allowing the fleets to complete their full Opening Series with a total of 16 races. #lanzaroteiqfoilgames #lanzarotesailingcenter #LanzaroteToLA28 #marinarubicon #LanzaroteAUniqueIsland #LanzaroteSports #iqfoilclass Follow us🌍⛵️ on: Facebook ➡️ / lanzarotesailingcenter Instagram ➡️ / lanzarotesailingcenter

Another day of amazing conditions greeted the 100 athletes at the iQFOiL International Games in Lanzarote, in Marina Rubicón, with four course races completed in each fleet under winds from north-east exceeding 20 knots and rough sea state. #lanzaroteiqfoilgames #lanzarotesailingcenter #LanzaroteToLA28 #marinarubicon #LanzaroteAUniqueIsland #LanzaroteSports #iqfoilclass Follow us🌍⛵️ on: Facebook ➡️ / lanzarotesailingcenter Instagram ➡️ / lanzarotesailingcenter