EurILCA Master Series concludes at Lake Garda

The 2026 EurILCA Master Series concluded in Gargnano on Lake Garda, Italy, with the final event, the EurILCA Master ITA, featuring approximately 85 sailors from 11 nations. The regatta consisted of eight races held over three days, navigating varying wind conditions including the Peler and Ora breezes.

In the ILCA 6 category, Alessio Marinelli of Club Vela Portocivitanova secured the overall victory with a four-point lead. Elisa Boschin, the female ILCA 6 Master World Champion, took first place in the Master and women's categories. In the ILCA 7 category, Stefano Meciani of Lega Navale Italiana di Follonica won the overall classification by a single point over Austria's Christoph Marsano.

Additional category winners included Giuseppe Cavalli and Roberto Bini for the Great Grand Master ILCA 7, and Mauro Barozzi in the ILCA 7 Master category. The event served as the 13th and final stage of the European circuit, which began in January in Malta.