2025 ILCA Under-21 World Championships at Dun Laoghaire, Ireland - Overall
by Agustín Argüelles / ILCA 30 Aug 17:57 NZST
22-29 August 2025
Breezy final day crowns three champions on Dublin Bay
The weather co-operated once again on Dublin Bay to deliver a nail-biting conclusion to the 2025 ILCA Under-21 World Championships today, where three new world titles were decided at the end of a full 12-race programme.
After dominating all week, Roos Wind NED won the ILCA 6 Under-21 Women's title, while Ole Schweckendiek GER held his overnight lead to claim the Men's ILCA 7 championship. Tenth-placed Omer Vered Vilenchik ISR won the ILCA 7 Youth Men's title.
Friday's final day was graced by fresh offshore winds gusting to more than 20 knots at times. Although the flood tide created steep waves, it at least flowed consistently in one direction throughout racing.
In the ILCA 6 Under-21 Women's event, Roos Wind started the day with a comfortable points margin over second-placed Emma Mattivi ITA. However, Wind was vulnerable to a match race attack as her discard had already been used by a heavy score from Thursday — and Mattivi duly obliged.
As the pair broke away into their own battle, the Italian led at the gybe mark, but Roos managed to shake her off in a brief gybing duel and refocus on chasing the leaders.
Eventually, she crossed the finishing line in 12th place, while Mattivi discarded her 19th, leaving the Dutch sailor overjoyed with the result.
"Unbelievable! I'm world champion and I'm so, so happy and really relieved," said Roos shortly after finishing. "It was really difficult. I tried to sail my own race but Emma wanted to do a match race so it was really tough but I managed to get away and sail quick and fast. In the end, it was enough for the win and I'm really happy."
Mattivi secured Silver, while the battle for third place saw Frances Beebe AUS dominate the final day with double bullets, adding to her two second places from Thursday. She edged out Ginevra Caracciolo Di Brienza ITA by a single point to claim Bronze.
Of the host nation sailors, Sienna Wright IRL finished 15th overall in the 73-boat Women's fleet.
Meanwhile, Ole Schweckendiek carefully managed his overnight advantage to sail conservatively on the final day, securing the ILCA 7 Under-21 Men's world title with a ten-point margin.
"It was great... so fast upwind and great racing - I'm happy to win but it was really tight," said a relieved Schweckendiek. "Overall, it was a good series and a good ending."
Although he discarded a 19th place in race eleven, his main rival Edward Reid AUS was black-flagged, which removed the pressure. Reid's teammate and close friend Isaac Schotte AUS stepped up with a race win, but an eighth in the final race wasn't enough to unseat the German.
Reid did bounce back with a win in the last race, but it wasn't enough to hold the podium as Athanasios Kyfidis GRE edged him out by two points in a very tight men's event that drew 139 boats.
?Best of the Irish was Fiachra McDonnell IRL in 11th overall. He signed off with a fifth in the final race, adding to his earlier race win in the qualification series, his two best results of the championship.
Tenth-placed Omer Vered Vilenchik ISR secured the ILCA 7 Youth Men's world championship title, his series including several strong single-digit results that hinted at podium potential or at least a top-six finish.
Attention now turns to the 2025 ILCA Under-21 European Championships in Split, Croatia (18-25 October 2025), while the 2026 World Championship will be staged in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain from 17-24 January 2026.
Overall Results:
Women's Under-21 - Top 10
- Roos Wind NED - 43 pts
- Emma Mattivi ITA - 71 pts
- Frances Beebe AUS - 90 pts
- Ginevra Caracciolo Di Brienza ITA - 91 pts
- Evie Saunders AUS - 101 pts
- Maria Victoria Arseni ITA - 106 pts
- Isabella Mendoza Cabezas USA - 132 pts
- Romi Safin EST - 176 pts
- Marga Perello ESP - 178 pts
- Hermione Ghicas GRE - 179 pts
Men's Under-21 - Top 10
- Ole Schweckendiek GER - 52 pts
- Isaac Schotte AUS - 62 pts
- Athanasios Kyfidis GRE - 89 pts
- Edward Reid AUS - 91 pts
- George Pilkington NZL - 94 pts
- Reem Pulci Magen ISR - 107 pts
- Mark Hestbaek DEN - 116 pts
- Erik Norlen SWE - 132 pts
- Filip Olszewski POL - 142 pts
- Omer Vered Vilenchik ISR - 145 pts
Men's Under-19 - Top 10
- Omer Vered Vilenchik ISR - 145 pts
- Karol Krupski Teterycz ESP - 179 pts
- Adamantios Petrianos GRE - 193 pts
- Daniel Gimenez Mesquida ESP - 230 pts
- Jan Rohde POL - 243 pts
- Bartol Jocic CRO - 246 pts
- Leonardo Locci ITA - 259 pts
- Reilly Nakatsu CAN - 271 pts
- Franz Lasch GER - 314 pts
- Narimitsu Toyozumi JPN - 332 pts
The 2025 ILCA Under-21 World Championship is organised by the Royal St George Yacht Club, the National Yacht Club, and ILCA, with support from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Sport Ireland, XOcean, and Rooster Sailing.