iQFOiL Youth & Junior Worldwide Video games at Torbole, Lake Garda – Day 5
by iQFOiL Class Affiliation 8 Might 22:23 PDT
4-9 Might 2026
Lake Garda Trentino delivers a full day of racing as the highest eight sailors in every fleet qualify for the Medal Collection
After three days closely affected by unstable climate, the iQFOiL Youth & Junior Worldwide Video games in Torbole lastly returned to full racing mode on the penultimate day of the occasion. Organized by Circolo Surf Torbole on Lake Garda Trentino along with the Worldwide iQFOiL Youth & Junior Class, on behalf of the Italian Crusing Federation, the regatta noticed almost 200 Beneath 17 and Beneath 19 athletes from 21 nations competing in an extended and decisive day that introduced the Qualifying Collection to an in depth.
Right now Lake Garda returned to its most traditional sample, with the morning northerly thermal breeze adopted by the southerly afternoon wind, which stuffed in unusually early at round 10:30 a.m., instantly after the Peler light.
The Beneath 17 fleets launched as early as 8:00 a.m., and racing continued virtually uninterrupted till 3:30 p.m. In complete, the Race Committee and organizing employees managed almost eight hours of exercise on the water, with roughly 60 beginning procedures, together with 25 for the Beneath 17 fleets, 25 for the Beneath 19 fleets, and round ten basic recollects. It was an intense however essential day, permitting the regatta to recuperate from the earlier windless days and produce all fleets to the minimal variety of races required to carry the Medal Collection, set at eight qualifying races.
All fleets accomplished 5 races through the day. Following the Course Races of the opening day, right this moment’s schedule featured Upwind Dash races, each upwind and downwind, making a technically assorted qualification section.
Saturday will now be devoted to the Medal Collection, reserved for the highest eight sailors in every class. The format sees sailors ranked from fifth to eighth start within the Quarter Finals. The highest two from the Quarter Finals advance to the Semi Finals, becoming a member of the third and 4th ranked sailors from the Qualifying Collection. The highest two from the Semi Finals then transfer into the Grand Remaining, the place they meet the highest two qualifiers, who’re already instantly certified and begin with one match level every. The general victory goes to the primary sailor to achieve two match factors. The system retains the rostrum battle open for all eight certified sailors whereas rewarding the highest two of the Qualifying Collection with a major benefit.
Within the Beneath 17 Males’s fleet, after eight races, Germany’s Moritz Schleicher and Czech sailor Frantisek Burda occupy the highest two positions and advance on to the Grand Remaining with one match level every. Italy’s Marco Capitta of Windsurfing Membership Cagliari qualifies for the Medal Collection in sixth place and can start from the Quarter Finals.
1. Moritz SCHLEICHER (GER 747)
2. Frantisek BURDA (CZE 844)
3. Tymon WRZESINSKI (POL 131)
4. Viljams PREISS (LAT 83)
5. Mahe GIVERNAUD (FRA 363)
6. Claudio CAPITTA (ITA 88)
7. Gil SHTUB (ISR 202)
8. David BLEISTEIN (SWE 201)
Within the Beneath 17 Ladies, Poland’s Michelle Urzykowski and Dutch sailor Anna Jannieke Korevaar safe the highest two qualifying spots.
1. Anna Jannieke KOREVAAR (NED 157)
2. Marta GAJDZINSKA (POL 429)
3. Kalina SZOSTEK (POL 205)
4. Elettra FULGENZI (ITA 45)
5. Elisa BRUNO (ITA 12)
6. Martinique SUCHOCKA (POL 398)
7. Mies DIJKSTERHUIS (NED 582)
8. Sum Yee CHEUNG (HKG 48)
Within the Beneath 19 Males’s fleet, after ten qualifying races, the highest two spots are held by Dutch sailor Finn Brüll and Poland’s Gustaw Trybek.
1. Finn BRÜLL (NED 731)
2. Gustaw TRYBEK (POL 2115)
3. Kfir NOV (ISR 345)
4. Titouan DIZET (FRA 98)
5. Louan GOUAULT (FRA 2021)
6. Lorenzo MAROADI (ITA 16)
7. Marius POLO (FRA 908)
8. Idan LICHTENSTEIN (ISR 211)
Within the Beneath 19 Girls’s fleet, after 9 races, Israel’s Alba Klein and France’s Salomé Simon end the Qualifying Collection in first and second place respectively, securing direct entry to the Grand Remaining with one match level every.
1. Alba KLEIN (ISR 205)
2. Salomé SIMON (FRA 142)
3. Sophie CLARK (GBR 384)
4. Garance CHATELIER-DAISAY (FRA 5)
5. Vittoria MARCONI (ITA 53)
6. Pauline HERMITANT (FRA 1175)
7. Marta VALENTE (ITA 67)
8. Ginevra GIUNTI (ITA 321)
The day required a significant effort from the FIV Race Committee, chaired by Claudio Alessandrello, along with the on-water employees and the complete organizational staff of Circolo Surf Torbole, all tasked with managing an extended sequence of begins and races in lastly favorable situations. Lake Garda Trentino in the end delivered the decisive day the occasion wanted, permitting the worldwide iQFOiL Youth & Junior fleet to go into the ultimate stage with full rankings and an open battle for the podiums.
On Saturday, climate allowing, the primary attainable begin for the Medal Collection is scheduled for 12:00.
