Spectacular Medal Series conclude six days of racing in Portugal as the titles are decided live on the Atlantic waters of Praia da Rocha Portimão, Portugal – May 23, 2026 – The 2026 iQFOiL Open European Championships came to a thrilling conclusion today in Portimão, Portugal, with spectacular Medal Series racing deciding the new European Champions after six demanding days on the Atlantic waters of Praia da Rocha. In the end, it was Dutch Olympic bronze medallist Luuc Van Opze

Tamar Steinberg and Luuc Van Opzeeland hold the overall leads as the top 10 advance to Saturday’s live-streamed Medal Series Portimão, Portugal – May 22, 2026 – The 2026 iQFOiL Open European Championships reached the end of the Final Series today in Portimão, setting the stage for Saturday’s decisive Medal Race Series, where the European titles will be awarded live from Praia da Rocha. After a week of highly varied Atlantic conditions, the fleet once again faced a demanding d

Course Racing and Sprint Racing test the fleet on a demanding Day 4 as Tamar Steinberg and Luuc Van Opzeeland maintain their leads Portimão, Portugal – May 21, 2026 – After a full day ashore yesterday, racing resumed today at the 2026 iQFOiL Open European Championships in Portimão. Conditions proved far more favorable today, as the Levante settled earlier and strengthened steadily across Praia da Rocha. Blowing from approximately 115 degrees at around 15 knots, the southeaste

Luuc Van Opzeeland and Tamar Steinberg lead the fleets, who today competed respectively in Course Racing and Upwind Sprint Portimão, Portugal – May 19, 2026 – After an opening day sailed in steady northwesterly conditions, the 2026 iQFOiL Open European Championshipscontinued today in Portimão, with the fleet returning to the waters off Praia da Rocha for the second day of competition. Yesterday’s racing immediately established the tone for what is proving to be a highly compe

Tamar Steinberg takes the early lead in the Women’s fleet and Finn Hawkins in the Men’s, as Atlantic conditions challenge sailors on Day 1 in Portugal Portimão, Portugal – May 18, 2026 – The 2026 iQFOiL Open European Championships officially got underway today in Portimão, Portugal, hosted by Clube Naval de Portimão. From May 18 to 23, a fleet of 192 competitors representing 42 nations will battle over six days of racing in one of the season’s most important events on the i