Sferracavallo (Palermo), 9 November 2025 – The 2025 Junior European Championship for the Nacra 17, 49er, and 49erFX classes came to an exciting close today at Circolo Velico Sferracavallo, following four days of high-level competition that tested both skill and strategy across varying weather conditions.
The final day began with an AP postponement due to light rain, but as the clouds cleared, the sun broke through and the wind picked up, allowing the fleets to launch. Sailors faced challenging yet spectacular conditions — strong gusts, big waves, and shifting current — that made for a single, intense race across all three classes before the wind dropped completely and the rain came back.
In total, the Nacra 17 fleet completed 9 races, while both the 49er and 49erFX classes finished with 8 races overall.
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2025 Junior European Champions Crowned
49er – Junior European Champions 🇮🇪
🥇 Ben O’Shaughnessy & Ethan Spain (Ireland)
🥈 Lorenzo Pezzilli & Tobia Torroni (Italy) – just one point behind
🥉 Alex Demurtas & Giovanni Santi (Italy) – former 29er World Champions
Germany’s Lucas and Moritz Hamm also impressed, finishing fourth overall.
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49erFX – Junior European Champions 🇩🇪
🥇 Katharina Schwachhofer & Elena Stoltze (Germany) – claiming back-to-back titles after their Junior World Championship win in Copenhagen earlier this year
🥈 Ewa Lewandowska & Anna Zwara (Poland)
🥉 Klara Sobczak & Magdalena Skórnóg (Poland)
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49erFX Open
🥇 Massimo Perini & Augusto Cardellini (Italy)
🥈 Lenny Hofman & Thomas Reyers (Malta)
🥉 Alessio Bonizzoni & Walter Bonizzoni (Italy)
Nacra 17 Junior European Champions 🇮🇹
🥇 Federico Figlia di Granara & Caterina Sedmak (Italy)
🥈 Andrea Aschieri & Tine Rossel (Switzerland)
🥉 Arto Hirsch & Sofia Borgia (Italy)
🔗 Full results
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Despite the variable weather, the championship offered spectacular racing and an excellent showcase of Europe’s next generation of high-performance sailors. Many senior, junior, and Olympic teams are expected to return to Sferracavallo in the coming months for winter training — confirming the venue’s growing reputation as a top international sailing hub.
