Tanger SAILING

06/19/2026

With the 2026 Optimist World Championship approaching, all eyes are on the conditions awaiting the sailors in Tanger.

In this interview, Principal Race Officer Miguel Amaral shares his expectations for the week ahead, highlighting the forecasted sailing conditions and the excellent facilities that will support athletes, coaches and teams throughout the event.

A promising glimpse of what competitors can expect at the 2026 Optimist World Championship.

📍 Tanger, Morocco

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05/18/2026

The Optimist world is coming to Tangier in 2026.

For the first time, Tanger Sailing will host the Optimist World Championship — bringing the world’s leading young sailors to one of the most dynamic emerging competition venues in international sailing.

Hundreds of athletes. Nations from across the globe. A championship built around high-level racing and world-class event delivery.

2026 Optimist World Championship
Tangier, Morocco

World class sailing events in Africa.
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05/07/2026

After silence, Tanger Sailing returns with a renewed focus on competition, precision and international sailing events.

A new chapter begins in Tanger.

📍Tanger, Morocco

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10/22/2023

🇫🇷 Championnat du Monde U21 de l'ILCA - Cérémonie de remise des prix
La vidéo de la cérémonie de remise des prix du championnat du monde U21 de l'ILCA est là pour vous, alors regardez ce qui s'est passé ! ⛵🎥
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Félicitations à tous les navigateurs et aux champions.

🇬🇧ILCA U21 World Championship | Prize Ceremony
The video of the prize ceremony of the ILCA U21 World Championship is here for you, so take a look at what happened! ⛵🎥
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Congratulations to all sailors and the champions.
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ILCA6
🥇 Eve MCMAHON 🇮🇪
🥈 Anja VON ALLMEN 🇨🇭
🥉 Carlotta RIZZARDI 🇮🇹
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ILCA7
🥇 Finley DICKINSON 🇬🇧
🥈 Oskar MADONICH 🇺🇦
🥉 Caleb ARMIT 🇳🇿

10/22/2023

🇨🇵 Voyez ce qui s'est passé lors de la sixième journée de course des Championnats du Monde U21 de l'ILCA ! ⛵️🎥

🇬🇧 See what happened on the sixth day of racing at the ILCA U21 World Championships! ⛵️🎥

🗓15 - 22/10
📍 Tanger Sailing

10/22/2023

10/22/2023

Prize giving ceremony ILCA U21 World Championship 2023.
Prize winners: ILCA Under 19 youth world championship-men:
5th- Isaac Schotte,4th Luka Zabukovec, 3rd Viktor Kataliev, 2nd Sebastian Kempe.
2023 ILCA Under 19 youth world champion- Ole Schweckendiek from Germany🇩🇪

Prize winners: ILCA under 21 world championship-women:
10th- Audrey Foley, 9th Emma Mattivi, 8th Alessia Palanti, 7th Josephine Heegaard, 6th Sara Savelli, 5th Maria Vittoria Arseni, 4th Ginevra Caracciolo, 3rd Carlotta Rizzardi, 2nd Anja von Allen. 2023 ILCA 6 under 21 world champion- Eve McMahon from Ireland 🇮🇪.

Prize winners: ILCA under 21 world championship-men:
10th Ole Schweckendiek, 9th Enrico Tanferna, 8th Javier Segui, 7th Theodor Middelthon, 6th Stefan Elliott-Shircore, 5th Pietro Giacomoni, 4th Attilio Borio, 3rd Caleb Admit, 2nd Oskar Madonich. 2023 ILCA 7 under 21 world champion- Finley Dickinson from UK🇬🇧.

Congratulations to all the winners!
Félicitations à tous les gagnants !

10/22/2023

🇫🇷Le dernier jour du championnat de voile est arrivé, avec un vent abondant et des conditions difficiles. Les conditions météorologiques ont pris une tournure dramatique, la pluie ajoutant une nouvelle couche de complexité à une journée déjà exigeante sur l'eau. Les vents violents ont donné lieu à une course pleine d'adrénaline, avec des rafales puissantes lorsque les marins se sont élancés sur l'eau. Ce fut un point culminant pour le Championnat du Monde U21 de l'ILCA, qui s'achève aujourd'hui. La championne du monde de la flotte ILCA 6 est l'Irlandaise Eve McMahon et le Britannique Finley Dickinson de la flotte ILCA 7. Félicitations à tous !

🇬🇧The final day of the sailing championship has arrived, and it's met with an abundance of wind and challenging conditions. The weather has taken a turn for the dramatic, with rain adding another layer of complexity to an already demanding day on the water. The brisk winds provided an adrenaline-fueled race with powerful gusts as sailors raced across the water. It was an epic culmination to the ILCA U21 World Championship event, which today draws to a close. Crowning as world champions in the ILCA 6 fleet is Eve McMahon from Ireland and in the ILCA 7 fleet it is Finley Dickinson from the UK. Congratulations to all!