Hobie Cat European Championships 2025 (HC14, HC16 Youth, HC16 Spi, HC16 Masters)
📅 August 17, 2025
📍 Ustka, Poland
The final day of the 2025 Hobie Cat European Championships for the Hobie 14, HC16 Youth, HC16 Spi, and HC16 Masters was marked by another exciting day on the water. Sailors were had to deal with challenging conditions, including strong wave action, demanding both precision and endurance.
Final results HC 14
🥇 Thorin Zeilmaker 🇳🇱
🥈 Daniel Borg 🇨🇦
🥉 Gerard Loos 🇪🇸
Dutch sailor Thorin Zeilmaker delivered a strong performance across the championship. After the second day of racing, he fought his way back to the top of the leaderboard and secured the Hobie 14 European Championship title with impressive determination.
However, it wasn’t quite enough for the Dinsdale Trophy. That honor went to Daniel Borg 🇨🇦, who claimed 2nd overall and won the first-ever HC14 Euro Cup, thereby earning the Dinsdale Trophy for outstanding performance.
HC16 Youth
🥇 Valerio Tomassi & Sofia Masi 🇮🇹
🥈 Jacopo Caridi & Benedetta Carlevaro 🇮🇹
🥉 Lukas Riepe & Wiebke Finkemeyer 🇩🇪
A strong Italian presence at the top of the leaderboard, with Valerio Tomassi and Sofia Masi delivering a dominant performance to take the Youth title.
HC16 Spi
🥇 Klemens & Gundi Kitzmüller 🇦🇹
🥈 Quentin Bertramo & Jeanne Roisnel 🇫🇷
🥉 Bernhardt Haan & Brigitte Waldmann 🇦🇹
The Austrian pair Klemens & Gundi Kitzmüller led the Spi fleet with authority, mastering both boat speed and tactics in a tight competition.
HC16 Masters
🥇 Ulf Hahn & Katrin Wiese-Dose 🇩🇪
🥈 Detlef Mohr & Karen Wichardt 🇩🇪
🥉 Arnaud Thiemé & Andy Dinsdale 🇫🇷
Germany swept the top spots in the Masters fleet, with Ulf Hahn & Katrin Wiese-Dose showing excellent teamwork and consistency with the perfect series 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1).
📊 Full results: https://ucsdays.com
🎉 Celebration Evening
After the races, the sailors came together for a heartfelt Dinsdale Memorial Dinner, followed by a colorful and joyfull Hawaiian party. The mood was joyful and relaxed, with international teams celebrating the end of the first part of this fantastic championship week.
🏁 What’s Next?
The next two days will feature the qualifying races for the HC16 Open European Championship. The stakes are high as teams fight for a spot in the finals of the Gold fleet Hobie 16 Europeans.
👏 Congratulations to all winners and participants!
See you on the water for the HC16 Open Series!
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