Valerian Lebrun, from France, took both race wins on the second day of the 2026 Finn European Masters at Los Alcazares, on the Mar Menor in Spain. Portugal’s Filipe Silva still leads from Laurent Hay and Nick Craig. A long wait for wind was rewarded with two races in 12-15 knots, ending in the golden evening light. 118 Finn sailors from 20 nations are competing in Los Alcazares.
Racing was delayed until nearly 15.00, first with a postponement on shore and then a further delay on the water. One attempt was made before the very light wind shifted south and came in quite fast at 10-15 knots, making for two challenging races.
On his birthday, Nanno Schuttrups led round the top mark from Switzerland’s Christoph Burger and Britain’s Nick Craig. Lebrun was fourth and soon took the lead downwind to win the race from World No. 1, Peter Peet, from The Netherlands and Burger.
Lebrun then led the second race all the way, with the wind dropping on the final upwind to 8-10 knots down to the finish. Laurent Hay made it a 1,2 for France with Spain’s David Terol in third.
Overall leader, Silva struggled with an 11, 6 but kept the overall lead. However, with two races scheduled for Wednesday, the drop will kick in and shuffle the leaderboard.
Results after 3 races:
1 POR 21 Filipe SILVA 18
2 FRA 75 Laurent HAY 23
3 GBR 790 Nick CRAIG 24
4 FRA 111 Valerian LEBRUN 26
5 ESP 7 David TEROL ALBALADEJO 27
6 SUI 7 Christoph BURGER 27
7 BEL 7 Sebbe GODEFROID 35
8 NED 148 Peter PEET 37
9 ESP 161 Miguel FERNÁNDEZ VASCO 41
10 ITA 40 Marko KOLIC 44
Full results: https://fvrm.sailti.com/es/default/races/race?text=2026FinnEuropeanMasters-es
Gallery from Day 2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720336249866/
Valerian Lebrun commented, “Today I must say we have been very lucky with the weather because we did not expect such nice winds. Finally, we went out a bit late but with a very small breeze. They did the first attempt, but the wind was dying. And then when it turned right and it started to become really good, we had two really nice races. I don’t really know what to expect for the next three days but we’ve got those two. Let’s see tomorrow how it’s going to be.”
David Terol remarked, “Today we had two races, mid-wind, and it was a bit difficult, tricky, because of different pressures and shifts, but it was good for me. I finished third in the last one, and I’m very happy with my performance today.”
In the evening the postponed opening ceremony took place at the Centro de Tecnificación Deportiva in Los Alcázares, featuring a paella and a flag ceremony in the dark at the sports centre.
Racing continues with two races scheduled for 11.00 on Wednesday. The event concludes on Friday.
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