J/70 European Championship at the Royal Swedish Yacht Club - Overall
by Julie & Christopher Howell 30 Aug 15:40 UTC
23-30 August 2025
After five days and 10 races, the leaders of the Apotea J/70 European Championship were shuffling until the final downwind leg. For Saturday's final two contests, sailed in light and lumpy conditions, Ralph Rosa's Mindset of Brazil placed fifth and sixth to secure victory in the 64-boat fleet.
The team, including Felipe Rondina, Júlio Falcão Carvalho and Guilherme Hamelmann, led for the initial couple days, and then rebounded in the final three races to take the event win. Earning the J/70 European Championship title is Vasco Serpa's Solyd of Portugal with crew Bernardo Plantier, Afonso Domingos and Hugo Rocha—placing second overall. Serpa also won the J/70 European Championship in 2023. While Solyd came in third in Saturday's opening battle, they were overtaken by Mindset in the last race but proudly hoisted the EUC perpetual trophy for the second time in three years. Luis Albert's Patakin and Luis Martin Cabiedes's Noticia, both of Spain, rounded out the European Championship podium.
More than half of the fleet competed in the Corinthian division, led by Victor Mesterton's Taito Sailing Liquid Sun (FIN) with Simon Karlemo, Emil Lindblom and Ville Väresmaa.
In the 10-boat One Pro Division, Yann Inghilesi's Ciclone (ITA) mastered the fleet throughout the week with Stefano Angeloni, Filippo Buti and Francesco Marrai.
Taito Sailing Solid Fun of Finland won the Mixed Plus Division including Lucas Karlemo, Livia Väresmaa, Ronja Grönblom, Atte Timmerbacka and Sandra Sonneborn.
Top female helm (also all-female crew and second Mixed Plus) was Swedish Stormfåglarna of Hedvig Liljegren, Ebba Berntsson, Linnea Floser, Jenny Gustavsson and Emilia Svärdson.
Best youth team was German Paint it Black of Mats Schönebeck, Aike Braje, Henrik Peters and Bjarne Stegelmann.
Overall Results: (top five)
1. Ralph Rosa's Mindset (BRA) 75 points
2. Vasco Serpa's Solyd (POR) 83 points
3. Luis Albert's Patakin (ESP) 88 points
4. Luis Martin Cabiedes's Noticia (ESP) 88 points
5. James Murray's Callisto (USA) 96 points
Corinthian Results: (top three, 34 boats)
1. Victor Mesterton's Taito Sailing Liquid Sun (FIN)
2. Kristoffer Spone's Helly Hansen Bagdad II (NOR)
3. Anders Hylen Klippenberg's Still Crazy (NOR)
One Pro Results: (top three, 10 boats)
1. Yann Inghilesi's Ciclone (ITA)
2. Frederik Hvalsø's Sassy (DEN)
3. Kai-Uwe Hollweg's Diva (GER)
Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) hosted the event August 26-30, with the course off the island of Sandhamn. The Championship featured 64 boats from 17 nations: AUS, BRA, DEN, ESP, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, ITA, MON, NOR, POR, SUI, SWE, TUR, USA.