Club Mare Nostrum hosts the X-15 World Championship from Wednesday, November 4th, to November 8th, bringing together different generations of international wingfoil athletes in the waters of Ibiza, from senior competitors to the youngest rising talents. The competition gets underway today following a day of training sessions and will run for five days at Port Nàutic Ibiza.
DID YOU LIKE THIS CONTENT? WELL... YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR FULL PROGRAMS HERE!The sound of foils slicing through the water will once again become part of Ibiza’s coastal scenery over the coming days. From Wednesday, November 4th, the island becomes the setting for the X-15 World Championships 2026, an international event bringing together wingfoil specialists at Port Nàutic Ibiza. The championship is hosted by Club Mare Nostrum under the authority of the International X-15 Class Association.
The competition will run until Sunday, November 8th, bringing together athletes of different ages and categories on the same racecourse, from senior men’s and women’s divisions to the youth categories U19, U17, U15 and U13.
In fact, activities began before the first official starting signal. On Tuesday, November 3rd, the opening training sessions took place, first for the senior categories and then for the younger competitors. These sessions gave participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the racing area, test their equipment and begin assessing the water conditions that will play a decisive role in the championship.
Today marks the official start of the competition. On-site registration and equipment allocation took place between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., followed by the competitors’ briefing at 11:30 a.m. From midday onwards, athletes will begin heading out to the racecourse. The first racing session for the senior men’s and women’s categories is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., with the U19, U17, U15 and U13 divisions taking to the water afterwards.
This marks the beginning of five days of racing, during which each competition day may be divided into two sessions, with up to eight races per fleet in a single day. Schedules for the following days will be adjusted according to conditions and communicated by the organisers each afternoon.
As always in wingfoiling, weather conditions will play a decisive role. The difference between flying effortlessly above the water and having to search for every slight gust can completely transform a racing day, forcing organisers to adapt courses, schedules and racing formats.
The X-15 World Championship will not be limited to a single type of course. The planned format combines different types of racing, requiring participants to demonstrate speed, tactical ability and consistency across a variety of conditions. Up to three long-distance races may be held on the opening day, with a specific scoring system applied to these events.
From there, the competition will continue with different courses and configurations adapted to the prevailing conditions. The local sailing instructions include long-distance races, wind-oriented courses and formats featuring specific technical elements, ensuring that each day may present a different challenge.
Technology itself will also be part of the spectacle. Many of the course marks will consist of robotic buoys, with different colours identifying their positions, while all competitors will be required to wear tracking devices underneath their competition bibs.
One of the defining features of this championship is the opportunity for different generations of wingfoil athletes to compete at the same venue. The event includes senior men’s and women’s categories alongside the U19, U17, U15 and U13 youth divisions. Official world titles will be contested in the senior men’s and women’s categories, the U19 men’s and women’s divisions, and U15, while specific awards will also be presented in the U17, U13 and Masters 35+ and 50+ categories.
The wide age range offers a unique opportunity to witness the evolution of a discipline that, in just a few years, has progressed from an emerging watersport into an increasingly sophisticated and specialised competitive sport.
Younger athletes will share the racing area with experienced competitors, while equipment, foiling techniques and speeds continue to evolve almost from one championship to the next.
Port Nàutic Ibiza will serve as the championship’s main base, coordinating all sporting, technical and logistical operations throughout the five-day event, where the work carried out onshore will be almost as intense as the action on the water.
Equipment inspections, competitors’ briefings, support boats, race officials, GPS tracking and multiple racing sessions will all form part of an extensive operation that will remain active until Sunday.
Over the coming days, wingfoil boards will once again rise above the water, putting speed, balance and the ability to read the wind at the heart of a World Championship that has chosen Ibiza and Club Mare Nostrum as its home for 2026.
