Mallorca honours the best youth sailing competitors of the 2025–2026 season

The event brought together under-17 sailors and their families at La Misericòrdia to recognise their achievements during the 2025–2026 season, while also celebrating the federation's 60th anniversary.

The Balearic Sailing Federation held the Mallorca School Sailing Championships Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 4th. The event was a major celebration of sporting achievement, recognising the podium finishes secured by nearly 20 young sailors during the 2025–2026 season in the under-17 categories.

Sailors from various clubs across the island were honoured for their sporting achievements in the Optimist, Techno 293, ILCA 4 and 420 classes. The ceremony was attended by the Island Director of Sports at the Consell de Mallorca, Toni Prats, who joined the award-winning athletes and the technical and management teams of the Balearic Sailing Federation, including its president, Cati Darder.

Prats expressed the Consell's institutional support for sailing and the organisations working to promote the sport: "Having nearly 20 award winners from the 2025–2026 season here today shows that this sport, which is so deeply rooted in our identity, is unstoppable. It reflects the excellent work carried out by these young and courageous athletes, their coaches, the clubs supporting them and the federation that drives them forward." The Island Director also congratulated the federation on its 60th anniversary in 2026: "The Balearic Sailing Federation celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, a special milestone that represents its maturity, heritage and longstanding tradition."

The federation's president, Cati Darder, expressed her gratitude for the work of the clubs, coaches, technical teams, judges, federation staff and families, as well as the dedication of the sailors. "We have so much to remember and be grateful for, and a future that we can continue building together."

Representing different clubs from across the islands, the young sailors took to the stage accompanied by representatives of their respective clubs. The awards recognised young competitors in the junior categories of the Optimist, Techno 293, ILCA 4 and 420 classes, disciplines that form the foundation of sporting development and nurture future generations of Balearic sailing talent.