2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington falls just short of medal series in Ireland

Greta Pilkington’s bid for an ILCA 6 World Championship medal has ended, with the New Zealander narrowly missing the top-10 cut for the final series in Dublin Bay.

Pilkington, who climbed to fifth overall on the penultimate day of gold-fleet racing, was unable to replicate that form in the fleet’s only completed race overnight, finishing 39th to slip to 11th overall — just one place outside the top 10 who advance to the medal showdown.

The Aucklander eventually finished 13th when the remaining sailors completed one more elimination series race.

It was nonetheless an impressive World Championship campaign for Pilkington, who made her Olympic debut in Marseille in 2024.

The 2026 Worlds had already produced arguably her strongest performance on the international stage, with Pilkington posting five consecutive top-10 finishes during qualification before an outstanding second day in the gold fleet lifted her into fifth overall and within striking distance of the leaders.

But with the breeze proving notoriously difficult in Dublin Bay, Pilkington was unable to hold her position on a day when the gold fleet completed just one race.

Racing began in 6-9 knots with flat water, before the breeze died and shifted, forcing a postponement of more than three hours. A second race was eventually started but abandoned when the wind dropped to around one knot.

American Charlotte Rose won the gold medal, with Emma Plasschaert taking silver and Anna Munch of Denmark claiming bronze.

Final results and standings here.