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Rising Kiwi windsurfing star Aimee Bright wanted to "stand out" among the 75-board fleet at the 2026 iQFOiL European Championships, so she bought brightly coloured wetsuit bottoms and spray-painted her helmet fluorescent pink shortly before the regatta began.
New Zealand has claimed its second major Olympic-class sailing medal in the space of a week after George Gautrey secured bronze at the weather-hit 2026 ILCA European Championships in Kaštela, Croatia, overnight.
Aimee Bright overcame an early setback on the penultimate day of the iQFOiL European Championships in Portimão to move a major step closer to the biggest result of her burgeoning career.
New Zealand's medal hopes remain alive heading into the final day of the WingFoil Racing World Cup in Turkey, despite a bruising Day 4 that tested the fleet physically and mentally in Urla Bay.
Two race wins on Day 3 of the regatta, and an eighth top-10 finish in as many outings have kept New Zealand's top wingfoiler, Sean Herbert, on track for a podium push at the class World Cup in Urla, Turkey, and on course to avenge his narrow medal miss at the Europeans last month.
New Zealand's leading windfoilers remain firmly in contention as the iQFOiL European Championships enter its decisive phase in Portimão, with strong opening performances in gold-fleet racing keeping medal-series hopes alive across both the men’s and women’s fleets.
George Gautrey has managed to hang on to his overall lead at the ILCA European Championships, while Greta Pilkington stormed up the leaderboard in the women’s competition after the opening day of gold fleet racing in Kaštela, Croatia.
