Malcesine Foiling Week – First phase complete for Switch, WASZP and IODA

The first phase of the 13th edition of Foiling Week in Malcesine, Italy, has come to a close, 30 June 2026.

In the Switch One Design fleet, Finley Dickinson GBR finished the opening phase at the top of the standings, ahead of Federico Bergamasco ITA and Magnus Overbeck NED. Other GBR competitors were 7th Simon HISCOCKS and 8th Ross BANHAM.

In the women’s ranking, Antonia Schultheis MLT takes first place, followed by Camilla Svensson DEN and Alessandra Dubbini ITA.

In the WASZP class, Matteo Chaboud FRA claims overall victory, finishing ahead of Mosè Bellomi ITA and Francesco Carrieri ITA. In the women’s division, Olivia Castaldi ITA tops the standings, ahead of Louise Metenier FRA and Julia Gebhard GER.

In the IODA class Andy Voysey GBR finished first ahead of Bram Van Eijk NED.

On 1 and 2 July, the Foiling Sport Congress, organised by The Foiling Organization, will bring together representatives from national federations, classes, events, companies and international stakeholders to discuss the future development of foiling.

Further information and the complete Foiling Sport Congress programme are available at: https://foiling.org

From Thursday 2 July, Foiling Week enters its second sporting phase with the arrival of the Moth, ETF26 and BirdyFish fleets competing as part of the Foiling Grand Prix Youth Cup.

At the same time, the foiling board programme, developed in collaboration with SFT, will get underway, featuring Pump Foil, E-Foil and parawing competitions, together with the third edition of the Foiling Week Downwind Race, now one of the event’s signature appointments.

Results phase 1 . . .

SWITCH ONE DESIGN
Men – 1 Finley Dickinson GBR, 2 Federico Bergamasco ITA, 3 Magnus Overbeck NED
Women – 1 Antonia Schultheis MLT, 2 Camilla Svensson DEN, 3 Alessandra Dubbini ITA

WASZP
Men 8.2 – 1 Matteo Chaboud FRA, 2 Mosè Bellomi ITA, 3 Francesco Carrieri ITA
Men 7.5 – 1 Riccardo Billè ITA, 2 Giuseppe Chiantera ITA, 3 Antonie Madic FRA
Women 7.5 – 1 Olivia Castaldi ITA, 2 Louise Metenier FRA, 3 Julia Gebhard GER
Men 6.9 – 1 Artur Brighenti ITA, 2 Jacopo Andrian ITA, 3 Daniel Evgeny Castaldi ITA
Women 6.9 – 1 Elisa Bombana ITA, 2 Imogen Green GBR

BIRDYFISH
Overall – 1 Arianna Felicetti ITA, 2 Timo Elfes & Patrick Bornikoel GER

IODA
Overall – 1 Andy Voysey GBR, 2 Bram Van Eijk NED, 3 Riccardo Pittau ITA
Top Youth – Bram Van Eijk NED

All results are available on the Fraglia Vela Malcesine website click here