Klayton Silva Is IFCA Master Fin World Champion 2026 — Sailing CHS
CHS team rider Klayton Silva wins the IFCA Master Fin Slalom World Title 2026 at Leucate, France. Race-proven performance from Senigallia to the world podium.
There is a difference between finishing 7th in a regional event and finishing 7th at a world championship where the top five includes Pierre Mortefon, Matteo Iachino, and Jordy Vonk. That difference matters.
At the IFCA Grand Slam Fin & Foil Slalom World Championships in Leucate (22–26 April 2026), CHS team rider John Soukos (GRE-198) finished 7th in the Foil Senior Men category. His teammate Cyril Evrard (BEL-250) completed the event in 18th place. Both were competing in a fleet that included some of the most decorated names in professional windsurfing.
The event was part of the Mondial du Vent — one of Europe’s most prestigious boardsports festivals, with 29 years of history. One hundred and sixty-two athletes from 20 nations, 10 world titles on the line, and conditions that tested patience as much as speed. The Tramontana held back for most of the week, keeping foil fleets racing in light and shifting winds between 9 and 14 knots before delivering stronger breezes only in the final sessions.
John Soukos is 22 years old. He is a former PWA Youth World Champion — in both fin and foil — and in 2025 finished 10th overall in the PWA Foil Slalom world ranking. At Leucate, racing in the senior open fleet for the first time at this level, he found himself in the same race as the current IFCA World Champion. On Day 1 of the competition he was running in 3rd place overall. The final result of 7th is the outcome of a full week of racing against the world elite — and it is a result that places him firmly among riders to watch in this discipline.
Cyril Evrard brings a different perspective. A Belgian rider competing internationally, he represents exactly the kind of athlete the CHS family is built around: dedicated, committed to improvement, racing for results rather than sponsors. His 18th place finish at a world championship is a reference point — a baseline to beat next time.
They’ve once again demonstrated their incredible potential. With hard work, better results will come.
— Claudio Badiali, CHS Wind Solutions
Both riders have more races ahead, and the equipment they’re using is being developed and refined with every event. That is how competitive sailing works — results inform design, design improves results.
Claudio Badiali — CHS Wind Solutions
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CHS team rider Klayton Silva wins the IFCA Master Fin Slalom World Title 2026 at Leucate, France. Race-proven performance from Senigallia to the world podium.
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