John Soukos Takes Bronze at the 2026 IFCA Foiling European Championships
CHS Challenger rider John Soukos takes third place at the 2026 IFCA Foiling European Championships in St. Peter-Ording, Germany.
At the 2026 IFCA Fin Slalom European Championships in Hvide Sande, Denmark, CHS team rider Charlotte Philip (FRA-1194) finished 1st in the Youth Women division and 5th overall in the women’s fleet. The only riders ahead of her in the final standings were four senior women, led by the new European Champion Jenna Gibson.
The Class Championship was the last event of the 2026 IFCA racing season: six days of competition and changeable conditions on the Danish coast. The final day started with light winds, then the breeze filled in at 12–16 knots, just enough to complete the last women’s races.
Charlotte’s scorecard tells the story. In 16 races she finished inside the top six fourteen times, with five 4th places, four of them in a row. She closed the championship on 62 net points, 19 clear of the next youth rider.
In Hvide Sande, Legends, Grand Masters, Masters, Youths and Juniors all shared the same race course. For a youth rider that means lining up at every start next to the most experienced women in European slalom. Charlotte beat all of them except four.
Charlotte races on the CHS SLX, the slalom fin sail handcrafted in Senigallia by Claudio Badiali. Her international season opened in April at the IFCA Grand Slam Worlds in Leucate, and it closes in Denmark with her name at the top of the youth podium.
Congratulations, Charlotte. The whole CHS family is proud to have you on our sails.
Claudio Badiali — CHS Wind Solutions
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CHS Challenger rider John Soukos takes third place at the 2026 IFCA Foiling European Championships in St. Peter-Ording, Germany.
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