Norwegian Nationals held, 21st and 22nd June 2025 at Open Wolrds 2026 arena Askøy
17 boats gathered for the 2025 Norwegian Yngling Championship. The scene was set to the Open Worlds 2026 area at Askøy.
It was great to see two teams from eastern Norway make the trip to Askøy and Bergen this weekend! The two teams who did take the trip did not leave empty handed, leaving nothing but 3rd and downwards for the locals.
After 6 effective and super races on Saturday, NOR 414 Tingeling had a solid day and bagged four spikes and two third. NOR 414 sailed by Yngling Worlds 1990 World Champion and Soling 2000 Sydney bronze medallist Espen Stokkeland crewed by his wife, Yngling sailor from Beijing 2008 and their daughter.
Followed up with two spikes and fourth on Sunday for a solid overall gold. NOR 413 did very well with only 2 sailors, slided good both upwind and downwind in the 3-5m/s northwestern winds Saturday, always in top three. Even so on the first race Sunday which saw a shower arrive at a windstill fjord and dropped gusts around 10m/s on the sailors, like from opening a sac and pouring it out all at once. The rest of the Sunday saw choppy conditions with a bit varying pressure and typically 3-7m/s…ish.
Winner of the previous Norwegian Championship at Askøy in 2023, NOR 261 sailed home the bronze medal they held after the six races Saturday. NOR 405 was back with their 2023 crew but had to settle for fourth at this occasion. Thereafter followed NOR 217 in a beautifully refurbished boat, which we will see at Askøy 2026. NOR 411 secured 6th while Melges sailors debuted in Yngling with NOR 421 with a seventh overall.
Most unlucky team was NOR344 who lost their rig due to some Shroud issues, thankfully without any injuries.
The rest of the teams in the complete result list as follows:
