Belgian sailor Emma Plasschaert has been crowned world sailing silver medallist in the ILCA 6 class.
The ILCA 6 Women's World Sailing Championships were held in Dún Laoghaire, in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
Throughout the competition, the Belgian sailor Emma Plasschaert put in a consistently strong performance, finishing in second place, just behind the American Charlotte Rose, and ahead of Denmark’s Anna Munch, who completed the podium.
At the age of 32, Emma Plasschaert has won her fifth medal at a World Championship. She had been crowned world champion in 2018 in Aarhus and in 2021 in Al-Musannah, and took bronze in 2022 in Kemah and in 2024 in Mar del Plata. This skipper from Ostend is also a four-time bronze medallist at the European Championships (2018, 2019, 2025 and 2026).
Well done to this champion for her consistency at the very highest level!
