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2025 Dogus Marine Services Formula Wing European Championships - Overall

by WingFoil Racing World Cup 25 May 09:02 AEST 20-24 May 2025
Hoisted by her Italian teammates, Maddalena Spanu [ITA] celebrates her second European title - 2025 Dogus Marine Services Formula Wing European Championships © IWSA media / Robert Hajduk

Heart stopping, blast reaching finishes were the day's defining moments in the Grand Finals of the 2025 Formula Wing European Championships as repeat champions were crowned.

A week punctuated by finicky winds and critical lead changes ended in 20-plus knot, oscillating offshore winds with a hardened group of 10 medal series finalists in both the women's and men's fleet, all hungry to make it to the podium.

Golden Wings

With the qualifiers producing the top nine men and women for Saturday's Medal Series, the day began with the prized Golden Ticket race for the final spots. The remaining women's and men's fleet raced together in a single winner-takes-all long-distance race.

It was France's Romain Ghio and Italian Charlotte Baruzzi who snatched the Golden Ticket and the last places in the men's and women's medal series.

The French Hammer

Mathis Ghio of France and Poland's Kamil Manowiecki, first and second in the qualifiers, were into the first-to-three wins Grand Final, the Frenchman with two bonus wins for dominating the qualifiers and Manowiecki with one bonus win.

The man of the match in the medal series was Italy's Francesco Cappuzzo who had the longest path to the grand final. The two-time European champion ground his way up from the repechage, taking names and winning races.

The men's grand final was one for the ages. Manowiecki blazed inches ahead of Ghio with an ultra-tight port tack start. The Pole had a confident upright posture and held the lead around most of the course until Ghio pounced.

High on the last lay line to the final mark, Ghio hammered over the top of Cappuzzo and rounded the last mark scratching at Manowiecki. Legs straining and inches away, the Frenchman dusted Manowiecki with his foil spray and launched an adrenaline-fueled 10-foot air over the line to win yet another title.

"The big difference was the lay line. It's one of the easiest, but at the same time it's the worst mistake to make in the final," said a drenched and relieved Ghio. "I was using the small wing, and it wasn't the case all week long. It was just about pushing it for the last reach to claim the win."

Manowiecki won the silver while Cappuzzo clinched a well-earned bronze. Italy's Ernesto De Amicis, winner of the under 19 group, had his moments of brilliance leading the fleet earlier in the week and was fourth overall, making a powerful statement for the youth contingent in the championship.

Match Point Down to the Wire

The women's medal series was no less dramatic than the men's. Emilia Kosti of Greece and Maddalena Spanu of Italy had a slow start to the event as Italy's Marta Monge was dominant until halfway through the qualifiers.

The Greek and Italian wound up each winning a day with nearly straight bullets and dominant starts heading into Saturday's medal series.

The early rounds saw Iset Segura of Spain following Cappuzzo's lead, making it all the way to the finals from the quarter finals with crashes and comebacks.

Kosti had two bonus wins heading into the grand final and a win in the first race would secure her first European title. But Spanu had other plans. With one bonus win, she attacked the fleet on the first beat of the first race and clinched a win putting her on match point with Kosti.

The Greek came firing back but even a last-minute charge on a thumping final reach couldn't topple Spanu's powerful form, and the Italian won her second European title.

"I'm so tired but I'm so happy," said Spanu whose father Mateo coaches her, but who was at home checking in each day, instead. "I'm happy also that I'm alone. All the races before have been close to home, so I'm happy for this win on my own."

Poland's Karolina Kluszczynska, hovering in the top five all week, used her consistency to win the bronze behind Kosti's silver.

The Formula Wing European Championship in Urla showcased a fantastic week of racing and an even more intense and entertaining medal series.

Adapting to new developments in equipment, and dramatic, innovative formats, this week's riders are proving that Formula Wing is the place for the most extreme and competitive wing foil racing in the world.

Overall Results: (top ten)

Women

1. ITA Maddalena Maria Spanu
2. GRE Emilia Kosti
3. POL Karolina Kluszczynska
4. ESP Iset Segura Santaeularia
5. POL Katarzyna Trautman
6. ITA Marta Monge
7. CHN Yana Li [U19][U17]
8. ITA Charlotte Baruzzi
9. TUR Dilara Uralp Palombo
10. HKG Wai Yan Ngai

Men

1. FRA Mathis Ghio
2. POL Kamil Manowiecki
3. ITA Francesco Cappuzzo
4. ITA Ernesto De Amicis [U19]
5. FRA Oscar Leclair
6. FRA Bastien Escofet
7. FRA Julien Rattotti
8. FRA Mateo Dussarps
9. ITA Nicolo Spanu
10. FRA Romain Ghio

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