Weekly Roundup

ILCA KZN Regional Championships and North Sails J22 Champs

10–16 August 2026

Joshua Keytel led the ILCA 4 fleet in the provisional ILCA KZN Regional Championships standings at PYC, while Nitro Juice led the provisional North Sails J22 Champs standings at RCYC.

Other events in the past week were 2026 IOM National Championships and PYC Jonsson Cup.

ILCA 4 / ILCA 6 / ILCA 7 · PYC

ILCA KZN Regional Championships 2026: provisional fleet leaders at PYC

ILCA KZN Regional Championships @ PYC · 31 entries

ILCA KZN Regional Championships 2026 · Full Results

Joshua Keytel sailing during the ILCA KZN Regionals off Durban. Photo: Sophie Thompson

Blake Madel with the Brenda Tarboton Memorial Trophy. Photo: Sophie Thompson

Rudy McNeill with his ILCA 7 trophies. Photo: Sophie Thompson

Joshua Keytel led the provisional ILCA 4 standings at the ILCA KZN Regional Championships, hosted by PYC.

Joshua Keytel led in ILCA 4 on 5 nett points. Nathan McCombe second on 11; Maximilian Malan third on 12.

Blake Madel led in Ilca 6 on 8 nett points. Paul Changuion second on 12; Aydin O'Hara third on 14.

Rudy McNeill led in Ilca 7 on 5 nett points. Alistair Keytel second on 10; Luke Wagner third on 19.

The published results remain provisional.

The event report described a north-easterly breeze and surfing conditions on the opening day, followed by lighter weather on the second day. Joshua Keytel was racing offshore at Durban for the first time, while Blake Madel used the regatta as preparation for the Youth Worlds in Portugal.

ILCA 4

Rank	Helm	Club	Sail No	Nett
1st	Joshua Keytel	ZVYC	191090	5
2nd	Nathan McCombe	HYC	191082	11
3rd	Maximilian Malan	AYC	191056	12

Ilca 6

Rank	Helm	Club	Sail No	Nett
1st	Blake Madel	ZVYC	188566	8
2nd	Paul Changuion	RNYC	201753	12
3rd	Aydin O'Hara	SYC	160127	14

Ilca 7

Rank	Helm	Club	Sail No	Nett
1st	Rudy McNeill	KSYC	124133	5
2nd	Alistair Keytel	ZVYC	208177	10
3rd	Luke Wagner	PYC	191097	19

J22 · RCYC

North Sails J22 Champs 2026: Nitro Juice first in the provisional standings at RCYC

North Sails J22 Champs @ RCYC · 16 entries

North Sails J22 Champs 2026 · Full Results

The J22 fleet racing under spinnaker in Table Bay. Photo: Royal Cape Yacht Club / North Sails

Preparing a J22 for racing at Royal Cape Yacht Club. Photo: Royal Cape Yacht Club / North Sails

J22 crews prepare for the North Sails championship. Photo: Royal Cape Yacht Club / North Sails

Nitro Juice finished first in the published North Sails J22 Champs standings at RCYC over 15–16 August, scoring 10 nett points across 5 races in a 16-boat J22 fleet.

Amtec Racing finished second on 24 nett points, 14 points behind. Nitro Maverick finished third on 25 nett points.

The published results remain provisional.

Rank	Boat	Helm	Club	Nett
1st	Nitro Juice	Calvin Gibbs	HYC	10
2nd	Amtec Racing	Sean Van Rensburg	RCYC	24
3rd	Nitro Maverick	Dale Rae	UCT	25