Lac Bay continued to deliver on the last day of the 2026 Bonaire PWA Youth Slalom World Cup as a further five fin eliminations were completed in trademark Caribbean conditions to provide a fitting finale to what has been a great event.
The U21 Boys’ Fin division remained open until the very end as Storm Nicolai (Starboard / NeilPryde) tried to launch one final attack to deny local favourite Tycho Smits (Future Fly / Point-7). However, Smits held his nerve under severe pressure to deservedly defend his event title - having won here in 2025 as well - while Nicolai was left to settle for second place. Diederik Leemans completes the podium after fending off a late surge from Mario Boekstegers.
Arxon Gomperts (Future Fly / North Sails) walks away from the 2026 edition with a thoroughly deserved victory after winning eleven out of the sixteen eliminations completed to cap a truly dominant display. Meanwhile, Thomas Michael claimed a crucial victory in Elimination 15 to leapfrog Trevor Antony to claim second place, while Antony completes the podium just ahead of Adolfo Fernandez, who narrowly misses out by just 2.1 points.
The U17 Girls’ belonged entirely to Kit De Jong (Starboard / NeilPryde). The young Bonairean was unstoppable throughout the week, regularly beating many of the boys across the finish line. Such was her level of domination De Jong finished the week with an unblemished record with a remarkable sixteen wins from the sixteen eliminations completed to earmark her as one of the brightest young talents in the sport. Twin sister Lone De Jong (Starboard / NeilPryde) finished second, while Kimora Dammers celebrated her maiden PWA podium in third.
In the U15 Boys’ division, Kenny Abrahamsz continued his excellent form to claim victory after another thrilling battle with Julien Blom. The pair have now shared victories in Aruba and Bonaire and the two Bonaireans are kindling a growing rivalry. Meanwhile, Curaçao’s Adam Adriaans Tap earned his first top three finish on the PWA as he completed the podium.
With no further foil racing possible, the results from Day Three stand, meaning Tycho Smits and Bobbi-Lynn De Jong (Starboard / NeilPryde) claimed the foil victories.
After four brilliant days of racing, the PWA Youth & Junior Slalom Tour now goes on a summer hiatus, but will return in the autumn when the next generation of racers and wave sailors will be in action once again in Cold Hawaii, Denmark, between 14th-22nd September.
The overall standings can be found HERE.