PAN-AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
G1 - Race 1
12:00
12 November 2026
BRAZIL
Participants
URU
ANT
PUR
VEN
Results
PAN-AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
G1 - Race 2
13:05
12 November 2026
BRAZIL
Participants
URU
ANT
PUR
VEN
Results
PAN-AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
G1 - Race 3
13:20
13 November 2026
BRAZIL
Participants
URU
ANT
PUR
VEN
Results
PAN-AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
G1 - Race 4
12:00
14 November 2026
BRAZIL
Participants
URU
ANT
PUR
VEN
Results
PAN-AMERICAN QUALIFIERS
G1 - Race 5
13:20
15 November 2026
BRAZIL
Participants
URU
ANT
PUR
VEN
Results
The widest river on earth, trains the bravest sailors for battle
With a vast sporting tradition, Uruguay is known worldwide for its four football World Championships (2 Olympic titles, 2 World Cups). Sporting glory in other disciplines has faded over time, and in recent decades, not many athletes have succeeded on the main stages.
Nevertheless, Uruguayan sailing has proven its worth by projecting sailors onto the international stage, where they have achieved major titles. This small country has managed to qualify sailors for every edition of the Olympics since 1984 and has won medals in each of the last five editions of the Pan American Games, making sailing more successful than any other sport in the country. Additionally, Uruguayans have won senior and junior World Championships in Snipe, Laser, and ORC.
Now it is time for La Celeste, the traditional color and name of the national jersey, to take the stage in the SSL Gold Cup and allow this little country, one more time, to dream of ultimate glory.
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THE COUNTRY
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MAIN EVENTS
Years have passed since the team’s captain, Ricardo Fabini, won the 1989 Snipe World Championship, his first major title. Since then, he has competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996, won two Pan American Games medals, in 1995 and 2019, and became ORC International World Champion in 2005, further proving his credentials to lead this team in 2022.
Hernán Umpierre
Hernán is one of Argentina’s promising young sailing talents, with an impressive track record across several international competitions. Currently competing in the 49er class alongside Fernando Diz, he has already achieved significant success, including U23 Youth European Champion, overall Asian Champion, Junior World Championship bronze medallist and a Top 15 finish at the World Championships. Earlier in his career, he was crowned North American Optimist Champion and finished 13th at the Optimist World Championships. Alongside his sailing career, Hernán is pursuing a degree in Maritime Engineering and Naval Architecture at the University of Cádiz, combining sporting ambition with a strong technical background.
Pablo Defazio
A skilled sailor, tactician, and skipper in a variety of different classes. On board maxi yachts, he won the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo in 2019. He is also a two-time Pan American Games medalist in the Snipe class. As a pioneer of Nacra 17 sailing in Uruguay, he was the first skipper in the class, competing at the 2016 Olympics. He then made the switch to foiling, qualifying once again for the Tokyo Olympics.
Diego Stefani
An experienced bowman and trimmer, “Scrapy” was on board in 2005 when the Memo Memulini won the ORC World Championship. An Etchells North American Champion and two-time South American Snipe Champion, he also won the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo in 2019 and has raced in the TP52 and GC32 classes, to mention just a few of the wide variety of yachts he has sailed professionally.
Roberto Fabini
His sailing knowledge has took him to be on board of several classes, obtaining important wins in the continent and worldwide. He contributes with his experience to the development of the younger members of the team. Alongside with the captain and tactician, he works hard to allow the boat sail at a higher speed. Roberto is an important leader for the Uruguayan team.
At just 25 years old, Hernan Umpierre has proven himself to be the leader of the new generation of Uruguayan sailing. Asian 49er Champion in Oman in 2021, he also won the Junior European title and finished third in both the South American Championship and the Junior World Championship that same year. Alongside Fernando Diz, another great Uruguayan prospect, they are striving to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris.
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BOW
Dominique Knupell
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MID-BOW
Juan Real de Azua
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PIT
Federico Caballero
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4
GRINDER
Juan Pedro Coll
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TRIMMER
Fernando Taboada
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TRIMMER
Santiago Silveira
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MAIN TRIMMER
Federico Waksman
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HELMS
Hernán Umpierre
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TACTICIAN
Fernando Diz
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CAPTAIN
Hernán Umpierre
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FLOATER
Victoria Garcia
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BOW
Dominique Knupell
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2
MID-BOW
Juan Real de Azua
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3
PIT
Federico Caballero
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GRINDER
Juan Pedro Coll
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TRIMMER
Fernando Taboada
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TRIMMER
Santiago Silveira
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MAIN TRIMMER
Federico Waksman
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HELMS
Hernán Umpierre
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TACTICIAN
Fernando Diz
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CAPTAIN
Hernán Umpierre
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FLOATER
Victoria Garcia
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| Hernán Umpierre | Diego Stefani |
| Federico Caballero | Dolores Moreira |
| Pablo Defazio Abella | Roberto Fabini |
| Fernando Díz | Dominique Knupell |
| Nicolás González | Santiago Silveira |
| Juan Real de Azúa | Federico Waksman |
| Juan Pedro Coll | Victoria Garcia |
| Fernando Taboada | Antía Fernando |
| Rodrigo Dearmas | Josephine Carrera |
| Juan Ignacio Regusci | Philipp Umpierre |
| Guillermo Moreira | Federico Moreira |
| Jimena Gonzalez | Camila Ruiz |
| Milena Gonzalez | Federico Yandian |
| Stefano Caiafa |
