| 2021 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Port of Nida |
| Location |  Nida, Lithuania |
| Dates | 22–28 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 167 [1] |
The 2021 Platu 25 World Championships were held from 22 to 28 August 2021 in Nida, Lithuania. [2] [3] [4]
This was the first sailing world championships approved by World Sailing held in Lithuania. [5] [6]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open |  PenelopeMati Sepp Janno Hool Ago Rebane Karl Kolk Rufus Rytovaara |  EUZ II VILLA SCHINOSAFrancesco Lanera Corrado Capace Minutolo Paolo Montefusco Roberto Santomanco Valerio Galati | White Whale Raimondas Šiugždinis Klaudio Kliučinskas Vaiva Anskaitienė Rimantas Vilkas Julius Maseiva |
| Stage | Date | Winning boat | Country | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24th August | White Whale | Lithuania | Raimondas Šiugždinis |
| 2 | 24th August | Penelope | Estonia | Mati Sepp |
| 3 | 24th August | EUZ II Villa Schinosa | Italy | Francesco Lanera |
| 4 | 25th August | Penelope | Estonia | Mati Sepp |
| 5 | 25th August | White Whale | Lithuania | Raimondas Šiugždinis |
| 6 | 25th August | Bestija | Lithuania | Algirdas Žižys |
| 7 | 27th August | Penelope | Estonia | Mati Sepp |
| 8 | 27th August | Grande Evento |  Ukraine | Maksym Hontar |
| 9 | 27th August | Penelope | Estonia | Mati Sepp |
| 10 | 27th August | Penelope | Estonia | Mati Sepp |
Tadas Žižys (boat Pandora) protested against Ivan Kolobov (boat La Moreneta). Protest dismissed. [7] Tomas Jurgelevičius (boat Hegelmann) protested against 
Andrejs Buls (boat Bailarina). Protest upheld and Bailarina crew disqualified from race 9. [7] 
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