Felicia racing in the Moth Worlds 2025

A few weeks back we had our foiling girl racing the Moth Worlds in Lake Garda! It was an incredible fleet with some of the worlds best sailors and a total of around 130 moths. Not to mention Lake Garda being one of the best (but also tricky) spots for sailing with its often strong breeze and nice waves, this is an experience for life.

Felicia was one of the few girls racing, and she's been spending hours on the water training and fighting to always get better. We adore her dedication and determination. She did very well during the regatta even though the conditions failed a few days resulting in no racing. 

Here's how the week was, told by Felicia herself:

It’s been such an incredible experience competing at the Moth World Championships — seriously fun and amazing to race against some of the best sailors in the world. One of the unique things about the class is that everyone comes with slightly different gear, so you end up not only racing the fleet but also comparing yourself against the boats with setups similar to yours. That’s part of the magic of the Moth class: it’s constantly evolving, pushing the limits of what’s possible, and challenging you to find every little detail that can make you faster.

We also asked for her take on being one of the few females in the fleet,

Unfortunately, there aren’t many women in the fleet — something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. We had the same challenge during the Youth America’s Cup. There are so many talented female sailors out there, so why aren’t we seeing more of them in foiling classes? I hope events like the Women’s America’s Cup, SailGP, and other professional circuits with female athletes will inspire more women to get into foiling and the professional sailing scene. On the bright side, I’m really encouraged by the Switch class (a new one-design foiling boat) for actively supporting women in the sport — and it seems to be working.

For those of you who know about foiling dinghies, you know they require a lot of work and energy, both on and off the water. During a long regatta like this, we wanted to know how Felicia manages throughout the week, especially being in a windy spot like Garda.

Sadly, the wind didn’t play along every day. It was too unstable, so I only got to race on three out of the six days. In a long regatta like this, the key is keeping your boat in top shape, which meant plenty of long days at the club tinkering and making sure everything was ready to go. Most days we were there from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., even with limited sailing.

Still — it was an absolute blast to be there, to push myself, and to race at this level.

We love seeing Felicia in her sailing journey and how she faces challenges with no fear. She's an inspiration. Excited to see what her next challenge will be!

Cheers!