VANORA Engadinwind by Dakine
Date: 17 August 2026
Location: Silvaplana, Switzerland
Organizer: Engadinwind
VANORA Engadinwind is the annual wind sports festival on Lake Silvaplana, high in Switzerland's Engadin valley at around 1,800 metres. The lake's afternoon thermal, the Maloja wind, is unusually dependable, which is why windsurfers and foilers keep coming back. The 2026 edition runs from 17 to 23 August, based at the Sportzentrum Mulets. The centrepiece is the iQFOiL International Games, with around 150 athletes from some 20 nations racing the Olympic windsurf foil class, including a junior generation already being discussed for Los Angeles 2028. The same week brings the first ever iQFOiL Masters World Championship and the U17 and U19 Games, from 17 to 21 August. On 22 and 23 August the 49th Engadin Marathon closes things out, a long-distance event raced across wing, windsurf, kite and sailing. Racing happens close to shore, so spectating from the lakeside is easy and free.
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Sailing nearby
Planning to attend? These clubs, marinas, schools and other sailing places are close to Silvaplana and worth a visit while you are in the area:
- Segelclub Silvaplana — Yacht Clubs, Silvaplana, Switzerland
- Basler Segel-Club — Yacht Clubs, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
- Boats Charter Locarno — Yacht & Sailing Charters, Locarno, Switzerland
- Cercle de la Voile de Vidy — Yacht Clubs, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Club de Voile de Lausanne — Yacht Clubs, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Club Nautique d’Estavayer — Yacht Clubs, Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
- Club Nautique de Coppet — Yacht Clubs, Coppet, Switzerland
- Club Nautique de Crans — Yacht Clubs, Crans, Switzerland
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