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href=\"\/en\/all-stories\/\">\u2190 Stories<\/a><div class=\"ru-kicker\"><span class=\"s\">Who Is This Team?<\/span><span>18 August 2026<\/span><\/div>\n  <h1>Our Girls Are in Sailing Too<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"ru-lede\">In volleyball, when we say \u201cour girls\u201d, we know exactly who we are talking about. We follow their matches, we know the players\u2019 names, we claim their success as our own. So why not in sailing?<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"ru-cover\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eker-efsane-j70-worlds-havadan-1-1536x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team racing at the J\/70 Mixed Plus World Championship\">\n  <figcaption>J\/70 Mixed Plus World Championship 2026 \u00b7 Copenhagen \u00b7 Photo: S\u00f8ren Wiegand<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"ru-band\">\n  <div class=\"ru-stats\">\n    <div><span>Fleet<\/span><b>13 countries \u00b7 38 teams<\/b><\/div>\n    <div><span>Women's Team<\/span><b>1.<\/b><\/div>\n    <div><span>Women's Helmet<\/span><b>1.<\/b><\/div>\n    <div><span>Corinthian<\/span><b>3.<\/b><\/div>\n    <div><span>Overall<\/span><b>8.<\/b><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ru-crew\"><em>Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team<\/em>Nevra Eker on the helm; Ceren Celayir, Melike A\u015f\u00e7\u0131, Melis Baykan and Feyza Kayran G\u00fcl in the crew.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ru-body\"><div class=\"ru-wrap\">\n  <p>At the J\/70 Mixed Plus World Championship 2026 in Copenhagen, 38 teams from 13 countries took the start. Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team, racing for T\u00fcrkiye, finished the championship first in Women Team, first in Women Helm, third in Corinthian and eighth overall.<\/p>\n  <p>A strong result in an international fleet. But it is not only about the result.<\/p>\n  <figure>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eker-efsane-skovshoved-kupa-1536x2048.jpg\" alt=\"Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team with their results in front of Skovshoved Sejlklub\">\n    <figcaption>Skovshoved Sejlklub \u00b7 Top Women\u2019s Team and Top Woman Helm<\/figcaption>\n  <\/figure>\n  <p>There are many women in T\u00fcrkiye who sail, who race and who compete in international events. They are in serious competition in different classes, on different boats, in different roles.<\/p>\n  <p>Even so, their names are usually known only to people inside sailing. Why should more people not know them?<\/p>\n  <p>Why should we not look at the results after a race weekend? Why should we not have a favourite team? Why should we not follow an athlete\u2019s season? Why, when a Turkish crew takes the start at an international regatta, should only the sailing community talk about it?<\/p>\n  <figure>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eker-efsane-women-sailing-team-1536x1025.jpg\" alt=\"Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team after the championship\">\n    <figcaption>Copenhagen \u00b7 Eker Efsane Women Sailing Team<\/figcaption>\n  <\/figure>\n  <p>For sailing to grow, as many more people need to follow the sport as need to get on a boat.<\/p>\n  <p>The athletes of a sport that is followed become known. As athletes become known, the stories grow. As the stories grow, new spectators, new athletes and new supporters come along.<\/p>\n  <p class=\"ru-quote\">Maybe what is missing in sailing is not success. We just do not tell the story of that success enough.<\/p>\n  <p>That is exactly why Eker Efsane\u2019s result in Copenhagen matters. It is not only a good race result: it is a sign that the names, the crews and the stories worth following in sailing are already here.<\/p>\n  <p>At R\u00fczgar \u00dcst\u00fc this is part of what we are after. Who is racing in sailing? Who is winning? Who is on the way up? 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