SSL Team BRA – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

15 NOV - 13 DEC 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Events

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 1

12:30

02 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

POL

BRA

R2D1

R2B2

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 2

14:00

03 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

POL

BRA

R2D1

R2B2

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 3

15:30

04 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

POL

BRA

R2D1

R2B2

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 4

11:00

05 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

POL

BRA

R2D1

R2B2

Results

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News

30 DAYS TO GO: TRAINING BEGINS IN BRAZIL

Just 30 days remain until the SSL Gold Cup Final Series, and preparations are already underway in Brazil. The boats have arrived, and the first teams are taking to the…

Date19.10.2026

Rio to host the Sailing World Cup

Rio will host the Sailing World Cup with teams from 40 countries on the 2016 Olympic racecourses. Ten years after the Olympics, the SSL Gold Cup will bring together more…

Date18.10.2026

Brazil Returns to Home Waters: Robert Scheidt Leads the Challenge at SSL Gold Cup 2026

Brazil is ready to take on the world once again. From 2 to 5 December, the Brazilian team will compete in the SSL Gold Cup, with one of sailing’s greatest…

Date12.10.2026

BRAZILIAN STORM

A “SELEÇÃO” OF WINNERS IN THE SAME BOAT

Brazilian Storm on attack mode

Brazil is known worldwide for its world and Olympic titles in football, volleyball and sailing. The nickname ‘Brazilian Storm’ comes from the recent history of success at the same time as the best results on Star Sailors League with Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada & Jorge Zarif. The “Brasucas” as they are known have a history of sailing victories in major offshore and inshore races. With 18 Olympic medals and world titles in various classes, Brazilian sailors who compete in the events are always among the best in the ranking and they will leave their mark also on the first SSL Gold Cup in 2023, when the Brazilian Storm will sail altogether on the same 47 long boat.

Brazil invests in youth sailing every year. Not only does it boast 7.367 km of coastline, it has European heritage in the clubs and a line of famous families competing in the sport, best known are the Graels. Every January, more than 300 boats participate in the Optimist Championship. Brazilians also know how to host sailing events, such as the 2016 Olympics in Rio, world-class events such as Star and Snipe, 11 stopovers from The Ocean Race, arrivals from Transat Jacques Vabre and the traditional Sailing Week in Ilhabela.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

50,000 sailors
40 Club & Marinas
135 Sailing schools
18 Olympic medals
7,000 km of coastline (7,367 km)

ACHIEVEMENTS

8 Olympic gold medals
3 Olympic silver medals
8 Olympic bronze medals
1 The Ocean Race title

SSL RANKING

SSL best ranked woman:
SSL best ranked man:
SSL nations ranking:

MAIN EVENTS

Ilhabela Sailing Week - 150 participating boats
Ilhabela Sailing Week - 150 participating boats
REFENO - Recife Noronha Race

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Robert Scheidt has won 125 titles in world-class sailing events, including the Olympic Games and world championships. At the age of 48, the athlete is confirmed to take part in his seventh Olympics, having won medals at five Games so far.

The captain

ROBERT SCHEIDT

The local hero Robert Scheidt is the most victorious Brazilian medalist in the Olympic Games with five podiums. He has more than 120 titles, including World Championship in Star and Laser, Pan Am Games, ISAF Youth Sailing and Star Sailors League. Robert Scheidt competed in his 7th Olympic edition in Tokyo 2021 at 48 years old.

THE LEADERS

JOAO SIGNORINI

After years of competing in the Laser class, he switched to Finn and became an Olympic sailor at the Athens Games (2004), finishing 10th. He also accumulated participations as a crew member in the Volvo Ocean Race with the teams Brasil 1, Ericsson 4, Telefónica and Team AkzoNobel, and with Team SCA, as a coach. In addition, he coached the Greek Ioannis Mitakis at Rio-2016 and worked alongside the Brazilian Jorge Zarif.

HENRY BOENING

Rio Grande do Sul native Henry Raul Boening is one of the most experienced members of the Brazilian sailing team that will compete in the first edition of the SSL Gold Cup. Boening began his career in sailing under the guidance of the director of the Barra Limpa sailing school, Xico Freitas. He gained recognition in the Star class, becoming the

THE YOUTH FACTOR

With the 2 times Olympic Champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze the Brazilian squad in the SSL Gold Cup promises to bring energy and a lot of quality to the races. The names mentioned above are all campaigning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and are recognized as firm favorites for the gold medal in 49erFX.

Squad

Capitão | 10

Floater | 3

Helms | 8

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Potential Team Position

1 BOW Alfredo Rovere	2 MID-BOW Bruna Patricio
3 PIT Guilherme Hamelmann	4 GRINDER Andres Azambuya
5 TRIMMER Mario Sergio de Jesus Junior	6 TRIMMER Mario Tinoco
7 MAIN TRIMMER Andre Fonseca	8 HELMS Giovanna Prada
9 TACTICIAN Joao Lysandro Signorini	10 CAPTAIN Robert Scheidt
11 FLOATER

BOW

Alfredo Rovere

MID-BOW

Bruna Patricio

PIT

Guilherme Hamelmann

GRINDER

Andres Azambuya

TRIMMER

Mario Sergio de Jesus Junior

TRIMMER

Mario Tinoco

MAIN TRIMMER

Andre Fonseca

HELMS

Giovanna Prada

TACTICIAN

Joao Lysandro Signorini

CAPTAIN

Robert Scheidt

FLOATER

SQUAD

Robert Scheidt	Joao Lysandro Signorini
Martine Grael	Gabriel Borges
Kahena Kunze	Alfredo Rovere
Mario Sergio de Jesus Junior	Henry Boening
Marco Soffiati Grael	Pedro Trouche
Guilherme Hamelmann	Mario Tinoco
Bruna Patricio	Andres Azambuya
Andre Fonseca	Giovanna Prada
Percilio Gilcimar	Gabriel Silva
Henrique Gomes	Gabriel Kieling
Catherina Glachester	Samuel Albrecht
Isaque Soares	Ubiratan Matos