Rasmus Hamrén and Madeleine Samuelsson claimed the UIM Offshore European Championship title in Class 3B, and William Södrelind and Jonatan Rindar took Class 3C, as the two-race championship at Tvedestrand concluded on Saturday. Class 3J remains locked in a tie after two races apiece for Sigurd Uppstad and Frida Uberg Sandvik, and Vegard Eriksen Malmgreen and Celine Dalen.
Class 3B: Hamrén Champion Despite Race 2 Defeat
Hamrén and Samuelsson didn’t need to win Race 2 to take the title, Friday’s win had already built a big enough cushion. Adam Wrenkler and Matilda Wrenkler, who had retired from Race 1, won Race 2 outright, with Max Samuelsson and Joel Sehgneberg second and Lovisa Sahlén and Mattias Lind third on the day. Hamrén and Samuelsson came home fourth, enough to secure the championship on points.
Rasmus Hamrén:
“We noticed after passing Oline on lap three that the championship was already secured, even with Sahlén right in front of us. They were fast and hard to pass, Sahlén and Lind in B-62. Max and Adam were really quick today too, but our win yesterday was enough to secure the title.”
Third place on the podium went to Adam and Matilda Wrenkler rather than Oline Nordli and Andrine Goderstad Hirschel-Haag, who had crossed the line fifth in Race 2. Hamrén said Nordli and Goderstad Hirschel-Haag were disqualified from the race for a technical infringement following a pit-side engine change. Powerboat News has not seen an official written ruling confirming the reason, but the podium ceremony itself, with the Wrenklers receiving the third-place trophy, is consistent with the disqualification having been applied.
| Pos | No | Crew | Nat | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-32 | Rasmus Hamrén / Madeleine Samuelsson | SWE | 400 | 169 | 569 |
| 2 | B-62 | Lovisa Sahlén / Mattias Lind | SWE | 225 | 225 | 450 |
| 3 | B-61 | Adam Wrenkler / Matilda Wrenkler | SWE | 0 (DNF) | 400 | 400 |
| 4 | B-57 | Oline Nordli / Andrine Goderstad Hirschel-Haag | NOR | 300 | 0 (DSQ) | 300 |
| 4 | B-85 | Max Samuelsson / Joel Sehgneberg | SWE | 0 (DNF) | 300 | 300 |
| 6 | B-3 | Thomas Braaten / Mathias Løvdal | NOR | 169 | 95 | 264 |
| 7 | B-65 | Adrian Østby / Mina Engebretsen | NOR | 127 | 53 | 180 |
| 8 | B-22 | Jostein Ellingsen / Joakim Ellingsen | NOR | 95 | 71 | 166 |
| 9 | B-69 | Mats Jensen / Carl Fredrik Jensen | NOR | 71 | 30 | 101 |
| 10 | B-54 | Johan Kurtén / Alex Lundström | SWE | 53 | 40 | 93 |
Nordli and Goderstad Hirschel-Haag and Samuelsson and Sehgneberg finish level on 300 points for fourth overall. Where the tiebreak falls between a disqualified result and a clean second-place finish isn’t something Powerboat News has an official ruling on.
Class 3C: Södrelind Champion as Braaten’s Race 1 Lead Undone by Capsize
Jan Trygve Braaten and Svein Arne Uppstad won Race 1 and led the championship into Saturday, but capsized in a no-overtaking zone on the course while running second to Södrelind in Race 2. Both were unhurt. The result took them out of Race 2 entirely and dropped them to third overall.
Rasmus Hamrén:
“William was nervous before the race, but after a good start he took the lead from Trygve early on. Sadly for Trygve, he flipped in the no-passing zone on the course, and the championship was secured. We’re very happy for him.”
| Pos | No | Crew | Nat | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C-68 | William Södrelind / Jonatan Rindar | SWE | 300 | 400 | 700 |
| 2 | C-28 | Andreas Engström / Love Kumlin | SWE | 169 | 300 | 469 |
| 3 | C-10 | Jan Trygve Braaten / Svein Arne Uppstad | NOR | 400 | 0 (DNF) | 400 |
| 4 | C-30 | Kasper Nising / Felix Frøytlog | NOR | 225 | 71 | 296 |
| 5 | C-56 | Ruben Meisal / Andreas Gundersen | NOR | 127 | 169 | 296 |
| 6 | C-90 | Kristian Einerkjær / Synnøve Solheim Kristensen | NOR | 0 (DNF) | 225 | 225 |
| 7 | C-91 | Geir Jarle Einerkjær / Leander Knutsen | NOR | 53 | 127 | 180 |
| 8 | C-7 | Per Anders Bergan / Günther Hirschel-Haag | NOR | 71 | 95 | 166 |
| 9 | C-80 | Viktor Jansson / Sebastian Högberg | SWE | 95 | 0 (DNF) | 95 |
Nising and Frøytlog take fourth over Meisal and Gundersen on countback, level on 296 points but Nising’s Race 1 third beats Meisal’s best result of fourth.
Class 3J: Still Tied
Uppstad and Uberg Sandvik and Eriksen Malmgreen and Dalen each won one race and finished second in the other, leaving them level on 700 points with an identical record through every UIM tiebreaker, firsts, seconds and thirds all equal. Powerboat News has asked the club and UIM officials how the tie will be resolved and will update this story when that’s confirmed.
Vegard Eriksen Malmgreen and Celine Dalen, Race 2 winners in Class 3J.
| Pos | No | Crew | Nat | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-10 | Sigurd Uppstad / Frida Uberg Sandvik | NOR | 400 | 300 | 700 |
| 1 | J-15 | Vegard Eriksen Malmgreen / Celine Dalen | NOR | 300 | 400 | 700 |
| 3 | J-88 | Eirik L. Jøstensen / Anniken Ager-Wick | NOR | 169 | 225 | 394 |
| 4 | J-25 | Hans Victor Iversen / Sivert Marcussen | NOR | 225 | 0 (DNF) | 225 |
| 5 | J-5 | Linnea Ingvarsson / Pernilla Ingvarsson | SWE | 0 (DNF) | 169 | 169 |
| 6 | J-78 | Lilly Aurora Bjerke Senum / Madeleine Evensen | NOR | 127 | 0 (DNF) | 127 |
J-10 and J-15 racing side by side at Tvedestrand. Photo: Joakim Carlström
Rasmus Hamrén and Madeleine Samuelsson’s B-32, champions in Class 3B. Photo: Joakim Carlström
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John Moore is the editor of Powerboat News, an independent investigative journalism platform recognised by Google News and documented on Grokipedia for comprehensive powerboat racing coverage.
His involvement in powerboat racing began in 1981 when he competed in his first offshore powerboat race. After a career as a Financial Futures broker in the City of London, specialising in UK interest rate markets, he became actively involved in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism.
He served as Event Director for the Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013. In 2016, he launched Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news and insights. The following year, he co-founded UKOPRA, helping to rejuvenate offshore racing in the United Kingdom. He sold Powerboat Racing World in late 2021 and remained actively involved with UKOPRA until 2025.
In September 2025, he established Powerboat News, returning to independent journalism with a focus on neutral and comprehensive coverage of the sport.
