SSL Team LTU – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

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

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G2 - Race 1

14:00

08 June 2026

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G2 - Race 2

15:30

08 June 2026

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G2 - Race 3

11:00

09 June 2026

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G2 - Race 4

12:30

09 June 2026

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G2 - Race 5

14:00

10 June 2026

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SRB

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G2 - Race 6

15:30

10 June 2026

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THE AMBERS

Might look tiny, but golden shiny.

THE AMBERS AIM TO SHINE

Combining the drive of the youth and mastery of the experienced, The Ambers are ready for a challenge in the SSL Gold Cup. Being a small country by the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has always been distinguished for its talents and firm ambitiousness. With the skills in a wide range of different yacht classes from ILCA to VO65, as well as various sailing formats including ORC, One Design and Match-racing, the Lithuanian team is equipped to be competitive in all aspects of racing.

In 30 years of independence, a nation of only 3mln managed to have 7 Olympic sailors, make their way into top-ranking worldwide regattas such as The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup, The Ocean Race Europe, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race or Sydney Hobart Race, ORC World and European championships. Today we have a whole new generation of talented and spirited young sailors who already know that with great determination and solidarity anything is possible.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

More than 85 years of existing Lithuanian Yachting Union
7 Olympic sailors in 30 years of Independence
34 official sailing clubs and associations
1 Volvo 65 representing Lithuania in international regattas

ACHIEVEMENTS

1 Olympic silver medal
8 Gold medals in World and European championships
4 Silver medals in World and European championships
Over 40 Lithuanian sailors have rounded Cape Horn
9 Bronze medals in World and European championships

SSL ranking

SSL best ranked woman: Rūta Mažunavičiūtė
SSL best ranked man: Nojus Volungevičius
SSL nations ranking:

MAIN EVENTS

Kuršių marių regatta – since 1953
The Millennium Odyssey – over 100 sailors sailed around the world (2008-2009)
The Ocean Race Europe Prologue start in Klaipėda – 2021
Platu 25 World championship in Nida – 2021
470 Youth World Championship in Nida - 2023
Lithuanian team in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup - 2023

Some of the team members have extensive racing experience on today’s leading racing yacht VO65 – Lithuanian Ambersail 2 – and our Captain Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Scheidt is a “Godmother” of the boat.

The captain

Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Scheidt

Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Scheidt – the captain of The Ambers – came into sailing almost together with the freedom and independence of her country. Growing as a high-class sailor in a newly reborn Lithuania, Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Scheidt presented her country with the highest sailing achievements so far – an Olympic silver medal in 2008, a gold at a World championship in 2012 and a huge hope and inspiration for future generations. Her positivity and sincerity are what makes the team tick.

THE LEADERS

Rokas Milevičius

From London Olympics in 2012 to The Ocean Race in 2014-15 edition with The Team Brunel and being the captain of Ambersail 2 during The Ocean Race Europe in 2021 and The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup in 2023 – Rokas Milevičius has all this experience in his pocket. Knowing how to be a dedicated team player as well as a tough leader when one is needed, he is an essential personality in the Lithuanian SSL Gold Cup team.

Raimondas Šiugždinis

European and World champion in ILCA 6 class and a keen sailor in various single handed and team sailing one designs – Raimondas Šiugždinis is considered to be one of the best Lithuanian helmsmen. His talent is supplemented by many years of experience in various ORC and one design racing events, as well as some offshore challenges with VO60 and VO65. With him by the helm, the team will fight for the win until the last second.

Kristoforas Akromas

Although he started sailing in his 20s, during the last seven years Kristoforas took part in almost all ORC World and ORC Europe events, as well as other regattas. His main strength lies not only in his team sailing skills but also in his persistence put all his efforts into enhancing the performance of the team as a whole.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

The distinguishing feature of the young and talented Lithuanian sailors is that they dedicate themselves not only to Olympic classes but also to the highest-ranking offshore sailing with various classes in ORC and other championships. Therefore, these motivated youngsters already have the priceless experience in world-class team racing that the SSL Gold Cup is all about.

Confirmed Athletes

Captain | 10

TACTICIAN | 9

BOW | 1

HELM | 8

MID BOW | 2

TRIMMER | 4

MAIN TRIMMER | 7

FLOATER | 11

PIT | 3

GRINDER | 6

Potential Team Position

1 BOW Martin Volkovicki	2 MID-BOW Tadas Žižys
3 PIT Kristoforas Akromas	4 GRINDER Andrius Ramonaitis
5 TRIMMER Emilis Valentinaitis	6 FLOATER Klaudio Kliučinskas
7 MAIN TRIMMER Karolis Janulionis	8 HELM Raimondas Siugzdinis
9 TACTICIAN Rokas Milevičius	10 CAPTAIN Gintarè Scheidt
11 FLOATER

BOW

Martin Volkovicki

MID-BOW

Tadas Žižys

PIT

Kristoforas Akromas

GRINDER

Andrius Ramonaitis

TRIMMER

Emilis Valentinaitis

FLOATER

Klaudio Kliučinskas

MAIN TRIMMER

Karolis Janulionis

HELM

Raimondas Siugzdinis

TACTICIAN

Rokas Milevičius

CAPTAIN

Gintarè Scheidt

FLOATER

SQUAD

Gintarè Scheidt	Rokas Milevičius
Martin Volkovicki	Raimondas Siugzdinis
Tadas Žižys	Emilis Valentinaitis
Karolis Janulionis	Klaudio Kliučinskas
Kristoforas Akromas	Viktorija Andrulytė
Andrius Ramonaitis	Domantas Juškevičius
Juozas Gordevičius	Tomas Ivanauskas
Adomas Valavičius	Deimantė Jermalavičiūtė
Vilius Roškus	Ignas Balčiūnas