Ahead of the 99th UIM General Assembly, taking place in Sintra, Portugal, on Sunday 25 October 2026, the UIM has published the lists of candidates submitted by its Member Federations for the forthcoming elections for the 2026–2030 term.
Candidate List
The elections will cover the appointment of up to five UIM Administrators, the Presidents of the five UIM International Commissions, as well as the available Commission Member positions.
UIM Administrator Elections
Eight candidates are running for five available seats. Four current Administrators are standing for re-election: Carla Chaghoury of Lebanon, Sami Abu Shaikha of Qatar, Paulo Ferreira of Portugal and Fred Hauenstein of the USA.
The four new candidates are Frank Dettmering of Germany, Davor Hundic of Croatia, Petr Pylaev of Russia and Karolis Ramoska of Lithuania.
International Commission Presidencies
Nine candidates are running for five available Commission Presidency positions.
For COMINSPORT, Vahur Joala of Estonia and Pelle Larsson of Sweden are new candidates for the Presidency. The current President, Fred Hauenstein, is not standing for re-election to the position.
For COMINTECH, Mikael Lundblad of Sweden is standing for re-election, while Luis Miguel Ribeiro of Portugal is a new candidate.
For COMINOFF, Jean-Marie Van Lancker of Belgium is standing for re-election, while Denis Dillon of Ireland is a new candidate.
For COMINSAFE, Bob Wartinger of the USA is standing for re-election, while Fabrizio Boffi of Italy is a new candidate.
For the Pleasure Navigation Commission, Sijbrand Booij of the Netherlands is the sole candidate for the Presidency.
In total, nine candidates have been submitted for the five Commission Presidency positions.
Commission Members
The General Assembly will also elect Members of the five UIM International Commissions for the 2026–2030 term.
Across the five Commissions, 55 candidates have been submitted for 36 available Member positions.
99th UIM General Assembly
The 99th UIM General Assembly will take place on Sunday 25 October 2026 in Sintra, Portugal.
In the days leading up to the General Assembly, UIM International Commissions will hold their meetings on site in Sintra, bringing together Commission Presidents, Members and UIM representatives.
The UIM Committees will hold their meetings during Weeks 41 and 42 by Zoom video conference, as part of the preparation for the General Assembly.
The General Assembly will bring together representatives of UIM Member Federations to review the work of the organisation, consider the items submitted for consideration and conduct the scheduled elections for the 2026–2030 term.
The 99th UIM General Assembly will conclude the programme of meetings and discussions held in preparation for the annual statutory gathering of the UIM.
Rule Change Proposals
All Rule Change proposals submitted for review and approval by the UIM Competent Bodies can be found by clicking on the link below.
https://www.uim.sport/Documents.aspx?type=6