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Japan came to the 470 World Championship in Llucmajor, Mallorca, as defending champions. Lying in fifth place after three tricky, light-wind races is not at all a bad start for the 2023 World Champions Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka.

The competitors and coaches around the boat park have been giving each other wry smiles after today’s pouring rain and shifty offshore conditions. It was practice race day before the competition proper begins on Tuesday for the 470 World Championship in Llucmajor, not from Mallorca’s capital city of Palma.

The 470 World Championship is set to begin in Palma, Mallorca. Taking place from 24 February to 3 March, 64 international teams representing 27 nations are making final preparations before racing begins this Monday.

On Saturday night the spectacular Claustre de Sant Bonaventura in Llucmajor hosted the official presentation of the 470 World Championship, which will bring together 64 teams of 27 nationalities at the Club Nàutic S’Arenal until the 3rd March.

Entry fee waived for entries outside of Japan and charter options available !

Palma, Mallorca, 16 February 2024 - It’s just over a week until the 470 World Championship begins in Palma, Mallorca. Taking place from 24 February to 3 March, 63 international teams are making final preparations before one of the most important regattas of their careers.

Sixty-three 470 teams from nations as diverse as Angola, Ecuador and Mozambique are gearing up for the first big challenge of the 2024 season, the 470 World Championship in Palma, Mallorca, from 24 February to 3 March.

The Notice of Race for the 2024 470/420 Class Eastern European Championship taking place in Giżycko, Poland from 13-16 August has been published.

JSAF Enoshima Olympic Week 2024 / Open 470 class Asia Championship 2024 will kick off on May 4 in Enoshima, Japan.