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Very light winds curtailed the final day programme of the 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofia and the 470 Mixed event had its finale cancelled.

Patience was the key virtue today at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar as a long wait was expected due to lack of wind. Fortunately, the best winds came in late and two races were sailed. 
 

Another sea breeze day kept the giant 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar rolling through a demanding schedule of races. Across the classes are some marked, understandable differences between the mindsets of those who are in the throes of an Olympic selection fight and those who have missed out on Marseille and are racing now liberated of the constant pressure. 

This has already been a good year for the Spanish 470 duo Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman. Although 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Xammer and Brugman are from Barcelona, around the Mallorca’s Club Nàutic Arenal they are very much the local heroes, even more so since winning the 2024 470 Mixed World Championship title which was hosted by the club and raced on the Bay of Palma one month ago.

With gusts to over 30kts at times and a big, untidy swell which has been built up by nearly two weeks of strong winds in the Balearica Islands, of the ten Olympic scheduled events only the Formula Kite Men and Women, the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 singlehanders and the redoubtable 470 Mixed were actually able to race and open their accounts on schedule at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar.

Sixty-eight 470 Mixed teams from 26 different nations are back in racing mode on the same waters they competed for the World’s title last month. This is one of the few remaining times when all 10 Olympic events will be racing together in the same bit of water before the biggest event of the four-year cycle, the Olympic Games (Games of the XXXIII Olympiad) this July. 

Dear International 470 Class Association members,

The 470 Internationale Management Committee officially invites you to attend the Extraordinary General Assembly meeting (GAM), which will take place on 5 May 2024 as an online meeting.

On 12 March 2024, the World Sailing World Rankings were released, bringing in the results for the 2024 470 World Championship, where victory in the World leaderboard went to Jordi Xammar / Nora Brugman (ESP). 

On International Women's Day, the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar pays tribute to the women of sailing, who are striving to increase female representation at all levels of the sport. The major Olympic class regatta is comprised of almost 40% women in the different departments of the organisation, and has set itself the target of reaching 50% by 2028, following the example of the International Olympic Committee and World Sailing.