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Jordi Xammar / Nora Brugman (ESP)
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WS WORLD RANKINGS RELEASED 12 MARCH

13 Mar 2024

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). 

Jordi Xammar / Nora Brugman (ESP)
470 General Event News

THE TROFEO PRINCESA SOFÍA MALLORCA BY IBEROSTAR MOVES TOWARDS GENDER PARITY

09 Mar 2024

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.

Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (ESP)
470 General Event News

XAMMAR & BRUGMAN REIGN IN SPAIN

03 Mar 2024
  • Three-metre breaking waves and gusts up to 30 knots prevent Medal Race
  • Xammar & Brugman (ESP) win the World Championship on home waters
  • Silver for Great Britain, Bronze for Japan
  • Nations Cup awarded to Great Britain for best country performance
Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (ESP)
470 General Event News

SPAIN STORM TO THE TOP

02 Mar 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Two breezy races in Gold Fleet with 18 to 20 knots of wind
  • Xammar & Brugman (ESP) charge to the top of the scoreboard
  • Japan and Germany drop down the order
  • Great Britain and Angola confirm Olympic spots for Paris 2024
Simon Diesch & Anna Markfort (GER)
470 General Event News

DOUBLE DEUTSCH BULLETS CLOSE GAP ON JAPAN

01 Mar 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Two races in Gold Fleet with 14 to 16 knots of wind
  • Diesch & Markfort (GER) win both races
  • It was breezy, but no brown undies for Markfort
  • Isozaki & Seki (JPN) maintain the lead by 4 points
  • Great day for Portugal, second best boat of the session
  • Who’s looking likely for Olympic nation qualification?
Malte Winkel & Anastasiya Winkel (GER)
470 General Event News

LEAP YEAR DAY PROVES LUCKY FOR GERMANY NO.13

29 Feb 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Start of Gold Fleet with two races in 6 to 9 knot breeze
  • Japan continues to hold the top two places
  • Sickness and back pain appear to make two teams sail faster than normal
  • Leap Year Day sees the Winkels make a leap forward in performance
  • Thursday was Just Another Manic Monday for Markfort
Tetsuya Isozaki & Yurie Seki (JPN)
470 General Event News

JAPAN DEFY RANDOM CONDITIONS TO MAINTAIN 470 LEAD

28 Feb 2024

 HIGHLIGHTS

Japanese hold 1,2 & 5 on the leaderboard

Diesch & Markford maintain 3rd for Germany

Race win lifts Lecointre & Mion to 4th despite a flappy gasket

British on track to secure Olympic berth for Paris 2024

Japanese hold 1,2 & 5 on the leaderboard

Diesch & Markfort maintain 3rd for Germany


Race win lifts Lecointre & Mion to 4th despite a flappy gasket


British on track to secure Olympic berth for Paris 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Tetsuya Isozaki & Yurie Seki (JPN)
470 General Event News

JAW-DROPPING DAY FOR JAPAN AT DAY 1 OF 470 WORLDS

27 Feb 2024

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.

470 General Event News

OLYMPIC ASPIRANTS READY FOR AN ALL-ROUND TEST IN PALMA

26 Feb 2024

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.

Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (ESP)
470 General Event News

SPAIN’S OLYMPIC DUO ARE NARROW FAVOURITES FOR WORLD TITLE

25 Feb 2024

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.