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The LA28 Organising Committee has confirmed the event programme and competition framework for the Olympic Sailing Competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Sailing at LA28 will run from 16–28 July 2028, across two iconic Southern California venues. After the board events conclude in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, the competition will shift to the Port of Los Angeles, where all boat classes, including the 470, will take to the water.

90th All Japan Intercollegiate Yacht Championship – Enoshima 2025

Japan is home to one of the largest and most competitive 470 fleets in the world. During the first week of November, 72 crews competed in the 90th All Japan Intercollegiate Yacht Championship, held at Enoshima Yacht Harbor. A total of 24 universities took part, each fielding three 470 teams in one of the most prestigious student sailing events in the country.

This year has been truly remarkable for the 470 crew, Jordi Xammar Hernàndez and Marta Cardona. Together, they became European and World Champions in the 470 class! 

World Sailing has announced the finalists for the 2025 World Sailing Annual Awards and our 470 World Champions are among them!

The 2025 470 German National Championship wrapped up on Sunday, October 5 at the Schaumburg-Lippischer Seglerverein e.V. (SLSV), following four days of highly competitive and technically demanding racing on Lake Steinhude. 

In Puck, during the third stage of the Polish Championships, a new race format for the 470 class was tested. Short, intense and dynamic courses energized the fleet and clearly shifted the priorities in sailing. Competitors had to focus on different aspects than before. Each day the format was changed.

The 2025 470 US National Championship, hosted by Carlyle Sailing Association (CSA) on September 19-21, had three challenging days of racing. The regatta was mostly light and shifty, classic Lake Carlyle conditions.

The final day of the Persson Marine All Japan 470 Championship 2025 concluded in Enoshima with three races sailed in steady 9–12 knot conditions. Rising to the challenge, Tetsuya Isozaki / Yurie Seki (JPN22 Racing) delivered a strong performance in the gold fleet finals, sealing their first-ever championship title as a team.