KITES UP IN THE AIR…OR NOT
08 Apr 2022In the 470 Mixed class Spain’s bronze medallist helm Jordi Xammar now sailing with Nora Brugman carries a margin of 16pts into the medal race and so looks a good bet to go one better than his silver here in 2019.
Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) have all but locked up 470 Mixed gold for Spain. Xammar is also the skipper of Team Spain SailGP, so he is familiar with the most brutal of sudden-death formats, where the whole grand prix season is decided in a $1m three-boat final race lasting little more than 10 minutes. “In SailGP I like the sudden death because it gives me, the beginner, a chance,” he smiles, with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. “In the 470 I think I prefer the Medal Race.” Well, he would, wouldn’t he! Being the bronze medallist and one of the most experienced and highest ranked in the new 470 Mixed class, Xammar believes that he and Brugman have what it takes for gold in Paris 2024.