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Thailand celebrated a major sailing triumph at the SEA Games 2025, as Navee Thamsoontorn and Nichapa Waiwai clinched the gold medal after an intense series of ten races.

The excitement is building in Pattaya, Thailand, as the 33rd Southeast Asian Games set sail! The 470 Class fleet is ready for five days of thrilling action on the beautiful Gulf of Thailand, with the first starting signals scheduled around 11:00 AM each day

Four days of racing, twenty-eight teams on the starting line, nine fleet races, and two final races — Gran Canaria Olympic Week delivered high-level 470 competition.

The 470 class racing at Gran Canaria Olympic Week in Las Palmas begins on 27 November. The first starts are scheduled for Thursday, 28 November, and the regatta will run for four days, concluding on Sunday, 30 November.

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!