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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.

• 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

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

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?