Olympic pressure, what pressure?
Another sea breeze day kept the giant 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar rolling through a demanding schedule of races. Across the classes are some marked, understandable differences between the mindsets of those who are in the throes of an Olympic selection fight and those who have missed out on Marseille and are racing […]
How to Follow the Princess Sofia Regatta
Get ready to mark your calendars for the highly anticipated kickoff of the 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia! Beginning tomorrow and running until April 6th, this prestigious event will see 1,100 sailors from 75 different nations competing across 10 classes. Set against the stunning backdrop of Palma’s coastline, the regatta will unfold across […]
Olympic Beach Clean Up Driven by Sailors
Article courtesy of www.trofeoprincesasofia.org Olympic sailors taking part in the 50th edition of the Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofía Iberostar carried out on Thursday a beach clean at Arenal and Can Pastilla beaches to makes their colleague sailors and citizens aware of the importance of keeping natural areas free of debris. This action, an initiative from […]
Palma Preview 50th Trofeo Princesa Sofia
The Olympic sailing world reconvenes next week on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where we will see over 1,200 athletes competing across the ten Olympic classes at the annual Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Iberostar regatta, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Olympic regatta held on the Bay of Palma marks the beginning of the […]
The Big Palma Preview
Palma is Back There has been so much disruption over the past few years to the sailing calendar. World Cups were restricted, the Sailing World Cup Final was added, sites turned from Rio to Tokyo, it was not clear what winners and losers would emerge in the regatta circuit. The fleet has spoken! Palma is […]
Young Olympic Talent Emerging, Earning Their Time in the Sun
Day 3 A perfect day of three wins in the 49er FX fleet sees Germany’s Victoria Jurczok and Anika Lorenz sitting 30 points clear at the head of the Women’s Skiff class after nine races at Mallorca’s Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR Making the difference so far is the Germans’ superior strength and experience, as one […]
Irish Secure Their First Ever Win in the 49er
Irishmen Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have secured the in Palma – their first major regatta win of their 49er careers. The popular team finished 14th at the last Olympics and has had brief moments near the top of the fleet, including a second place finish at Sailing World Cup Hyeres in 2014 but now take a step […]
Irish Secure Their First Ever Win in the 49er
Irishmen Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have secured the in Palma – their first major regatta win of their 49er careers. The popular team finished 14th at the last Olympics and has had brief moments near the top of the fleet, including a second place finish at Sailing World Cup Hyeres in 2014 but now take a step […]
Bekkering and Duetz Have a Day to Remember in Palma
It was a wonderful redemption for the Dutch team of Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz at the 47th Trofeo Princessa Sofia regatta as the girls had another great day of racing, winning all three races to lead the standings. The Dutch duo have been near the top of the 49erFX fleet for since the boats existence but a […]
Podium All But Set Heading Into Final
Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel piled on the pressure on the final day of the 2015 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta in Palma today. Starting out the day with two bullets, they closed the gap to leading Kiwi stars Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to only 14 points. With one race remaining on the day the […]