Over 300 teams from more than fifty countries have already registered to participate in the 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar, the first regatta of the year that will see all ten sailing classes compete, which will also race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This highly anticipated showcase regatta will be held on the Bay of Palma from 29th March to 6th April.
The Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca is considered a world benchmark for Olympic classes and will be the first regatta of the year to bring all ten disciplines of the Paris 2024 Games together on the same racing waters. This event represents a key milestone in the athletes' final preparations for their Olympic dream.
From 29th March to 6th April, the world's best specialists in the women's disciplines ILCA 6, 49er FX, iQFOiL Women and Formula Kite Women; the men's disciplines ILCA 7, 49er, iQFOiL Men and Formula Kite Men; and the mixed 470 and Nacra 17 will compete on the bay of Palma.
Since the registration opening in mid-December, more than 300 teams representing 51 countries have already registered, the advance guards for a fleet that will turn the Bay of Palma into the epicentre of world Olympic sailing.
According to Ferrán Muniesa, the event's sporting director, "We are in an Olympic year, and the Sofia will be the first multi-class event in which all the participants in Paris 2024 will meet up to race before the start of the Games next July. It will be a key event in the Olympic arena, a real dress rehearsal where the athletes can test themselves against their rivals that they will meet on the Marseille race course."
The event will be a decisive marker for many countries as they select their representatives for Paris 2024.