711 crews representing 58 nationalities registered to compete in the 51 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca Hempel World Cup Series. Following the recommendation of the IOC, World Sailing and the RFEV, Russian and Belarusian sailors have been excluded.
As the high anticipated start of the regatta looms on the horizon the number of teams registered to compete in the 51 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca Hempel World Cup Series are fully up to the highest expectation of the Organising Committee. At one month before the opening ceremony is due, 711 crews of 58 nationalities have completed their registration to compete on one of the ten participating classes: the women’s ILCA 6, FX, IQ Foil Women and Formula Kite Women; the men’s ILCA 7, 49er, IQ Foil Men and Formula Kite Men; and the mixed 470 and Nacra 17.
After a two-year hiatus forced by the world health situation, the regatta co-organised by the Club Nàutic S’Arenal, the Club Marítimo San Antonio de la Playa and the Real Club Náutico de Palma is bouncing back to be as popular as ever.
Following the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Sailing (WS) and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV), Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials have been excluded from the regatta, slightly reducing the number of entries in each of the ten classes.
The number of entries has almost doubled in the last month. At the time of writing, 937 sailors and more than 140 coaches have registered. The ILCA 7 class is close to the 180-boat limit set by the organisers and is the most numerous, followed by ILCA 6 (97), 49er (68), iQFoil Men (65), Formula Kite Men (63), 470 (60), FX (56), iQFoil Women (50), Nacra 17 (42) and Formula Kite Women (35).
The 51 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca is the first qualifying regatta for the Hempel World Cup Series 2022, organised by World Sailing the International Sailing Federation.
