The Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca is a major early season event for the British Sailing Team with more then 20 squad members competing.
And this year there’s snow on the mountains of Mallorca, with a forecast of strong but shifty northerly winds adding a bone-chilling challenge in the coming week for the 1,100 Olympic sailors from 62 countries gathered in Palma, Mallorca.
In total 57 British entries will compete at the Sofia, with a full turnout of the British Sailing Team, hoping to repeat their 2025 performance of 9 medals – 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze.
Racing opens Monday with the 470, ILCA 6 & 7, 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets. The four iQFOiL and Kite fleets start their racing Tuesday. After the qualification series, Medal Races will be held over the final Saturday of the event.
As the first major Olympic classes regatta of the year, the Sofía will test several changes proposed to the Medal race finals by World Sailing to increase excitement and appeal at the next Games.
British Sailing Team:
- 470 Mixed – Martin Wrigley & Bettine Harris, Hannah Bristow & James Taylor
- 49er – James Grummett & Rhos Hawes
- 49erFX – Freya Black & Saskia Tidey, Madeline Anderson & Katie Dabson
- ILCA 6 – Matilda Nicholls, Hannah Snellgrove, Daisy Collingridge
- ILCA 7 – Michael Beckett, Elliot Hanson, Finley Dickinson, Sam Whaley
- iQFOiL Men – Andy Brown, Finn Hawkins, Sam Sills, Matt Barton, Duncan Monaghan
- IQFOil Women – Emma Wilson, Islay Watson
- Kite Men – Sam Dickinson
- Kite Women – Lily Young
- Nacra 17 – John Gimson & Anna Burnett
Sailing Grand Slam Olympic Series 2026
SGS 1 – Mar 27 to 4 Apr – 55th Princess Sofia Regatta, Mallorca ESP
SGS 2 – Apr 18 to 23 Apr – Semaine Olympique Francaise de Voile, Hyeres FRA
SGS 3 – May 30 to 7 June – Dutch Water Week, Almere, Ijmeer NED
SGS 4 – Jun 20 to 28 – Kieler Week, Kiel-Schilksee GER
SGS 5 – Jul 12 to 19 – Long Beach Olympic Classes, Long Beach USA
