
Gold and silver for Spain at the 53 Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar
Gold and silver for Spain at the 53 Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar

Diego Botín and Florian Trittel were proclaimed winners of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar in 49er, while Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman hung the Silver Medal of 470 Junta. The two pods for Spain were confirmed after a last day marked by light winds and waiting in an atypical bay of Palma, which saw himself crowned as the absolute winner of this record edition of the Majorcan race to the Australian Breiana Whitehead, by Formula Kite Women
In 49er, the Medal Race confirmed the domain of Diego Botín and Florian Trittel. The Catalan cantabre duo, who got the world bronze a few weeks ago in Lanzarote waters, marked a second in the decisive final and managed to impose on the male skiff with six points of return on the second classified, the Uruguayan Hernán Upierre and Fernando Diz, who scored the triumph in this double score final. The Poles Lukasz Przybytek and Jacek Piasecki were ranked third, while the Galician brothers Martin and Jaime Wizner ended up in seventh place, after entering Novios in the medal race.
In 470 Junta, who was unable to contest his Medal Race, Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman hung the silver medal thanks to its consistency throughout the championship. The Catalans, current world champions of the specialty, signed two first and one second, in addition to three quarters, in the nine trials of the event. The triumph was for the French Camille Lecointre and Jeremie Mion, winners of the Marseille Test Event, while the Germans Malte Winkel and Anastasiya Winkel went up to the third drawer.
In Formula Kite Feminino, Australian Breiana Whitehead prevailed after taking the victory in the final. A premature disqualification penalized American Daniela Moroz, who had been untreatable throughout the week, and had to settle for the second square. The final podium was completed by the German Leonie Meyer, while the Catalan Gisela Pulido ended in the fifth square.
In Nacra 17, the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020, had already been proclaimed champions of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar yesterday, in the absence of the Medal Race dispute. With this final race of double and non-disposable score, the Italians also Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei confirmed their silver, and the British John Gimson and Anna Burnet went up to the third drawer.
At Formula Kite Male, the medals were not started because the wind window had not left enough time to complete all the rounds. With the conditions in Palma Bay and the time limit, the race committee decided to limit the day to the final dispute, with the first four classified. The Singaporean Max Maeder reaffirmed his master's degree with the comet and took the gold of the Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar for the second consecutive year, after being imposed in the final. The Italian Riccardo Pianosi secured the title of subchampion, while the Cypriot Denis Taradin appeared among the positions of honor.
The British Micky Beckett had already crowned himself the winner of the Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar in the class ILCA 7 yesterday, his third consecutive title in the great Majorcan race. Still, he didn't slow down and entered second in the final. The German Philipp Buhl and French Jean Baptiste Bernaz confirmed silver and bronze, respectively.
In ILCA 6, the title was the Hungarian Mária Érdi, following her excellent streak after being imposed on this year's European and last year's World Cup. It is the first triumph of a Hungarian regatist in the 53 editions of Princess Sofia. The Australian Zoe Thomson and the British Matilda Nichols accompanied her in second and third positions, respectively, after the feud of a tight Medal Race.
In iQFOiL Male, the flying windsurfing, the Mallorcan Nacho Baltasar was left with no chance of fighting the Medal Series for lack of wind. A seventh final is a great result for this young regatist, whose progression in the last year has been excellent. The Polish Pawel Tarnowski, the current world subchampion, and the French Nicolas Goyard and Yun Pouliquen composed the final podium of this discipline in the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar.
Nor were the women's iQFOiL windsurfs able to haggle on the final day. The title was the Norwegian Mina Mobek, European champion of 2023, with her compatriot Maya Gysler in the second drawer. The bronze medal was taken by French Lola Sorin.
In 49er FX, whose Medal Race also had to be cancelled, the winners were the Italian Jana Germani and Giorgia Bertuzzi, the subchampions of Europe last year. The Norwegian Helene Naes and Marie Renningen and the Japanese Misaki Tanaka and Sera Nagamatsu accompanied them in their positions of honor.
2023-04-05: The Navy has 4 medal options at Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar

Diego Botín and Florian Trittel, new leaders of 49er; Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman, in the position of provisional square of 470 Junta; Gisela Polido, fifth of Formula Kite Women; and Nacho Baltasar, seventh in iQFOiL Male, will tomorrow face the decisive regats for the medals with podium options in the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar. After the penultimate day of competition in the waters of Palma Bay, the British Michael Beckett (ILCA 7) and the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (Nacra 17) are already mathematically the first winners of this edition
The 49th day was filled with four tests that served Diego Botín and Florian Trittel to place new leaders of this competing fleet, by signing 1-4-16-22. Its main rivals in the Medal Race will be Poles Lukasz Przybytek and Jacek Piasecki (with four more points) and Americans Andrew Mollerus and Ian Macdiarmid (with seven more points than the Spanish). Four are the Uruguayan Hernan Upierre and Fernando Diz, which are only one point from the podium, so everything can happen. The Medal Race will have a second Spanish crew, with the Galician brothers Martin and Jaime Wizner in the sixth place of the provisional general, after adding today 19-8-19-3.
In 470 Junta, Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman signed a partial win and a tenth, which kept them in a provisional silver position, stalking the French Camille Lecointre and Jeremie Mion for the minimum. In the third position, the Germans Malte Winkel and Anastasiya Winkel accumulate 17 points more than the Catalans, so the Medal Race is expected to be a battle between Spanish and French.
In Formula Kite Women, Gisela Polido will fight for medals in the Medical Series of the flying comet. The Catalan, ten-time champion of the world in the freestyle mode, added a partial of 12-7-12 and faced the final day from the fifth square. At the front of the table, American Daniela Moroz is intrepable, followed by Australian Breiana Whitehead and German Leonie Meyer, in this order. The innovative format of the Medal Series leaves everything open.
In iQFOiL Male, the young Mallorcan Nacho Baltasar managed to qualify for the Medal Series after a third and a first. It will face the decisive day from the seventh square and with everything open in accordance with the competition format of this discipline. At the top of the table are the Polish Pawel Tarnowski and the French Nicolas Goyard and Yun Pouliquen.
In Nacra 17, the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020, were proclaimed winners of the 53 Princess Sofia Trophy in the absence of Saturday's Medal Race dispute. Today they scored 2-1-1 and achieved a 24-point difference over the second, their compatriots Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei. The provisional podium is completed by the Argentines Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco. After adding some 20-9-28 partials, the canaries Tara Pacheco and Andrés Barrio ended their participation in the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar in the fifth position.
In iQFOiL Feminino, the Norwegian Mina Mobekk and Maya Gysler, followed by the French Lola Sorin, dominate the classification. The Sevillian Pilar Lamadrid signed a third in the only contested sleeve, which was not enough to enter the top ten. He finished in the fifth place, 13 positions ahead of his partner on the Spanish pre-Olympic team, Nicole Van der Velden.
The Singaporean Max Maeder will face the Formula Kite Male Medal Series from the lead, after two other partial wins are marked today. The Italian Riccardo Pianosi and the Slovenian Toni Vodisek accompany you in the places of honor when closing this penultimate day in the waters of Palma Bay. The locker of Berni Cortés scored 16-11, which left the Catalan in a meritorious tenth position of the final classification.
The British Micky Beckett won the Princess Sofia Mallorca Trophy by Iberostar in class ILCA 7 for the third consecutive year, and in the absence of the Medal Race dispute. The 36 points he accumulated on his immediate pursuer, the German Philipp Buhl, assure him of the mathematical triumph. The provisional podium is completed by the French Jean Baptiste Bernaz. The Canaries Joaquín Blanco and Joel Rodríguez followed their ascending progression on the table, encouraged by the internal battle for the ticket for the next Olympic Games: with some 11-25 partials, White went up six posts and finished the 53rd edition of the great Majorcan race in the 14th position, while Rodríguez finished the 10th after adding 8-34. The Royal Spanish Vela Federation (RFEV) will make public the relevant announcement about the Olympic selection of this discipline soon.
In ILCA 6, after the dispute of two more tests of the Final Series, the differences between the first classified are not very wide, so it is all open to the Medal Race. The Australian Mara Stransky leads three points of return on the Hungarian Mária Érdi and ten on the British Matilda Nichols. In the struggle for the Spanish passport for Paris 2024, the Andalusian Ana Moncada was ranked in front of her compatriots, in the forty-fifth square, while the Catalan Cristina Pujol remained two positions below. The Princess Sofia Mallorca Trophy by Iberostar was the last observation race for the national selection in this discipline, but not the only one. The RFEV will be responsible for making the mandatory announcement in a few days, as well as for ILCA 7 and iQFOiL Women.
In 49er FX, after fighting today four sleeves, the Medal Race will be expected to be a struggle between the Italian Jana Germani and Giorgia Bertuzzi, new leaders, and the Norwegian Helene Naes and Marie Renningen. Only one point separate them, while Japanese Misaki Tanaka and Sera Nagamatsu occupy the third place at a certain distance.
The 53 Princess Sofia Mallorca Trophy by Iberostar will come down the curtain on Saturday. The Races (or Medal Series for iQFOiL and Formula Kite), the tests that will decide the podiums of each discipline, are planned from 10: 00 hours, with light winds according to the weather parts. The trophy ceremony will take place at 8: 00 in Ses Voltes, at the foot of the Cathedral of Palma.
2023-04-04: Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar, favorites meet their cache

Diego Botín and Florian Trittel, seconds of 49er; Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman, also in provisional silver position of 470 Junta; and Gisela Polido, fourth of Formula Kite Women, are the main Spanish bazas at the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar in the absence of two days to finish the great Olympic sailing race, general essay for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024
In 470 Junta, the Catalans Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman, who proclaimed themselves champions of the world a few weeks ago in these same waters, remain in a provisional silver position. Today they were not right in the only test that could be completed in this double discipline, but the leaders, the Swedish Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson, also added their discards. Two points separate them in the provisional general. The French Camille Lecointre and Jeremie Mion marches third, with four more points than the Spanish.
In Formula Kite Feminino, a category that completed three sleeves of the Final Series, the Catalan Gisela Pulido remains paid to the fourth position of the provisional general, while the first three classified were consolidated in the honours with wide differences between them: American Daniela Moroz, Australian Breiana Whitehead and German Leonie Meyer, in this order.
In Nacra 17, with three sleeves in the locker of this fourth day, the current Olympic champions, the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, relieved the Germans Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer, who gave in to the ninth place. The provisional podium is now completed by the British John Gimson and Anna Brunet and the Argentines Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco. The canaries Tara Pacheco and Andrés Barrio signed some 11-28-8 partials and marched the first tenth, only one point from the coveted top ten that will advance to the Saturday's Medal Race.
The Singaporean Max Maeder is back in front of the fleet of Formula Kite Male, but the Italian Riccardo Pianosi follows him with only three more points. The Slovenian Toni Vodisek was very consistent with three of the four sleeves and was placed third. The Catalan Berni Cortés remains the tenth, after signing some 19-7- (DNC) -4 partials.
In ILCA 7, the British Micky Beckett, last year's world champion, continues to increase his lead on the table. Today he signed his discard, with a disqualified off-line with a black flag, but then he scored his fourth partial win of the week. The German Philipp Buhl recovered the second square and the Australian Matt Wearn marches third. In the national chapter, the two canaries who play the passport for Paris 2024 are playing an acerrimal struggle. Joaquín Blanco signed some 11-29 partials and improved eight posts on the table, placing twenty-first, but Joel Rodríguez shone especially by imposing on the first sleeve of the day, and then adding a 21, partials that leave him right behind Blanco in the classification, and with only one more point.
The irregularity characterizes the ILCA 6 fleet, in which the Australian Mara Stranky was able to retain the leadership thanks to the debacle of the British Matilda Nicholls, co-leader at the beginning of the day. He is accompanied on the provisional podium, after two more tests of the Final Series, the Hungarian Mária Érdi and the Danish Anna Munch. The struggle to represent Spain in the 2024 Paris Games in this individual female discipline is red alive in the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar, with the Catalan Cristina Pujol in the forty-third square, and the Andalusian Ana Moncada just one step below.
In 49er FX, after the first four tests of the Final Series, the Norwegian Helene Naes and Marie Renningen continue to dominate. The Japanese Misaki Tanaka and Sera Nagamatsu were the best of the day, with a partial of 6-2-1-1, and were placed second. The provisional podium is completed by the German Marla Bergmann and Hanna Wille.
The tables of iQFOiL Male and Female were not able to complete any sleeves due to wind failure, so the classifications remain unchanged, with the Polish Pawel Tarnowski and the Norwegian Maya Gysler at the head of each fleet. The Majorcan Nacho Baltasar marches the tenth seventh, and one post above is classified the Sevillian Pilar Lamadrid in the female category.
The fifth day of competition of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar will set out great emotions. The best of each discipline will fight to enter the top ten and secure their place in the Races Medal (or Medal Series for iQFOiL and Formula Kite) on Saturday. Light to medium winds are expected from approximately 13: 00 hours.
2024-04-03: Improvement of the Spanish in the Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar
The third day of competition of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar was marked by the widespread good progression of the maximum Spanish bazas. In 470 Junta, Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman were placed seconds, while Gisela Pulido is still fourth in Formula Kite Women. Tara Pacheco and Andrés Barrio entered the top ten provisional of Nacra 17 and Diego Botín and Florian Trittel up to the tenth place of 49eIn 470 Junta, the Catalans Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman remained very consistent with the three sleeves disputed on this third day, with a partial of 4-2-9, which allowed them to ascend a position on the table and place seconds, just one point from the new leaders, who are the Swedes Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson. The provisional podium is completed by the French crew formed by Camille Lecointre and Jeremie Mion.
In Formula Kite Feminino, the Catalan Gisela Pulido is still classified in fourth position after three very good partials (1-4-5) and the other two scores (13 and one not entered by an incident with the Italian one) are discarded. At the head of the table, the American Daniela Moroz, world champion of 2022, who now accumulates 14 points of advantage over the second, the Australian Breiana Whitehead, and 17 over the third, the German Leonie Meyer.
The 17 Nacra fought three sleeves that served to consolidate the Germans Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer in front of the fleet. The current Olympic champions, the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, were placed seconds thanks to excellent partials (1-1-3), while in the third drawer of the provisional podium there was also change, now occupied by the French Tim Mourniac and Lou Berthomieu. The Canaries Tara Pacheco and Andrés Barrio had a very good day and entered the provisional top ten after climbing eight posts in the general.
Two sleeves completed the 49er fleet, the first three classified are very compact. The Australians Jack Ferguson and Max Paul continue to lead, followed now by the Uruguayan Hernan Upierre Odini and Fernando Diz Becerra and, in third place, by the Americans Andrew Mollerus and Ian Macdiarmid. The Spanish Diego Botín and Florian Trittel, current world bronze, began their rise on the table and now march the first tenth, after a partial win and a ninth.
After the four-sleeved dispute, the Male iQFOiL are still led by Polish Pawel Tarnowski, who did not fail on the day of his birthday. The Italian Nicolò Renna went up to the second drawer of the provisional podium, whose third step is the French Louis Pigrolet. The young Majorcan Nacho Baltasar, a Spanish representative in Paris 2024, had a very good day, with a partial of 5-3-5-8, and was placed the tenth.
In iQFOiL Feminino, after four more trials, the Norwegian Maya Gysler took the lead to her compatriot Mina Mobekk, European champion of 2023, who now marches second. The third classified is the German Theresa Marie Steinlein. The Sevillian Pilar Lamadrid signed scores of 9-26-11-7 and ascended four posts on the table, until the tenth seventh position.
The Italian Riccardo Pianosi today shone in the fleet of Formula Kite Male, with three first and one second in the four sleeves of the day. March to the point with the Singaporean Max Maeder, the absolute winner of the Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar last year, and with a considerable advantage over the provisional bronze, the Austrian Valentin Bontus. The Catalan Berni Cortés continued its ascending progression and was placed the tenth.
In ILCA 7, which opened the final series with two sleeves on this third day, the British Michael Beckett, last year's subchampion of the world, continues to lead and accumulates a ten-point profit on the second, the French Jean Baptiste Bernaz. The German Philipp Buhl today gave up one more post, now third. The canary Joaquín Blanco remains the first Spanish; march twenty-ninth, twelve places ahead of the canary Joel Rodríguez.
After the four-test dispute today, the 49th FX table is still headed by the Norwegian Helene Naes and Marie Renningen, with a tie for the following two crews: the American Stephanie Roble and Margaret Shea, and the German Marla Bergmann and Hanna Wille, who were the best of the day. The Spanish Paula Van Wieringen and Claudia Sobral fell to the 3th position.
Australian Mara Stranky continued her upward progression in ILCA 6, which today completed her first two final series tests, and was at the head of the 116-boat fleet, although tied with her immediate pursuit, the British Matilda Nicholls. The Danish Anna Munch is third, ahead of her compatriot Anne- Marie Rindom, gold in Tokyo 2020. In the national battle for the Olympic selection, the Catalan Cristina Pujol climbed ten seats on the gold group table, to the forty-fourth place, and now takes seven places to the Andalusian Ana Moncada.
Crossing the equator of the competition program, tomorrow will be the fourth day of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar, with final series for all disciplines except for the Nacra 17, Formula Kite Women and iQFOiL Women, in which the fleets are not divided into groups. According to the weather parts, the Embat will again be present.
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2024-04-02: Change of conditions of Princess Sofia in Mallorcan waters

Xammar and Brugman remain third of the 470 provisional, Polished scale to the fourth position of Forula Kite F and Aranzueque was placed seventh of iQFOiL Male... tomorrow start the Final Series for the ILCA 6 and 7, with Cristina Pujol, Ana Moncada, Roca Ascension, Joaquín Blanco and Joel Rodríguez in the gold groups of each class
After the harsh conditions of yesterday Monday, the bay of Palma has been much more benevolent today with the fleet of the Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar. The unstable intensity caused some postponements in the morning and the fall of the wind as the afternoon went by prevented some classes from completing the planned program, so not all will be able to start the Final Series tomorrow.
The 470 Junta were only able to fight a sleeve for the fall of the wind in the middle of the afternoon. The Catalans Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman added a quarter and kept the bronze provisional in the same waters where the world champions were proclaimed a few weeks ago. The Germans Malte Winkel and Anastasiya Winkel, silver at the Test Event in Marseilles, follow leaders, followed by the British Vita Heathcote and Chris Grube, silver in the World past.
In Formula Kite Feminino, the Catalan Gisela Pulido climbed a step in the provisional, to the fourth square, after signing a partial of 10-4-4-7-5 in the five tests of the day. American champion Daniela Moroz of the world of 2022 managed to maintain her income on her immediate pursuit, Australian Breiana Whitehead, while German Leonie Meyer now holds third place in the provisional classification.
The iQFOiL Male opened their locker with four sleeves, which were four partial wins for Polish Pawel Tarnowski. Israeli Tom Reuveny and Italian Nicolò Renna complete the first podium of the class. The Valencian Jorge Aranzueque is the first Spanish to be classified, seventh, seven points from the podium.
The first two tests of 49erFX placed the Norwegian Helene Naes and Marie Renningen at the front of the table. The provisional podium of this female discipline is completed by the American Stephanie Roble and Margaret Shea and the Swedish Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler. The first Spanish on the table are Paula Van Wieringen and Claudia Sobral, which are ten-thirds.
The 49er fleet finally premiered with four tests, following which the Australian Jack Ferguson and Max Paul and the Germans Fabian Rieger and Tom Heinrich lead the classification, with only one point of difference between them. The provisional podium is completed by the French Lucas Rual and Emilie Amoros, European champions of 2023. The Spanish Diego Botín and Florian Trittel, current world bronze, began the Majorcan competition in the tenth square, after signing 10-4-7-7 in the sleeves of the day.
After the dispute of their first four trials today, the Nacra 17 see as first leaders the Germans Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer, followed by the British John Gimson and Anna Burnet (European champions and world subchampions of 2023) and the Italians Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei (East-of-Marseille test champions), in this order. The Canaries Tara Pacheco and Andrés Barrio, Spanish representatives in Paris 2024, march ten-octavos, with a partial of 15-17-13- (35) in their locker.
The fleet of iQFOiL Feminino completed its first three tests of the 53 Trophy Princess Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar, after which the Norwegian Mina Mobek, champion of Europe of 2023, heads the table. The French Lola Sorin and Manon Pianazza complete the first podium of this discipline, with 76 windsurfers. The Sevillian Pilar Lamadrid began in the twenty-first square, adding a partial of 8-36-22.
The Singaporean Max Maeder, the absolute winner of the Trophy Princess Sofia Majorca by Iberostar last year, went to the head of Formula Kite Male after adding four first and one second in the five partials of the day. The Italian Riccardo Pianosi and the Austrian Valentin Bontus accompany you in the places of honor. The Catalan Berni Cortés was able to rule out the two unpunctured tests of yesterday and was positioned the twenty-first.
In ILCA 7, the British Michael Beckett, last year's world champion, scored the triumph in the two sleeves of the day and took away the most coveted position to German Philipp Buhl, who is now second. The Australian Matt Wearn, gold in the last two worlds, completes the provisional podium. The canary Joaquín Blanco, the first Spanish, managed to climb eight posts, until the twenty-second position, with a quarter in the first round of the day. Joel Rodríguez is in the thirty-first position. They'll both be in the Gold Group of the Final Series tomorrow.
The Belgian Emma Plasschaert, bronze in the World Cup this year, holds to the head of the numerous fleet of ILCA 6, although today the best was the Australian Mara Stransky, which with two partial victories was incarnate until the second square of the provisional general. The British Matilda Nicholls now occupies the third step. The results did not today accompany the Andalusian Ana Moncada, who gave up the Spanish leadership in favor of the Catalan Cristina Pujol, which is fifty-fourth, two positions ahead of Moncada and three of Roca Ascension. These three Spanish regatists will sail in the Oro group of the class for the Final Series.
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