Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris... United Kingdom, 470 (Photo Sailing Energy)

The mixed crew format debuted in the Olympic candle with a single discipline in Rio 2016 and was consolidated by adding another in Paris 2024. The Angels 2028 will be the second Games with double bet of combined crew, a formula that brings together on board the same boat the best male and female experts in each country.

Joan Cardona- Nicole Van der Velden... Spain, Nacra (Photo Sailing Energy)

The Born 17 (called Mixed Multihull in the Olympic program) debuted in Rio 2016 by replacing the also catamaran Tornado to become the first Olympic sailing discipline made up exclusively of mixed crews. Since then, its evolution has not ceased, including a substantial leap in the Tokyo 2020 cycle with the incorporation of foils, allowing it to access the select flying boat club. In the race towards its fourth Olympics, that revolutionary concept of combining male and female talent on the same boat is fully consolidated after having proved its success.

Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona... Spain, 470 (Photo Sailing Energy)

The 470 It is the most laureate boat in the Olympic arena. He competed in his first Games in 1976 in the male category and in 1988 in the female category, but since Paris 2024 he is a mixed crew and competes under the name Mixed Dyghy. This change in regulations shook the male and female fleets that competed until Tokyo 2020, reordering crews to adapt to the new format.