Ideal Conditions for the First Day of the 470 World Championship 2021 in Portugal

The three races that composed the first day of the competition have proven to be successful with plenty of wind and nearly 80 crews fighting for the world title in Portugal. 

The World Championships, European Championships, Olympic qualifying races… everything is happening at the same time right now in Vilamoura. Starting at the same time as the European championship, the 470 World Championship brings together nearly a hundred crews from 26 different countries as many nations try to secure a spot at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. 

With the cancellation of the French race due to the pandemic the organization team at Vilamoura quickly decided to transfer the Finn European Championship here. Besides excellent logistical conditions, Vilamoura offers the advantage of presenting similarities with Tokyo in terms of wind and sea conditions, thus many countries that have already guaranteed qualification for Tokyo 2020 will elect the sailor that will represent them for Tokyo 2020. 

The Spanish duo Jordi Xammar and Nicolas Rodriguez ended in the lead, followed by the Swedish crew Anton Dahlberg and Frederik Bergström. In the women’s fleet, the French Camille Lecointre and Aloïse Retornaz lead the classification, followed closely by the Spanish team formed by Silvia Mas Depares and Patricia Cantero Reina. 

Besides the world champion title, there is a spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in stock, and as 6 teams are yet to qualify this is the competition, they will have to try their luck in the 470 World Championship to prove their skills are up to Tokyo’s standards.

We will follow the competition as well as the European Championships in Vilamoura eagerly to find out who will qualify for the Olympics and who will raise with the World and European titles.