The cruisers and monotypes are ahead of the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca

The 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar for ORC and Monotypes will open the national cruising season and will bring together, in the bay of Palma, a selection of international boats from the J/80, J/70, Dragon and 6 Metre classes between the 21st and 24th of March.

More than fifty boats have confirmed their participation in the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar ORC and Monotypes, a regatta open to ORC classes (A2 and with full crew), and to the J/80, J/70, Dragon and 6 Metre monotypes. The event will be based at the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and will be selective for the configuration of the Balearic crews participating in the Spanish Cruising Championship.

The monotype categories will be in charge of opening the lockers, with the first race scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at 13:00h. Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th will compete from 12:00h. All the classes in this division will compete on baton courses with a limit of three races per day and up to nine over the course of the championship.

The ORC regatta will officially start on the 22nd of March with registration, measurement and confirmation of entries. The races will be contested over the following two days starting at 12:00 noon. The competition programme will consist of a maximum of three races, one inshore and two baton races. The ORC A2 division will sail up to two coastal courses.

The cruiser and monotype competition will act as a preamble to the 53 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar for Olympic classes, which will be held from the 29th of March to the 6th of April under the joint organisation of the Club Nàutic S'Arenal, the Club Marítimo San Antonio de la Playa, the Real Club Náutico de Palma, the Real Federación Española de Vela and the Federación Balear de Vela, with the support of World Sailing and the main Balearic public institutions.