Princess Sofia Trophy set to kick off the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Cup series.
Giles Scott and the 470 Men’s pairing of Luke Patience and Elliot Willis will be looking to continue their early season form when the Princess Sofia Trophy kick-starts the European sailing season later this month in Palma, Majorca (30 March-4 April).
The ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami gold medallists are among the 60 British Sailing Team athletes set to compete across the ten Olympic classes and the 2.4mR Paralympic class as this 45th edition of the annual spring regatta provides the opening event in the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series for 2015.
Miami silver medallists Hannah Mills-Saskia Clark, Ben Saxton-Nicola Groves and Megan Pascoe will also be in action in their respective 470 Women’s, Nacra 17 and 2.4mR events, with former British Sailing Team RS:X windsurfer Connor Bainbridge flying the British flag in the invitational kiteboard racing event.
Stay with us at www.britishsailingteam.com or on Facebook or Twitter @BritishSailing for further build up to the Palma regatta, and the latest news and information when the event gets underway on 30 March.
British Sailing Team Line-Up For The Princess Sofia Trophy:
470 Men
Luke Patience-Elliot Willis
470 Women
Hannah Mills-Saskia Clark; Sophie Weguelin-Eilidh McIntyre Amy Seabright-Anna Carpenter; Jess Lavery-Megan Brickwood
Laser Radial
Alison Young; Chloe Martin; Hannah Snellgrove; Georgina Povall; Ellie Cumpsty
Laser
Lorenzo Chiavarini; Elliot Hanson; Alex Mills Barton; Martin Evans; Jack Wetherell; Henry Wetherell; Michael Beckett
49er
James Peters-Fynn Sterritt; Jack Hawkins-Christopher Thomas; Chris Taylor-Sam Batten; Rory Hunter-Neil Hunter
49erFX
Charlotte Dobson-Sophie Ainsworth; Kate Macgregor-Kirstie Urwin
Nacra 17
Ben Saxton-Nicola Groves; Lucy Macgregor-Andrew Walsh; John Gimson-Hannah Diamond; Tom Phipps-Nikki Boniface
Finn
Giles Scott; Ben Cornish; Peter McCoy; James Hadden; Hector Simpson
RS:X Men
Tom Squires; Joe Bennett; Sam Sills; Kieran Martin
RS:X Women
Izzy Hamilton; Noelle Finch; Saskia Sills; Imogen Sills
2.4mR
Helena Lucas; Megan Pascoe; Will Street; John Brooker; Jonathan Currell
via British crews gearing up for European season opener in Palma | The British Sailing Team | RYA.