The best winds came in late at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar today but the wait was worth it, especially Italian Nacra 17 Olympic and world champions Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti who won their event with a day to spare at the Mallorca’s emblematic Olympic classes event which has drawn a record entry for an Olympic year.
05 April, 2024
Italians do it better…again
Patience and razor sharp focus were key also in the Nacra 17 mixed multihull class where Tita and Banti win the Sofía title for the third time, victorious also in 2018 and 2022 when they won the event’s top overall trophy.
Going into Saturday’s Medal Race Tita and Banti have an insurmountable 24 points margin over their young compatriots Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei, who won last year’s Marseille test event and who at last year’s Sofía took third to Tita and Banti’s fourth, and who pushed the Olympic champions to the wire for selection for these Games.
04 April, 2024
Caterina Banti commented: “Actually it was a strange Palma, I don’t remember a Palma like this, a lot of light winds, but finally we got some good races, foiling races and light wind races. So we’re happy because Palma is the first event after winter training. It means we have done a good job with our training, but this is only the first step because we have many things to work on, to win the Olympic Games which is our aim this year.”
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