Schedule for Qualifying
2026
28 May – 1 June 2026, New Zealand
29er Nationals
This regatta will be great race preparation in a big fleet before our first international regatta as a team.
470 Kiel Week
20 June – 24 June 2026, Germany
This will be our first overseas regatta in a senior fleet. Kiel week is the 4th regatta of the Grand Slam events. The Grand Slam circuit brings five world class events together, across the sailing season.
470 Junior World Championship
1 July – 8 July 2026, TBC
This regatta will be a great test for us racing against other U23 competitors.
470 Junior European Championship
20 July – 27 July 2026, Lithuania
This is another opportunity to race against a group of competitors in a similar age range.
470 World Championships
10 August - 17 August 2026, Japan
This is the pinnacle event of the year for the 470 class. This will be an opportunity to race against the best of the best and see where we stand in the world.
Youth Sailing World Championship
11 December - 19 December 2026, Portugal
This regatta is subject to qualification in the 420 Youth National Championship. This regatta is the peak youth sailing.
2027
26 March - 3 April 2027, Spain
56 Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofía
This regatta will be the first Glam Slam of 2027. It is a highly contested event heading into a year of Olympic qualification.
58 Semaine Olympique Française
17 April - 24 April 2027, France
This is the second Grand Slam of the season, only two weeks after the SAR Princess Sofia regatta.
Dutch Water Week
29 May - 6 June 2027, Netherlands
This is the third Grand Slam of the season.
470 World Championship
6 June - 14 June 2027, Poland
This regatta is our key opportunity to qualify for the 2028 Olympics.
470 Europeans Championships / Kieler Wocher
19 June - 27 June 2027, Germany
This is the fourth Grand Slam of the season.
Long Beach and San Pedro OCR
TBC
This is the fifth and last Grand Slam of the season.