Nearly 1,000 athletes and 500 accompanying people from 90 different countries will be in Hyères from April 20 to 27. There will be 700 boats on the water identical to those that will compete in the Olympic events.
“The Last Chance Regatta” was created specifically in 2024 to allow nations that have not yet obtained their tickets for the Olympics to get one. The competition serves as a final rehearsal before the 2024 Olympics, the events of which will be held 80 km further, on the coast, in Marseille. The French sailors will train on race formats identical to those of the Olympic event. The nations do not compete against each other in the regatta, but in a friendly competition against one another. There are 90 of them for only 39 places, which promises a great fight between the 300 boats. Each nation will send two representatives from its delegation for each discipline. Three places will be available per discipline, with the exception of kiteboarding and iQFOiL, where five places will be awarded for both women and men.