Taylor Canfield and Scott Dickson already had their Congressional Cup berths locked up when they raced into the championship match of Long Beach Yacht Club's Ficker Cup Sunday but, win or lose, that was important.

A fantastic week of sailing has come to a close in Palma. The 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - third event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup circuit has delivered great racing conditions and a real test coming into the new Olympic quadrennial.

It is now time for Medal Race stage at the 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma after another day of racing in Palma, Spain.

Roger Blasse (AUS) has won the 2013 Singha OK Dinghy World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand after placing second in the only race sailed on the final day.

RS:X windsurfer Ricardo Santos has World and Continental honours behind him as well as three Olympic Games representing Brazil. In a career that first started in 1998 Santos, known as Bimba, is Brazil's windsurfing supremo but his greatest success isn't on his trophy shelf.

With racing entering the final stage in the ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma - Princess Sofia MAPFRE the pressure for good scores is increasing and pitting the top sailors against each other.

The 44th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre, ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma regatta, saw the conclusion of the qualification series after three days of fantastic racing in varied conditions in the bay of Palma.

As racing resumed at the Singha OK Dinghy world championship in Pattaya, Thailand, defending champion Andre Budzien (GER) won the day with a first and second to move up to second overall.