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Host cities of the 470 European Championships
The 470 European Championships are international sailing regattas in the 470 class, held annually since 1966. [1] Non-European entries are allowed to take part since the 1972 edition, however they will not become European champions. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 2022 Çeşme [156] |  Sweden Anton Dahlberg Lovisa Karlsson |  Spain Jordi Xammar Nora Brugman |  Italy Giacomo Ferrari Bianca Caruso |
| 2023 Santo Stefano al Mare [157] | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Lovisa Karlsson |  Germany Simon Diesch Anna Markfort |  France Hippolyte Machetti Aloïse Retornaz |
| 2024 Cannes [158] | Spain Jordi Xammar Nora Brugman |  Portugal Diogo Costa Carolina João | France Jérémie Mion Camille Lecointre |
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne craft for as long as such watercraft have existed.
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The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2017 throughout the world.
The following are the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2018 throughout the world.
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This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2020.
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