Sebastian Kempe, Campbell Patton and Adriana Penruddocke took to the waves in Mallorca yesterday as the Princess Sofia Trophy got under way.

Kempe and Patton were, competing in the Ilca 7 and were both in action on the opening day of the regatta in Spain.

A recent winner of the Bermuda male athlete of the year honour at the National Sports awards this month, Kempe sits 26th of the 199 entrants on 29 points after two races.

With the field split into three ― red, yellow and blue fleets ― Kempe finished seventeenth in his opening race in yellow fleet before improving to twelfth in race two.

Patton fared less well in yellow fleet finishing 45th and 22nd in his two races and is in 106th position

Australian Matt Wearn leads the way on six points after winning one race and finishing fifth in the other in red fleet. Singapore’s Ryan Lo sits second after finishing first and sixth in his two races in blue fleet with Bruno Gaspic, from Croatia, occupying third place after a fifth and a second in yellow fleet.

It was a disappointing start to the regatta for Penruddocke, who took part in the yellow fleet and finished 63rd in her opening race. She is 125th of the 143 entries.

The Ilca 6 regatta is led by Matilda Nicholls, who learnt how to sail at the age of six at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club when living on the island with her family.