Aaron SARMIENTO
RACING CLASS 470 MEN
The 470 is a double-handed dinghy named for its overall length of 470cm. It is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to sail it well.
SKIPPER Onan BARREIROS
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Spanish (ESP)
HOME TOWN Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Started sailing in 1996. International debut 420 Worlds in Greece.
CREW Aaron SARMIENTO
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Spanish (ESP)
HOME TOWN Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Started sailing at age 10 International debut 420 World Championship in Tavira, Portugal in 2002
WORLD RANKING 8 @ November 2011
KEY RESULTS AS A TEAM
OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 2010: 470 Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships 2010, Hague, NED (17th)
August 2009: 470 World Championships, Rungsted, Copenhagen, DEN (8th)
August 2008: Beijing Olympic Games Sailing competition, Qingdao, CHN (5th)
January 2008: 470 World Championships, Melbourne, AUS (7th)
June 2007: ISAF Sailing World Championships, Cascais, POR (9th)
LATEST RESULTS
July 2011: Weymouth & Portland International Regatta 2011, GBR (8th)
June 2011: Open Europeans in Olympic Sailing Classes, Helsinki, FIN (7th)
June 2011: Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, Weymouth & Portland, GBR (7th)
April 2011: Semaine Olympique Francaise, Hyeres, FRA (3rd)
April 2011: Trofeo SAR Princess Sofa MAPFRE, Palma de Majorca, ESP (13th)
January 2011: US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, Miami, USA (9th)
January 2011: 470 North American Championships, Miami, USA (3rd)
August 2010: 470 European Championships, Istanbul, TUR (7th)
August 2010: 470 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, Weymouth and Portland, GBR (16th)
July 2010: Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships 2010, Hague, NED (17th)
- Name: Aaron SARMIENTO
- Nation: Spain
- Yacht Club: Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria
- Discipline: Men's Two Person Dinghy
- Current World Ranking: 8
- Highest World Ranking: 3
ONAN BARREIROS & AARON SARMIENTO