Month: January 2016

· The crew led by the Portuguese sailor won the trophy on the second day, taking the provisional leadership from Virazón

· The wind and sea conditions, with peaks of up to twenty knots and waves of more than three metres, filled the three regattas held in Baiona with emotion

· The competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates for the J80 class continues next February with two new days on the 13th and 27th

Exciting second stage of the Vitaldent Trophy organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club. The wind conditions, with peaks of up to 20 knots, and the sea, with waves exceeding three metres, filled the regattas held this afternoon in the bay of Baiona with emotion.

Rui Ramada’s Miudo, skippered on this occasion by his daughter Francisca Barros, won the day after achieving three second places in the three races held. The crew led by the Portuguese sailor managed to prevail over her two toughest rivals on the water, Virazón, skippered by Gerardo Alonso, and Willy Caamaño’s Alumisel. Both did a great job in the water and placed second and third respectively, separated by just one point.

Ferralemes, with Enrique Porto at the helm, came out ready to fight back and beat the bronze achieved on the first day, but finally fell off the provisional podium and had to settle for a meritorious fourth place.

The Luna Nueva of Juan Luis Tuero, skippered today by José Gándara; Namasté by Luis de Mira and Pazo de Cea by Rita Hernández are placed in fifth, sixth and seventh position. The Cormorant Nautical School closes the classification, which did not compete today.

The next appointment with the Vitaldent Trophy, organized exclusively for the J80 class, will be on Saturday, February 13. The date will coincide with the 420 Galician Championship, which is also organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club.

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· The fishing village hosts the second day of the nautical competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club for the J80 class

· The regattas will be held tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon in the bay and can be seen from the Parador Nacional area

· The Virazón skippered by Miguel Lago occupies the first position of a championship that will last until next March

Tomorrow, Saturday, the fishing village of Baiona hosts a new day of the Vitaldent Class J80 Trophy, a competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club with the sponsorship of Vitaldent.

If the weather conditions are favorable, as indicated in the forecast, the regatta committee will start, starting at three in the afternoon, the first of the three regattas scheduled for this second day of the trophy.

On the water, eight J80 class boats will fight to take the provisional leadership from Virazón de Miguel Lago, who leads the competition after winning the first race. The Miudo de Rui Ramada and the Ferralemes skippered by Enrique Porto, occupy, today, the second and third position.

Waiting for what will happen tomorrow, the current classification of the Vitaldent Class J80 Trophy is completed, in this order, by Pazo de Cea, by Rita Hernández; the Alumisel, by Guillermo Caamaño; the Cormorán Nautical School, by Iván Pérez-Gándaras; Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero and Namasté by Luis de Mira.

The public who wishes to enjoy this nautical competition will be able to watch the events from the walls of the Parador de Baiona, Monteferro, Monte Lourido or Playa América.

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· The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube organize this oceanic regatta that will depart from Baiona on July 3

· A maximum of 40 boats will be able to compete in the more than 1,700 miles of the two competition stages.

· In addition to the sports program, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will include an extensive program of social and tourist events for the participants

Baiona, January 19, 2016.- The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube have just opened the registration period to participate in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, the ocean regatta that will depart next summer from the Galician fishing village bound for the Azores Islands. The competition will include two stages, one going and one returning, which will be scored and awarded separately, and whose classifications will add up to determine the final winner of the test.

The first of the stages will depart on July 3 from Baiona to Angra do Heroismo, a town of some 35,000 inhabitants located on Illa Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. The participating boats must cover the 865 miles that separate both points, and do so in a maximum time of 9 days and 8 hours. Once there, the boats will have free moorings in the Angra marina and their crew members will be able to participate in various social events and guided tours that will be scheduled on the occasion of their arrival on the island. On the 13th, the awards ceremony for the first stage will be held at the Angra Iate Clube facilities.

On Thursday, July 14, the second stage of the competition will start, with the reverse route, back to Baiona. Again, more than 800 miles ahead to be navigated within a time limit of 224 hours. Once in Galicia, the awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 23, at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club. The best boats of each stage and of the complete regatta will be distinguished in each of the categories, and prizes will also be awarded to the winners of each stage and of the general in real time.

The registration period to participate in the Baiona Atlantic Race will remain open until June 3, just one month before the start of the race, and there will be discounts for crews that do so before March 30.

Given the characteristics of the test, the regatta will be limited to a maximum of 40 boats, which must have a minimum length of 30 feet or be of the Mini 6.50 Class. They may carry full or reduced crews, with two sailors on board.

The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube, and has the collaboration of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Portuguese Sailing Federation, as well as the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroismo, Portos dos Açores and the Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Transport.

Sailors who want to participate in the competition can register or request information through the Monte Real Club de Yates, by writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com or by calling 986 385 000.

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It is open or registration period to participate in the Baiona Angra Atlântica Regatta

· The Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Yacht Club organize this ocean regatta that will start in Baiona no later than July 3

· More than 1700 miles of route with two stages of competition can be disputed by a maximum number of 40 boats

· For the sports program, the Regata Atlântica Baiona Angra included a wide social and tourist program for the participants.

The Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Yacht Club have just opened the registration period to participate in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Regatta, an ocean regatta that will depart next summer from the Galician coastal city with destination to the Terceira island in the Azores. The competition will include two stages, one for the win and another for the return, which will be scored separately for the attribution of two respective prizes, and whose classifications will be added to determine the great final winner of the trial.

The first stage will depart on July 3 from Baiona to Angra do Heroísmo, a city with about 35,000 inhabitants, located on Terceira Island, in the Açores archipelago. The participating boats will have to travel 865 miles, which, approximately, separate the two cities, having to do it for a maximum time of 9 days and 8 hours. When they arrive at Angra do Heroísmo, the boats have free moorings in the Angra marina and their crews will be able to participate in various social events and guided tours that will be scheduled when they arrive at the island. There will be a delivery of prizes for the best boats of the stage and for the winner, in real time of the stage. It will be on the 13th of July at the installations of the Angra Iate Clube.

At Quinta-Feira, on July 14, it will start for the second stage of the competition, with a reverse route, back to Baiona. De novo, more than 800 miles to be navigated with a time limit of 224 hours. Once arrived in Galiza, there will be an award ceremony at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club, on July 23. The best boats of the stage and of the complete regatta will be awarded for each of the categories. For all, there will be ainda deliver prizes for the real time winner of the stage and for the real time winner of the regatta.

The registration period to participate in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Regatta will be open until next June 3, one month before the start of the regatta and there will be discounts for the crews who can register before March 30.

Given the characteristics of the race, the regatta will be limited to a maximum of 40 participating boats that must have a minimum of 30 feet of compression or be of Class Mini 6.50. It will be able to have full crews or reduced crews, with two crew members on board.

The Baiona Angra Atlantic Regatta is organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Iate Clube, and has the collaboration of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Portuguese Sailing Federation, as well as the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroísmo, da Portos dos Açores and the Regional Secretary of Tourism and Transport.

The sailors who intend to participate in the regatta can register or request information at Angra Iate Clube or at Monte Real Club de Yates, through the email angraiateclube@gmail.com and/or secretaria@mrcyb.com or still through two telephone numbers 00351 927 489,951 and/or 927,986,385,000.

· Miguel Lago’s boat was placed in first position, leaving second and third place for Rui Ramada’s Miudo and Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes

· The low wind that was recorded this afternoon in the bay of Baiona delayed the start of the tests and only allowed one regatta to be held

· The competition continues on Saturday, January 30 with the second of the six scheduled days of regattas in the Monte Real Club de Yates trophy

The Virazón del Monte Real Club de Yates, skippered by Miguel Lago, was placed this afternoon as provisional leader of the Vitaldent Class J80 Trophy after a day marked by little wind, which forced the start of the tests to be delayed and only allowed the celebration of a regatta

With barely 5 knots of intensity, and falling at times, the J80 fleet disputed the first victory of the tournament in a double-loop windward-leeward course, in which the Virazón crew took the lead from the first moment. Miguel Lago’s men finished the race in first position, leaving the rest of the places of honor for Rui Ramada’s Miudo and Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, second and third respectively.

The Pazo de Cea, by Rita Hernández; the Alumisel, by Guillermo Caamaño; and Escuela Náutico Cormorán, by Iván Pérez-Gándaras, occupy the fourth, fifth and sixth places in a provisional classification that is completed by Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero and Namasté by Luis de Mira.

The Vitaldent Class J80 Trophy continues on Saturday, January 30 with the second of the six days of regattas scheduled until next March in the championship organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club.

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· The championship organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates includes 6 days of regattas in the bay of Baiona during the months of January, February and March

· The competition will allow the Galician fleet of J80 to continue with its preparation for the World Championship that will take place in June in Sotogrande

· The Vitaldent Trophy is part of the J80 League of the Monte Real Yacht Club, which will continue from October with the Autumn Trophy

Baiona opens the 2016 sailing season this Saturday with the Vitaldent Trophy of the Monte Real Yacht Club, a competition organized exclusively for J80 class boats. The tests will begin at three in the afternoon in the bay area, where the participants are expected to compete in the first three races for the trophy.

Participating boats include, among others, the winners of the previous J80 competition organized by Monte Real last fall. They are Miguel Lago’s Virazón, Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva and Guillermo Caamaño’s Alumisel, who won the gold, silver and bronze of the trophy, respectively. Together with them, a new J80 boat recently acquired by the Baiona club, which will be skippered by Rui Ramada, will also compete.

After the first day of regattas this Saturday, another 5 stages are scheduled to be held on January 30, February 13 and 27, and March 12 and 13. All the tests will start at three in the afternoon, except for the last one, which will start at 11:00, and will include several windward-leeward routes, which the regatta committee will determine, on each occasion, depending on the weather conditions and the state of the sea

The boats, all of the J80 class, will sail as a fleet, will compete in real time and will carry out a maximum of 3 tests per day. Each and every one of them will score for the final classification from which the winner of the league will emerge, which will be known in mid-March.

With the aim of making more sailors aware of this type of vessel, the organization will allow the inclusion of a fifth crew member on board, who will be able to navigate only as an observer. He must stand behind the skipper and may not participate in the tactics or maneuvers of the crew.

The J80 Monte Real Class Vitaldent Trophy will serve as preparation for the Galician J80 fleet for the World Championship to be held in Sotogrande from June 25 to July 2.

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· The Baiona club returns with the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race to a type of competition for which it became world famous in the 1970s

· The test will depart on July 3 from the bay of Baiona and will have as its first destination the Angra Iate Clube, in Angra do Heroismo, on the Terceira Island of the Azores archipelago

· The Monte Real regatta calendar is completed with another 10 national events, among which is the historic Prince of Asturias Trophy

The Monte Real Club de Yates returns in 2016 to international regattas with the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , a test that will start on July 3 from the Galician fishing village and that will have as its first destination the Angra Iate Clube, in Angra do Heroismo, on the Terceira Island of the Portuguese archipelago. The Baionese club thus takes up a type of nautical competition for which it became world famous in the 1970s.

La Baiona – Angra is one of the 11 regattas that are part of the Monte Real competition calendar for this coming year, an extensive sports program that opens this month of January with the J80 Class Winter League . It is a championship dedicated exclusively to this type of boat that gives continuity to the SabadellGallego J80 Class League, held in recent months in the Bay of Baiona. The J80 Winter League includes six test days, on January 16 and 30, February 13 and 27, and March 12 and 13.

In February, Monte Real will also be in charge of organizing the Baitra Trophy – 420 Galician Championship , which will be held on the 13th, 14th and 20th. It is an appointment that will bring together the 30 boats that make up the fleet of 420 from Galicia, and in which the club from Baiona will participate with 5 crews.

In April, two of the great competitions of Monte Real will arrive, the Winter Regatta and the Spring Regatta. The first, which this year will be held under the name of the AXA Trophy by its sponsor, will be on April 9 and 16, and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo will once again collaborate with it, as has been the tradition. The Spring Trophy, better known as the Repsol Trophy , also because of its sponsor, will take place on April 23 and 30 and the May Day holiday. It is a test in which the crews fine-tune their boats to face the strong area of the regatta season.

One more year, the Monte Real Club de Yates is once again firmly committed to grassroots sports, with the organization of a Baitra Children’s Sailing Championship on May 21 and 22, open to the participation of Optimist and Cadet sailors.

In June comes the traditional Galician Solo and Two Championship , a medium-distance regatta in which the main handicap is that the skippers of the boats have to handle them alone or with the help of a single crew member. It will be held on Saturday June 18, coinciding with the Social League final tests, a competition that is held throughout the year by the students of the Monte Real Yacht Club Sailing School.

A weekend later, on June 24, 25 and 26, the Iberian Championship Class 2.4mR will be held, an adapted sailing regatta. There will be three days of competition in which sailors from different parts of Spain, with and without disabilities, will compete under equal conditions in the bay of Baiona.

July will be one of the key months in the Monte Real regatta calendar, because in addition to the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , it will include the forty-first edition of the Conde de Gondomar Trophy , one of the most attractive races for cruising sailing in Spain. It will include, as tradition dictates, the Baiona-Fisterra-Baiona route, more than 100 miles long, turning around the mythical Carrumeiro Chico lighthouse. The Conde de Gondomar Trophy will be held this year from July 22 to 25.

After being the stopping point in August for the Pornic – Baiona regatta, the great sailing event of the Monte Real Club de Yates will arrive on the first weekend of September, and one of the most important nautical competitions in Spain, the Prince of Asturias Trophy. On days 2, 3 and 4, various sports events of the highest level and numerous leisure activities for the participants will fill the town of Baiona with life.

Within the framework of the Principe de Asturias Trophy, one more year, the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be presented, awards that recognize the work of people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing, as well as their human values and sports.

The J80 Class Autumn League will be in charge of closing the Monte Real sports calendar for this year 2016. There will be four days of tests organized exclusively for these monotypes on October 15 and 29 and November 12 and 26.

For more information on the different competitions of the Baiona club, sailors can contact the club by email, writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com , or by calling 986 385 000. The media that need additional information can contact the club’s communication department at press@mrcyb.com

>> You can consult the complete calendar of regattas of the club HERE