Month: April 2016

· In the first stage of the Monte Real Club de Yates spring regatta, the fleet competed for a coastal route of about 18 miles between Baiona and Sanxenxo

· Aceites Abril won in ORC 1, Fend la Bise won in the ORC 2-3 class and Margem do Azul III holds provisional gold in ORC 4

· The competition ends tomorrow, Sunday, with the return of the boats from Sanxenxo to Baiona, where the award ceremony for the winners will be held

A great sailing day for the first stage of the Repsol Trophy, held this afternoon in the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries. The competition, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Marina Nauta Sanxenxo, started on time according to the planned program.

At three in the afternoon, the regatta committee started an 18-mile coastal regatta inside the Bay of Baiona, which began with the passing of the boats by a marker mark. Once past that first buoy, the fleet headed for Carallones and La Negra, to then pass in front of the Costa de la Vela and enter the Pontevedra estuary.

The finish point was set near the Juan Carlos I marina, and Fifty by Storax Innovation, with the Portuguese Rui Ramada at the wheel, was the first to cross that finish line. Despite entering first, the Aceites Abril, owned by the brothers Jorge and Luis Pérez Canal, and champion of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, finally won the stage in the ORC 1 class, of the big boats. The second position went to the Portuguese from Monte Real and the third to Pairo 8, from the yachtsman from Vigo, skippered by Luis Bugallo.

The regatera day was developed with perfect conditions for navigation. It was sunny, there was not much sea and the wind blew with a certain intensity, between 16 and 18 knots, with peaks of 20.

In the ORC 2-3 competition, the provisional gold is held by Fend la Bise, skippered by Jean Claude Sarrade, with a pendant from the Monte Real Club de Yates. The silver and the bronze of the stage went to the Menudeta of Víctor Carrión, of the Club Náutico Punta Lagoa; and the Bosch Service Solutions of the Club Marítimo de Canido, with Ramón Ojea at the wheel. In ORC 4, the Margem do Azul III by Frederico Lopes, from Monte Real, leads the classification.

In this thirty-ninth edition of the Spring Regatta there was also room for the J80 monotypes, which competed in real time. The podium of honor of this first stage is made up of Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, Namasté by Luis de Mira and Virazón by Miguel Lago, all from Monte Real Yacht Club. And in the Figaro class, the victory of the stage went to the Silleiro, skippered by Juan de Arana.

After the arrival of the boats in Sanxenxo, the yacht club of the town of Pontevedra, which collaborates for another year in the celebration of the trophy together with the Marina Nauta Sanxenxo, hosted the awards ceremony for the winners of the first stage. The top finishers in each of the participating classes received awards from representatives of Repsol, the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Tomorrow, Sunday, May Day, the second and last stage of the competition will be held, in which the crews will have to return to Baiona. Once the unmarking buoy located in the vicinity of the Juan Carlos I marina has been passed, the boats will begin a coastal route similar to that of the first stage. They will pass through the Islote dos Viños, located to the north of the Cíes archipelago, La Negra and Carallones, to end the tour in the bay of Baiona, in front of the Torre Tinaja.

The end of the Repsol Trophy – Spring Regatta of the Monte Real Yacht Club will be the award ceremony that will be held at the club’s facilities in Baiona at the end of the day, around five in the afternoon.

· The boats participating in the thirty-ninth edition of the competition will leave the bay of Baiona at three in the afternoon towards the Pontevedra estuary

· Once the coastal route has been completed, the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo will host the awards ceremony for the first stage

· The crews will return to Baiona on Sunday for the second and last day of tests that will end at the Monte Real Club de Yates

Tomorrow, Saturday, between the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries, the thirty-ninth edition of the Repsol Trophy will be held, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The competition will begin in the bay of Baiona at three in the afternoon, when the regatta committee will start a coastal route that, after crossing the Vigo estuary and the Costa de la Vela, will end in the Pontevedra estuary, in front of the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo.

The weather forecasts announce a day of sun and little sea, with winds from the north and northwest of between 12 and 18 knots, conditions that will favor rapid navigation of the fleet, made up of about thirty ships, towards its final destination.

Among the participants are boats from the different ORC classes, along with monotypes from the J80 class and also Figaros. Crews from different parts of the Galician geography that will compete for one of the most attractive trophies of the sailing season in Galicia.

The regatta will end around six in the afternoon in Sanxenxo, and the Pontevedra town yacht club will host the award ceremony for the winners of the first stage, an event attended by representatives of Repsol, as sponsor of the competition, and directors of the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo.

A day later, on Sunday, May 1, starting at half past twelve, the fleet will face the second and last day of the Repsol Trophy competition, in which the participating boats must return to Baiona on a coastal route similar to the of the first stage. They will pass through the Islote dos Viños, La Negra and Carallones, and will cross the finish line in the bay of Baiona.

At five o’clock in the afternoon, at the Monte Real Club de Yates, the final trophy awards ceremony will be held, which will put an end to the traditional spring regatta of the Baiona yacht club.

· The competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and Nauta Sanxenxo celebrates its thirty-ninth edition this year

· Two cross-country regattas through the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries make up the sports program that will take place on April 30 and May 1

· On the first day the boats will sail from Baiona to Sanxenxo and the next day they will have to complete the reverse route to the Bay of Baiona

The Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries will once again be the scene of the Repsol Trophy, the traditional spring regatta organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Nauta Sanxenxo marina, which this year celebrates its thirty-ninth edition. The competition, presented this morning at a press conference, will be held next weekend with a sports program that includes two cross-country regattas between Baiona and Sanxenxo.

On the first day of tests, on Saturday April 30, the participating sailboats must complete the coastal route that separates the Bay of Baiona from the San Xenx coast. The regatta committee will start at three in the afternoon and the boats are expected to spend two or three hours, depending on the wind, until they cross the finish line. Once in Sanxenxo, the Pontevedra town yacht club will host the first of the two prize ceremonies scheduled for the Repsol Trophy. Awards will be given to the winners of the first stage in the different categories.

A day later, on the festive day of May 1, the crews will embark again to dispute the second and last stage of the competition. Ahead they will have a route similar to that of the previous day but with the start and finish points reversed, starting in Sanxenxo and finishing in Baiona. The stage will start after noon, around half past twelve, and will end with the awards ceremony for the winners, at five in the afternoon at the Monte Real Yacht Club facilities.

To follow the navigation of the boats and have a better view of the sailboats that participate in the Repsol Trophy, the public will be able to locate themselves in the surroundings of the Bay of Baiona, the Costa de la Vela or Cabo Udra, on the Morrazo peninsula. In Sanxenxo, the best location to enjoy the competition will be the beaches closest to the town and the Juan Carlos I port itself.

All the details of the competition were explained this morning at a press conference held at the Monte Real Yacht Club, which was attended by Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fisheries, Inés González, on behalf of the main sponsor of the event. She was accompanied by several directors of the organizing club and by the councilor for tourism of Baiona, Beatriz González.

In the previous edition of the Repsol Trophy, held in May 2015, the Fifty del Monte Real Club de Yates, skippered by Rui Ramada, won for the second consecutive year. The Aceites Abril, owned by the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, fought hard for victory and achieved a meritorious second place, leaving Bosch Service Solutions owned by Ramón Ojea, from the Club Marítimo de Canido, in third place. In the J80 one-design class, victory went to Guillermo Caamaño’s Mi Moneda, and Tutatis with Alberto Iglesias at the tiller won the Figaro class.

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· The ocean regatta that will start from Baiona on July 3 is the first major nautical event organized between the regions of Galicia and Azores

· As of today, 25% of the available places have already been covered and the registration period will continue to be open until one month before departure.

· The regatta is co-organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Iate Clube with the support of various Azorean institutions

Angra do Heroismo, April 23, 2016.- The Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Iate Clube have just presented in Angra do Heroismo (Azores) the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , the oceanic regatta that will depart on July 3 from the Galician fishing village towards the Portuguese archipelago. The competition is the first major nautical event organized hand in hand between the regions of Galicia and Azores.

This was highlighted to the media by the president of the Angra Iate Clube, Augusto Silva, when speaking of a sports twinning that he hopes, he said, will continue over the years. The Monte Real Club de Yates has influenced the same idea, and is grateful for the support provided by the government of Azores in order to make a regatta a reality that, they say, could be repeated biannually.

Both clubs coincide in highlighting the great tourist and cultural attraction shared by Baiona and Angra do Heroismo, which can be extended –they say- to Galicia and Terceira Island, and at the disposal of the participants in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race. Visits to the main cities, routes through nature or gastronomic tastings are some of the bonuses with which the sports program of the competition is complemented, in which the Portuguese and Spanish Sailing Federations, the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroismo, the Regional Directorate of Tourism and Portos dos Açores.

A round trip regatta between Galicia and Azores

The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will be a roundtrip regatta, with two different competition stages. The first will leave on July 3 from the town of Baiona, in Galicia, bound for Angra do Heroismo, on the Terceira Island of the Azores archipelago. A journey of 865 miles that the boats must complete in a maximum time of 9 days and 8 hours.

Once they arrive at Terceira Island, the crews will have free moorings in the Angra do Heroismo marina and will be able to participate in an extensive leisure and tourism program , prepared especially for the participating sailors, their families and friends.

After the awards ceremony for the first stage, which will be held on July 13 at the Angra Iate Clube, the second stage will begin, back to Baiona. The sailboats will depart on July 14 and upon their arrival in Galicia the final awards ceremony will be held at the Monte Real Club de Yates. 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.

A maximum of 40 boats and discounts on registration until the end of April

A maximum of 40 boats with a minimum length of 30 feet or of the Mini 6.50 class can participate in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race. The registration period will remain open until June 3 and there will be discounts for crews who register before April 30.

To date, 25 percent of the available places have been covered, with boats with both Portuguese and Spanish crews. Among the participants already registered is, among others, the two-time cruiser world champion and Platu 25 world runner-up, Jesús Pintos .

Sailors who want to participate in the competition can register or request information through the Angra Iate Clube or the Monte Real Club de Yates, by writing to angraiateclube@gmail.com or secretaria@mrcyb.com or by calling 0351 295 216 530 ( Angra) or 986 385 000 (Baiona).

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Presentation of the Açores regatta Baiona Angra Atlantic Race

· The Angra Iate Clube in Angra do Heroísmo and the Monte Real Yacht Club of Baiona presented the first major nautical event organized in partnership between the regions of Galiza and Açores

· A Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will depart from Vila Galega on July 3 and is scheduled to return to Angra do Heroísmo on July 10

· The registration period for participation in the competition is still open and 25% of the total of two 40 boats that can participate are completed, with a minimum of 30 people or the Mini 6.50 class

Angra do Heroísmo, April 23, 2016 – Foi nas instalações do Angra Iate Clube, em Angra do Heroísmo that decorated the presentation of the Açores da regatta Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , an ocean regatta that will reach the Açores in the middle of next Summer, coming from Baiona, from where it will depart on July 3. Co-organized by the Angra Iate Clube and the Monte Real Yacht Club, this competition is the first major nautical event organized in partnership between the Regiões da Galiza and dos Açores.

It was also highlighted this afternoon in the media by the president of Angra Iate Clube, Augusto Silva, to refer to this sporting geminação that he hopes will last for many more years. An idea that also stands out from the Monte Real Yacht Club, which thanks or provides support for the Governo dos Açores in no sense of making this regatta possible, which, they say, can be repeated biannually.

Both clubs highlight the great tourist and cultural attraction that Baiona and Angra do Heroísmo share, extendable – say – to Galiza and Ilha Terceira, and that is available to all participants in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race. Visits to the main cities, nature walks or gastronomic tastings with some two attractions that complement the competition sports program, with the collaboration of the Portuguese and Spanish Sailing Federations, the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroísmo, the Portos dos Açores and the Regional Secretary of Tourism and Transport.

A roundtrip regatta between Galiza and the Açores

A Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will be a round trip regatta, with two differentiated stages of competition. It will depart first on July 3rd from Vila do Baiona, in Galiza, bound for Angra do Heroísmo, in Ilha Terceira, archipelago of the Açores. A journey of 865 miles that the boats will have to complete a maximum time of 9 days and 8 hours.

Once arrived at Ilha Terceira, the crews have free moorings in the Angra do Heroísmo marina and can participate in a wide social and tourist program , prepared especially for the participants, their family and friends.

After the award ceremony for the first stage, which will be on July 13 at Angra Iate Clube, it will be given at the start of the second stage, back to Baiona. The boats will depart on July 14 and their arrival in Galiza will be held at the final award ceremony at Monte Real Yacht Club. The best boats of the second stage and of the entire regatta in each of the categories will be awarded, in addition to awarding prizes to the winners of the stage and of the regatta in real time.

A maximum of 40 boats and discounts until the end of April

In the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, 40 non-total boats can participate with a minimum of 30 weights or the Mini 6.50 class. The registration period will remain open until next June 3 and there are discounts for crews who register before April 30.

Up to the present date, 25% are pre-filled with two places available in the competition, with boats with Portuguese and Spanish crews. Among the participants already registered is, among others, the two-time world champion of Cruzeiros and vice-world champion of Platu 25, Jesús Pintos .

Sailors who intend to participate in the regatta may 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 through two telephone numbers 00351 295 216,530 (Angra) and/or 986,385,000 (Baiona).

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Tomorrow, Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Spanish time) we present in Angra do Heroismo (Terceira Island – Açores) the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , the ocean regatta that we organize together with the Angra Iate Clube.

The competition will depart on July 3 from Baiona towards the Portuguese archipelago, and as of today 25 percent of the available places have already been filled.

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· The Portuguese crew of the Fifty skippered by Rui Ramada achieved a very tight victory in the trophy organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates

· The regatta committee applied regulations to rule on the victory of the Portuguese after their tie on points with Bosch Service Solutions and Aceites Abril

· In the J80 class, Miudo de Francisca Barros won and Tutatis from the Monte Real regatta team won gold in the Figaro class.

Very tight victory for the Portuguese crew of the Fifty in the AXA Trophy organized by Monte Real Club de Yates. The team skippered by Rui Ramada finished the competition tied on points with Bosch Service Solutions and Aceites Abril, and the tiebreaker system included in the regulations gave victory to the Portuguese.

Gold then for those of the Monte Real Club de Yates, and silver and bronze, respectively, for the Bosch Service Solutions of Ramón Ojea, of the Club Marítimo de Canido; and the Aceites Abril of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, with Luis Pérez Canal at the wheel.

The final day of the AXA Trophy began this Saturday with a delay of thirty minutes over the scheduled time due to the wind, which took a long time to enter the bay of Baiona. The ORCs set off in a coastal regatta towards Borneira, passing through Carallones and La Negra. They made almost thirteen miles of travel with a wind of about 8 knots on average.

In ORC 1, the first position went to Rui Ramada’s Fifty, from Monte Real Club de Yates, followed by Aceites Abril from Real Club Náutico de Vigo, led by Luis Pérez Canal. The podium was completed by Julio Rodríguez’s Starfighter, also from the nautical company from Vigo.

In ORC 2, Bosch Service Solutions, with Ramón Ojea at the helm, won gold and left silver to Javier Montenegro’s Marara 4, which sailed for the Club Marítimo Rías Baixas.

In ORC 3, Jean Claude Sarrade, from the Monte Real Club de Yates, led his team to first place in the trophy; and Burla Negra, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, came second.

In the J80 one-design competition, the Portuguese crew of Francisca Barros’ Miudo managed to climb from the third position they had achieved in the first stage to the place of honour. He took the gold of the championship, leaving the silver and bronze to Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva and Gerardo Alonso’s Virazón, who finished the regatta tied on points.

In the Figaro class, Carlos Hernández’s Tutatis, with a crew of students from the Monte Real Club de Yates regatta team, managed to seal the victory achieved on the opening day. He did it by achieving two first places in the races held this Saturday. The second position of the monotypes went to Víctor Calviño’s Serralleiras, and Santiago Meygide’s Silleiro, tied on points with Serralleiras, achieved a meritorious third place.

Once the last tests of the competition were finished, the Monte Real Club de Yates hosted the awards ceremony for the winners, an act in which the territorial director of AXA Seguros, Mar Romero, participated. Also present was the councilor for tourism of Baiona, Beatriz González; Ramiro Paz, from Ramiro Paz y Asociados, as collaborator of the trophy; and the president and various directors of the organizing club.

With the AXA Trophy over, the Monte Real Yacht Club is now preparing its next major competition, the Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy, which in 2016 celebrates its thirty-ninth edition. The appointment will be on April 30 and May 1 in the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries, and the registration period is now open.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE AXA TROPHY

AXA TROPHY WINNER

>> FIFTY Monte Real Yacht Club

ORC 1

1st >> FIFTY Monte Real Yacht Club

2nd >> APRIL OILS Real Club Náutico de Vigo

ORC2

1st >> BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS Maritime Club of Canido

2nd >> MARARA 4 Rias Baixas Maritime Club

ORC3

1st >> FEND LA BISE Monte Real Yacht Club

2nd >> THE BLACK MOCK Real Club Náutico de Vigo

J80

1st >> MIUDO Monte Real Yacht Club

2nd >> NEW MOON Monte Real Yacht Club

3rd >> VIRAZÓN Monte Real Yacht Club

FIGARO

1st >> TUTATIS Monte Real Yacht Club

2nd >> SERRALLEIRAS Monte Real Yacht Club

3rd >> SILLEIRO Monte Real Yacht Club

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· The nautical competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates ends this Saturday with the last tests and the award ceremony

· The 25 sailboats entered in the trophy will compete for victory in a coastal and several windward-leeward routes in the Bay of Baiona

April Oils, Bosch Service Solutions and Burla Negra lead the ORC 1, 2 and 3 classes, Luna Nueva leads J80 and Tutatis the Figaro class

The AXA Sailing Trophy organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of AXA Seguros enters its final stretch this weekend with the celebration of the last tests of the competition. Tomorrow, Saturday, starting at two in the afternoon, the 25 sailboats entered in the trophy will meet in the waters of the bay of Baiona to compete in a coastal regatta and several windward-leeward routes that will decide the podium of the regatta.

After the first day held last week between Vigo and Baiona, leading the classification in the ORC 1, 2 and 3 classes are Aceites Abril from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, Bosch Service Solutions from the Canido Maritime Club and Burla Negra, also of the Vigo nautical The Bosch also leads the general classification of the trophy.

In the J80 class, Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva will fight to stay in first position, something that Miguel Lago’s Virazón and Francisca Barros’ Miudo will try to avoid, second and third respectively after the initial stage of the trophy.

In the Figaro class, the Tutatis of the Monte Real Club de Yates regatta team, skippered by Carlos Hernández, leads the provisional classification. It is followed by the Bouvento by Genoveva Pereiro and the Serralleiras by Víctor Calviño.

Once the last tests of the competition are finished, the awards ceremony will be held for the winners. It will be from half past seven in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates.

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· The April oils of Jorge Pérez Canal prevailed in the ORC 1 class, the Bosch Service Solutions won in ORC 2 and La Burla Negra took the victory of the ORC 3

· The Luna Nueva of Juan Luis Tuero leads the provisional classification of the J80 and the Tutatis skippered by Carlos Hernández heads the Figaro class

· The competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of AXA Seguros will end next Saturday, April 16, in Baiona

Exciting first day of the AXA Trophy organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of AXA Seguros. Perfect conditions for navigation, with good sea and a wind of about 8 knots on average and peaks of up to 14, allowed the crews to give their best in the water and complete the almost 15 miles established by the coastal route between Vigo and Baiona marked in the competition program.

In the ORC 1 class, of the largest ships, there were two that stood out above the rest. They were the Fifty from the Monte Real Club de Yates, skippered by the Portuguese Rui Ramada, and the Aceites Abril, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, with Jorge Pérez Canal at the helm. Although the Portuguese team remained in the lead during practically the entire route and crossed the finish line first, the compensation of times made the winner to Aceites Abril, who leads the classification. The third position, after Fifty, is occupied by Julio Rodríguez’s Starfighter, from Náutico de Vigo; and the fourth provisional is for Dom Pedro de Javier Santander, with a pendant from the organizing club.

In ORC 2, the crew of the Bosch Service Solutions, from the Club Marítimo de Canido, with Diego Fernández at the helm, carried out a magnificent regatta and became provisional leader of their class. He left the silver for Javier Montenegro’s Marara 4, from the Rías Baixas Club. The Altamar Diez of Juan González, of the Punta Lagoa Yacht Club, the Ziralla Primero, of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, and the Cormoran 05 of José de la Gándara, of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, close the classification.

La Burla Negra, by Juan José Martínez, from the yachtsman from Vigo, was the winner of the day in the ORC3 class, winning over Fend la Bise, by Jean Claude Sarrade, and Unus by Luis García Trigo, both from Monte Real, They came in second and third position. The rest of the places were shared by Frederico Lopes’ Margem do Azul, Santiago Gómez’s Droppy Uno and Alberto Manuel de Sousa’s Don Pansa.

In the J80 class, the Luna Nueva of Juan Luis Tuero, the Virazón of Miguel Lago and the Miudo of Francisca Barros, a trio of boats from the Monte Real Club de Yates, occupy the provisional podium after the first day. Completing the classification of monotypes are the Alumisel by Willy Caamaño, the Pazo de Cea by María Campos, the Namasté by Luis de Mira and the Ferralemes by Alberto Martín.

This year the Figaro class also had a place in the AXA Trophy, in which the Tutatis won, with a crew made up entirely of students from the Monte Real Club de Yates regatta team, led by Carlos Hernández, one of its coaches. In second position was Genoveva Pereiro’s Bouvento, and third and fourth place went to Víctor Calviño’s Serralleiras and Santiago Meygide’s Silleiro.

The competition, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of AXA Seguros and the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Galician Sailing Federation, will end next Saturday the 16th with the last tests. The participating sailboats will compete for the trophy podium in several windward-leeward courses located in the bay of Baiona. The regattas will begin at two in the afternoon and, once they are over, the award ceremony for the winners will be held at the Monte Real facilities.

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· The 25 sailboats that participate in the Monte Real Club de Yates competition must complete the 15 miles that separate both points

· The regatta will begin at four in the afternoon in front of the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and will end in the bay of Baiona

· The AXA Trophy will continue on April 16 with the second and last day of tests and the delivery of prizes to the winners

Tomorrow, Saturday, a new edition of the Monte Real Club de Yates winter cruise regatta begins in the Vigo estuary, which this year is being held under the name of the AXA Trophy, in honor of its sponsor.

The test will begin at four in the afternoon in front of the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which collaborates in the organization of the competition by providing its facilities for mooring the boats.

The 25 participating sailboats must complete, in the shortest possible time, a coastal route of about 15 miles between Vigo and the Bay of Baiona. If there are no changes in the weather and the wind accompanies it, as the forecasts indicate, the crews should not spend more than three hours completing it.

Once this first day is over, the crews will not return to the water until the following weekend. On Saturday the 16th, the second stage of the competition will be held, which will include several windward-leeward tests in the Bay of Baiona. And at the end, awards ceremony at the Monte Real Club de Yates.

In the previous edition, the Unus of Luis Manuel García, in the general classification, and the Luna Nueva of Juan Luis Tuero in the J80 class took the victory.

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· Upon arrival in the Portuguese archipelago, the crews will be able to discover the tourist attractions of Ilha Terceira and participate in various recreational activities

· Visits to the main cities, routes through nature, baths in natural pools or tastings of typical products are some of the proposals

· The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube, will depart from the Galician fishing village on July 3

Participants in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race ocean regatta, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube , will enjoy an extensive leisure and tourism program upon their arrival in Azores. The city of Angra do Heroismo, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, will be the starting point for different tourist visits to the main points of interest on Ilha Terceira , one of the most attractive in the Portuguese archipelago.

The activities organized in the Azores will begin on July 10 , once all the sailors have completed the first stage of the competition, starting in Baiona on July 3. A tourist tour around the island is planned for that day, visiting places such as Monte Brasil, Ribeirinha, Serretinha and Porto Judeo, as well as the Baía da Salga or Porto Martíns, with their natural pools perfect for diving. A stop at Praia da Vitória and the ascent to the Serra do Facho viewpoint will serve to whet your appetite for lunch with typical local products that will be served in a typical restaurant in Sao Sebastião. In the afternoon you will visit the Wine Museum, the Cinco Ribeiras cheese factory and the Biscoitos natural pools, which will be the perfect place to take a dip before returning to Angra do Heroismo .

This city, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983, will be the protagonist of the agenda scheduled for July 11 . The sailors accompanied by their family and friends will be able to visit the town hall, the Duque da Terceira gardens, and the Alto da Memoria, among other points of interest such as the Angrense Theater, the Misericordia Church or the Bettencourt Palace. The programming will also allow them to enjoy Portuguese gastronomy with an organized meal in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, the appointment is with nature. A journey of about 5 kilometers along the Path of the Black Mysteries will reveal the beauty of Lagoa do Negro, Gruta do Natal or Pico Gaspar.

A visit to the Furnas do Enxofre and the Tentadeiro, in the interior of the island, is scheduled for July 12 . The sailors will be able to attend a country party with food and, at the end, visit the Gruta do Natal and the Algar do Carvão. The final point to the tourist program will be a tourada á corda, one of the most important popular manifestations of Terceira Island, whose tradition dates back to the 16th century.

On July 13 , the last day before resuming the competition, will be the day on which the awards ceremony will be held for the winners of the first stage, at the Angra Iate Clube facilities. And a day later, on July 14 , the second and last stage of the regatta will start, which will mean the return to Baiona.

This will bring to an end four days of tourist visits and recreational and leisure activities with which the participants in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will be able to share moments and experiences with their crews, family and friends; learn more about the culture and traditions of Terceira Island; and enjoy one of the most beautiful places in the Azores archipelago.

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The Açores will offer a wide social and tourist program to the participants and companions of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race ocean regatta

· When arriving at the Azorean archipelago, the crew and respective companions will be able to discover the tourist attractions of Ilha Terceira and participate in various recreational activities.

· Visits to the two cities, walks through nature, baths in natural pools and tasting of products and typical dishes are some of the proposals.

· The Baiona Angra Atlantic regatta, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Yacht Club, will depart from the Galician town on July 3

Angra do Heroísmo, April 1, 2016 – The participants in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race ocean regatta, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Iate Clube, will enjoy a wide social and tourist program when they return to the Azores. The city of Angra do Heroísmo, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, will be the starting point for different tourist visits to the main points of interest of Ilha Terceira.

The activities organized in the Azores will start on July 10, the date on which it is expected that all the sailors will finish the first stage of the competition, leaving Baiona on July 3. Nesse program is scheduled for a return to the island, visiting places such as Monte Brasil, the parish of Ribeirinha, Serretinha and Porto Judeu, as well as Baía da Salga and Porto Martins, with their wonderful natural pools. It will be a paragem at Praia da Vitória and ascent to the Miradouro da Serra do Facho, or it will serve to open the appetite for lunch with products from the island, a typical restaurant in S. Sebastião. During the afternoon you will visit the Biscuit Wine Museum and its natural pools, a perfect place for a sea bath, before returning to Angra do Heroísmo, with a brief passage through the Cinco Ribeiras cheese factory.

The city of Angra do Heroísmo, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1983, will be the protagonist of the agenda scheduled for July 11. The sailors and their companions will be able to visit the historic center of the city, the Duque da Terceira garden and the Alto da Memória, among other points of interest such as the Teatro Angrense, the Igreja da Misericórdia or the Palácio dos Capitães Generais. The program will also allow the participants to enjoy, on this second day of local gastronomy products, a restaurant located in the fishery parish of the council of Angra do Heroísmo. During the afternoon, a walk through nature. A trail of about 5 km through the Mistérios Negros, appreciating the beauty of Lagoa Negro and Pico Gaspar.

A visit to the Furnas do Enxofre e ao Tentadeiro, not inside the island, is scheduled for July 12. The participants will be able to attend a country party with food and at the end they will be able to visit Gruta do Natal or Algar do Carvão. To date to the tourist program and intend to attend a rope tour, one of the most important popular manifestations of Ilha Terceira, whose tradition dates back to the 16th century.

On July 13, the last day before the start of the second stage of the regatta, two prizes will be awarded to the winners of the first stage. The following day, July 14, will be given to the start for the second and last stage of the regatta, with the return to Baiona.

This is the proposed program of tourist visits and recreational and leisure activities with which the participants of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will be able to share moments and unique experiences between crews, family and friends, getting to know a little more about the culture and the traditions of Ilha Terceira, enjoying two prazeres in two of the most beautiful places in the Açores archipelago.