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With the start of a new school season, the dinghy sailing courses at the Monte Real Club de Yates Sailing School are starting up again. These are courses for boys and girls who want to learn to navigate or improve their technique by sailing around the bay of Baiona. To register it is not necessary to be a member of the club . The only requirement is to be over 7 years old and know how to swim .

There are weekly courses , with classes one day a week, in the afternoon, from 16:00 to 18:30. The price of this option is 20 euros per month. There is also the possibility of attending classes on Sunday mornings, from 10:00 to 14:00. In this case, the price is 30 euros per month. A third option is to attend classes on Saturdays and Sundays , in the morning, from 10:00 to 14:00, for a price of 50 euros per month.

The courses include theoretical and practical classes, sailing individually or collectively, and with the possibility of being part of regatta teams. To request more information or register, you can write an email to escuela@mrcyb.com or call 986 38 50 00 or 625 261 586 .

· Miguel Fernández’s boat won the races held this weekend in the waters of the Vigo estuary

· The silver of the Galician J80 championship went to Mi Moneda by Ero Pons, from the Monte Real Club de Yates

This weekend was the first time that the J80 fleets from the north and south of Galicia competed together

Miguel Fernández’s Biba, from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña, won the Galician J80 Championship, organized by the Galician Sailing Federation and held in the waters of the Vigo estuary. The second classified was the Mi Moneda, by Ero Pons, who wore a pendant from the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne.

The Galician J80 Championship was held this year in Baiona after the appearance, in recent months, of an important fleet of this type of boats in the southern area of Galicia, which increased the number of J80 that already existed in the northern clubs , especially in A Coruña. It was the first great meeting of both fleets in competition.

At the awards ceremony, held this Sunday at the Monte Real Yacht Club, the crew of the Biba received the award from the vice-president of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda. The General Secretary for Sports, José Ramón Lete, was in charge of handing over the trophy to Ero Pons, patron of Mi Moneda.

· The boat of the Portuguese Rui Ramada and grímpola del Monte Real Yates won the victory in the category of large boats

· He also took the trophy of the II Atlantic Cruise Circuit, an award that the crew received from the Vice President of the Xunta Alfonso Rueda

· In the rest of the classes, the winners were Movistar, which was full of victories in all the tests of the ORC 2, La Rabuda Uno, Deep Blue, Biba, El Serralleiras and Belisa.

The Fifty of the Portuguese Rui Ramada and grímpola of the Monte Real Club de Yates took victory in the XXIX Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias in the category of large boats. It also won the prize of the Second Atlantic Cruise Circuit, an award that the crew received from the hands of the vice president of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda.

The last round of the competition, held this Sunday, was decisive in designing the podiums for a good part of the classes. The lack of wind was once again the protagonist of the day, forcing the starting honk to be delayed and some of the routes to be cut.

In the ORC 1 class, Rui Ramada’s Fifty won, with a pendant from the Monte Real Club de Yates. The second and third place went to the Aceites Abril, owned by Luis Pérez Canal, which competed for the RCN Vigo, and the Xekmatt owned by José Carlos Prista, owned by the Lisbon Naval Association.

The Movistar of Pedro Campos, skippered on this occasion by Pablo Iglesias, clearly won in the ORC 2 class, leaving the silver to Solventis, of Malalo Bermúdez (MRCYB), and the bronze to Cachete, of Fran Edreira (CN Sada ).

The ORC 3 podium was divided between La Rabuda Uno, owned by Fernando González (RCN Portosín), José Naya’s GDiez (CN Ferrol), and Nuno Ribes’ Plan B (CV Atlántico), who came in first, second and third position respectively.

In the J80 competition in real time, the Real Club Naútico de Coruña was the clear winner. Their boats, which dominated practically all the tests of the three days, finally took two of the places of honor. Miguel Fernández’s Biba became champion and Pablo Martínez’s Marina Coruña came third. Second place went to Mi Moneda by Ero Pons, with a pendant from the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne.

In the Ladies Cup, Serralleiras won, with Sandra Azón from the Catalan Federation at the helm. Second place went to Tutatis, skippered by María Campos, from the Galician Federation.

In the Special ORC class, Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue (RCN Vigo) prevailed. Second place went to Javier Rey’s Q Talento (MRCYB), and third place to Pablo Conde’s Enxuto (CY Acapulco).

And in the classics category, which could not contest any event today due to lack of wind, gold went to Belisa de José Manuel Cores (AGABACE) and silver to Jonathan de Jos Van Veen (Real Muiden NL).

The Monte Real Yacht Club of Bayonne also presented this afternoon the award for the Second Atlantic Cruise Circuit, which was received by the crew of the Fifty de Rui Ramada from the Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda.

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· The awards, one of the most prestigious in the Spanish nautical scene, were created 22 years ago to recognize the work of people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing

· Solventis and Movistar received awards as the best boats of 2013; the MAPFRE Challenge, as best project, the production company A Contracorriente Films, for its film En Solitario ; and ocean sailor Alex Pella.

Once again this year, the Monte Real Yacht Club of Bayonne hosted the awards ceremony Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards 2013 , awards created 22 years ago with the aim of recognizing the work of different people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing, as well as its human and sporting values.

The prizes were awarded at the club’s facilities in a gala sponsored by Terras Gauda , and part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy.

The Solventis , owned by the shipowners Alberto and Pablo Moro, and the Movistar , owned by Pedro Campos, received the prize for the best boats, for achieving victory in practically all the regattas in which they participated in their classes in 2013, the ORC 0-1 and the ORC 2-3 respectively.

The MAPFRE Challenge was awarded as the best project of 2013 after breaking a new record in the Atlantic on the Discovery Route of America. The crew traveled the more than 5,000 miles that separate Palos de la Frontera and San Salvador (Bahamas) in 11 days 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds.

The production company A Contracorriente Films received the Mariano Aguado Communication Award for having collaborated in disseminating and bringing the world of sailing closer to the general public with its film “ En Solitario ”.

And the Catalan sailor and sailor Alex Pella was recognized as the best oceanic sailor of 2013, the year in which he won first place in the Tour of Europe regatta “ Route des Princes ”, and second place in the Transoceanic regatta “ Transat Jacques Vabre ”.

An Honorary Award was also given to Mary and Joe Woodward, Monte Real delegates for Ireland and the United Kingdom, for their contribution to the tourist sponsorship of the Rías Baixas in northern Europe.

The winners of this new edition of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards received as a trophy a reproduction of the signal mast of the Monte Real Yacht Club of Bayonne, which since December 2013 bears the name of its president, Rafael Olmedo Limeses.

· With the exception of the ORC 2 class, in which Movistar consolidates its position as leader, the movements in the rest of the categories will add excitement to the last day of the competition

· The awards ceremony for the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy will be held tomorrow, Sunday, at five in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona

Exciting second day of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy. With the exception of Movistar del RCN de Sanxenxo, who once again repeated the podium in the ORC 2 class, the movements in the rest of the categories will add excitement to the last day of the competition.

Today was marked by changes in the weather, which again forced the start of some tests to be delayed. The day dawned cloudy, rainy and lack of wind, but little by little the favorable conditions for navigation were reached.

The Fifty of the Portuguese Rui Ramada and grímpola del Monte Real managed to lead the general classification of the ORC 1 after winning the two tests held this Saturday for those in his category. Aceites Abril, from RCN Vigo, which was leading after the first day, fell to second place, leaving José Carlos Prista’s Xekmatt, from the Lisbon Naval Association, in third place.

In the ORC 2 class there were no surprises and the Movistar, which dominated the first day of testing, once again prevailed, marking even more differences with the rest of the boats. The Sanxenxo RCN boat, skippered by Pablo Iglesias, is leading its class, followed by the Cachete, the Solventis, the Bosch Service Solutions, all tied on points.

La Rabuda Uno, from the RCN de Portosín, with Fernándo González at the helm, took first place in the ORC 3 competition. In second and third place overall are GDiez owned by José M. Naya, from CNR Ferrol, and Plane B owned by Nuno Rives from CV Atlántico.

In the J80s class, boats from A Coruña continue to dominate. Pablo Martínez’s Marina Coruña and Miguel Fernández’s Biba are in first and second place overall. A boat from Monte Real, the Mi Moneda, skippered by Ero Pons, managed to sneak into the provisional podium after today’s tests.

In the Ladies Cup, Amparo Mollá and her crew, aboard the Figaro Uno, and representing the Madrid Federation, lead the classification, followed by María Campos’ Figaro 6 (Galician Federation) and Sandra Azón’s Figaro 2 (Catalan Federation). .

First day of competition for Classics and Specials

Today was the second day of competition for the ORCs, J80s and Ladies Cup sailors, but the first for the Classics and Specials. Coastal routes of 11 and 18 miles respectively were disputed through the anchorage of the Cíes Islands, Cabo Home and the Islet of Viños.

In the Classics category, Belisa de AGABACE, skippered by José Manuel Cores, won. Provisional silver and bronze go to Real Muiden NL’s Jonathan, and CR Armada’s Arosa.

The victory of the Specials went to Q Talento Consultores, with a banner from Monte Real Club de Yates, which left Enxuto from CY Acapulco and Deep Blue from RCN Vigo in second and third place.

The XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy ends tomorrow, Saturday, starting at noon, with the last tests of the competition. At five in the afternoon the awards ceremony will be held at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne.

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· Despite the lack of wind, which only allowed for one test, the sailors went out to give everything on the first day of competition

· Movistar, Aceites Abril and La Rabuda Uno took first place in the first round of ORCs 1, 2 and 3; The boats of the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña won the J80 competition, and in the Ladies Cup the place of honor went to the Fígaro 2, skippered by Sandra Azón

· The XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy continues tomorrow, Saturday, starting at noon. In the afternoon, the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards are presented

The twenty-ninth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, which is being held these days in Baiona, under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Escuela Naval Militar de Marín, got off to a strong start.

The sailors went out on the water with the intention of giving everything and not even the light and shifting wind, which did not exceed 8 knots, was able to detract from a first day that was experienced with great intensity.

The tests began according to the planned schedule and were carried out without major incidents. It was only necessary to shorten the route of the ORCs at a time when the intensity of the wind began to drop.

In the ORC Class 1 the victory went to Aceites Abril, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, skippered by Luis Pérez Canal. In second and third position were Rui Ramada’s Fifty and a grímpola from MRCYB, and Porto de Aveiro from Club Náutico Bocadabarra, with Delmar Conde at the helm.

The Movistar of the RCN of Sanxenxo, skippered by Pablo Iglesias, firmly prevailed in the ORC 2 Class. He managed to get two minutes out of the second classified, the Solventis of the MRCYB; and four to Bosch Service Solutions of the Canido CM.

In the ORC 3 competition, the podium on this first day was divided between boats from Portosín, Ferrol and Vilagarcía. First place went to La Rabuda Uno, by Fernando González; the second for the GDiez, by José M. Naya; and the third for the Andarivel, by Emilio Patiño.

The J80s that came down to Baiona from A Coruña demonstrated their power among their class, completing a full podium finish. Luis Tourón’s Marina Coruña came first, Manuel Rego’s Biba second and Carlos López’s Miúdo third.

In the Ladies Cup the victory went to the Figaro 2, skippered by the Olympic medalist Sandra Azón, from the Catalan Federation. Amparo Mollá and her girls took second place aboard the Figaro 1, and the third position went to the Figaro 6 of María Campos.

The XXIX Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias continues tomorrow, Saturday, with new tests for the ORCs, J80s and Ladies Cup starting at 11:55. Tomorrow the Classics and Specials will also go out to sea, which will compete from 12:25.

In the afternoon, starting at 8:00 p.m., at the Monte Real Yacht Club in Bayonne, the National Sailing Awards will be presented, which this year will be collected by Movistar, Solventis, Desafío MAPFRE, A Contracorriente Films and Alex Lump.

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· The Catalan sailor will arrive at the Monte Real Club de Yates aboard the Tales II, with which he will compete in the Route du Rhum 2014

· The boat, a state-of-the-art CLASS 40, was designed by some of the best naval engineers in Spain, with the advice of Alex Pella himself

· The arrival of the sailor will coincide with the first tests of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy, which begins tomorrow, Friday

Catalan sailor Alex Pella will sail from Santander to Baiona to collect his award for Best Oceanic Sailor of 2013 at the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards gala.

Pella will arrive at the Monte Real Club de Yates aboard the Tales II, with which she will compete next November in the Route du Rhum 2014, a solo journey of more than 3,000 miles.

The boat, a CLASS 40 owned by Gonzalo Botín from Santander, was designed and built by some of the best naval engineers in Spain, and served Pella to achieve, during the past season (the first on board that boat), two seconds positions in the mythical Fasnet Race and in the Transat Jacques Vabre.

The arrival of the Catalan sailor tomorrow afternoon at the Baiona club will coincide with the first tests of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy, in which the ORCs, the J80s and Ladies will compete several windward/leeward. The appointment, starting at 15:55 in the waters of the Vigo estuary.

· The Monte Real Yacht Club of Bayonne and the Naval Military School of Marín organize the twenty-ninth edition of one of the most prestigious nautical competitions in Spain

· The tests, which will be contested by ORC, J80, Special, Classic and Ladies Cup boats, will be held on September 5, 6 and 7 in the waters of the Bay of Baiona and the Vigo estuary

· Within the framework of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy, the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be presented, which recognize the work of different people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing

Everything is ready in Baiona for the celebration of a new edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, one of the most prestigious regattas on the Spanish nautical scene, which celebrates its 29th anniversary this year.

The regatta will take place on September 5, 6 and 7 in the waters of the Bay of Baiona and the Vigo estuary, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Naval Military School of Marin , with the collaboration of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Galician Sailing Federation .

The Trophy will include, on the different days of competition, various sporting events depending on the class of boats. On Friday the 5th , starting at 3:55 p.m., the ORCs, J80s and Ladies will compete in various windward/leeward (routes between buoys), while the Specials and Classics rest.

On Saturday the 6th , all the boats will go to sea. Starting at 11:55, the ORCs, J80s and Ladies will compete, and at 12:25, the Classics and Specials. While the former fight for the podium in windward / leeward, the latter must complete a coastal course.

On Sunday the 7th , the scheme of the previous day is repeated in terms of the design of the tests (windward/leeward for ORC, J80 and Ladies Cup; and coastal route for Specials and Classics), but with a change in the schedules. Everyone will hear the starting honk at the same time, at 11:55.

In addition to the traditional sporting events, the program for the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy includes many other activities, such as breakfasts, meetings, talks, recordings of programs, tastings, parties and fireworks.

In short, it will be three days of meetings for the best crews in Spain and Portugal, which will become a reality thanks to the work of nearly 100 people and the sponsorship of Bodegas Terras Gauda, Turismo Rías Baixas, Plymouth, Storax, Lunic, Solventis, Coca Cola, Watching Man, Estrella Galicia and Gadis , along with many other collaborating companies.

Within the framework of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy, the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will also be presented at a gala to be held on Saturday the 6th starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Monte Real Yacht Club.

These prestigious awards, which recognize the work of people and institutions in favor of the sailing world, will go this year to the Solventis and Movistar boats, the MAPFRE Challenge , the production company A Contracorriente Films and the ocean sailor Alex Pella .

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· The awards, one of the most prestigious in the Spanish nautical scene, were created 22 years ago to recognize the work of people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing

· Solventis and Movistar will receive prizes as the best boats of 2013; the MAPFRE Challenge, as best project, the production company A Contracorriente Films, for its film En Solitario ; and ocean sailor Alex Pella.

· The awards ceremony will take place during the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy

Once again this year, the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne will host the awards ceremony Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards 2013 , awards created 22 years ago with the aim of recognizing the work of different people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing, as well as its human and sporting values.

The prizes will be awarded at the club’s facilities on Saturday, September 6, at a gala sponsored by Terras Gauda , and part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy.

The Solventis , owned by the shipowners Alberto and Pablo Moro, and the Movistar , owned by Pedro Campos, will receive the prize for the best boats, for achieving victory in practically all the regattas in which they participated in their classes in 2013, the ORC 0-1 and the ORC 2-3 respectively.

The MAPFRE Challenge will be awarded as the best project of 2013 after breaking a new record in the Atlantic on the Route of the Discovery of America. The crew traveled the more than 5,000 miles that separate Palos de la Frontera and San Salvador (Bahamas) in 11 days 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds.

The production company A Contracorriente Films will receive the Mariano Aguado Communication Award for having collaborated in disseminating and bringing the world of sailing closer to the general public with its film “ En Solitario ”.

And the Catalan sailor and sailor Alex Pella will be recognized as the best oceanic sailor of 2013, the year in which he won first place in the Tour of Europe regatta “ Route des Princes ”, and second place in the Transoceanic regatta “ Transat Jacques Vabre ”.

The winners of this new edition of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will receive as a trophy a reproduction of the signal mast of the Monte Real Yacht Club of Bayonne, which since December 2013 bears the name of its president, Rafael Olmedo Limeses.

The award ceremony will be held on September 6 at eight in the afternoon at the Baionese club. At the end of the event there will be a dinner in honor of the winners.

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· The Monte Real Yacht Club Sailing School resumes its activity during the 2014-2015 school year with the support of ABANCA

· ” Sailing for everyone ” is the motto of a school that aims to bring this sport to people of all ages and conditions, to compete or simply enjoy the sea

· The activities of the yacht club include courses for children and adults, regatta team training and outings to the sea for people with physical and mental disabilities.

With the start of the school year just around the corner, at the Monte Real Yacht Club everything is ready to start a new season of the Sailing School, with which for years we have been training young promises of sailing in Galicia. .

Thanks to the support of ABANCA, the initiative has been gaining momentum over the years, and expectations for this new stage are very good. The goal remains the same as its origins, to bring the world of sailing closer to as many people as possible, whether or not they are members of the club. The motto “ Sailing for everyone ” makes this very clear.

Courses for children and adults, theoretical and practical training, regatta team training and outings to the sea for people with some type of disability are the main proposals for the 2014-2015 Season.

We organize this last activity, for people with physical and mental disabilities, through the Adapted Sailing School, an initiative that, barely two years old, was worthy, in 2014, of a distinction from the Environmental Education Association and the Consumer (ADEAC) for his work in removing barriers.

A recognition of the good work carried out that Carlos Rúa, the head of the school, defines as “ small steps towards big goals ”. Both he and the group of coaches at Monte Real work with great aspirations. They intend to transmit their love for sailing to as many children as possible, so that they can enjoy the sea and its benefits, which go, as they say, far beyond practicing sports.

With these pretensions it seems that, one more season, we will see the bay of Baiona full of boats full of young promises from the world of sailing. Or, simply, of boys and girls enjoying the sea.

The XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy will include, in its traditional party on Saturday night, a Plymouth Afterdock, a meeting point where success after the regatta can be celebrated around the best gin & tonic.

It will be the time and place where sailors can discuss their triumphs at sea with Plymouth Gin , a gin that, throughout its history, has always been closely linked to the sea.

To speak of Plymouth Gin is to speak of oceans, historic ships, the Royal Navy and adventures. From a port, Plymouth, from which pirates, soldiers and adventurers departed. From a gin that keeps in its essence the courage of the Atlantic, with a flavor that differs from the rest because its recipe does not contain any bitter ingredient, and is slightly sweet.

After having been the official gin in the Queen’s (in Valencia) and King’s (in Mallorca) regatta, Plymouth is now also the official gin of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy. It will be present throughout the competition and will be the undisputed star of the party to be held at Monte Real on the night of September 6.

The Spanish Team that will compete in the next Volvo Ocean Race visited the Monte Real Yacht Club in Bayonne this afternoon.

The crew, headed by the General Director of the Spanish Team, Pedro Campos, and the Olympic champion Xabi Fernández, taught the boys and girls of the club’s Sailing School the ins and outs of the boat. They explained to them how they worked, ate and slept during the competition and encouraged them to continue training and enjoying sailing.

The mayor of Baiona, Jesús Vázquez Almuíña, was present during the visit, and he also got on board the VO65.

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· The award recognizes the diffusion that A Contracorriente Films made of the world of sailing through “ En Solitario ”, a story of friendship in the most extreme non-stop regatta in the world

· The film distributor and producer, one of the most important in the Spanish market, has specialized in European and independent cinema, with films such as the award-winning “Intocable”

· The Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be presented on September 6 at a gala that will be held from 8:00 p.m. at the Monte Real Yacht Club in Bayonne

The film producer and distributor A Contracorriente Films will receive the 2013 Mariano Aguado Communication Award at the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards , which will be presented on September 6 at the Monte Real Yacht Club in Bayonne, as part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy.

Born in 2010 with the aim of “ doing things in a different way ” A Contracorriente has been involved with European and independent cinema since its inception, promoting films such as the world-renowned and award-winning “ Intocable ”.

In 2013, two years after that great success, one of the most ambitious projects in European cinema hit the screens, “ En Solitaire ” (Solo), a Franco-Belgian-Spanish co-production (by Gaumont, Les Filmes du Cap, A Contracorriente Films and Scope Pictures) described by critics as “ an ode to the sea ”. Directed by Christophe Offenstein and starring François Cluzet, it tells the story of Yann, a sailor who unexpectedly manages to make his dream of participating in the Vendée Globe, a solo, non-stop sailing round the world, come true. The competition becomes an unforgettable human adventure when Yann is brought aboard his ship by a young stowaway who, in addition to forcing him to change his navigation courses, will change his way of seeing life.

With a budget that exceeded 17 million euros, this great story of friendship in one of the most extreme regattas served to spread and bring the world of sailing closer to the general public, something that the jury of the National Sailing Awards wanted to recognize Terras Gauda, by awarding A Contracorriente Films the 2013 Mariano Aguado Communication Award.

Those responsible for the production company will receive the award at a gala to be held on September 6 at eight in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne.

· The Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will distinguish Alberto and Pablo Moro’s Solventis in the ORC 0-1 class and Pedro Campos’ Movistar in the ORC 2-3 class as the best boats

· Both were made, during the past year, with the victories of a large part of the competitions in which they participated, both at regional and national level

· The Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be presented on September 6 at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne, coinciding with the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy

The National Sailing Awards will distinguish Solventis and Movistar as the best ORC boats of the 2013 sailing season.

Solventis, owned by owners Alberto and Pablo Moro, achieved victory in almost all the regattas in which it participated in 2013, wearing the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne pendant.

Skippered by Malalo Bermúdez de Castro, the crew stood on the podium of their class in the Aguete Cruise Regatta, the Martín Códax Rías Baixas Regatta, the Infanta Elena Regatta, the Prince of Asturias Trophy, the El Corte Inglés Master Trophy and the President of the Xunta.

The boat, which Solventis has sponsored for 6 years, is characterized by maintaining a practically identical crew base, which gives the team great stability.

The Movistar of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo highlights, above all, the figure of Pedro Campos, a well-known from the National Sailing Awards, in which he has been awarded on numerous occasions, as owner, skipper and sailor.

During 2013, the boat became champion in the SM la Reina Trophy, the Copa del Rey MAPFRE and the Martín Códax Rías Baixas. With a pendant from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, the crew also won the Infanta Elena Regatta, the Prince of Asturias Trophy, the El Corte Inglés Master Trophy and the Xunta President Trophy.

Solventis and Movistar will receive, next September 6 at the Monte Real Club in Bayonne, the prizes for the best boats in the ORC 0-1 and ORC 2-3 categories, respectively. It will be at the 2013 National Sailing Awards ceremony, which will be held within the framework of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy.

· The Volvo Open 70 MAPFRE set a new record on Christopher Columbus’ Route of the Discovery of America, between Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) and San Salvador (Bahamas)

Directed by Pedro Campos from Galicia and captained by Fernando Echávarri, the crew spent 11 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds crossing the Atlantic

· The awards ceremony will take place at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona on September 6 as part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy

On February 22, 2013, 11 days 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds after leaving Palos de la Frontera, and 521 years after Christopher Columbus stepped on it in 1492, the Volvo Open 70 MAPFRE, with flags from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona, arrived in San Salvador (Bahamas).

The crew did not shout the famous “Land in sight!”, but the sailors were aware of their feat. With 5,296 miles traveled at an average speed of 19.5 knots, the Desafio MAPFRE had fulfilled its objective.

The Royal Spanish Sailing Federation was in charge of registering, endorsing the times, and declaring the new Atlantic record on the Route of the Discovery of America achieved by the Desafío MAPFRE team. A crew led by the 14-time world champion Pedro Campos and captained by the Olympic champion Fernándo Echávarri, which also included the commodore of the Monte Real Yacht Club, Miguel Lago, who had already participated in the first edition of the Route Discovery in 1984, aboard the “Santa María”.

The MAPFRE Challenge was also an ambassador for the Colombian Peoples (Baiona, Santa Fe de Granada and Palos de la Frontera) candidacy for World Heritage status, promoted with the aim of giving international projection to the places of discovery and preserving their artistic and cultural heritage.

For all these reasons, the jury of the National Sailing Awards decided to distinguish Desafío MAPFRE as the Best Project of 2013. The crew of the Volvo Open 70 will collect the award at the ceremony that will take place on September 6 at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne, within the framework of the XXIX Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias.

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· The 41-year-old Catalan navigator and sailor won first place in the Tour of Europe “ Route des Princes ” and was second in the Transoceanic “ Transat Jacques Vabre ”

· Known by many as the “Diable Espagnol ”, Pella is the first and only Spaniard to win a stage in a solo transoceanic regatta, he has crossed the Atlantic up to 15 times and his next challenge is the Rum Route, a solo route of more than 3,000 miles

· The awards ceremony will be held at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona on September 6 as part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy

The Catalan sailor and sailor Alex Pella, 41, will be recognized on September 6 at the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards as the best ocean sailor of 2013.

The jury of the awards decided to recognize Pella for her great successes during the past year, among which the first place in the Tour of Europe regatta ” Route des Princes “, aboard the trimaran ” Prince de Bretagne 80 ”, by Lionel Lemonchois. Pella was the only Spaniard to participate in this event in the Gallic country, where he is already known by the nickname ” Diable Espagnol “.

During 2013, Pella also achieved second place in the Transoceanic regatta “ Transat Jacques Vabre ”, aboard the “ Tales II ” owned by Gonzalo Botín from Santander, together with Pablo Santurde from Cantabria.

Currently, with more than 150,000 nautical miles sailed, the Catalan sailor is preparing to take part in the tenth edition of the Rum Route, a transatlantic crossing between the French port of Saint Malo and Point a Pitre, the capital of the Caribbean island from Guadalupe. A route of 3,540 nautical miles (about 6,560 kilometers), which Pella will face alone from next November 2.

The Rum Route will serve as a preparation for the Barcelona sailor for the Vendée Globe 2016-2017, the solo round the world trip without stops or assistance, in which Pella hopes to be able to participate. This will not be the first time that the sailor has sailed around the world. He already did it in the last edition of the Barcelona World Race, and has crossed the Atlantic on up to fifteen occasions.

Merits are not lacking for Alex Pella to be worthy of the prestigious award for Sailor of the Year 2013, which he will receive at the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards, to which he has already confirmed his attendance. The appointment, next September 6 at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona, within the framework of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy.

(Image: Alex Pella receives from King Felipe VI the record trophy New York – Barcelona)

Alex Pella is one of the best sailors of his generation. There are those who say that he learned to navigate even before he learned to walk, and that the blue of his eyes has a bit of the blue of all the seas in the world through which he has sailed, which are not few. Born into a family of professional sailors, he has spent practically all his life on a boat. He has sailed around the world on a sailboat and crossed the Atlantic up to fifteen times. He accumulates trophies of all kinds, but he still aspires to achieve one of the ones he most desires, the Vendée Globe, a solo round-the-world trip without stops or assistance. Quite a sporting challenge, of overcoming and survival for which the “Diable Espagnol” has been preparing for years.

Ocean sailor, solo sailor, Diable Espagnol , lover of the sea and adventure… Who is Alex Pella and how do you like to be defined?

Well, honestly, it’s hard to define oneself… But I think there’s a bit of all that. I like the sea, ocean regattas, and I am passionate about solo sailing.

The “Diable Español” thing came during my stage in the Mini 650 Class, when I got two podiums and a stage victory in the mythical Mini-Transat. I think that today I am still the only non-French person with those results and the truth is that when they remind me of the “Diable Español” it brings back very good memories. I hope to repeat that this year on the “Route du Rhum” and get to Guadeloupe as soon as possible.

You were born into a family of sailors, in which practically everyone is related in one way or another to the world of sailing, how has this reality influenced your qualities as a sailor?

In almost all. In my house everyone surfs. Neither my brothers nor I have any knowledge of when we started sailing. For my parents, the normal thing is to go out to sea as a family and spend weekends and summer vacations on board the family boat.

Later, with my brothers, when we grew up, we began to join professional regatta teams, almost always due to our qualities of ” handymen ” and ” good sailors ” rather than great sailors. And there we began to train, first technically and then, as soon as the opportunity arose, sportingly. So my training is more like a “ shipyard ” than a “ high performance center ”.

In the Mini 650 stage, due to the lack of means, you rely a lot on family and friends. Now over time I realize that I was lucky to have a fantastic environment in that sense. It is clear that I would never have achieved anything alone, without the help and experience of my brothers David, Borja, and Nacho. Our friend Luis Guervós is also very much to blame for this and it was lucky to be able to count on him all those years.

2013 was, without a doubt, a great year for you. First place in the Tour of Europe regatta “ Route des Princes ” and second place in the Transoceanic regatta “ Transat Jacques Vabre ”. How do you rate these successes?

Last year was fantastic. I was a member of the French team of the Maxi-Trimaran ” Prince de Bretagne 80 “. I had never sailed in these fantastic boats before, and sailing at almost 30 knots averages over 24 hours on the open sea is amazing. The way of sailing these ships is absolutely different from all the ships in which I had sailed before.

Also, sharing a team with people like Lionel Lemonchois, Fred Le Petrec and Jean luc Nelias is a real luxury. I have to especially thank Lionel for calling me and giving me that opportunity, because it is very difficult for a Spaniard to become part of a crew in an oceanic Maxi-Trimaran.

Then jump to the ” TALES II “, a Class 40 entirely Spanish and of an extraordinary level. Armed by Gonzalo Botín, designed by his brother Marcelino, built by Ximo Lopez, and with the technical and sports management of Antonio Piris…almost nothing! We ran the Transat Jacques Vabre with Pablo Santurde with great success, and despite our stop in Coruña to repair our battered rudders, we managed to finish second, in the first year of the boat.

I think I can say that we were the sensation of the regatta. In Itají, port of arrival, all the best ocean racers passed by the boat, asking to visit it and asking all kinds of questions about the design, construction, driving and trim modes… A total success. I think that never before has a 100 percent Spanish boat made up entirely of Spaniards reached so high in a regatta of this type, almost always dominated by the French and English.

Everyone knows you for your facet as a navigator, but the truth is that you also did your first steps in the world of cinema, as a skipper and advisor on maneuvering and navigation issues on the Imoca 60, where some of the sequences of the film “In lonely”. How do you rate your cinematographic experience? Would you like to repeat?

For me it was a surprise and an honor that a Spaniard was called to take all the maritime themes and skipper the boat in a film about the Solo Round the World regatta “ Vendée Globe ”. It was undoubtedly an incredible experience, different from anything I had been doing in recent years, and very enriching.

I was working on this project for six very intense months, with great pressure and responsibility. You only have to watch the videos of the making of that are on YouTube to assess what that shooting was like. 50 days at sea, with 9 hours on the water each day, and with 18 crew members with all their work material on a boat designed for solo sailing. Now that was an adventure!

These super productions (17 million euros) require a very tight schedule, and at sea what rules are the weather conditions and the skipper of the boat, which in this case was me. That meant that I had a lot of responsibility for the safety and viability of the project.

I was very lucky because Jean Cottin, the producer, and François Cluzet, the main actor, fully trusted me when it came to making decisions and how far to push the limits of filming. It was honestly a great experience, but I don’t know if I would repeat it.

Returning to competitive sailing, among your next challenges is the tenth edition of the Rum Route, a solo transatlantic crossing of more than 3,500 miles. How does one prepare physically and psychologically to participate in a test of this type?

Physically the fitter I am the better, what happens is that due to the lack of means I don’t have a complete team and I have to do a little of everything. Sailing to understand the boat, to know where the limits are, and to know a little about everything, electronics, computers, ropes, sails, composite, energy…because then in the regatta I am completely alone and I have to know how to handle myself in any situation.

The truth is that I try to stay in shape, living a healthy life and aerobic exercise a day. I go for a run, or to the gym, or take out the windsurf board. The latter is obviously what I like the most. Psychologically, the same. Ideally, go out to these regattas rested, and with your homework done.

I am also motivated by thinking that it may be the last regatta I will do, due to the difficulty of finding resources to prepare at this level. We are talking about trying to win regattas historically dominated by the French and English, and doing it from Spain.

The Rum Route is your next big date with the regattas, but you will already have your sights set on the Vendée Globe 2016-2017, one of your dreams since you were a child. Do you think it is possible to participate in that edition? How’s the sponsorship thing going?

Yes, it is clear that participating in the Vendée Globe is my goal. In the past I was very close. I was a substitute for the French skipper Kito de Pavant, with the boat “ Groupe Bel ”, and I was sailing with them all season, qualifying for the Vendée Globe 2012. Then I also made the movie “ Solo ”, so I was very close.

For the next edition I am, at the moment, pre-registered. I need to find sponsors and I’m working on it. This is undoubtedly the most difficult task for me. And I know that the moment is not right, but I’m going step by step. Now, for now, I have the Route du Rhum in front of me, and I’m going to try to go for it.

Next September you will collect in Baiona the award for Best Oceanic Sailor 2013 within the framework of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club. What does this recognition mean to you?

It is very nice for me to collect this award again. I was named “ Best Sailor of the year 2003 ” for my podium finish in the mythical Mini-Transat in my first participation, which was also the first podium finish for Spain in a Solo Transoceanic regatta.

Now, to receive this award from the Monte Real Club de Yates again, 10 years later, is a pride and an honor, for everything I have lived and sailed these years. I sincerely have to thank Monte Real and everyone who has supported me during these years in my career.

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It is an interview with Rosana Calvo. The photograph is by Alex Pella (selfie between Azores and Fisterra).

· The awards, one of the most prestigious in the Spanish nautical scene, were created 22 years ago to recognize the work of people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing

· The delivery ceremony will take place at the facilities of the Baionese club during the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy

· The winners will receive a reproduction of the Monte Real signal mast, which since last December bears the name of its president, Rafael Olmedo Limeses

Once again this year, the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne will host the awards ceremony Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards , awards created 22 years ago with the aim of recognizing the work of different people and institutions in favor of the world of sailing, as well as its human and sporting values.

The prizes will be awarded at the club’s facilities next Saturday, September 6, at a gala sponsored by Terras Gauda and part of the celebration of the XXIX Prince of Asturias Trophy .

In the previous edition the boats were awarded you elbowed and Cenor , for its relevant and successful participation in the main ORC cruising regattas; the Pontevedra Provincial Council , for its continuous work in promoting tourism through Rías Baixas Tourism; the Production Company Panorama , for its dedication and specialization in the coverage and dissemination of the sport of sailing; the Plis Play Team , for its successes in different national and international regattas; the Pakea Bizkaia , for promoting the defense of the natural environment, sustainable development and respect for the environment; and Tamara Echegoyen , for all her sporting successes, including the Olympic gold she won at the 2012 London Olympics.

The winners of this new edition of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards, whose names will be announced shortly, will receive as a trophy a reproduction of the central signal mast of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne, which since last December bears the name of its president, Rafael Olmedo Limeses.

The gala will be held on September 6 at eight in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayonne. At the end of the event there will be a dinner in honor of the winners.