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The Comunica Trophy is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates (MRCYB), with the sponsorship of Comunica and the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo. All those sailors who wish to participate can consult and download the Announcement of Regatta from HERE .

> PLACE AND DATE OF CELEBRATION

It will be held in the waters of the Vigo estuary and Baiona bay on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The start of the regatta will be at 14:00 from Vigo and at 19:00 the awards ceremony will be held at the Monte Real Club de Yates (Baiona).

> BOATS THAT CAN PARTICIPATE

Participation in this trophy is limited to boats with an ORC International or Club certificate valid for 2016, whose GPH is less than 770 s/mile, as well as Monotypes J80 and Figaro. An ORC group is established that will be divided into classes, as well as those of the different monotypes:

• Race/Cruise ORC
• ORC Cruiser
• Special Open ORC – Non-competitive
• J80 class – J80 monotypes
• Figaro class – Figaro Monotypes

> FREE REGISTRATION AND BONUSES FOR UPCOMING RACES

Registration for the Comunica Trophy is FREE and the registration form can be downloaded HERE .

Participating vessels will also have:

• A 50% DISCOUNT on registration for the Repsol Trophy (April 29 and 30 and May 1, 2017)
• The boats that participate in the Comunica Trophy, the Repsol Trophy and the Conde de Gondomar Trophy (July 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2017), will have FREE REGISTRATION in the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy (September 1, 2 and 3). of 2017)

>> DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE OF RACE

>> DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM

>> DOWNLOAD THE RACE POSTER

>> Communicate (SPONSOR)

For additional information on this or other MRCYB regattas, you can contact the club by writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com or by calling 986 385 000

Led by the historic sailor from Vigo, Javier de la Gándara, the Okofen won this afternoon in Baiona of the J80 Class Winter League, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and disputed in the waters of the bay of Baiona in six days since last month from January.

With his usual crew, made up of Diego Fernández, Jaime de la Gándara and Hugo Ferreiro, joined today by Ramón Ferreiro, De la Gándara sentenced a competition in which he remained the leader from the beginning. He signed fourteen first places and two seconds in the sixteen contested races, leaving the rest of the competitors with hardly any chance.

Okofen thus adds a new victory in the one-design competitions held in Galicia, after having won, in recent months, the Prince of Asturias Trophy in the J80 category and the J80 Autumn League of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Second place in the Winter League went to the Miudo by Storax, a Portuguese-accented boat that saw multiple crews pass through. At the cane were, in the different days, Rui Ramada, Francisca Barros, Alfonso Leite, Tiago Roquete and, in this last stage, Miguel Leite.

The Portuguese did not achieve results as clear as the Okofen, which they could only win once, but having signed a large part of the second places in the different tests allowed them to finally take silver in the competition.

The bronze went to Miguel Lago’s Virazón, another of the regulars on the J80 podiums. After handing over the command of the boat to Javier Rey for several days, Lago returned in this last stage to ensure, with his usual good work, the third position.

One step away from the podium, separated from Virazón by just three points, was Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes; and Cansino by Fernándo Yáñez, patronized today by José de la Gándara; and Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo, achieved fifth and sixth place. The final classification is closed by Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, Pazo de Cea by María Campos, Namasté by Luis de Mira, Alumisel by Willy Caamaño, Marías by Manuel María Cunha and Náutico Cormorán by Francisco Javier Martínez.

The J80 Class Winter League, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates, was held over six days since last January in the waters of the bay of Baiona. The twelve participating crews completed five initial stages with windward-leeward courses and a coastal regatta in the final stage, held this afternoon.

The end of the competition was put by a fraternization dinner held at the Monte Real facilities, in which the prizes were awarded to the winners.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION WINTER LEAGUE J80 CLASS

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (14 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Rui Ramada / Francisca Barros (33 points)
3. Virazón – Miguel Lago (60 points)
4. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (63 points)
5. Tired – Fernándo Yáñez (75 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (79 points)
7. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (95 points)
8. Pazo de Cea – Maria Campos (97 points)
9. Namasté – Luis de Mira (100 points)
10. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (142 points)
11. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (146 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (163 points)

>> CLASSIFICATION

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The Monte Real Club de Yates has signed correspondence agreements with:

• Yacht clubs in Spain:

>> ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF LA CORUÑA

>> SAN SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB

• Sailing clubs abroad:

>>LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB (UNITED STATES)

>>HEMINGWAY INTERNATIONAL YACHT CLUB OF CUBA (CUBA)

>>NAVAL CLUB OF CASCAIS (PORTUGAL)

• Nautical associations:

>>ROYAL CRUISING CLUB (UK)

>>OCEAN CRUISING CLUB (UK)

>>WORLD CRUISING CLUB (UK)

>>IRISH CRUISING CLUB (IRELAND)

>> CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA (USA)

MRCYB members who want to know the conditions of correspondence agreements in order to benefit from their advantages can request information from the club secretary (986 385 000 / secretaria@mrcyb.com)

This Saturday the J80 Class Winter League is decided in Baiona, the one-design competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates that has been held since last January in the waters of the Bay of Baiona.

Starting at three in the afternoon, and with a good weather forecast for navigation, the twelve participating sailboats will compete in the last three regattas scheduled in the sports program.

These last three tests will be the ones that finish designing the winners’ podium, which will be climbed, in all probability, by the Okofen crews, led by Javier de la Gándara from Vigo; and the Miudo by Storax, with Rui Ramada, Francisca Barros, Alfonso Leite and Tiago Roquette alternating at the rod in the different stages.

Except for big last-minute surprises, they will take, respectively, the gold and silver of the competition; and it will be for the bronze that there is a greater dispute. Separated by just two points, Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, skippered on the last day by Vaurien’s Spanish champion, Pablo Cabello; and Miguel Lago’s Virazón, led by Javier Rey for much of the league, will fight to climb to the bottom of the winners’ podium.

All in all, the more than probable application of a new discard, which would allow the boats to annul their worst result, could significantly modify the score and make boats such as Cansino, owned by Fernándo Yáñez, move up; or Mondo, by Bernardo Macedo, currently in the middle of the provisional classification.

A little further down the table are, in this order, the Pazo de Cea by María Campos, the Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, the Namasté by Luis de Mira, the Alumisel by Willy Caamaño, the Marías by Manuel María Cunha and the Náutico Cormorant by Francisco Javier Martínez.

The last tests of the J80 Class Winter League will be held tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon. The competition program provides for three regattas with a windward-leeward route lasting approximately 35 minutes each. Once finished, in the evening, the Monte Real Yacht Club will host a fellowship dinner for all the participants, in which the prizes will be awarded to the winners.

>> CLASSIFICATION

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· Repsol organizes two days of training in safety issues in marinas for workers from different Galician marinas at the Baiona yacht club

· In addition to theoretical classes, attendees participated in several practical sessions on fire fighting and fuel spill containment

· The objective of the training sessions is to provide Galician seafarers with the necessary knowledge to act correctly in the event of an accident

These days the Monte Real Yacht Club is hosting training sessions on safety in marinas organized by Repsol, in which workers from different marinas in Galicia take part.

The attendees are a group of 41 sailors from the Royal Nautical Club of Portosín, the San Vicente do Mar Marina, the Marina Punta Lagoa, the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, the Baiona Marina and the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The objective of the sessions, given by Repsol’s technical assistance technician, Adrián Pérez, and Repsol’s SMAC (Safety, Environment and Quality) technician, Rosa Pérez, is for sailors to refresh their skills in safety and good practices, and acquire the necessary knowledge to act correctly in the event of an accident.

In addition to the theoretical classes, in which issues related to current safety regulations are addressed, the training sessions include several practical sessions with fuel spill containment and fire fighting exercises.

It was precisely this last practice, that of putting out a fire in the nautical facilities, the one that most caught the attention of the attendees today. The GES of Gondomar also participated in it, which went to Baiona to teach the sailors how to correctly use the different containment methods depending on the conditions and the place where the fire occurs.

The safety sessions organized by Repsol at the Monte Real Yacht Club began this Wednesday and will continue tomorrow, Thursday. Participating in the inauguration this morning were Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fisheries for southern Galicia, Inés González Megido; and the manager of the Monte Real Yacht Club, Óscar Calero.

Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen caresses the victory of the J80 Class Winter League after adding, this Saturday in Baiona, two new triumphs in the regattas that they celebrate under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The crew, led by the historic sailor, managed to maintain its impeccable trajectory, signing two first places and one second in the three races held in the bay of Baiona.

De la Gándara did not manage to complete this time, but remains ahead of the competition and manages to move further away from its most direct rival, the Miudo by Storax, which despite having a very good navigation, lost places with respect to the Okofen .

Waiting for what may happen on the last day, in which a new discard will almost certainly come into play, it does not seem likely that the Portuguese, with 27 points after this afternoon’s tests, will be able to overcome the team from Vigo, who they are 13.

If there are no big changes, it would be for them the second place in the J80 Class Winter League, and the one that would be the most close would be the third place. With 53 and 56 points, Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes and Miguel Lago’s Virazón are currently vying for entry on the winners’ podium.

Led by the Spanish champion of the Vaurien class, Pablo Cabello, the Ferralemes today achieved its best result so far in the competition. In the last test this Saturday, and after entering very late in the previous two, he signed a first place that allowed him to improve his position in the league.

Closing the provisional classification are Cansino by Fernándo Yáñez, Mondo by Bernardo Macedo, Pazo de Cea by María Campos, Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, Namasté by Luis de Mira, Alumisel by Willy Caamaño, Marías by Manuel María Cunha and the Nautical Cormorant by Francisco Javier Martínez.

The last stage of the competition will be played next Saturday, March 25, on a day in which the awards ceremony for the winners will also be held.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE FIFTH DAY

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (13 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Alfonso Leite (27 points)
3. Ferralemes – Pablo Cabello (53 points)
4. Virazón – Javier Rey (56 points)
5. Tired – Fernándo Yáñez (67 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (73 points)
7. Pazo de Cea – Maria Campos (90 points)
8. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (93 points)
9. Namasté – Luis de Mira (97 points)
10. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (129 points)
11. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (141 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (150 points)

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Regatera appointment this Saturday in Baiona with the J80 fleet that competes in the Winter League organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates exclusively for these one-design boats.

Starting at three in the afternoon, the twelve participating crews will compete in three new tests in what is already the fifth and penultimate day of competition. They will do it in a regatta field located inside the bay, with weather conditions that are announced to be perfect for sailboat navigation.

The forecast is that the wind will blow from the northeast with an intensity that will not drop below ten knots and could even reach eighteen. In addition, the sun will shine, which will allow the public that approaches the Monte Boi peninsula or the surrounding beaches to enjoy the competition with very good visibility.

In this final stretch of the Winter League there are two boats that arrive with an outstanding position in the classification. They are the Okofen by Javier de la Gándara from Vigo, and the Miúdo by Storax by the Portuguese Francisca Barros. The Galician boat is still in the lead after winning practically all the races held so far, but the Portuguese team managed to close the gap and on the last day it was 10 points behind the leader.

Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes and Miguel Lago’s Virazón, skippered by Javier Rey in the last stages, are fighting for third position separated by just three points. They are followed in the classification, although at a greater distance, by the Cansino, the Mondo, the Pazo de Cea, the Namasté, the Luna Nueva, the Marías, the Alumisel and the Náutico Cormorán.

CLASSIFICATION

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (10 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Francisca Barros (20 points)
3. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (36 points)
4. Virazón – Javier Rey (39 points)
5. Tired – José de la Gándara (49 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (57 points)
7. Pazo de Cea – María Campos (70 points)
8. Namasté – Luis de Mira (72 points)
9. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (77 points)
10. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (102 points)
11. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (109 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (111 points)

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From the Monte Real Yacht Club we want to pay, this March 8, International Women’s Day, a small tribute to all the women in the world of sailing.

Owners, patrons, sailors, sailors, committees, judges, officers, beacons, measurers, students, sailors… the world of sailing is full of women, great women, and we dedicate these images to all of them.

Here’s to many more years of women’s sailing!

>> PHOTO GALLERY (Flickr)

(Photos: © Rosana Calvo, © María Muíña, © Lalo Villar, © Miguel Riopa)

· The Baionese club organizes two-hour sailing trips to sail around the bay and watch the shows of the Arribada from the sea

· Monte Real also offers 20% discounts on its moorings for all those who want to approach Baiona on their own boat

· Both sailing trips and mooring discounts will be on March 3, 4 and 5, coinciding with the main events of the Arribada 2016

Once again this year, the Monte Real Club de Yates joins the celebration of the Fiesta de la Arribada, organizing boat trips to enjoy sailing and the festivities of the fishing village, declared of international tourist interest.

On March 3, 4 and 5, coinciding with the twenty-second edition of the Fiesta de la Arribada, the Baiona club will offer anyone who wants it the chance to get on one of its sailboats to sail around the bay and see the shows from the sea, while enjoying the atmosphere of the villa.

Two-hour outings will be scheduled on the afternoons of Friday the 3rd, Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th. On Friday the departures will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday there will be two sailing times, from 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

During the first hour, the crew, accompanied by a skipper from Monte Real, will be able to tour the Bay of Baiona and enjoy the thrill of sailing. In the second hour, the crew will be able to choose between continuing to sail through the waters of the bay or staying in the vicinity of Ribeira beach to see the shows of the Arribada or the atmosphere of the town.

All those interested in reserving a place or requesting more information can contact the club by sending an email to escuela@mrcyb.es or by calling the following numbers 986 385 000 / 625 261 586 . The price of each trip is 25 euros per person (20 euros for MRCYB members) and a maximum of 6 people can go out on each boat.

In addition to departures on the club’s sailboats, the Monte Real Club de Yates will offer, during the days of the Arribada, discounts of 20 percent on its moorings , for all those who have their own boat and want to sail to Baiona.

>> PROGRAM OF THE ARRIBADA 2017

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SAILBOAT OUTINGS IN THE BAY

> Friday, March 3 – Schedule 16:00 – 18:00

> Saturday March 4 – Hours 14:15 – 16:15 / 16:30 – 18:30

> Sunday March 5 – Hours 14:15 – 16:15 / 16:30 – 18:30

Maximum 6 people per boat

Price: 25 euros/person (20 euros/person for MRCYB members)

It is essential to book in advance

>>More information and reservations: Carlos Rúa – Escuela@mrcyb.com / 986 385 000 / 625 261 586

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DISCOUNTS ON MOORINGS

20% discount on the usual rates on March 3, 4 and 5

>> More information and reservations: Javier Álvarez – jav@mrcyb.com / 986 385 000 / 630 971 071

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Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen continues to lead the standings after winning two of the three races held this Saturday in Baiona

· The Miúdo by Storax led by the Portuguese Francisca Barros won one of the tests and managed to close the gap with respect to the leader

· The coincidence of the regatera day with the afternoon of carnival left curious images in the water at the hands of the female crew of the Pazo de Cea

Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen remains at the top of the J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates after winning two of the three tests held this Saturday in the bay of Baiona.

The boat skippered by the historic sailor from Vigo only found a rival in Francisca Barros’ Miúdo by Storax, who managed to overcome it in one of the tests. That first place in one of the races, the two seconds he got in the rest of the race, and the discard that was applied after completing twelve tests, allowed the Portuguese to close the gap with the Okofen.

Ten points are what separate, after finishing this fourth day, the first and second classified in the one-design league. Okofen with ten points and Miúdo with twenty, would take, if they manage to maintain results, the gold and silver of the competition. The bronze would be somewhat more close, since dances continue to be produced in that position.

Miguel Lago’s Virazón, skippered by Javier Rey in the last two days, fell to fourth position this Saturday after Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes managed to snatch third place from the provisional podium. Despite everything, the separation between both boats is just three points, so we will have to wait for the next few days to see how the league evolves.

Fernándo Yáñez’s El Cansino, with José de la Gándara at the helm on this fourth day, remains in fifth position; and sixth place continues to be for Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo.

The female crew of the Pazo de Cea, led by María Campos, went up to the seventh drawer this Saturday. A team that also left the curious note of the day, going out to compete with feather headbands on their heads, filling the regatta with a carnival spirit.

The rest of the classification is completed by Namasté by Luis de Mira, Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, Marías by Manuel María Cunha, Alumisel by Willy Caamaño and Náutico Cormorán by Francisco Javier Martínez.

The J80 Class Winter League rests next weekend and resumes in March with the last two days of testing, on the 11th and 25th.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE FOURTH DAY

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (10 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Francisca Barros (20 points)
3. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (36 points)
4. Virazón – Javier Rey (39 points)
5. Tired – José de la Gándara (49 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (57 points)
7. Pazo de Cea – María Campos (70 points)
8. Namasté – Luis de Mira (72 points)
9. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (77 points)
10. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (102 points)
11. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (109 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (111 points)

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· The one-design competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates this Saturday the fourth of the six scheduled days

· The crew led by Javier de la Gándara leads the league convincingly after winning in all the previous stages

· The tests will start at three in the afternoon in the bay of Baiona and can be seen from the Monte Boi peninsula and nearby beaches

Baiona will live this Saturday a new day of sailing at the hands of the J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Yacht Club. Starting at three in the afternoon, the twelve sailboats entered in the one-design competition will compete in three new regattas in the waters of the bay of Baiona.

They will do so with conditions that are announced as favorable for navigation, since the forecasts point to a new sunny day, with pleasant temperatures and a west wind that will blow with an average intensity of 8 knots.

The regatta committee will start three windward-leeward races in a field that will be defined in the moments prior to the competition, but which will be located inside the bay, visible to all those who want to enjoy sailing the sailboats from the Monte Boi peninsula and the nearby beaches.

After winning the three previous days, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen is the boat that leads the league, 13 points behind its rivals. The Miudo by Storax in which the Portuguese Rui Ramada and his daughter Francisca Barros alternated in the rod, is second; and Virazón de Miguel Lago, skippered on the last day by Javier Rey, occupies the third position.

GENERAL RANKING

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (8 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Rui Ramada (21 points)
3. Virazón – Miguel Lago (28 points)
4. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (33 points)
5. Tired – Fernándo Yáñez (37 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (56 points)
7. Namasté – Luis de Mira (59 points)
8. Pazo de Cea – Maria Campos (61 points)
9. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (62 points)
10. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (76 points)
11. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (83 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (98 points)

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· The fishermen’s association “La Anunciada” and the Monte Real Yacht Club renewed this Thursday a collaboration agreement for the next 5 years

According to the agreement, the 240 members of the brotherhood will be able to beach their boats at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club

· In addition to being able to access this and other services, the fishermen of Baiona will benefit from the reduced rates that apply to members of Monte Real

The president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez, and the patron saint of the fishermen’s guild “La Anunciada” of Baiona, Susana González, signed this Thursday the renewal of an agreement thanks to which the fishermen of Baiona will be able to carry out the strandings of their boats in the club’s facilities.

According to the agreement, signed for a period of five years, in addition to the boat docking service, with travelift and crane, Monte Real will provide the 240 members of the brotherhood with other services such as carpentry, compressor, frogman, loading battery, cantiño, stays on car and varadero.

It will also do so by applying the reduced rates that the club currently offers its members, considerably more advantageous prices than those that can be found on the market.

For its part, and by way of consideration, the brotherhood of “La Anunciada” will facilitate access to its facilities to those clients of Monte Real who, through organized visits, want to know how the entity works.

With this new agreement, the Monte Real Yacht Club and the fishermen’s association “La Anunciada” renew for five years the ties of friendship and the spirit of collaboration that have united both entities for years.

· The boat skippered by Javier de la Gándara won once again in all the tests held this Saturday in the bay of Baiona

· The Miudo by Storax and the Virazón complete, together with the Okofen, the provisional podium of the competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates

Two new boats joined the J80 fleet of the J80 Class Winter League in Baiona on this third day, the Marías and the Náutico Cormorán

A great regatera day this Saturday in Baiona with the celebration of the third stage of the J80 Class Winter League, in which Okofen continues to command forcefully.

The sailboat skippered by Javier de la Gándara consolidated its leadership in the competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates after winning the three races held this afternoon, moving it even further away from its rivals.

Neither the shifty wind, which made navigation difficult and forced a change of route, nor the good work of some crews, who managed to overcome it at times, prevented Okofen from winning another day.

Miudo by Storax, skippered on this occasion by Rui Ramada, and Manuel María Cunha’s Marías, who joined the Baiona J80 competition this Saturday, were their most direct competitors. They managed to get ahead in certain sections of the regatta, but De la Gándara’s mastery in the last miles of each race allowed him to leave them behind him to always cross the finish line first.

Three new heats for the classification of the J80 Class Winter League and three new victories for Okofen, which consolidates its leadership, already separated by 18 points from the rest of the boats. Following in the classification are Miudo by Storax and Virazón de Miguel Lago, skippered this Saturday by Javier Rey. They are second and third on the provisional podium, with 21 and 28 points respectively, and would get the silver and bronze of the trophy if they maintain their good results.

Further down in the classification, the same positions with which they arrived from the previous day were Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, Fernándo Yáñez’s Cansino and Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo, fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

In the rest of the positions there were changes. Luis de Mira’s Namasté rose from ninth to seventh place, from which Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva fell. The girls from Pazo de Cea, led by María Campos, remain in eighth, and close the classification is Manuel María Cunha’s Marías, who haggled for the first time today in the Winter League; Willy Caamaño’s Alumisel, which did not go out into the water today; and the Náutico Cormorán of Francisco Javier Martínez, who disputed his first regatta in the J80 trophy this Saturday.

After the celebration of this third stage, the competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates has only three days left to finish and see who will win this new edition of the J80 Class Winter League. The next regattas will be held within fifteen days, on Saturday, February 25; and the two final days on Saturday 11 and 25 March.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE THIRD DAY

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (8 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Rui Ramada (21 points)
3. Virazón – Miguel Lago (28 points)
4. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (33 points)
5. Tired – Fernándo Yáñez (37 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (56 points)
7. Namasté – Luis de Mira (59 points)
8. Pazo de Cea – Maria Campos (61 points)
9. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (62 points)
10. Marias – Manuel Maria Cunha (76 points)
11. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (83 points)
12. Nautical Cormorant – Francisco Javier Martínez (98 points)

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The nautical competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates this Saturday in Baiona the third of the six days scheduled on the calendar

· The regattas will be held from three in the afternoon with the addition to the fleet of a new boat, the Cormorant Boat of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo

· After achieving three victories in the previous rounds, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen is at the top of the standings, ten points behind its rivals

The J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates arrives this Saturday at its halfway point with the celebration of the third of the six scheduled days in a regatta calendar that began last January and will last until the end of March.

The competition organized by the Baiona club, in which eleven one-design boats of the J80 class are vying for victory, will begin at three in the afternoon, and will include several regattas with windward-leeward courses in the waters of the Bay of Baiona.

The weather report indicates that the wind will blow from the northeast, with a certain intensity, between five and ten knots, or even exceeding them, with peaks of up to fourteen, which indicates that the regatta committee will be able to start the three scheduled tests .

After the starting line, this Saturday, the Cormorant Boat of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo will be placed for the first time, which joins the fleet of the J80 Class Winter League in the middle of the competition led by Francisco Javier Martínez, and with Alfonso Otero, Carlos González and Maruxa Sío completing the crew.

A new boat that will fight alongside the rest to take the lead from Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, unbeatable so far. He achieved six victories in the six races held and was placed ten points away from his closest rivals, Francisca Barros’ Miudo by Storax and Miguel Lago’s Virazón.

Completing the classification are Ferralemes by Enrique Porto, Cansino by Fernando Yáñez, Mondo by Bernardo Macedo, Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, Pazo de Cea by María Campos, Namasté by Luis de Mira and Alumisel by Willy Caamaño.

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· The Monte Real Yacht Club Sailing School organizes a new light sailing initiation course for children on Friday afternoons in Baiona

· Starting next March, children between 7 and 12 years old will be able to learn to sail and enjoy the sea in the bay of Baiona for 30 euros per month

· The MRCYB Sailing School thus extends its weekend schedules in which numerous light sailing and cruising courses are taught for children and adults

The Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club of Baiona organizes a new light sailing initiation course for children between 7 and 12 years old who want to learn to sail and enjoy the sea in the bay of Baiona.

The activity, for which the registration period is already open, will start from next March. The classes will be held on Friday afternoons and will cost 30 euros per month, a price that includes the use of the boat and the necessary vest to go out on the water.

Although the classes are mostly practical, to learn how to maneuver and make decisions at sea, they also include theoretical knowledge so that the little ones can become familiar with the nautical nomenclature, the parts of the boat and its operation, and the basic concepts of navigation. by candle

The course will be taught at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club, located on the grounds of the Parador Nacional de Baiona, and navigation will take place in the waters of the Bay of Baiona. In addition to a classroom to teach theoretical classes, the club has changing rooms to shower and change, and a warehouse to store all the material and equipment provided to the students.

Over the last few years, hundreds of boys and girls from all over the Valmiñor region have passed through the Monte Real facilities to participate in one of the Sailing School courses, in which, in addition to receiving nautical training, they can share experiences with other colleagues while enjoying good times at sea.

To enroll in this new course or receive more information about this or other activities, you can call 986 385 000 and 625 261 586 or send an email to escuela@mrcyb.com .

INITIATION SAILING COURSE FOR CHILDREN

What?

INITIATION COURSE TO LIGHT SAILING

For whom?

CHILDREN BETWEEN 7 AND 12 YEARS OLD

When?

FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Where?

IN BAIONA SAILING SCHOOL OF MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

Price?

30 EUROS/MONTH

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

In the facilities of Monte Real

NATIONAL PARADOR ENCLOSURE – BAIONA

By email

SCHOOL@MRCYB.COM

By phone

986 385 000 / 625 261 586

The historic sailor from Vigo, Javier de la Gándara, was relentless once again in the Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates, a competition that saw its second day this afternoon in Baiona.

Aboard the Okofen and with his usual crew, made up of Jaime de la Gándara, Diego Fernández and Hugo Ferreiro, De la Gándara won the three races held this Saturday in the waters of the bay of Baiona, with which he now has six victories in the six regattas held throughout this month.

Neither the problems they had again with the spinnaker, nor the deep sea that made it difficult for the sailboats to navigate, nor even the good work of other boats such as Francisca Barros’ Miudo by Storax, prevented the Okofen crew from crossing first the finish line in all races run.

With this new full of victories, De la Gándara and his team are increasingly separating themselves from their rivals, whom they already exceed by more than ten points. The closest, in second and third position in the classification, and level on points, are Miudo by Storax and Virazón.

The Portuguese from Miúdo signed three fantastic regattas this afternoon, which allowed them to rise from fifth place to second. They did it with a completely renewed crew compared to the first day. At the controls, Francisca Barros, a very young Portuguese sailor who has been demonstrating her talent aboard these monotypes for some time.

Miguel Lago’s Virazón, another of the classics on the J80 competition podiums, came out, as always, ready to fight, but after a very good first race, he lost some steam and had to settle for third place in the Provisional podium, where he is tied on points with Miúdo.

After six tests and the application of a discard, the classification of the J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates is completed by Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, Fernándo Yáñez’s Cansino, Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo, Juan’s Luna Nueva Luis Tuero and the Pazo de Cea de María Campos.

Closing the list are Luis de Mira’s Namasté and Willy Caamaño’s Alumisel, who were unable to go out on the water this afternoon to compete in the second day of tests, but who will return to the competition in the third stage, on February 11.

GENERAL RANKING

1. Okofen – Javier de la Gandara (5 points)
2. Miudo by Storax – Francisca Barros (15 points)
3. Virazón – Miguel Lago (15 points)
4. Ferralemes – Enrique Porto (17 points)
5. Tired – Fernándo Yáñez (21 points)
6. Mondo – Bernardo Macedo (32 points)
7. New Moon – Juan Luis Tuero (35 points)
8. Pazo de Cea – Maria Campos (36 points)
9. Namasté – Luis de Mira (41 points)
10. Alumisel – Willy Caamaño (46 points)

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The J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates returns to the water this Saturday with a new day of tests starting at three in the afternoon in the Bay of Baiona.

With winds from the south southwest of an average of ten knots, the participating sailboats will compete in a maximum of three windward-leeward races in a regatta field that the committee will design based on the weather conditions that are recorded.

On the starting line, ten monotypes that will sail as a fleet and compete in real time to climb positions in the provisional classification, which is led by Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen after having signed a full victories on the first day.

Six points behind the leader, in second position, is Miguel Lago’s Virazón; and Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes is third, three points behind second and nine behind first. Completing the classification are Cansino by Fernándo Yáñez, Miudo by Storax by Tiago Roquete, Namasté by Luis de Mira, Pazo de Cea by María Campos, Mondo by Bernardo Macedo, Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, and Alumisel by Willy Caamano.

The public who wants to enjoy the competition, which will start at three in the afternoon, will be able to see the tests from the walls of the Parador Nacional de Baiona, Monteferro, Monte Lourido or Playa América.

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· The head of sport at the regional level today made her first official visit to the Baionese club after taking office last December

· Marta Míguez verified in situ the operation of a school that provides service throughout the year to hundreds of people with different disabilities

· The Secretary General gave a very positive assessment of the initiative “because of the impact it has on a social group with great relevance and presence in society”

The General Secretary for Sports of the Xunta de Galicia, Marta Míguez, from Ourense, today made her first official visit to the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona after taking office last December.

The head of sport at the regional level wanted to know in situ the operation of the Adapted Sailing School that the Baiona club launched five years ago to bring the sea closer to people with disabilities and allow them to navigate under equal conditions. Some objectives that, in the words of the general secretary, are fully shared by her department.

The Monte Real Adapted Sailing School, said Marta Míguez, is “an initiative with a very important impact for a social group of great relevance and presence in a society in which, unfortunately, it has far fewer opportunities than other people”. That is why, he assured, that the intention of the secretariat is to give continuity to the support that the Xunta de Galicia had been providing for years.

During her visit to Monte Real, accompanied by the Head of the Provincial Sports Service of Pontevedra, Daniel Benavides, the general secretary was received by the president and vice president of the club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza, as well as by the new manager, Óscar Calero.

It also coincided with a group of students from the Juan María de Nigrán Center, a group that provides services to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and who have been coming to Baiona for years to sail with the Adapted Sailing School. Míguez shared a few moments of conversation with them and even got on one of the boats in which they previously sailed.