· The Canido Maritime Club cruise skippered by Ramón Ojea and the J70 of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo with Gonzalo Araújo at the tiller were placed leaders in their respective categories
· In the cruiser class, the winner of the first day was Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise, and in J80 and Fígaro, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen and Elena Raga’s Serralleiras, all from Monte Real Club de Yates, won.
· The Repsol Trophy continues tomorrow, Sunday, with the second day of testing, the start of which will be delayed one hour, until two in the afternoon, to try to avoid the bad weather announced by the weather forecasts
Baiona, April 29, 2017.- The Bosch Service Solutions boats shone this Saturday at the opening of the Repsol Trophy, the traditional Spring Regatta of the Monte Real Yacht Club that is held during this long weekend on May 1 with the participation of more than forty sailboats.
The Canido Maritime Club boat leads the provisional classification of the regatta-cruising class after beating its competitors on the coastal layout designed for the opening day. A journey of almost 20 miles, round trip from Bay of Baiona, turning at Torre Faro Tofiño, with winds of between 12 and 14 knots, which the boat skippered by Ramón Ojea completed in three hours and thirteen minutes.
El Menudeta de Punta Lagoa, with Victor Carrión at the controls; and the Oral Group Galimplant from Sanxenxo, led by Pedro Pazos, placed second and third in the regatta-cruiser class, leaving fourth place for Pairo VIII. The winner of the previous edition of the Repsol Trophy, with the young Luis Bugallo at the helm, carried out a fantastic regatta always at the head of the fleet, but was not able to sneak onto the virtual podium.
Variety of clubs at the top of the regatta-cruise class, and variety also in the cruise category, where Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise, from the Monte Real Yacht Club; the Balea Dous of Luis Pérez, of the Real Club Náutico de Rodeira; and the Unus of Luis García Trigo, of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, occupy the first, second and third place respectively.
In the J80 class, the historic yachtsman Javier de la Gándara, habitual winner in these one-design competitions, did his thing again. Aboard the Okofen he signed two first places and two second in the four races held in the bay of Baiona. Not only did they take the lead after the opening day, but they also managed to separate themselves by 9 points from their closest rival, Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, who came second. In third position was another boat from the Monte Real Club de Yates, the Marías, with Manuel María Cunha at the helm.
The J80 shared the regatta course with the J70 and the Figaros, inside the bay of Baiona, and the same competition design, with a windward-leeward layout that they completed with agility and without incident, driven by a good wind. from the southwest that remained stable in both direction and intensity.
In the J70 class, Gonzalo Araújo’s Bosch Service Solutions stands out above the rest of the fleet, winning all the races held. Four first places in four tests that distance him to seven points from the second and third classified, the Green April, of Luis Pérez Canal; and Támara Echegoyen’s Sogacsa, tied on points.
In the Figaro class, the Serralleiras skippered by Elena Raga is the leader after this first stage. The Ladeira by Alberto Iglesias and the Bouvento by José Francisco García de Miguel occupy the second and third position respectively.
The Repsol Trophy continues tomorrow, Sunday, with the second day of testing, the start of which will be delayed one hour from the initially scheduled time to try to avoid the bad weather announced by the weather forecasts. The starting horn will be heard at two in the afternoon and once the competition is over, participants will be able to taste Martin Miller’s Premium gin and tonics and Coca Cola’s Royal Bliss tonic.
CLASSIFICATION 1st DAY REPSOL TROPHY 40th MRCYB SPRING REGATTA
RACING CRUISE CLASS
- BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA CM CANIDO
- MENUDETA VICTOR CARRION PUNTA LAGOA NPP
- ORAL GROUP GALIMPLANT PEDRO PAZOS RCN SANXENXO
CRUISE CLASS
- FEND LA BISE · JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE · MRCYB
- BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · RCN RODEIRA
- UNUS · LUIS GARCIA TRIGO · RCN VIGO
J80 CLASS
- OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
- FERRALEMES ENRIQUE PORTO MRCYB
- MARIAS MANUEL MARIA CUNHA MRCYB
J70 CLASS
- BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS · GONZALO ARAÚJO · RCN VIGO
- GREEN APRIL LUIS PÉREZ CANAL CM CANIDO
- SOGACSA · TÁMARA ECHEGOYEN · RCN VIGO
FIGARO CLASS
- SERRALLEIRAS ELENA RAGA MRCYB
- LADEIRA ALBERTO IGLESIAS MRCYB
- BOUVENTO · JOSE FRANCISCO GARCIA DE MIGUEL · MRCYB
