· More than 200 sailors aboard the 31 participating sailboats will compete in the first major cruise competition of the Monte Real Yacht Club in 2018 · Among the contenders for the title, the Oral Group of Pedro Pazos (Sanxenxo) and the Balea Dous of Luis Pérez (Rodeira) repeat winners of the previous edition After leaving Sanxenxo (1:00 p.m.) and Vigo (2:00 p.m.), the fleet is scheduled to start crossing the finish line in the bay of Baiona at five in the afternoon
The Rías Baixas will witness tomorrow, Saturday, the dispute over the Comunica Trophy, one of the most outstanding cruise events in the spring nautical calendar in Galicia, in which more than 200 regattas will participate aboard the 31 sailboats registered so far. This is the first major cruise trophy of the Monte Real Club de Yates in 2018, which also has the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, hosting the departures of the fleet in front of their facilities.
The double start, from Sanxenxo and from Vigo, is the main novelty of this year’s Comunica Trophy, and it will take place one hour apart. At one in the afternoon the horn will sound in the vicinity of the Juan Carlos I marina, in Sanxenxo; and an hour later, at two o’clock, it will be the start in front of the port of Vigo. Both fleets will end up coming together on a route that will end in the bay of Baiona.
Among the contenders for the title we will see the winner of the previous edition in the cruiser-regatta category, the Oral Group, from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, who returns to the competition with Pedro Pazos at the controls and eager to repeat victory. The winner of the previous year in the cruise category will also compete, Luis Pérez’s Balea Dous, who will try to win one of the trophy prizes from the Real Club Náutico de Rodeira.
Among the J80 participants will be some of the monotypes that at the end of the month will compete in the Spanish Championship of the class held in Baiona, such as Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino or Luis de Mira’s Namasté . And in the Figaro class we will see some of the youngest sailors, since the sailboats will be crewed mainly by students from the Monte Real Club de Yates Sailing School.
If everything goes according to plan, the navigation of the fleet will be more or less agile and the fastest ships could have completed the journey in just over three hours, so that from five in the afternoon they would begin to see the first candles in the vicinity of the Baiones breakwater, where the finish line will be placed.
For all those who wish to follow the competition, the Juan Carlos I marina and the beaches closest to that area will be the points with the best visibility to see the departure of the fleet from Sanxenxo, while the departure from Vigo can be seen from the surroundings of the boat. The Costa de la Vela, the westernmost of the Morrazo peninsula, will be another of the places from which to enjoy sailing the sailboats, as well as the interior of the Bay of Baiona, the end point of the route.
Friday, April 20, 2018
From 10:00 to 20:00:
Enrollment and registration
Presentation of documentation
Delivery of Instructions
· The cruise competition of the Monte Real Yacht Club changes its format this year and adds the Sanxenxo-Baiona coastal route to the Vigo-Baiona route that was being held
· Both tests will be held next Saturday afternoon and one-design sailboats of the J80 and Fígaro class will also be able to participate
· The visual communication company of A Guarda Comunica sponsors and names for the second consecutive year the trophy that opens the cruise calendar in Baiona
The Comunica Trophy will unite this Saturday the fishing towns of Sanxenxo, Vigo and Baiona in what will be the first major cruise competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club in 2018.
With the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Galician Sailing Federation, the Baiona club changes the format of the trophy this year and adds a new coastal route to the Vigo-Baiona route, between Sanxenxo and Baiona.
There will therefore be two starting points with different distances to the same arrival point. The sailboats that listen to the starting line in the port of Lilac will have to complete about 18 miles to the bay of Baiona, and those that do the same from the Vigo yacht will have a journey of about 12 miles ahead of them.
If the wind is allied with the organization and allows the scheduled program to be fulfilled, the regatta committee will start at one in the afternoon for the Sanxenxo fleet and at two for the Vigo fleet, and will set some obligatory points of passage until the finish line, which will be located near the Baiona breakwater.
In addition to cruiser and cruiser-regatta type sailboats, J80 and Fígaros class one-designs may participate in the competition, which will take place in real time; and there will also be an Open class for boats with less competitive capacity.
In the absence of several days for the registration period to close, which will remain open until the day before the development of the tests, some of the most outstanding sailing cruisers in Galicia have already confirmed their presence in the competition, such as the Fend la Bise by Jean Claude Sarrade, current Galician champion of solitaire and two; La Burla Negra, by Juan José Martínez; or the Bosch Service Solutions, of Commodore de Canido, Ramón Ojea. A large number of J80s will also participate, as they continue to prepare for the Spanish Championship of the class to be held in Baiona at the end of April.
Once the trophy tests are finished, the prizes will be awarded to the winners, in an event that will be held at the Monte Real Club de Yates and in which, among others, representatives of the organizing club and Comunica, the sponsoring company, will participate. It is a visual communication firm that offers its services throughout Galicia from the municipality of A Guarda, where its headquarters are located.
In the last edition of the Comunica Trophy, the Oral Group Galimplant, from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, skippered by Pedro Pazos; and the Balea Dous of the Real Club Náutico de Rodeira, led by Luis Pérez; in the Cruise-Regatta and Cruise categories respectively. In the one-design competition, the prizes stayed in Baiona, with the victory of two boats from the Monte Real Club de Yates. Manuel María Cunha’s Marías won in the J80 class, and Silleiro, with Santi Meigide in the lead, in the Figaro class.
Friday, April 20, 2018
From 10:00 to 20:00:
Enrollment and registration
Presentation of documentation
Delivery of Instructions
· The sailboat built by the Portuguese Rui Ramada and skippered by his daughter Francisca Barros won the J80 one-design league organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates since last January
Miguel Lago’s Virazón and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen won silver and bronze in a competition that maintained great excitement until the final day, when the winners’ podium was decided
· The Infinitus Rent Trophy has served the Galician J80 fleet as training for the Spanish Championship of the class to be held in Baiona at the end of the month as part of the Repsol Trophy
The Portuguese sailboat Miudo, armed by the prominent Portuguese sailor Rui Ramada and skippered by his daughter Francisca Barros, won this weekend the Infinitus Rent Trophy, the J80 one-design winter league organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club from last January.
After more than three months of competition, the championship said goodbye to Baiona with the sixth and last day of tests, in which the participating sailboats disputed the last three regattas that ended up defining the winners’ podium. Three races that were held in very good conditions and that allowed the excitement to be maintained until the end, with the crews giving their best on the water.
The grand prize of the Infinitus Rent Trophy was finally won by the Miudo, a boat from the BB Douro club in Vila Nova de Gaia that sails through the Monte Real Club de Yates, in which Francisca Barros and Afonso Leite alternated at the helm. Both skippers, the youngest in the competition, kept the Miudo in the positions of honor during practically all the tests and resolved the championship on the last day, ascending to the first position.
Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, who reached the final among the favorites to win, tied on points in the standings with Miudo, once again sneaked onto the winners’ podium, but this time with the medal bronze. The silver of the Infinitus Rent Trophy went to Miguel Lago’s Virazón, who fought throughout the competition to stay in the positions of honor and finally succeeded.
El Cansino of the commodore of Monte Real, Fernando Yáñez; and the Meltemi of the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña, skippered by Guillermo Blanco; They maintained the fourth and fifth position that they had dragged from the penultimate day.
The end of the competition was put by a fellowship dinner held in Baiona, which was attended by shipowners, sailors, collaborators, regatta committee managers and the organizing club. Also present were the operations manager of Infinitus Rent, Luis Ángel Martín; the company’s business development director, Alberto Rodríguez; and Jorge Otero, commercial delegate in Spain and Latin America of the sponsoring firm, a company born from the union of four technology leasing marketing companies in Spain, with more than 7 years of experience in the sector and an annual turnover of around 12 million of euros.
Prepared for the Spanish Championship of the J80 class
The Infinitus Rent Trophy has served the Monte Real Yacht Club in preparation for the Spanish J80 Championship, which the club will host at the end of next April. Its one-design fleet, the largest in Galicia and one of the most outstanding in the peninsula, will participate in its entirety in the national class, to which the club’s crews attend with aspirations of winning the title.
Baiona will begin to receive the sailboats arriving from different parts of Spain in the last week of April and, after a previous day, reserved for the registration and weighing of the crews, the competition will begin on Saturday the 28th, and will continue for 4 days. The national J80, framed in the Repsol Trophy, will end on May 1st with the last races and the awards ceremony for the winners.
The J80 make way for the rest of the classes
The J80 monotypes opened the sports calendar of the Monte Real Club de Yates for this 2018, a program that includes a total of 15 competitions. After the Infinitus Rent Trophy, held between January and March, April will be the month of the Comunica Trophy and the Repsol Trophy, the traditional spring regatta that the club has been holding for more than 40 years.
The classic 6m sailboats will be the protagonists of the month of May, in the regatta 525 anniversary of the arrival of the caravel La Pinta; and in June the Galician Championship of Solitaires and Two will be held in Baiona. The club’s two major events, the Conde de Gondomar Trophy and the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy, maintain the same dates as in previous years, and will be held at the end of July and the beginning of September.
FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO Rui Ramada We Do Sailing 22 points
2. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club · 30 points
3. OKOFEN Javier de la Gándara Monte Real Yacht Club 31 points
4. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club · 38 points
5. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña · 46 points
· The bay of Baiona will host the last tests of the J80 class Winter League that the Monte Real Club de Yates has been holding since the beginning of the year
· The Portuguese crew of the Miudo and the Okofen led by Javier de la Gándara from Vigo lead the classification tied on points
· The three regattas scheduled for the final day will be held starting at 3 in the afternoon and the prizes will be awarded at night at a fellowship dinner
Tomorrow, Saturday, the final day of the Infinitus Rent Trophy, the J80 class Winter League that the Monte Real Club de Yates has been holding since the beginning of the year, will be held in Baiona. The last three tests scheduled in the competition program will begin at three in the afternoon inside the bay of Baiona, in a regatta field in which the committee will design a pole course that the fleet will have to go around twice on each sleeve.
The Portuguese crew of the Miudo, skippered by Afonso Leite; and the Okofen of Javier de la Gándara from Vigo, arrive at this sixth and last day as leaders of the championship, tied at 13 points in the first places of the classification. Behind them, with 18 points, is Miguel Lago’s Virazón, another of the big names in the trophy, also a contender for gold in the competition.
Further apart from them in the ranking, at a distance of 10 points or more, are the rest of the sailboats participating in the Infinitus Rent Trophy, a total of 17 J80 one-designs, most of which sport the Monte Real pendant Yacht Club, the organizing club and one of the great promoters of this class in Galicia.
El Cansino, owned by Commodore del Monte Real, Fernando Yáñez, with 28 points, ranks fourth; and in fifth and sixth position are Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi, with 31 points, and Luis de Mira’s Namasté, with 34.
After the celebration of the tests in the water, the crews will participate in a fraternization dinner in the framework of which the prizes will be awarded to the winners of the competition. It will be attended, in addition to the sailors, by several directors of the Monte Real Yacht Club, members of the regatta committee and Alberto Rodríguez, director of business development for Infinitus Rent, the company that sponsors the trophy.
CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO Afonso Leite We Do Sailing 13 points 2. OKOFEN Javier de la Gándara Monte Real Yacht Club 13 points 3. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club · 18 points 4. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club · 28 points 5. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña · 31 points
· The club has requested a grant from the Consellería do Mar de la Xunta de Galicia through the FEMP and the GALP7 to be able to carry out a series of improvement works to provide a better service to pilgrims
· Among the actions planned is the construction of an access ramp for people with disabilities and the reformulation of various facilities to minimize energy consumption
· Other measures that are intended to be implemented involve the application of discounts to pilgrims who stop at the club within the framework of the Xacobean Nautical Crossing and a special discount for women
One of the objectives that the Monte Real Yacht Club has set for this 2018 is to improve its facilities in order to provide a better service to pilgrims who want to do the Camino de Santiago by sea within the framework of the “Xacobean Nautical Journey ” . This is a new proposal, promoted by the Xunta de Galicia and the Association of Galician Nautical Clubs (ASNAUGA), which offers sailing lovers the possibility of sailing the pilgrimage route to Compostela.
To complete it, there are two possibilities: a north route, which starts in Ribadeo; and a southern one, which begins in Baiona, at the historic Monte Real Yacht Club, chosen as the starting point for the Xacobean Nautical Crossing due to its long and prolific history in the Galician nautical scene, and because it also has the Q of Tourist Quality, an essential certification to be part of the initiative.
Despite being within the group of 13 Galician nautical clubs distinguished with the Q for Tourist Quality, the Monte Real Club de Yates seeks to improve the attention it pays to its pilgrim transits and for this reason has requested a subsidy from the Consellería do Mar de la Xunta de Galicia through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (FEMP) and the Local Action Groups of the Fisheries Sector (GALP) to execute the actions.
With the planned works, the Monte Real Yacht Club intends to improve its facilities to welcome the flow of visitors with quality guarantees, while renewing certain services to achieve greater energy savings and responsible use of energy.
Among the actions scheduled are the construction of a 100% accessible ramp that guarantees access to the terrace for people with functional diversity and the renovation of the sanitary facilities, adapting them to responsible consumption and energy saving protocols.
Other measures that are intended to be implemented involve the application of a 15 percent discount on club fees to pilgrims who stop at Monte Real within the framework of the Xacobean Crossing, increasing that discount to 25 percent in the event that the patron of the boat is a woman and the inclusion of a visit to the Baiona fish market in the price of the mooring, with the aim of making all those pilgrims who wish to know this important economic activity of the fishing village.
The intention of the Baionese club is to take advantage of the launch of the proposal of the “Xacobea Nautical Crossing” by the Xunta de Galicia to renew its facilities and promote this new tourist product, attracting a new profile of visitors to Baiona and mitigating the tourist seasonality in which the summer and winter periods continue to be very different.
Likewise, Monte Real will favor the economic revitalization of the municipality, since it undertakes to carry out all the planned actions with local suppliers in the area, provided that the business fabric allows it.
· The storm called “Hugo” that will begin to be noticed in Galicia from this afternoon forced the postponement of the last day of tests of the Infinitus Trophy
· This new explosive cyclogenesis will cause a storm of wind in much of the peninsula, bad state of the sea and widespread rains
· The final tests of the championship will be held on Saturday, April 14, along with the award ceremony for the winners and a fellowship dinner
The “Hugo” storm, which will begin to be felt in Galicia from this afternoon, has forced the last day of testing the Infinitus Rent Trophy, which was to be held tomorrow afternoon in the Bay of Baiona, to be postponed.
This new explosive cyclogenesis, which can already be seen clearly in satellite images, will cause a storm of wind in much of the peninsula, bad conditions in the sea and widespread rains, although not very intense.
Given this situation and the alerts issued by Meteogalicia, and after agreeing with the regatta committee, the Monte Real Club de Yates, organizer of the J80 championship, has decided to postpone the day and celebrate it on April 14. It will be then that the winner of the one-design winter league that the Baionese club has been celebrating since the beginning of the year will be decided.
Waiting for what happens in the last three tests, the classification is today very tight in the places of honor, which predicts an exciting final. The Portuguese crew of the Miudo, skippered by Afonso Leite; and the Okofen of Javier de la Gándara from Vigo, are in the lead tied on 13 points. Behind them, with 18 points, is Miguel Lago’s Virazón.
In addition to the last rounds of the competition, the awards ceremony for the winners will be held on April 14, at a fellowship dinner at the Monte Real Yacht Club.
· The Spanish Sailing Federation chose this year the Monte Real Club de Yates to organize the one-design national competition that will be held from May 27 to 1
· The Spanish J80 Championship will be held as part of the Repsol Trophy, the traditional spring regatta that the club from Baiona has been organizing for more than 40 years
· The entire J80 fleet of Monte Real will participate in a competition in which the arrival of crews from different parts of Spain is expected
This year the Spanish Sailing Federation chose the Monte Real Club de Yates to organize the J80 class Spanish Championship , which will be held in Baiona from April 27 to May 1. The competition will be part of the Repsol Trophy, the traditional spring regatta that the club from Baiona has been organizing for more than 40 years.
With the collaboration of the Galician Sailing Federation and the J80 Owners Association of Spain, Monte Real will hold a championship in which the participation of a large number of monotypes from all over the peninsula is expected, including the J80 that in the Currently they exist in Galicia, most of them from the Baion club itself and from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña.
Although the competition is also open to foreign crews, only those whose members have, in its entirety, Spanish nationality or legal residence in Spain will be eligible for the title of Champion of Spain.
After a previous day, on Friday, April 27, reserved for the registration and weighing of the crews, and measurement and control of sails; the scheduled tests, a total of 11, will begin on Saturday, April 28, starting at 3 in the afternoon. They will have the Bay of Baiona as their setting, so they will be visible from the outskirts of the Galician town.
The sleeves of Sunday 29, Monday 30 and the holiday of May 1 will start in the morning, from 11. And on the last day, in the afternoon, the Monte Real Club de Yates will host the award ceremony for the winners, also coinciding with the end of the Repsol Trophy and its award ceremony.
The regatta announcement has already been published and the registration period to participate in the Spanish J80 Championship will remain open until April 12, and all the information about the competition is available on the Monte Real website, www.mrcyb. is
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The Spanish J80 Championship will be held in the waters of the Bay of Baiona, from April 27 to May 1, 2018, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and with the collaboration of the Galician Sailing Federation and the Association of Owners of J80 of Spain.
The regatta will be governed by The Rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRV) and:
– The RFEV Technical Cruise Regulations.
– The J-80 Class Rules[DP] .
– For all the rules that govern this event, the notation[NP] refers to the fact that an infraction of this rule will not be a reason for protests between boats. (Modifies R 60.1(a) of the RRS).
– Tests may be arbitrated. In this case, it will be done in accordance with WS Addendum Q.
ADVERTISING
Participants may display advertising in accordance with World Sailing Regulation 20, the RFEV Prescriptions to said Regulation and subject to the restrictions of Class Rules C2.1. In accordance with World Sailing Regulation 20, participants may be required to display the Organiser’s Publicity, which will be provided at the Regatta Office once their registration is confirmed. This will consist of stickers to be placed on the bows of the boat and flags to be placed on the backstay.
ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION
The J-80 Class Spanish Championship is a regatta closed to J80 class boats, classified as a Member event. Foreign crews may be accepted after requesting an invitation to the RFEV. The title of champion of Spain will be for the boat that has the entire crew made up of sailors of Spanish nationality or with legal residence in Spain. Employers must be members of their National J-80 Class Association and be registered at www.j80measurement.com. Spanish sailors, with legal residence in Spain or sailing on a boat attached to a Spanish Club must be in possession of the 2018 sports federation license. Registrations must be made before April 12, 2018, through the Registration Form or sent to:
secretary@mrcyb.com
The registration is conditioned to the presentation of the following documents:
a) Current RC insurance policy, in accordance with RD 607/1999 of June 16, and with a valid receipt, with extended coverage for regattas.
b) Participants of nationality or with legal residence in Spain, the current federative sports license.
c) For foreign athletes who do not have a federative license or athlete medical insurance that insures them in the event of an accident, they must prove that they have insurance against accidents and illness valid in Spain.
d) In the event of displaying advertising, authorization from the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation in accordance with the Prescription of the RFEV to regulation WS 20.8.2. (only boats with a Spanish flag or a foreign flag that represents or competes for a club affiliated to the RFEV).
e) Complete equipment control and weighing of crews in accordance with the class rule (C4.1)
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fees will be €250.00 and will be made by bank transfer, indicating the sail number of the boat and the Spanish J80 Championship.
4.2 The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept registrations received after April 12. In case of acceptance, the registration fees will have a price of €300.00 per boat.
PROGRAM
The event program is as follows:
Friday, April 27 – 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Registration of participants . Measurement and control of sails and equipment. Crew weighing. Delivery of Sailing Instructions
Saturday April 28 – 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration of participants. Final measurements. Crew Weighing
Saturday April 28 – 15:00
Tests
Sunday April 29 – 11:00
Tests
Monday April 30 – 11:00
Tests
Tuesday, May 1 – 11:00
Tests
Tuesday, May 1 – 16:00
Awards
Tuesday, May 1 – 16:30
farewell skewer
On May 1 there will be no warning signal after 3:00 p.m. There are 11 races scheduled, of which 2 must be completed for the regatta to be valid.
MEASUREMENTS. REGISTRATION OF SAILS AND EQUIPMENT
The registration of sails and equipment inspection, as well as the weighing of crews, will be carried out on the dates and times indicated in 5.1. The boats will present to registration the elements that are listed in their written declaration, which will be: 1 Mainsail, 1 Jib and 1 or 2 Gennakers. The sails must be measured according to the class rules before the event, carry the official sticker (rule G2.3) and be registered at www.j80measurement.com. No boat will be able to compete using the aforementioned sails without being previously registered. Daily measurement controls may be carried out.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing instructions will be available at the race office from April 27 at 10:00.
PENALTIES SYSTEM
RRS 44.1 is amended so that the Two Turn Penalty is replaced by the One Turn Penalty.
PUNCTUATION
If 5 or more races have been completed, each boat’s total score will be the total of all its points, discarding its worst result.
ROUTES
Courses will be windward/leeward. More details will be described in the sailing instructions.
BERTHS
The boats whose registration is accepted in this regatta and that are not based in the MCY Baiona, will have a mooring place reserved in the Club during the event. Also, if they come by road, the launching and stranding included. The moorings will be free for up to a week after the end of the championship, and the boats may enter as far in advance as they deem appropriate, for which the means of transport and the day of arrival in Baiona will be indicated in the registration form.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Race Committee will use Channel 69 VHF for its communications during the events. Except in emergencies, a boat while racing shall not make or receive data or voice transmissions that are not available to all boats. [DP]
IMAGE RIGHTS
By registering for this event, the participants automatically transfer to the Organizing Committee the image rights, recorded or filmed during the event, as defined by the Notice of Regatta and the Regatta Instructions, in perpetuity, being able to use them in any moment without the participants being able to request any compensation.
RESPONSIBILITY
All boats participating in the regatta do so at their own risk and responsibility. The MRCY Baiona, the Organizing Committee, the Protest Committee, the Regatta Committee Committee and any other person or body involved in the organization of the event, expressly reject any responsibility for material or personal damage that may occur as a result of participation. in the tests covered by this notice of race. Attention is drawn to the Fundamental Rule 4 DECISION TO RACE, from part 1 of the RRS which states: “A boat is solely responsible for her decision to start or not to start or to continue in the race”
INSURANCE
Each Participating Boat must have a current RC Insurance Policy, in accordance with RD 607/1999 of June 16, with extended coverage for regattas.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SOCIAL EVENTS / AWARDS DELIVERY
The program of events will be published in the TOA.
ACCOMMODATION
The following accommodations are recommended;
– Hotel Pinzon 986356046
– Hotel Carabela Pinta 986355107
– Hotel Announced 986356018
– Hotel Restaurant Escondidiño 986358205
– Hotel 3 Caravels 986 355441
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– Hotel Bahía Bayona 986385004
– Ababides Apartments 600 43 06 12
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– National Inn of Bayonne 986 35 50 00
Given the warning of adverse weather phenomena with an ORANGE ALERT, the Infinitus Rent Trophy regatta committee has decided to suspend the fifth day of competition, scheduled for this Saturday, March 10.
The sixth and final day of the J80 championship will be held on Saturday, March 24, the day on which the award ceremony for the winners will also be held.
As of today, the classification is as follows:
CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO Afonso Leite We Do Sailing 13 points 2. OKOFEN Javier de la Gándara Monte Real Yacht Club 13 points 3. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club · 18 points 4. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club · 28 points 5. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña · 31 points
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The Monte Real Yacht Club and the Royal Cork Yacht Club (Ireland) have just signed an exchange agreement between clubs with the aim of promoting international tourism.
The commodore of the Monte Real Yacht Club, Fernando Yáñez, and his counterpart from the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Pat Farnan, were in charge of ratifying an agreement whose main objective is to strengthen relations.
The agreement will make it possible to promote joint actions related to international nautical tourism between Ireland and Spain, applying significant discounts to the members of both clubs on their visits to both facilities.
The Royal Cork Yacht Club is one of the most important yacht clubs in the world and is considered one of the oldest. It was founded in 1720 and is currently located in Crosshaven (Cork). Every year it organizes the biennial Cork Week, one of the most important sailing events in Europe, and its partners include renowned sailors and Olympic athletes.
In addition to the Royal Cork Yacht Club , the Monte Real Yacht Club has other correspondence agreements with:
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)
The REPSOL Trophy – Spring Regatta will be organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club (MRCYB) with the sponsorship of REPSOL. This regatta will be the first scoring for the Rías Baixas Circuit of Cruceros A DOS.
PLACE AND DATES
It will be held in the waters of the Vigo estuary and the Bay of Baiona on April 28 and 29 and May 1, 2018.
RULES
The Regatta will be held in accordance with the provisions in force of the following regulations:
a) The “rules” as defined in the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017 – 2020 (RRS).
b) The 2018 Cruise Technical Regulation and its annexes (RTC).
c) Respective regulations with the adaptations made by the MRCYB for this regatta, for the J70 and Figaro one-design classes.
d) The IMS and ORC 2018 Regulations.
e) World Sailing Special Rules for Offshore Regattas, Category 4 (ORC).
f) This Announcement of Race.
g) The Sailing Instructions that may modify any of the previous sections.
PARTICIPANTS
Participation in this regatta is limited to boats with an ORC International or Club certificate valid for 2018, whose GPH is less than 770 s/mile, as well as the J70 and Figaro monotypes.
Groups and Classes:
An ORC group is established that will be divided into classes, as well as those of the different monotypes:
LESSONS
Cruise (*) ORC A Two (*) ORC Special Open (**) ORC Cruise Non-competitive J70 Class J70 Monotypes Figaro Class (***) Figaro Monotypes
(*) In ORC Cruise and A Dos, in view of the registrations made and as soon as their effective participation in the regatta is verified, the Regatta Committee and Organizing Committee will establish the classes and their cuts seeking the greatest equity possible, not admitting claims in this regard.
(**) In the Special Open Class, only boats that are genuinely Without Level will be admitted in the class that are Cruisers and that do not have a minimum competitive capacity despite their size and GPH, as well as especially slow designs, very old, etc.
– In any case, the Regatta Committee and the Organizing Committee of the regatta will have the power to include, at their discretion, in the Open Class the boats they deem appropriate, not admitting claims in this regard.
(***) The Figaros, if they do not achieve the minimum number of 3 to compete as a one design, will race in ORC Cruise with an estimated GPH, no claims being accepted in this regard.
To form a class, there must be a minimum of 5 registered (except in Figaros, which will be a minimum of 3).
Monotypes will classify only in their class.
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must comply with the eligibility conditions reflected in Regulation 19 of World Sailing and the prescriptions of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation related to said regulation.
Participants of nationality or legal residence in Spain must be in possession of the sports federation license for 2018.
ADVERTISING
Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of World Sailing Regulation 20 and the FGVELA Advertising and Competition Regulations.
Pursuant to World Sailing Regulation 20, participants may be required to display advertising on the forward 20% of the hull on each side of the boat (in J70 it will be specified in particular) and on the sides of the boom, as well as possible advertising pennants on the backstay of each boat. All this would be provided at the MRCYB race office once your registration is confirmed.
Modifications to the stickers provided by the organizing committee are not allowed. Violation of this IR will entail a penalty of 2 places in the test.
The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the elimination or substitution of any type of advertising, message or image displayed during the celebration of the event of the boats or the equipment of their crew members, which does not comply with the moral and ethical standards of general acceptance (Regulation 20 of the World Sailing) or contravene the interests of the organizing club. This includes holding races on the regatta course, at the club’s facilities or while at the regatta committee’s disposal.
The owner or skipper of the boat with advertising will be asked to indicate or show the type of advertising that will be displayed during the celebration of the regatta, for the approval of the organizing committee.
The participating owners and crews grant their authorization to the MRCYB so that any photograph, image or video of people or boats taken during the days of the regatta may be published in any medium, such as television advertisements, editorial comments, information, advertising etc.
REGISTRATIONS AND BONUSES
Entries will necessarily be formalized on the official form (it accompanies this document and/or is available at www.mrcyb.es).
The registration fees will be as follows:
(*) The 50% bonus will be applied only to those who have also participated in the COMUNICA TROPHY – Winter Regatta.
In addition, every boat participating in each and every one of the following regattas:
Communicate Trophy
Repsol Trophy
Count of Gondomar Trophy
You will get free registration for the 33rd Prince of Asturias Trophy.
The registration rights must be made effective by means of a nominative check in the name of the Monte Real Club de Yates, transfer or payment made in the current account indicated below (indicating the name of the boat):
To be accepted, an application for registration must be submitted or submitted with the following documentation:
• Registration form duly completed and signed.
• Photocopy of the updated licenses of all the crew members of the ship.
• Valid ORC measurement certificate (ORC fleet only).
• Class Association annual fee payment certificate (J70).
• Photocopy of civil liability insurance and damage to third parties for a minimum coverage of €336,556 and coverage for all crew members on board, and policy extension for participation in non-professional regattas.
• List of security elements (depending on whether ORC or monotype) duly covered and signed.
The application for registration must have the approval of the Organizing Committee of the Monte Real Club de Yates.
The documents will be sent or presented by hand within the predetermined period in:
MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB CAMPUS OF THE NATIONAL PARADOR, S/N 36300 BAIONA EMAIL: secretaria@mrcyb.com Phone: + 34 986 38 50 00 Fax: + 34 986 35 50 61
The documents for registration are available on our website: www.mrcyb.es
Final registration period:
The final registration period for the regatta will be April 27, 2018. In any case, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to extend said period.
Registration of participants:
Each owner or skipper must register and personally sign the registration form at the MRCYB Regatta Office before 12:30 p.m. on April 28, 2018.
Admission of Participants:
The registration of a boat will not be accepted if, before the time indicated in section 7.8, it does not present the documents specified in 7.4 at the Regatta Office or does not have the approval of the Organizing Committee.
PROGRAM
On Sunday, April 29, no departure will be given for J70 later than 3:00 p.m., except if it is as a result of a general call.
On Tuesday, May 1, there will be no departure for ORC and Fígaros later than 2:00 p.m., except if it is as a result of a general call.
A maximum of 3 tests are scheduled for ORC and Figaros, as well as 6 for J70. The regatta will be valid when at least one test has been held and scored.
In J70 a maximum of 4 tests per day is established.
The Sailing Instructions may introduce variations in the routes or in the planned program according to the circumstances that occur, mainly meteorological.
INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENTS
Measurements and daily checks of certificates and safety may be carried out by the measurement committee on regatta days.
PUNCTUATION
The Low Score System Appendix A4 of the RRV will apply.
Only the worst disposable score of the class that has closed 4 or more valid tests can be discarded.
COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND CLASSIFICATIONS
ORC rankings will be established according to one of the following compensation systems:
For Cruise:
a) Composite route, and if not possible,
1) Applying the values specified in each certificate for Ocean PCS if the wind is stable.
2) Offshore OSN if there are large roles and oscillations in wind intensity.
All this always at the discretion of the regatta official, not admitting claims in this regard.
And for A Dos, always OSN applying its double handed section of the certificate
Class classifications will be established (provided that the provisions of points 4.2. and 4.3 are met).
Monotype classes will only qualify in real time.
SECURITY
The safety of the regatta is considered as Category 4, in accordance with the Special Rules of Regatta of the World Sailing (for one designs they will be specific to them).
The participants undertake to carry on board, under their responsibility, the updated regulatory documentation of the vessel, as well as the appropriate qualification for the management of the vessel and the navigation to be carried out.
AWARDS
The list of prizes will be exposed in the TOA in view of the participants and registered, before the start of the 1st test.
BERTHS
The boats formally registered in this regatta that do not belong to the MRCYB fleet, will have a free mooring or anchoring place (mooring under the exclusive responsibility of the owner or skipper) reserved in the MRCYB during the regatta days and until Saturday 5 may.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Race Committee will use Channel 72 VHF for its communications during the events.
All participating boats must have an operational VHF radio receiver installed on board equipped with at least VHF channels 09 (156.450Mhz), 16 (156.800Mhz) and 72 (156.610Mhz).
OFFICIAL SOCIAL ACTS
The awards ceremony will take place on the terrace of the MRCYB once the general classifications of the tests have been published on May 1, 2018 (approximately 4:00 p.m.).
All boats participating in the regatta do so at their own risk and responsibility.
The Monte Real Club de Yates, the organizing authority or any other person or body involved in the organization of the event, rejects any responsibility for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that may occur to people or things, both on land and at sea, as consequence of participating in the tests covered by this Notice of Race.
Attention is drawn to the Fundamental Rule 4 DECISION TO RACE in part 1 of the RRS which states:
“It is the exclusive responsibility of a boat to decide whether to participate in a test or to continue racing”
This year we welcome the month of March in style, with the celebration of the festival of La Arribada, which this year is even more special as it commemorates the 525th anniversary of the arrival of La Pinta to our beloved town, bringing the new world news
As has become a tradition, Monte Real will participate in the festivities offering parallel activities, such as sailing trips to navigate the bay and enjoy the shows from the water. We also lower the price of moorings for all those who want to approach Baiona by sea.
And this year, in addition, we are organizing a commemorative regatta, the 525th Anniversary Regatta of the Arribada de la Pinta, which sailboats of the 6m class will compete on May 12 and 13.
We dedicate a prominent section of this latest newsletter to the Arribada, in which it shares the spotlight with the Comunica Trophy regatta announcement, the end of the Baitra Trophy, the evolution of the Infinitus Rent Trophy and the commitment of the General Secretary of Sport with our School Sailing Adapted.
The Comunica Trophy will be organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates (MRCYB), with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and Real Club Nautico de Sanxenxo. There will be two departures, from the Ría de Vigo and from the Ría de Pontevedra.
PLACE AND DATES
It will be held in the waters of the Ría de Vigo, Ría de Pontevedra and Baiona Bay on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
RULES
The Regatta will be run according to the provisions in force of the following regulations:
a) The “rules” as defined in the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017 – 2020 (RRS).
b) The 2018 Cruise Technical Regulation and its annexes (RTC).
c) Respective regulations with the adaptations made by the MRCYB for this regatta of the J80 and figaros one-design classes.
d) The IMS and ORC 2018 Regulations.
e) World Sailing Special Rules for Offshore Regattas, Category 4 (ORC).
f) This Announcement of Race.
g) The Sailing Instructions, which may modify any of the previous sections.
PARTICIPANTS
Participation in this regatta is limited to boats with an ORC International or Club certificate valid for 2018, whose GPH is less than 770 s/mile, as well as the J80 and Figaro monotypes.
Groups and Classes:
An ORC group is established that will be divided into classes, as well as those of the different monotypes:
Cruise (*) ORC
Special Open (**) ORC Non-competitive
J80 class J80 monotypes
Figaro Class (***) Figaro Monotypes
(*) In ORC, in view of the registrations made and as soon as their effective participation in the regatta is verified, the Regatta Committee and Organizing Committee will establish the classes and cuts of the same seeking the greatest possible equity, not admitting claims about.
(**) In the Special Open Class, only authentically No Level boats will be admitted in the classes indicated in (*) and that do not have a minimum competitive capacity despite their size and GPH, as well as especially slow designs, very old, etc.
– In any case, the Regatta Committee and the Organizing Committee of the regatta will have the power to include, at their discretion, in the Open Class the boats they deem appropriate, not admitting claims in this regard.
(***) The Figaros, if they do not achieve the minimum number of 3 to compete as a one design, will race in ORC with an estimated GPH, no claims being accepted in this regard.
To form a class, there must be a minimum of 5 registered (except in Figaros, which will be a minimum of 3).
The monotypes will compulsorily compete on the route from the Ria de Vigo. And they will rank only in their class.
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must comply with the eligibility conditions reflected in Regulation 19 of World Sailing and the prescriptions of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation related to said regulation.
Participants of nationality or legal residence in Spain must be in possession of the sports federation license for 2018.
ADVERTISING
Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of World Sailing Regulation 20 and the FGVELA Advertising and Competition Regulations.
In accordance with World Sailing Regulation 20, participants may be required to display advertising on the forward 20% of the hull on each side of the boat and on the sides of the boom, as well as possible advertising pennants on the backstay of each boat. All this would be provided at the MRCYB race office (*) once your registration is confirmed.
(*) Also on Saturday the 21st, at the RCN Vigo and RCN Sanxenxo regatta offices, the regatta instructions and stickers will be handed out.
Modifications to the stickers provided by the organizing committee are not allowed. Violation of this IR will entail a penalty of 2 places in the test.
The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the elimination or substitution of any type of advertising, message or image displayed during the celebration of the event of the boats or the equipment of their crew members, which does not comply with the moral and ethical standards of general acceptance (Regulation 20 of the World Sailing) or contravene the interests of the organizing club. This includes holding races on the regatta course, at the club’s facilities or while at the regatta committee’s disposal.
The owner or skipper of the boat with advertising will be asked to indicate or show the type of advertising that will be displayed during the celebration of the regatta, for the approval of the organizing committee.
The participating owners and crews grant their authorization to the MRCYB so that any photograph, image or video of people or boats taken during the days of the regatta may be published in any medium, such as television advertisements, editorial comments, information, advertising etc.
REGISTRATIONS AND BONUSES
The inscriptions will necessarily be formalized in the official form. (The same that accompanies this announcement and/or is also available at www.mrcyb.es).
Registration will be FREE. In addition, the participating vessels will have:
1. 50% discount on the cost of registration for the Repsol Trophy to be held on April 28 and 29 and May 1.
2. A boat participating in each and every one of the following regattas:
You will get free registration for the 33rd Prince of Asturias Trophy.
The registration must be submitted or submitted with the following documentation:
• Registration form duly covered and signed.
• Photocopy of the updated licenses of all the crew members of the ship.
• For foreign athletes who do not have a federative license or athlete’s medical insurance that insures them in the event of an accident, they must prove that they have insurance against accidents and illness valid in Spain.
• Valid ORC measurement certificate (ORC fleet only).
• Class Association annual fee payment certificate (J80).
• Photocopy of civil liability insurance and damage to third parties for a minimum coverage of €336,556 and coverage for all crew members on board, and policy extension for participation in non-professional regattas.
• List of security elements (depending on whether ORC or Monotype) duly covered and signed.
The application for registration must have the approval of the Organizing Committee of the Monte Real Club de Yates.
The documents will be sent or presented at the MRCYB before Friday, April 20 at
MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB National Parador Enclosure, s/n – 36300 Baiona Email: secretaria@mrcyb.com phone + 34 986 38 50 00 Fax. + 34 986 35 50 61
The documents for registration are available on our website www.mrcyb.es
Registration of Participants: Each owner or skipper must register and personally sign the registration form at the MRCYB regatta office (*) before 1:00 p.m. on April 21, 2018
The registration of a boat will not be accepted if, before the time indicated in paragraph 7.6, it does not present the documents specified in 7.3 at the regatta office (*) or does not have the approval of the organizing committee.
(*) On Saturday the 21st, at the RCN Vigo and RCN Sanxenxo regatta offices, participants will also be able to confirm registrations and will be given the Regatta Instructions and advertising stickers for the boats
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to admit registrations after the indicated date.
PROGRAM
After the awards ceremony, a Baiona – RCN Vigo – RCN Sanxenxo bus will leave for sailors who request it at the time of registration.
The sailing instructions will show the different courses that can be done for all or for the different classes if necessary.
Except for the Monotypes that will always leave from Vigo, the ships of the ORC fleet will be able to choose to leave from Sanxenxo or from Vigo.
INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENTS
Measurements and certificate and safety checks may be carried out by the measurement committee before and after the regatta.
PUNCTUATION
The Low Score System Appendix A4 of the RRV will apply.
COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND CLASSIFICATIONS
ORC rankings will be established according to one of the following compensation systems:
For the Classification of each version, North or East:
a) Composite route, and if not possible,
a.1) Applying the values specified in each certificate for Ocean PCS if the wind is stable.
a.2) Offshore OSN if there are large roles and oscillations in wind intensity.
And for the Joint Classification of both versions, GPH will be applied.
All this always at the discretion of the regatta official, not admitting claims in this regard.
Class classifications will be established (provided that the provisions of points 4.2. and 4.3 are met).
Monotype classes will only classify in real time.
SECURITY
The safety of the regatta is considered as Category 4 (ORC) in accordance with the Special Rules of Regatta of the World Sailing (for one-designs it will be a specific one adapted for it).
The participants undertake to carry on board, under their responsibility, the updated regulatory documentation of the boat, as well as the appropriate qualification for the handling of the boat and the navigation to be carried out.
AWARDS
The list of prizes will be exposed in the TOA and the club’s website in view of the participants and registered, before the start of the test.
BERTHS
The boats formally registered in this regatta and that do not belong to the MRCYB fleet, will have a free mooring or anchoring place (mooring under the exclusive responsibility of the owner or skipper) reserved in the MRCYB during the regatta days (April 21). The free mooring can be extended until Sunday May 6 if they participate in the Spring Regatta- REPSOL Trophy on April 28, 29 and May 1, 2018.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Race Committee will use channel 72 VHF for its communications during the events. All participating boats must carry on board an operational VHF radio receiver equipped with, at a minimum, VHF channels 09 (156.450Mhz), 16 (156.800Mhz) and 72 (156.610Mhz).
OFFICIAL SOCIAL ACTS
The awards ceremony will take place at the MRCYB on the same day as the regatta, Saturday April 21, where a sailor’s feast will also be served.
RESPONSIBILITY
All boats participating in the regatta do so at their own risk and responsibility.
The Monte Real Club de Yates, as the Organizing Committee or any other person or body involved in the organization of the event, rejects any responsibility for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that may occur to persons or things, both on land and at sea, as consequence of participating in the tests covered by this Notice of Race.
Attention is drawn to the Fundamental Rule 4 DECISION TO RACE, of part 1 of the RRS that establishes:
“It is the exclusive responsibility of a boat to decide whether to participate in a test or to continue racing”
· The sailboats owned by Portuguese Afonso Leite and Javier de la Gándara from Vigo were placed leaders of the competition today tied on points, making Virazón de Miguel Lago, who was in the lead, fall to third position
· With several false starts and a general call on the water, the nervousness of a fleet that sees how the competition is approaching its end and tries to give everything to sneak into the positions of honor was felt this afternoon
· The entry into play of a discard allowed the sailboats to eliminate their worst result to date and left the intermediate positions of the classification very tight for the last two days to be played in March
Afonso Leite’s Miudo and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen were placed leaders of the Infinitus Rent Trophy today after the celebration of the fourth round of the J80 competition that the Monte Real Club de Yates has been holding since the beginning of the year. Tied on 13 points at the top of the standings, Miudo and Okofen dropped Miguel Lago’s Virazón to third position, which was in the lead and remains, despite losing the lead, one of the clearest competitors for the trophy gold.
With several false starts and a general call, the nervousness of a fleet that sees how the competition is approaching its end, and tries to give everything to sneak into the positions of honor was palpable on the water this afternoon. Today’s was also an important day due to the entry into play of a discard, which allowed each sailboat to eliminate its worst result so far, changing the ranking quite a bit.
Although the forecasts announced a difficult day, with little wind for navigation, it finally remained quite stable, and with an average of 8 knots it allowed the fleet to dispute the three scheduled tasks. In the first, Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi, from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña, won; in the second, the Ferralemes, by Enrique Porto, from Monte Real; and in the third the Portuguese Miudo, from the We Do Sailing club.
With these results and with the discard coming into play, the classification, which Virazón had been leading, changed a lot and practically all the crews changed position. The provisional podium is currently occupied by Miudo, Okofen and Virazón, who are first, second and third respectively.
Fourth place is occupied, with 28 points, by Cansino, by Fernando Yáñez; and in fifth and sixth position are Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi, with 31 points, and Luis de Mira’s Namasté, with 34. In the intermediate boxes, the short distance that separates a large part of the fleet predicts an exciting end to a trophy to which two new J80s were added today, Javier Martínez Valente’s Cunichán; and the Boi de Canto of the vice-commodore of Monte Real, Genoveva Pereiro.
Once the halfway point of the competition has been passed, the Infinitus Rent Trophy has only two days left to define the winners’ podium. The next one will be held in fifteen days, on March 10, and the 24th will be the final day. For this last stage, a fellowship dinner is also scheduled at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club and the awards ceremony for the winners.
CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO Afonso Leite We Do Sailing 13 points 2. OKOFEN Javier de la Gándara Monte Real Yacht Club 13 points 3. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club · 18 points 4. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club · 28 points 5. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña · 31 points
· The Baionese club joins the celebration of the Fiesta de la Arribada for yet another year, programming parallel activities and offering discounts on moorings .
· Monte Real offers sailing trips lasting two hours to navigate the bay and watch the shows from the sea
All the proposals will be on March 2, 3 and 4, coinciding with the main events of the Arribada 2018
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 2, 3 and 4, coinciding with the twenty-third 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 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th. 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 secretaria@mrcyb.es or by calling 986 385 000. 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.
· Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra, current world champions under 17 in the 420 class, add a new success to their meteoric career
· The team made up of Africa Alonso and María Pérez Canal won the prize for the best female crew in the competition organized by Monte Real
· In the SUB 17 category, the winners were Jacobo García and Antoni Ripoll from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, who also came third overall.
· The winners received their prizes from the manager of Baitra, Juan Carlos González, a great promoter of grassroots sailing in Galicia
Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra have just been proclaimed winners of the Baitra Dinghy Sailing Trophy, held this weekend in Baiona under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club and sponsored by the Baitra naval accessories company.
The current world champions under 17 in the 420 class achieved victory after signing two first places and one third in the three races held in the Saturday’s stage , results that were maintained after Sunday’s day, in which it was impossible to play any heat due to lack of wind.
With a highly refined technique and a great competitive spirit, the young sailors, from the 2001 generation, adapted to the Baiona course as the tests progressed. “The first heat was a bit difficult for us and we broke the crow’s feet but in the second, already accustomed to the roles, we picked up the pace and placed first, and in the third we were able to stay without problems” , Ameneiro assured at the end of the trophy.
Wizner and Ameneiro thus add a new success to their meteoric career, a resume that already includes, in addition to the under 17 world championship, the silver of the Athens European Open and the bronze of the 420 junior European Championships, held in Lago di Garda (Italy). Their next challenge, for which they are already preparing, is the Spanish Championship for the class, which will be held next March in Gran Canaria. “We are very excited -says Wizner- and this trophy has served as training to continue improving for the national”.
Therefore, the great trophy of the championship will go to the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, a cast replica of the Crab Battery that the winners received from Juan Carlos González, manager of Baitra and one of the great promoters of basic sailing in Galicia.
Another crew from the nautical ship from Vigo, the winner of the previous edition, formed by Jorge Enríquez and Guillermo Núñez, managed to climb to the second podium drawer; and the tandem Jacobo García-Antoni Ripoll, from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, completed the winners’ podium by hanging the bronze medal.
In addition to finishing third overall, García and Ripoll won the prize for the best U-17 crew, beating Africa Alonso and María Pérez Canal, from the Vigo yacht club; and Yago Castro and Jaime Wizner, who were second and third respectively.
The girls took, in addition to the second prize in U-17, the award for the best female crew of the competition.
Present at the awards ceremony for the winners were the president and several directors of the Monte Real Club de Yates, as the organizing club; the manager of Baitra, as sponsor of the event; the mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal; the councilor for maritime activities of Baiona, Raúl Costas; and the president of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde.
The next appointment with the regattas in Baiona will be the Infinitus Rent Trophy, for J80 monotypes, which next weekend celebrates its fourth day, with Miguel Lago’s Virazón at the head of the classification.
DAILY SAILING BAITRA TROPHY FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Martin Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 2. Jorge Enríquez and Guillermo Núñez · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 3. Jacobo García and Antonio Ripoll · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo 4. Alejandro Pérez and Iago García · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 5. Manuel Lorenzo and Guillermo Rodríguez · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo
SUB–17 CLASSIFICATION BAITRA SAILING LIGHT TROPHY
1. Jacobo García and Antoni Ripoll · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo 2. Rodrigo Rodríguez and Eduardo Pola · Club Marítimo Canido and Real Club Náutico Rodeira 3. Africa Alonso and María Pérez-Canal · Real Club Náutico de Vigo
FEMALE CLASSIFICATION BAITRA SAILING LIGHT TROPHY
1. Africa Alonso and María Pérez-Canal · Real Club Náutico de Vigo 2. Alba Trigo and Carmen Fernández · Royal Yacht Club of Sanxenxo 3. Rosalía Martínez and Sandra Trigo Monte Real Yacht Club