· El barco del Club Deportivo Alagua patroneado por Victor Manuel Álvarez se alzó este Sábado Santo con la victoria del Trofeo Comunica· El velero se impuso también en la clase ORC 1 y la victoria de la clase ORC 2 fue para el Abal Abogados/Lagar de Pintos/Fanautic· En la competición de los monotipos J80 se hizo con el oro el Cansino del Monte Real Club de Yates liderado por su comodoro Fernándo Yáñez· En la clase Fígaro la tripulación triunfadora fue la del Ladeira con la vicecomodoro del Monte Real Genoveva Pereiro a la cañaEl Trofeo Comunica del Monte Real Club de Yates cerró este sábado una nueva edición coronando como ganador al Nahela, del Club Deportivo Alagua de A Guarda , que resultó vencedor absoluto en la clasificación general, ganando también en la clase ORC 1.

La competición, disputada por primera vez en el marco de la Semana Santa, se desarrolló con unas muy buenas condiciones meteorológicas, típicamente estivales, con sol, sin apenas nubes, temperaturas elevadas y un viento del oeste-suroeste que se movió entre los 6 y los 10 nudos, lo que agilizó la navegación de los veleros rumbo a Baiona.

Tras escuchar el bocinazo de salida frente al muelle de transatlánticos de Vigo a las dos de la tarde y emprender una larga ceñida, de casi 9 millas rumbo a Baiona, la flota tomó las balizas de La Negra y Carallones, y cruzó finalmente la línea de llegada en el interior de la bahía baionesa.

Las previsiones meteorológicas, que anunciaban la entrada de viento del norte, le jugaron una mala pasada a los veleros que eligieron ese rumbo esperando un viento que finalmente no entró. Más suerte tuvieron los que enfrentaron la prueba por el sur, como el Nahela de A Guarda. Su patrón, Victor Manuel Álvarez, aseguró que se vieron favorecidos por la suerte y las buenas decisiones tomadas.

“Lo lógico era ir hacia el norte, por la previsión, pero vimos más presión hacia el sur y decidimos tomar ese rumbo, lo que nos permitió acertar. Tuvimos algún problema en el cambio de zona, para pasar de sur hacia Cíes, y ahí perdimos mucho tiempo, pero finalmente logramos ganar y estamos muy contentos de que nos beneficiase tanto la compensación de tiempos”, aseguró el patrón del Nahela tras finalizar la competición.

El barco del Club Deportivo Alagua se subió a lo más alto del podio de los de su clase y se llevó del Monte Real los trofeos al mejor de la general y ganador de ORC 1. La segunda y tercera posición de esa categoría fueron para el Starfighter de Julio Rodríguez, del Real Club Náutico de Vigo; y el Unus del Monte Real Club de Yates, patroneado por Luis García Trigo.

Un barco de esa clase, el Swan 45 del Monte Real Club de Yates Yess Too, patroneado por el portugués Rui Ramada, fue el más rápido de los 26 veleros participantes y completó las 11,9 millas de recorrido en apenas dos horas y siete minutos.

Los de Ramada se llevaron a casa el gran sabor de boca que les dejó el haber sido los más rápidos en completar el recorrido, pero la compensación de tiempos les impidió hacerse con el título de los de su clase, que finalmente se llevó el Nahela.

El Abal Abogados/Lagar de Pintos/Fanautic del Ro Yacht Club, patroneado por Mariano Dios, se hizo con el oro de la regata en la clase ORC 2. El Balea Dous de Luis Pérez (Real Club Náutico de Rodeira) y el Don Pansa de Alberto Sousa quedaron segundo y tercero.

Los monotipos J80, ajenos a la compensación de tiempos, compitieron en tiempo real y su disputa finalizó con el Cansino del Monte Real Club de Yates situado en lo más alto del podio. La tripulación liderada por el comodoro del club baionés, Fernándo Yáñez, dejó la plata y bronce del trofeo al Cunichán de José Luis Pérez y el Mondo de Bernardo Macedo.

En la clase Fígaro, el mejor de la flota fue el Ladeira de la vicecomodoro del Monte Real Genoveva Pereino. Logró imponerse en la jornada y hacerse con la victoria de los de su clase, seguido del Serralleiras de Alberto Iglesias. El Erizana de Javier Ortega completó podio con una merecida tercera posición.

En la entrega de trofeos, celebrada por la tarde en el Monte Real Club de Yates, estuvieron presentes, entre otros, el alcalde de Baiona, Ángel Rodal; el presidente del Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez; y el director ejecutivo de Comunica Comunicación Visual, Roberto Lira, como patrocinador del evento.

 

GANADOR GENERAL DEL TROFEO COMUNICA 2019NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CLUB DEPORTIVO ALAGUAGANADORES TROFEO COMUNICA 2019 · CLASE ORC 11. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CLUB DEPORTIVO ALAGUA2. STARFIGHTER · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · REAL CLUB NÁUTICO DE VIGO3. UNUS · LUIS GARCÍA TRIGO · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATESGANADORES TROFEO COMUNICA 2019 · CLASE ORC 21. ABAL ABOGADOS/LAGAR DE PINTOS/FANAUTIC · MARIANO DIOS · RO YACHT CLUB2. BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · REAL CLUB NÁUTICO DE RODEIRA3. DON PANSA · ALBERTO SOUSA · INDEPENDIENTEGANADORES TROFEO COMUNICA 2019 · CLASE J801. CANSINO · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATES2. CUNICHÁN· JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATES3. MONDO · BERNARDO MACEDO · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATESGANADORES TROFEO COMUNICA 2019 · CLASE FÍGARO1. LADEIRA · GENOVEVA PEREIRO · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATES2. SERRALLEIRAS · ALBERTO IGLESIAS · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATES3. ERIZANA · JAVIER ORTEGA · MONTE REAL CLUB DE YATES 

>>> Clasificaciones Trofeo Comunica

 

 

· The sailboat skippered by Javier de la Gándara sentenced the championship organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates, which celebrated its last day today

Okofen thus recovers the title of the J80 winter league that it had achieved in 2017 and lost in 2018 at the hands of the Portuguese Miudo de Francisca Barros

· The Cansino of the Commodore of Monte Real Fernado Yáñez and the Miudo skippered by Carlos Hernández were second and third

 

Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen left its mark once again in the territory of the J80 in Galicia, where for years it has been, without a doubt, one of the most outstanding boats and with the most awards in its history.

After receiving the title of “Best J80 of the 2018 season” a few days ago, awarded by the Galician Sailing Federation, the crew of the Okofen collected this afternoon in Baiona a new award for their collection, the winner of the Winter League of J80.

It also did so forcefully, by managing to get a large margin from its most direct competitors. 8 points away from the second classified and 12 from the third placed him on the top of the podium of the championship organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates since last January.

Of the six days of competition scheduled in the sports program for the trophy, the weather only allowed three of them to be held, and Okofen took victory in two. He only gave his rivals a break on one of the days, in which El Cansino momentarily managed to steal the provisional podium.

It was precisely this boat, skippered by the commodore of the Monte Real Yacht Club, Fernando Yáñez, which finally took second place in the classification, with 15 points.

The third position, with 19 points, was occupied by Miudo de Carlos Hernández.

This Saturday’s session, which was held with a west-northwest wind of between 15 and 20 knots, left very mixed results, with surprising ups and downs in the different tests. This was the case of Okofen, which had signed all the results so far with first and second places, and today fell to sixth position in one of the tests; and other boats such as the Luna Nueva or the Mondo, which had not been able to sneak into the places of honor, and today achieved two second places.

Finally, after the gold, silver and bronze positions of Okofen, Cansino and Miudo, and the entry into play of a discard, Luis de Mira’s Namasté came fourth; Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, fifth; and Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo, sixth.

Seventh place went to Pazo de Cea skippered by María Campos, and Javier Martínez Valente’s Cunichán was eighth. Closing the classification, the Cormorán II, the Ferralemes and the Virazón, who could not compete in all the contested tests.

After the celebration of this last day this afternoon in Baiona and the subsequent award ceremony for the winners, the Monte Real Club de Yates put an end to what was the first competition of its 2019 sports season.

The next appointment on its regatta calendar is the Comunica Trophy, for which the club has already published the Notice of Regatta and opened the registration period. It will be held on April 20, coinciding with Easter, and will once again have the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, from where the race will take place.

J80 WINTER LEAGUE MRCYB
FINAL CLASSIFICATION TOP 5

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · 7 Points
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁNEZ · 15 Points
3. MIUDO · CARLOS HERNÁNDEZ · 19 Points
4. NAMASTE · LUIS DE MIRA · 22 Points
5. NEW MOON JUAN LUIS TUERO 24 Points

 

>>>> FINAL OVERALL CLASSIFICATION

 

 

· A group of students from the British town of Manchester sailed this Monday through the Bay of Baiona thanks to the offer of the Monte Real Yacht Club

· Schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 11 are visiting the Val Miñor on the occasion of a language exchange with CEIP Humberto Juanes de Nigrán

Directed by coaches from the Baionese club, the group of students from Manchester and Nigrán was able to approach the sport of sailing for the first time

A group of students from the British town of Manchester sailed this Monday through the bay of Baiona thanks to the offer of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The schoolchildren, between 10 and 11 years of age, are visiting Val Miñor these days for a language exchange with the Humberto Juanes de Nigrán Infant and Primary School. “From Manchester to Nigrán” is an activity that both municipalities have consolidated over time, and which in 2019 celebrates its fifteenth edition.

On this occasion, in addition to maintaining some of the activities that they had been carrying out in previous years, such as popular games, a bike ride or a getaway to the Cíes, the students were able to approach the sport of sailing for the first time.

They did it hand in hand with the trainers from Monte Real, who offered both them and the students from Nigrán who participate in the exchange, a series of basic knowledge to be able to sail. They also accompanied them on their first nautical experience, which they enjoyed aboard the club’s sailboats.

The Barbeira beach and the waters closest to the club were the scene of the test gymkhana that was prepared for the little ones on a morning in which the weather was on their side, providing them with a sunny day and very good temperatures.

CEIP Humberto Juanes, near the Nigrán Town Hall, is the largest school in the municipality, with nearly 400 students. Fifth and sixth grade students participate in this exchange with the boys and girls of Saint John’s Primary School in Manchester.

After the sailing activity carried out on Monte Real, the exchange participants will say goodbye this afternoon at the Baiona campsite, where the British students will spend their last night in Val Miñor before returning to Manchester tomorrow, Tuesday.

This will complete a new edition, the fifteenth already, of the “From Manchester to Nigran”, an activity that has been developed with great involvement by the educational community of both schools, in which the Nigrán and Baiona town councils, the Xunta de Galicia and entities such as the Monte Real Club have also added their grain of sand. of yachts.

 

1. ORGANIZATION

The Comunica Trophy will be organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates (MRCYB), with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo.

2. PLACE AND DATES

It will be held in the waters of the Vigo estuary and Baiona bay, on Saturday, April 20, 2019.

3. RULES

The regatta will be run according to the provisions in force of the following regulations:

to. The “rules” as defined in the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017 – 2020 (RRS).
b. The 2019 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 Regulations 2019.
and. 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.

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1 Participation in this regatta is limited to boats with an ORC International or Club certificate valid for the year 2019, whose GPH is less than 770 s/mile, as well as the J80 and Fígaros monotypes.

4.2 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 it.

(**) 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. and that they run with ORC Club Certificate.

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.

4.3 To form a class, there must be a minimum of 5 registered (except in Figaros, which will be a minimum of 3).

4.4 One designs will only compete in their class and in real time.

5. ELIGIBILITY

5.1 Participants must comply with the eligibility conditions reflected in Regulation 19 of the World Sailing and the prescriptions of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation related to said regulation.

5.2 Participants of nationality or legal residence in Spain must be in possession of the athlete’s federation license for 2019.

6. ADVERTISING

6.1 Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 of World Sailing and the Advertising and Competition Regulations of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation.

6.2 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 the boat. each boat. All this would be provided at the MRCYB race office (*) once your registration is confirmed.

(*) Also on Saturday the 20th, at the RCN Vigo regatta office, the regatta instructions and stickers will be handed out.

6.3 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.

6.4 The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the elimination or substitution of any type of publicity, 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 the races on the regatta course, in the club’s facilities or while at the disposal of the Regatta Committee.

6.5 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.
6.6 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…

7. INSCRIPTIONS AND BONUSES

7.1 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).

7.2 Registration will be FREE. In addition, the participating vessels will have:

7.2.1 50% discount on the cost of registration for the Repsol Trophy to be held on May 1, 4 and 5.

7.2.2 A 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 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy.

7.3 The 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.
 For foreign athletes who do not have a federative license or sports medical insurance that insures them in case of an accident, they must prove that they have valid accident and illness insurance 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.

7.4 The application for registration must have the approval of the Organizing Committee of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

7.5 The documents will be sent or presented at the MRCYB before Friday, April 19 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

7.6 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 20, 2019

7.7 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 20th, at the RCN Vigo regatta offices, participants will also be able to confirm registrations and will be given the Regatta Instructions and advertising stickers for the boats.

7.8 The Organizing Committee reserves the right to admit registrations after the indicated date.

8. PROGRAM

8.1 The program of the event is as follows:

 

9. INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENTS

Measurements and certificate and safety checks may be carried out by the measurement committee before and after the regatta.

10. SCORE

The Low Score System Appendix A4 of the RRV will apply.

11. COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND RANKINGS

11.1 ORC rankings will be established according to one of the following compensation systems:

to. Compound path, and if not possible,
a.1. Applying the values specified in each certificate for Ocean PCS (Ocean) if the wind is stable.
a.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.

11.2 Class classifications will be established (provided that the provisions of points 4.2. and 4.3 are met).

11.3 The monotype classes will only qualify in real time.

12. SECURITY

12.1 The safety of the regatta is considered Category 4 (ORC) in accordance with the World Sailing Special Regatta Rules (for one designs it will be a specific one adapted for it).

12.2 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.

13. PRIZES

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.

14. 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 20). The free mooring can be extended until Sunday May 5 if they participate in the Spring Regatta · REPSOL Trophy on May 1, 4 and 5, 2019.
Likewise, boats based in other estuaries other than Vigo, in addition to being able to benefit from the conditions expressed, will also have free mooring in the RCN Vigo marina from Sunday, April 14 to the 20th of the same month in which output will be given.

15. COMMUNICATIONS

15.1 The Race Committee will use channel 72 VHF for its communications during the celebration of the tests.

15.2 All participating boats must carry on board an operational VHF radio receiver equipped, at a minimum, with VHF channels 09 (156.450Mhz), 16 (156.800Mhz) and 72 (156.610Mhz).

16. OFFICIAL SOCIAL ACTS

The awards ceremony will take place at the MRCYB on the same day as the regatta, Saturday April 20, where a sailor’s feast will also be served.

17. LIABILITY

17.1 All boats participating in the regatta do so at their own risk and responsibility.

17.2 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 could happen to people or things, both on land and at sea. , as a result of participating in the tests covered by this Notice of Race.

17.3 Attention is drawn to the Fundamental Rule 4 DECISION TO RACE, of 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”

 

>>> DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE OF RACE

>>> DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM

>>> MORE INFORMATION

 

• MRCYB RACES CALENDAR 2019

J80 Class Winter League

Communicate Trophy

Repsol Trophy

· Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy

5th Rafael Olmedo Memorial

Baitra Social League Final – MRCYB

Count of Gondomar Trophy

Prince of Asturias Trophy

· National Sailing Awards

· 5th Solidarity Vertiathlon

J80 Class Fall League

· The penultimate day of tests that was going to be held this afternoon in Baiona was finally suspended due to poor conditions for navigation

· A wind that did not want to stabilize and disappeared at times led to the suspension of the three tests that tried to be held without success

The winners’ podium, provisionally held by Okofen, Cansino and Namasté, will be decided on the last day scheduled for April 6

A wind that did not want to stabilize and disappeared at times forced to suspend, this afternoon in Baiona, the penultimate day of the J80 Winter League organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Difficulties in defining the regatta field, a general call, route changes, a test suspended as soon as it started and another when it was halfway through were some of the situations that were experienced this afternoon in the bay of Baiona.

It was, without a doubt, a very complicated day for navigation, in which the ideal conditions for holding the competition were never achieved. Thus, and after several unsuccessful hours on the water, the regatta committee decided to suspend the day.

With this situation, the J80 Winter League will reach its last stage with everything still to be decided. Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen is currently the favorite to win the title. After winning the previous day, he took 7 points from Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino and Luis de Mira’s Namasté, who are tied for second and third position.

Despite everything, and with three races to be held, it is not yet possible to speak of a clear winner of the one-design championship, which will be decided, if the wind allows it, on April 6. For that day, in addition to the final dispute in the water, the award ceremony for the winners of the J80 Winter League is planned.

 

· With the arrival of spring, the winter one-design competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates is now in its final stretch

· Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen will arrive tomorrow, Saturday, at the penultimate matchday at the top of the standings and 7 points behind their closest rivals

Fernando Yáñez’s El Cansino and Luis de Mira’s Namasté, tied on points in second and third position, will try to establish themselves on the podium

 

With the arrival of spring, just inaugurated this week, the J80 Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates now faces its final stretch with the celebration, this Saturday, of the penultimate day of tests.

The Okofen, led by Javier de la Gándara, is the best-placed sailboat in the provisional classification after the victory it achieved the previous day, in which it took the lead from Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino.

They are followed, at a certain distance, and tied on points, by Cansino and Namasté, skippered by Luis de Mira. They occupy, respectively, the second and third position and are, to date, the crews with the most options to snatch the championship gold from Gándara.

Tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon, we will again see the ten J80 participants fighting to climb positions in the classification towards the podium. The regatta committee plans to start three tests of the windward-leeward type in a regatta field that will be located inside the bay of Baiona.

The weather forecast announces north-northwest winds that will shift to pure north as the hours go by, and that will blow with an intensity of between 6 and 9 knots, which will allow the fleet to navigate without problems.

In addition, the sun will shine, which will allow the public that comes to the Monte Boi peninsula or the surrounding beaches to enjoy the competition.

 

 

On board the Okofen and haggling with his usual crew, the historic sailor from Vigo showed why in a few days he will receive the award from the Royal Galician Sailing Federation for the best J80 in Galicia

· De la Gándara sentenced the fourth day of the J80 Winter League of the Monte Real Club de Yates with two very comfortable victories in the two races held this afternoon in the Bay of Baiona

Its climb to first place in the championship dropped Cansino owned by Commodore del Monte Real Fernándo Yáñez to second place and left Namasté by Luis de Mira in third place

A relentless Javier de la Gándara led Okofen this afternoon to the top of the J80 Winter League classification, which the Monte Real Club de Yates has been organizing since the beginning of the year in the bay of Baiona.

On this fourth day, with only two stages remaining in the championship, Gándara and his team managed to climb from third position to first. They did it convincingly, leading the fleet from start to finish, and taking a significant margin from their rivals when they crossed the finish line.

They comfortably sentenced the two tests that were held with a fairly light wind, which blew from the west with an average of between 5 and 6 knots. Despite the fact that the forecasts announced that the wind would disappear by mid-afternoon, the regatta committee, chaired by Fernando Giraldo, was encouraged to start a third race that finally had to be canceled halfway through because the wind dropped completely.

With the rise of Okofen to the first position, the Cansino of the Commodore of Monte Real, Fernando Yáñez, who was leading, is now second, tied on 13 points with the Namasté of Luis de Mira. Both, and despite being somewhat removed from Okofen ‘s 7 points, are the two crews with the best chance of remaining on the final podium.

At a greater distance are, with 18 points, the Miudo led by Carlos Hernández; the Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo with 20 points; Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero with 21; and the Pazo de Cea de María Campos with 22. They close the classification on Cormorant II by Yago G. Robatto; and two boats that could not compete today: the Virazón of Miguel Lago and the Cunichan by Javier Martinez Valente.

The next day of competition will be held on March 23 and there will only be one more stage left, on April 6, to decide the winner of the J80 Winter League.

 

VARIOUS RECOGNITIONS TO JAVIER DE LA GANDARA

Before resuming the J80 Winter League on the 23rd, Javier de la Gándara will collect, next week in A Coruña, two of the distinctions that will be awarded at the Galician Sailing Gala, organized by the Royal Galician Sailing Federation.

One of the awards recognizes him and his Okofen team, made up of Jaime de la Gándara, Diego Fernández and Hugo Ferreiro; as the Best J80 Crew in Galicia in 2018. It was a year in which they achieved, among other victories, the bronze medal at the Spanish Championship held in Baiona.

De la Gándara will also collect at the Gala de la Vela Gallega the special distinction granted to the “Galicia 93 Pescanova” project, led by the sailor from Vigo. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary since his return to Vigo after achieving a podium finish in the Whitbread Round The World 93-94.

 

J80 WINTER LEAGUE MRCYB
TOP 5 OF THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE FOURTH DAY

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · 7 Points
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁNEZ · 13 Points
3. NAMASTE · LUIS DE MIRA · 13 Points
4. MIUDO · CARLOS HERNÁNDEZ · 18 Points
5. MONDO · BERNARDO MACEDO · 20 Points

 

 

· El Cansino, skippered by the commodore of the Monte Real Yacht Club, is at the head of the fleet after winning the third day held in February

Luis de Mira’s Namasté and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen are in second and third position tied just three points behind the leader

· The regattas will be held tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon in a field located inside the Bay of Baiona

After two weeks off, the J80s return to Baiona this Saturday to play the fourth day of the Winter League, a competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates that is held in six stages during the first months of the year.

Starting at three in the afternoon, the bay of Baiona will host three new scoring events that will continue to define the classification for the final stretch of the championship, which is scheduled to end on April 6.

The weather forecasts for Saturday’s day have nothing to do with those recorded in previous days, and after saying goodbye to storm Laura, they announce a fairly calm situation, with light winds from the southwest.

On the water, the 10 participating monotypes will try to snatch the provisional leadership from Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino, who leads the competition with 2 points after winning on the last day. Luis de Mira’s Namasté and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen are in second and third position, tied at 5 points.

The intention of the regatta committee, which will be chaired by Fernando Giraldo, is that the J80s will dispute the day in three windward-leeward double loop routes, with two upwind and two stern.

 

· The Monte Real Yacht Club encourages you to enjoy the Fiesta de la Arribada from the sea by organizing sailing trips around the bay of Baiona

· The Baiona club also offers 20 percent discounts on its moorings to all those who want to get closer to Baiona on their boat

· The great festival of Baiona of international tourist interest will be held next weekend and will include an extensive program of activities

>>>> PROGRAMMING ARRIVED 2019

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

All those who wish, whether or not they are members of the club, will be able to go sailing through the bay of Baiona on Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd March, being able to enjoy the shows of the Arribada from the sea.

They will be outputs of 2 hours duration. 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 you can choose between continuing to sail through the waters of the bay or staying near 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.com 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 to all those who have their own boat and want to sail to Baiona.

The activities that the Monte Real Yacht Club organizes on the occasion of the Arribada are part of the annual programming of the club’s Sailing School in which, throughout the year, dinghy sailing courses are offered for children and sailing cruise for adults

Getaways to the Cíes Islands, sunsets on a sailboat, Team Building activities or programs for companies are other of the many proposals that Monte Real offers to all those who want to enjoy the sea in Baiona.

 

El Cansino became this Saturday the first leader of the Winter League that the Monte Real Yacht Club organizes in the Bay of Baiona and in which J80 class monotypes compete exclusively

· The sailboat skippered by Commodore del Monte Real Fernando Yáñez closed the markers of the third day with two points, which was the first scoring after two attempts to start frustrated by the weather

· After two contested races and a third started but finally canceled due to lack of wind, Luis de Mira’s Namasté and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen were placed in second and third position in the provisional classification

 

El Cansino became the first leader of the J80 class Winter League this Saturday, which is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and is held until next April in the bay of Baiona.

The sailboat skippered by the commodore of the Baionese club Fernando Yáñez closed the markers of the third day -the first scoring after the cancellation of the first two due to the weather- with two points in the two races played with a fairly weak northwest wind , with an average of 4-5 knots and peaks of 7.

In the first race, Cansino crossed the finish line ahead of Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen and Luis de Mira’s Namasté , who placed second and third. The crossing of the three by the finish line was very tight and that situation was repeated in the second race.

In it, Cansino reiterated its victory, and the second and third places turned around compared to the initial test, placing Luis de Mira’s Namasté ahead of Okofen de la Gándara.

The regatta committee, chaired by José Ángel Rodríguez, started a third test but the sailboats could barely dispute half an hour of test, since the wind disappeared completely and left the jacks stalled without being able to complete it.

Thus, Cansino with 2 points, and Namasté and Okofen with 5, are fully involved in the fight for victory in the Winter League. Further down the ranking are, with 10 points, the Mondo by Bernardo Macedo; with 11 the Miudo de Carlos Hernández and the Pazo de Cea de María Campos; with 12 the New Moon; and closing the classification three boats that have not yet been able to open the scoring, Yago G. Robatto’s Cormorant II; the Virazo n of Miguel Lago and the Cunichan by Javier Martinez Valente.

After this opening day, the J80 Winter League returns to the water in fifteen days, on Saturday, March 9, with the fourth round of tests, which will be the second scoring. Once again, three windward-leeward routes for a fleet willing to fight for a title that will be resolved on the last day, scheduled for April 6.

 

J80 WINTER LEAGUE MRCYB
TOP 5 OF THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE THIRD DAY *

1. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁNEZ
2. NAMASTE · LUIS DE MIRA
3. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA
4. MONDO · BERNARDO MACEDO
5. MIUDO · CARLOS HERNÁNDZ

* THIRD DAY OF THE PROGRAM, FIRST SCORING

 

>>> CLASSIFICATION WINTER LEAGUE J80 CLASS

 

 

· Twenty students and volunteers today planted 200 autochthonous carballos in Baiona to bring life to a piece of land near the Virgen de la Roca that was burned in the wave of fires in October 2017

· This initiative, together with other actions of respect, environmental awareness and social commitment carried out by the Monte Real Yacht Club in 2018, have earned the club the seal of “Event with good atmosphere Coca Cola”

· Among the measures implemented by the club are the installation of recycling points, the promotion of talks on environmental awareness, the programming of beach cleaning days or the hiring of personnel with difficult social insertion

Twenty students from the Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club, accompanied by a group of volunteers, authorities and members of the club, planted 200 native trees this morning in Baiona.

They did so with the aim of reforesting and restoring life to land near the Virgen de la Roca, one of the most outstanding monuments of the fishing village, which was burned in the wave of fires recorded in October 2017.

The reforestation was carried out with autochthonous oaks since it is a species that takes longer to burn and does not favor the spread of fires, unlike pyrophilic species such as eucalyptus or pine.

In addition to mitigating the expansion of eucalyptus, a highly flammable tree that, due to its economic profitability and its easy and rapid growth, has spread widely in Galicia, the Monte Real Club de Yates has also tried to offset its annual carbon footprint, estimated at almost 12 tons of CO2.

During the development of the reforestation activity, the president and vice president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza, received from the hands of the communication manager of Coca Cola European Partners, María Troncoso, the seal “Event with good atmosphere Coca Cola”.

It is a distinction that recognizes institutions, entities and initiatives for their respect for the environment, environmental awareness and social commitment; and that in this case distinguishes the Baiona club not only for the reforestation carried out today in Baiona but for the sum of actions carried out throughout 2018.

Among the measures implemented by the club are the installation of recycling points, the promotion of talks on environmental awareness, the programming of beach cleaning days or the hiring of personnel with difficult social insertion.

The club’s Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities, constant cleanliness during events, avoiding the use of disposable items and minimizing the materials supplied to participants were other actions valued by Coca Cola when granting its Seal to Monte Real.

The club adds this new distinction to those of the Blue Flag, which it has maintained since 1988; the Q for Tourist Quality, which it received in 2018; or the recognition of the ADEAC for the elimination of architectural barriers and care for people with disabilities.

In addition to the president and vice president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza; and the communication manager of Coca Cola European Partners, María Troncoso; The mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal, also participated in the reforestation carried out by the students of the MRCYB Sailing School; the president of the Juan María de Nigrán Center, José Santoro; and several members of the Community of Montes de Santa María de Afora.