· Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra will be two of the sailors who will compete in the competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club
· The crews will measure their strength in six regattas that the committee will distribute between the days of Saturday and Sunday depending on the weather
· The naval effects company Baitra repeats as a sponsor and consolidates itself as one of the main promoters of basic sailing in Galicia
The main yacht clubs in Galicia will move their teams of 420 to Baiona this weekend to compete in the Baitra Trophy, a competition promoted by the Monte Real Club de Yates in which the best sailors in the class will meet.
Among them will be, among others, Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra, who last January were crowned in Fremantle (Australia) as world champions under 17 in the 420 class. We will also see on the water the team formed by Jorge Enríquez and Guillermo Núñez, winners of the previous edition of the Baitra Trophy.
Sanxenxo, Vigo and Rodeira are the clubs that send the most sailors to Baiona, where more than fifty athletes between the ages of 15 and 18 will gather. Teams from Portosín and Oza will also participate in the trophy, as well as from the Monte Real Club de Yates itself.
The participating crews will sail as a fleet and will measure their strength in six regattas that the committee in charge of the organization will distribute, depending on how the weather behaves, between the days of Saturday and Sunday. Today the forecasts indicate that there will be good wind to race, from the north and more than 12 knots of intensity.
At the awards ceremony, scheduled for Sunday at five in the afternoon, the manager of Baitra, Juan Carlos González, will participate, who for yet another year has established himself as one of the main promoters of grassroots sailing in Galicia through sponsorship of different competitions and events.
Also present will be the mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal; the president of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde and several directors of Monte Real.
In addition to having its own classification, the Baitra Trophy, of a classifying nature for the category, will continue to define the 420 ranking of the Galician Sailing Federation.
The Galician fishing village will once again host a new edition of the youth trophy whose main objective is to promote dinghy sailing in Galicia
· The competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of Baitra Accesorios Navales will be held next weekend
· More than fifty young people between 15 and 18 years old from clubs from all over the community will compete in 6 tests aboard 420 class sailboats
The fishing village of Baiona will once again be the epicenter of dinghy sailing in Galicia with the celebration of a new edition of the Baitra Trophy, a championship organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of Baitra Accesorios Navales whose main The objective is, from the beginning, to promote grassroots sailing in the Galician community.
For two days, on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of February, more than fifty young sailors between the ages of 15 and 18, coming from clubs from all over Galicia, will compete on board the 420 class sailboats. The regatta committee has scheduled six tasks for them on a trapezoidal course that will be placed inside the bay of Baiona, delimited by buoys and visible from the surroundings.
The first three regattas will be held, if the weather permits, on Saturday from half past two in the afternoon, and the last ones will be held on Sunday from eleven in the morning, in order to end the day with the award ceremony around five in the afternoon at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates.
From the organization, the person in charge of the Sailing School of the Baiona club, Carlos Rúa, assures that “behind the trophy there is a very professional team, both at sea and on land, which will guarantee the success of a test that is very important because the participants are the future of sailing in Galicia”.
Among the participants we will see sailors from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which last year placed its members at the top of the podium; and other clubs such as the Club Marítimo do Canido, the Real Club Náutico de Rodeira, the Club Marítimo de Portosín or the Club Marítimo de Oza.
Wearing a pendant from the organizing club, the teams formed by Nicolás Domínguez and Yago González will participate; and Rosalía Martínez and Sandra Trigo, a female couple who will try to improve the bronze they achieved in the previous edition.
The Baitra Light Sailing Trophy is once again sponsored, once again, by Baitra, a company dedicated to the marketing and distribution of quality naval accessories and equipment, based in Baiona, which has maintained a firm commitment to sailing for years child in Galicia.
DAILY SAILING BAITRA TROPHY Bayonne, February 17 and 18, 2018
Saturday, February 17
12:30 MEETING COACHES AND COMMITTEES
14:30 START OF THE FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION
Sunday, February 18
11:00 START OF THE SECOND DAY OF COMPETITION
17:00 AWARDS DELIVERY
The lack of wind forced to suspend today the third day of the Infinitus Rent Trophy, which since last January has been disputed in the bay of Baiona with the J80 as protagonists. The next appointment with the championship will be in 15 days, on Saturday, February 25, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Bay of Baiona.
Although we were not able to contest the planned sleeves, there was a crew that stood out from the rest. It was that of the girls from the Pazo de Cea who, displaying their good humor and desire to enjoy themselves on the water, brought the carnival back to the regattas, as they had done the previous year. Hey for them!
· The J80s competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates crosses its equator tomorrow with the third of the six scheduled days
Miguel Lago’s Virazón commands in the standings just one point away from his immediate pursuer, the Portuguese Miudo
The day will be exciting due to how close the middle part of the classification is, with seven boats less than ten points apart
The J80 one-design fleet that has been competing in the Monte Real Club de Yates Winter League since last January will face off tomorrow, Saturday, in the third round of the Infinitus Rent Trophy. The sailboats will cross the equator of a competition that gets more interesting every day, with the leading crews separated by just one point and with a large number of boats closely grouped in the intermediate positions.
The three tasks scheduled for the third day will be played, as usual, starting at three in the afternoon in the Bay of Baiona, on a circuit of windward-leeward type buoys. The sailboats will have to complete a double round trip that will last around 45 minutes and in which the fastest starts and the most effective maneuvers when taking the buoys will once again be key to making jumps in the classification.
So far, with two days played, there are three boats that stand out from the rest. They are the Virazón de Miguel Lago, from the Monte Real Club de Yates, in first place as a rival to beat; the Portuguese Miudo from the We Do Sailing club, skippered by Francisca Barros and just one point behind the first; and the Cansino of the Commodore of Monte Real Fernando Yáñez, who is third.
In the middle part of the classification there are seven very tight boats, with just ten points separating the first and last, which augurs great competition in the races and excitement on the water.
· The General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia renewed the support of her department to the Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club
· Marta Míguez visited the Baionese club this afternoon to learn about the evolution of a project to which they have been committed for several years
· Created in 2012, the Baiona school brings people with all kinds of disabilities closer to the sea so that they can navigate under equal conditions
The Xeral Secretariat for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia will continue to support the Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club, as announced by the head of the department, Marta Míguez, after meeting with the president of the Baion club Jose Luis Alvarez.
Accompanied by the head of the Provincial Sports Service, Daniel Benavides, Míguez went to Baiona today to check the evolution of a school created almost six years ago with the aim of bringing people with disabilities closer to the sea and allowing them to navigate under equal conditions. The head of Sport at the regional level recognized the effort of Monte Real to maintain the activity of the school throughout the year and promised the support of her department during this 2018 so that it can continue advancing.
Since its creation, in 2012, the Adapted Sailing School of the Baiona club has not stopped growing, expanding both its program of activities and the number of users. It is used by people with physical, mental and sensory disabilities from associations such as the Center for Attention to People with Disabilities (CAPD) in Redondela, the Juan María de Nigrán Center, the Association of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Vigo (ASPAVI), the Galician Association against Neuromuscular Diseases (ASEM GALICIA) or the Association of Families with People with Cerebral Palsy (APAMP).
Theoretical classes, baptisms of the sea, environmental routes, sailing sessions and other activities related to the nautical world are some of the proposals in which nearly 100 people participated last year.
After the launch of the 2018 sports calendar, we have already launched several of the planned competitions. Fully involved in the celebration of the Infinitus Rent Trophy, we have launched the second edition of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race and published the regatta announcement for the Baitra Dinghy Sailing Trophy.
All this while our Honorary President, King Felipe VI, was turning 50 years old, we obtained the Q for Tourist Quality, Baiona became the municipality with the most traffic in Galicia, we redesigned the club’s website, the Team Reauté Chocolat and our School of Sailing repeated in the highest positions in the ranking of the Galician Sailing Federation.
· The commitment of the historic club from Baiona to tourism excellence in its services and facilities has just been recognized with the prestigious ICTE award
· The Q for Tourist Quality recognizes those establishments that provide quality service, professionalism and safety
· The mayor of Baiona and the president of Monte Real hoisted this morning at the club’s facilities the flag with the distinctive
Monte Real Yacht Club’s commitment to excellence in tourism has just been recognized with the Q for Quality , a distinction granted by the Institute for Tourism Quality of Spain (ICTE) that recognizes those establishments that provide a service at the highest level within the tourism sector.
Quality, professionalism and safety were three of the aspects that were taken into account when awarding the badge to the club from Baiona, which also stood out for its reliability, rigor and prestige. Specific actions such as the preparation of a manual of good environmental practices, the construction of a promenade adapted for people with disabilities or the provision of services in several languages, allowed Monte Real to obtain recognition that demonstrates that the services it offers are in line with the needs and expectations of its customers.
The mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal, and the president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez, were in charge of raising, at noon at the club’s facilities, the flag with the distinctive, created in 1997 to differentiate and promote establishments related to the tourism.
“Our vocation for improvement and our desire to offer the best possible service to members and visitors have been key – assured the president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez- at the time of achieving this prestigious distinction, for which we have worked -he said- very hard”. The mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal, highlighted the importance of the Q for Quality, not only at a national level, but also internationally, and congratulated the club for having achieved it.
There are currently a total of 273 establishments in Galicia recognized with the Q for Tourist Quality , including hotels, travel agencies, tourist apartments, cafeterias, active tourism companies, conference centers, campsites, restaurants and other tourism-related facilities. .
The award of the Q for Quality to the Monte Real Club de Yates further improves Galicia’s figures with respect to Spain as a whole. With regard to nautical-sports facilities, of every 10 Quality Qs awarded in Spain, 6 are in Galicia, which represents 63.6 percent of the total.
In addition to the Monte Real Club de Yates, it is owned by another 6 clubs or ports in the province of Pontevedra (in San Vicente do Mar, Portonovo, Cangas, Vigo and Sanxenxo), 6 in the province of A Coruña (in Cabo de Cruz, Sada , Ribeira, Ares, A Coruña and Portosín) and 1 in Lugo (in Ribadeo).
Next to the Q for Quality, Monte Real has also obtained, in recent months, the Blue Flag and ISO 14001 environmental management certification, which certifies that the club complies with the environmental requirements imposed by the administration, in aspects such as the optimization of resources and waste and in the reduction of the environmental impact derived from its activity.
The BAITRA LIGHT SAILING Trophy – Class 420 Qualifying will be held in the waters of the Bay of Baiona on February 17 and 18, 2018, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Galician Sailing Federation, with the sponsorship of BAITRA.
RULES
The regatta will be governed by:
• The regatta rules as defined in the ISAF RRS Racing Rules of Sailing 2017 – 2020.
• Class 420 Rules.
• The class rules and Measurement Instructions that are part of the
• Sailing Instructions;
• Competition Regulations of the Galician Sailing Federation
• The Race Instructions and this Notice of Race
• RRS Appendix P will apply
In case of discrepancy between this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions, the latter shall prevail.
ADVERTISING
· Participants may display individual advertising classified as Category C in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 and the RFEV prescriptions for said regulation.
· Pursuant to ISAF Regulation 20, competitors may be required to display Advertising on the forward 20% of the hull on each side of the boat. All this would be provided at the regatta office once your registration is confirmed.
* Modifications to the stickers provided by the organizing committee are not allowed.
· The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the removal or replacement of any type of advertising, message or image displayed during the event of the boats or the equipment of their crew members, which does not comply with generally accepted moral and ethical standards (ISAF Regulation 20) 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.
PARTICIPATING CLASS
Participation will be limited exclusively to Class 420 boats
REGISTRATION
Entries will have registration fees of €15/sailor and must be completed through the Sailing Control platform before 7:00 p.m. on February 14, 2018.
The registration rights must be made effective by transfer or payment made in the current account indicated below (indicating Ctº. Gallego 420 and number of Sail of the boat),
The Registration of participants and coaches will be mandatory, have the following documentation:
• Federal license in force
• Class Card
• Proof of having paid the registration
• Duly completed registration form.
All coaches must possess the following documents;
• TECHNICAL FEDERATION LICENSE 2018
• CERTIFICATE OF SAILING TECHNICIAN I, II or III.
• DOCUMENTATION-MARITIME REGISTRATION OF THE SUPPORT VESSEL.
• RECEIPT OF SUPPORT BOAT INSURANCE.
• REQUIRED CERTIFICATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SUPPORT VESSEL.
They must also carry, while at sea, a VHF transmitter with channels 16, 06 and 72. In addition, each crew member of the support boat will be provided with a life jacket.
Only qualified registered coaches (level I, II, III) with a valid federative license will be considered coaches. All the others will be considered as companions or team delegates and may not be less than 50 meters from the regatta area, except with the express authorization of the organization or during rescue and security tasks.
·Each skipper (or their representative coach) must personally sign the Registration Form before 1:00 p.m. on February 17, 2017.
· Only the person registered as such may act as patron.
PROGRAM
The event program is as follows:
17/02/2018
From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Regatta Office Opening
Registration of participants
Delivery of Sailing Instructions
12:30 p.m.
Coaches and Committees Meeting
2:30 p.m.
Exit signal 1st test of the day
18/02/2018
11:00 a.m.
Start signal 1st test of the day (This day a Start signal will not be given after 16:30)
17:00 (approx)
Awards
COMPETITION FORMAT. ROUTES
The competition format will be fleet
· There are 6 tests scheduled, of which 1 must be completed for the validity of the Trophy
Trapeze tours with a duration of approximately 40-45 minutes will be used
PUNCTUATION
Appendix A and the Low Score system, described in RRS rule A4.1, will apply.
AWARDS
The list of prizes will be in accordance with what is stipulated by the Class and will be displayed in the TOA before the start of the first test.
RESPONSIBILITY
· The participants in the trophy do so at their own risk and responsibility.
· The MRCYB or any person or body involved in the organization of the event, reject any responsibility for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that may occur to people or things, both on land and at sea, as a result of participation in the covered tests. for this Notice of Race.
· Attention is drawn to Fundamental Rule 4, Decision to Race, of part 1 of the RRS, which states: “It is the sole responsibility of a boat to decide whether to participate in a race or to continue racing”.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Correctly registered and admitted sailors and coaches will be given a skewer on the 17th and 18th.
From the Monte Real Club de Yates we want to congratulate King Felipe VI today on his 50th birthday with a very special video, which includes some images of his visits to the club over the years.
Don Felipe has been, since 1986, Honorary President of Monte Real , a position that was granted to him when he was still Prince of Asturias, and that he maintains to this day, being King of Spain.
The Prince of Asturias Trophy was also named in his honour, which began to be held in 1986 coinciding with his presence at the Military Naval School of Marín, where, at that time, he was completing his military training. The now King participated in that edition and was about to take victory aboard the Aifos.
Later it would also participate in the editions of 1987, 1988, 1991 and 2005. In 1998, Don Felipe’s boat won, although he did not participate; and in 1995 and 2010, the monarch returned to the club, although not to compete, but to award prizes to the winners.
The last time he visited us was in 2015, to inaugurate the 50th anniversary commemorative exhibition of the MRCYB.
With a total score of 23,152 points, and only surpassed by the Sailing School of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, the Monte Real Sailing School is in second position and is consolidated as a clear benchmark in sailing training in Galicia.
In addition to the dinghy sailing and cruising sailing courses that it offers to the general public (not exclusively to members), it has one of the best Adapted Sailing Schools for people with disabilities in the northwest of the peninsula, and one of the few that works throughout of the whole year.
The MRCYB Sailing School is also one of the only two schools in Galicia approved by the Galician Sailing Federation.
Are you an owner and do you need a crew to register for the competition?
From the Monte Real Club de Yates we want to make it easier for you to participate in the regatta by launching a bag of crew members and shipowners through which you can cover your needs for the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race.
To be part of the bag and for us to put you in contact with other owners/crew members, you simply have to fill out the form that corresponds to you and send it to secretaría@mrcyb.com.
If you are an owner and you are looking for a crew, complete and send the following form:
The registration period to participate in the II Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will remain open until June 1, with 25 percent discounts on fees for those who register before March 1. A maximum of 20 boats may participate in the competition.
Miguel Lago from Vigo led the Virazón crew to the top of the trophy classification organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club
El Miudo by Francisca Barros and El Cansino by Fernando Yáñez remain on the provisional podium of the competition in second and third position
· Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen achieved the best results in the tests held today but the disqualification on the first day hampered its rise
Miguel Lago, from Vigo, led the Virazón crew to the top of the Infinitus Rent Trophy classification, which experienced its second day of testing this Saturday in the bay of Baiona.
Miguel Lago will be, without a doubt, one of the outstanding names of the trophy
With a fourth place and a first place in the two races held this afternoon, Virazón managed to climb, with 15 points, to the position of honor, dropping Miudo and Cansino, who were leaders. The boats skippered by Francisca Barros and Fernando Yáñez are now second and third respectively, with 16 and 20 points.
The Commodore of Monte Real, Fernando Yáñez, at the Cansino caneThe very young crew of the Miudo is led by Francisca Barros
In fourth position, with 21 points, we find Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, who was, without a doubt, one of the protagonists of the day. In the two heats held with a northerly wind of about 7 knots on average, he finished first and second, but the disqualification he suffered in the first stage hampered his promotion and he was just on the verge of the provisional podium.
Javier de la Gándara haggled one more day with his usual crew
In the middle part of the classification, barely separated by five points, were Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi and Rosario García’s La Galera, both from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña; the Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, the Pazo de Cea by María Campos and the Namasté by Luis de Mira, who today had J70 sailor Ramón Ojea as a guest on board.
The classification of the Infinitus Rent Trophy is closed by Yago González-Robatto’s Cormorant II, Joaquín Cobelo López’s Marina Real, Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes, Francisco J. Martínez’s SND Cormorant, Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo and Marías-Casas do Roof by Manuel María Cunha.
With the celebration of the second of the six scheduled days, the Infinitus Rent Trophy becomes increasingly exciting, both because of the equality that characterizes the competition of the J80 one-designs, identical to each other and haggling in real time, and because of the intensity that mark crews, always competing at the highest level.
Winter returned to leave a gray day of overcast sky
The next appointment with the Winter League of the Monte Real Yacht Club is on February 10, starting at three in the afternoon, with a program of three windward-leeward regattas, of two laps each.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club 2. MIUDO · Francisca Barros · We Do Sailing 3. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club 4. OKOFEN · Javier de la Gándara · Monte Real Yacht Club 5. MELTEMI Guillermo Blanco Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña
Tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon, the second day of the J80 one-design trophy organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates will be held
· The Miudo de Afonso Leite of the Portuguese club We Do Sailing and the Cansino of Fernando Yáñez del Monte Real lead the classification tied on points
· The weather forecast announces good wind conditions for the celebration of the three tasks that the regatta committee has planned
Tomorrow, Saturday, the Infinitus Rent Trophy returns to Baiona with the Portuguese from Miudo and the Galicians from Cansino tied on points at the top of the standings. The J80 one-design competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club will live its second day starting at three in the afternoon in the bay of Baiona with a weather forecast that is perfect for haggling.
If the forecasts are fulfilled, the wind of between 6 and 10 knots from the north component will allow the celebration of the three tasks planned by the regatta committee. Three windward-leeward courses with which the boats that are in the lead will try to widen the gap with the rest of the fleet.
After the two opening races, Miudo and Cansino, with Afonso Leite and Fernando Yáñez leading the crews, were placed at the top of the standings, with 5 points each. Rosario García’s La Galera sailboat from A Coruña is third with 9 points, and close behind are Miguel Lago’s Virazón and Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva with 10 and 11 points respectively.
In tenth place in the classification is Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, one of the boats that is expected to climb positions on this second day, after having lost steam on the first due to a disqualification.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO · Afonso Leite · We Do Sailing 2. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club 3. LA GALERA · Rosario García · Real Club Náutico A Coruña 4. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club 5. NEW MOON Juan Luis Tuero Monte Real Yacht Club
· The Monte Real Club de Yates (Galicia) and the Angra Iate Clube (Açores) announce the celebration of the second edition of the regatta and open the registration period
· The ocean competition of more than 1,700 miles of route will depart on July 1 from the fishing village of Baiona bound for Angra do Heroismo
· A maximum of 20 boats will be able to compete in a test that in its first edition (2016) was won by the Portuguese Xekmatt of the Lisbon Naval Association
· The sports program of the II Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will also offer a wide social and tourist agenda for the participating crews
Two years after the celebration of its first edition, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race returns, one of the few ocean regattas organized from Spain, born in 2016 by the Monte Real Club de Yates (Galicia) and the Angra Iate Clube (Açores).
Both clubs have just announced today the opening of the registration period to participate in the second edition, which already has a date, and which will depart from Baiona (Galicia – Spain) to Angra do Heroismo (Açores – Portugal) on the 1st of July.
The competition, in which a maximum of 20 boats with a minimum length of 10 meters and a complete crew may participate, will maintain the scheme with which it was born. It will include two stages, round trip, of about 865 miles each.
In total, more than 1,700 miles and quite a challenge for the most adventurous sailors, who will not only have to face their rivals but, above all, face the harsh conditions of the Atlantic, fatigue, tiredness, lack of sleep or the ship’s own conditions, in which they will spend many days in a very small space and without seeing any land around.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting events to be held in 2018, under the organization of one of the most emblematic clubs on the Spanish nautical scene, the Monte Real Club de Yates.
Recognized for having organized several editions of the Lymington-Baiona, several European and World Championships and numerous Match Race regattas, the Baiona club currently stands out for its historic Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias, which it has held uninterruptedly for more than thirty years.
A great sporting and social event for which the registration period is now open
Along with the sports program, one of the great attractions of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race is its extensive social agenda, which includes the celebration of various events for the enjoyment of the crews.
The sailors will be able to participate in meals, parties, excursions and tourist visits in Galicia and Açores. They will also have free moorings in both Baiona and Angra do Heroismo.
To register for the competition, owners or skippers should contact the Monte Real Club de Yates, writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com or calling (+34) 986 385 000.
The registration period, limited to a maximum of 20 boats, will remain open until June 1, with 25 percent discounts on fees for those who register before March 1.
The Portuguese boats stood out in the first edition
The Xekmatt of the Lisbon Naval Association, skippered by José Carlos Prista from Cascal in the initial stage and Hugo Prista in the final, won the first edition of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race.
The Portuguese also set the record for the Angra do Heroismo-Baiona crossing, after being the fastest to complete it.
Other protagonists of the first edition of Baiona Angra were Cleopatra, also Portuguese, from the Asociación Nautica de Recreio, and Free Spirit, from the Real Club Marítimo de Abra–Real Sporting Club, who won silver and bronze respectively.
Also outstanding was the performance of the Saint Maxime del Monte Real Club de Yates, with Miguel Lago at the helm, awarded as the best boat of the first stage.
It will be borne by the Monte Real Club de Yates (Baiona – Galicia) and the Angra Iate Clube (Angra do Heroismo – Açores) with the authorization of the Royal Spanish SailingFederation and the Portuguese Sailing Federation.
2. PARTICIPATING CLASSES
In general, monohulls with a minimum length of 10 meters and full crew . Participants must meet the eligibility conditions of World Sailing.
3. MEASUREMENT AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
Cruisers will classify in ORC.
4. DATES, ROUTE AND DEADLINES
STAGE 1:
Baiona (Pontevedra, Spain) – Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira Island-Azores, Portugal)
Approximate distance: 865 miles
Start 1st Stage : Baiona, Sunday, July 1, 2018
From the bay of Baiona, with free moorings at the Monte Real Club de Yates from 7 days before departure.
Arrival 1st Stage: Angra do Heroísmo
The arrival will take place in the Angra do Heroísmo Marina, with free moorings until the start of the 2nd stage.
STAGE 2:
Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira Island-Azores, Portugal) – Baiona (Pontevedra, Spain)
Approximate distance: 865 miles
Start 2nd Stage: Angra do Heroísmo, Thursday, July 12, 2018
From the cove of Angra do Heroísmo.
Arrival 2nd Stage: Baiona
The arrival will take place at the Monte Real Club de Yates (Inlet of Baiona). The participating boats will be able to remain in the Marina of the Club until Monday, July 23, free of charge , one day after the trophy delivery ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, July 22.
The time limit established to complete each stage will be 9 days and 8 hours (224 hours).
5. RULES
The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race Regatta will be governed by:
a) The World Sailing Racing Regulations 2017 – 2020
b) The ORC Measurement Regulation in force
c) The Regulation for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (RIPAM)
d) The rules that each country requires for this navigation zone
e) The safety regulations of World Sailing Special Regulations, Category 2 Reduced.
f) Royal Decree 62/2008 of January 25, 2008.
g) The Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions when they are published
According to the indications of World Sailing, rule 6.01, WS safety training certificates for the crew will be mandatory.
6. ADVERTISING
6.1 Participants in the regatta may display advertising in accordance with rule 20 of the WS.
6.2 Pursuant to Regulation 20.3. d (i) of the RRV, participants may be required to display a sticker, with the logo indicated by the organization on the front 20% of the hull, on each side of the boat, as well as on the boom and backstay flags that will be provided by the organization.
7. REGISTRATION
Registrations can be made until June 1, 2018 (one month before departure). The maximum number of boats admitted will be 20.
The cost of registration, which includes a boat tracking system and satellite phone with (limited) calls, is:
Crewed Cruises
• One stage: €800 • Two stages: €1,200
If a boat has a satellite phone (Inmarsat or Iridium), the cost of registration will be reduced by €175 (fixed amount, regardless of the number of stages).
>>> Registrations made and paid until March 1, 2018 (included) will have a 25% discount.
Mount Royal Yacht Club Parador Enclosure s/n 36300 Bayonne phone + 34 986 385 000 secretary@mrcyb.com
The payment of the registration fees or deposit will be made in cash or by bank transfer to the name of Monte Real Club de Yates to the account:
DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE PROVIDED TOGETHER WITH THE REGISTRATION:
a) Current insurance policy, which covers civil liability up to a minimum amount of €601,012.00, damages to third parties and crew accidents.
b) In case of displaying advertising, authorization from the corresponding national authority
c) List of crew members with passport or DNI number and contact telephone number on land and at sea, indicating the name of the first and second person in charge on board.
d) Certificate of inspection of the life raft.
e) Telephone number that the ships will carry on board.
f) Approval certificate of the radio beacon
g) Photocopy of the airworthiness certificate.
h) Declaration of responsibility signed by the ship’s skipper, as the ship and its crew comply with current regulations.
i) Photocopy of the ORC Measurement Certificate (International or Club).
j) Certificates of completion of the crew survival course according to WS regulations.
QUOTA OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE REGATTA:
To carry out the event it will be necessary that, on May 10, 2018, there is a minimum of 15 participants duly registered . In the event that this requirement is not met, the organizing committee will have the power to cancel the event, in which case it will proceed to the full refund of the amounts paid by the participants registered up to that date.
8. POSITIONING AND COMMUNICATION 24H.
8.1 The regatta will use a satellite boat positioning system that will be provided by the organization.
8.2 For the communication system, satellite telephones with IRIDUM and INMARSAT systems will be used.
9.SCORE
9.1 Appendix A and the Low Point System described in RRS rule A 4.1 will apply. There will be no discards.
10. CLASSIFICATIONS
10.1 In ORC, the Ocean PCS compensation system will be applied.
11. PRIZES
The regatta prize list will be published in the TOA and on the regatta website before the start. At a minimum, the following will be awarded:
Winner of each stage in real time
Award for the record of the Baiona – Angra do Heroísmo crossing
Award for the record of the crossing Angra do Heroísmo – Baiona
Top qualifiers of each stage in ORC crews
Winners in general classification of each class Baiona – Angra Atlantic Race
12. SAIL INVENTORY, INSPECTIONS AND MEASUREMENT
12.1 In regatta it will be allowed to carry on board as many sails as the measurement certificate allows.
12.2 Security controls will be carried out prior to the start of each stage. In these controls, the elements that are detailed in the attached template will be reviewed and that may be independent and not exclusive of those that the regulations require for each boat and crew for this type of navigation.
12.3 The participating boats will be available to the organization, at least, from 48 hours before each respective departure, for their safety inspection.
12.4 Engines may be sealed.
12.5 Likewise, reviews and measurement checks of the participating boats may be carried out at any time during the regatta.
13. LIABILITY
All those who participate in the Baiona – Angra Atlantic Race do so at their own responsibility and risk.
The organization or any body involved in the organization of the event reject any responsibility for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that may occur to people or things, both on land and at sea, as a result of their participation.
Attention is drawn to 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 continue in a regatta”
14. ACTS
• Reception prior to participants at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona on Friday, June 29, 2018.
• Reception for participants in Angra do Heroísmo on July 8, 2018.
• Farewell dinner and awards ceremony for the first stage on July 11 in Angra do Heroísmo.
• Reception and final awards ceremony at Monte Real Club de Yates (Baiona) on Sunday, July 22, 2018.
15. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
This Notice of Regatta could be modified with the approval of the RFEV.
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· The Portuguese crew of the Miudo of the We Do Sailing club won the first day of the Infinitus Rent Trophy that was held in Baiona
· El Cansino by Fernándo Yáñez del Monte Real and La Galera by Rosario García from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña were placed in second and third position
· The Monte Real Yacht Club Winter League lived up to its name and offered a typical winter day with leaden skies, cold and rain
The Miudo of the We Do Sailing club, skippered by the Portuguese Afonso Leite, scored the first podium of the Infinitus Trophy this Saturday in Baiona after winning on the opening day of the championship organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club.
The Winter League of the Baiona club lived up to its name and presented itself to the J80 fleet with a typical winter day, with leaden skies, cold and rain. Despite the unfavorable conditions, the sailors came out wanting to make their debut in the first regatta of the year, and the committee forced, with considerable difficulty, the celebration of two tasks, in which a very shifty and low-intensity wind prevailed.
With the two courses shortened in the second passage through the windward buoy, the fleet achieved very different results. The first heat was won by Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino, skippered today by the former two-time Galician vaurien champion, Castor Alonso. In the second baton the crew lost some steam and finished fourth, finally falling to second place overall.
The victory of the second round was signed by the Portuguese Miudo, with a victory that, added to the fourth place achieved in the first round, gave them the provisional gold of the championship. The bronze went to the J80 La Galera, skippered by Rosario García, from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña.
Miguel Lago’s Virazón, who returned to the J80 competitions in Baiona after several months racing in the 6m class, is in fourth place and very close to him, just one point away, is Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva .
Completing the Monte Real Winter League classification are the Meltemi by Guillermo Blanco, the Pazo de Cea by María Campos, the Namasté by Luis de Mira and the Marina Real by Joaquin Cobelo. Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, who had finished the tests in second position, fell to tenth place after the resolution of a protest against him.
Below him, Yago González-Robatto’s Cormorant II, Francisco J. Martínez’s SND Cormorant, Bernardo Macedo’s Mondo, Enrique Porto’s Ferralemes and Manuel Maria Cunha’s Marías.
The Infinitus Rent Trophy returns to Baiona at the end of the month, with the second day of tests on Saturday, January 25.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO · Afonso Leite · We Do Sailing 2. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club 3. LA GALERA · Rosario García · Real Club Náutico A Coruña 4. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club 5. NEW MOON Juan Luis Tuero Monte Real Yacht Club
The Monte Real Club de Yates inaugurates the regatta season with a six-day championship in which the J80 monotypes will compete exclusively
The Infinitus Rent Trophy tests will take place from next weekend until the end of March in the waters of the Bay of Baiona
The Monte Real Winter League is the first of the 15 competitions that the club has scheduled in its 2018 sports calendar
The 2018 sailing season loosens its moorings this weekend in Baiona with the celebration of the Infinitus Rent Trophy, the traditional winter league of the Monte Real Club de Yates in which, for yet another year, sailboats of the class will once again compete exclusively J80.
For six days, on January 13 and 27, February 10 and 24, and March 10 and 24, the monotypes will compete, at various points in the bay of Baiona, a series of windward-leeward routes that will be designed by a regatta committee with Fernando Giraldo in front.
Carrying a maximum crew weight of 350 kilos on board, the J80s will sail in a fleet and compete in real time. The fortnightly scores will be added to the final classification from which the winner of the championship will come out.
In the previous edition of the Monte Real Winter League, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen was the winner, haggling with his usual crew, made up of Diego Fernández, Jaime de la Gándara and Hugo Ferreiro; and sentenced the competition with fourteen first places in the sixteen contested races.
Second place went to the Miudo by Storax, a boat with a Portuguese accent through which several crews passed; and the bronze for Miguel Lago’s Virazón, another of the regulars on the podiums of J80 competitions in Galicia.
The J80 Class Winter League of the Monte Real Yacht Club is sponsored this year by Infinitus Rent, a company born from the merger of four technological renting marketing companies in Spain. With more than 7 years of experience in the sector and an annual turnover of around 12 million euros, Infinitus Rent presents itself as an opportunity for investors who want to obtain optimal profitability in the medium term.
At the press conference to present the trophy, held this morning in Baiona, the Business Development Director of Infinitus Rent, Alberto Rodríguez, assured that “The healthy competitiveness that exists in the world of sailing is an example of how to act in the world of sports, and a philosophy -he said- extrapolated to numerous aspects of the company ”. It was these values that, he affirmed, led them to support two of the Monte Real proposals: the J80 Class Winter League and the Solidarity Vertiathlon, with which the club raises funds for its Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities.
The president and vice president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza also participated in the presentation; the mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal; the territorial secretary of the Xunta de Galicia in Vigo, Yolanda Lesmes; and the president of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde.
The first of the 15 competitions of the 2018 season
The Infinitus Rent Trophy is the first of the 15 competitions that the Monte Real Club de Yates has scheduled in its 2018 sports calendar. Among the most important events on this schedule, it is worth mentioning the Spanish Championship of the J80 class, which will be held at the end of April as part of the traditional Repsol Trophy.
Also noteworthy is the return of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, and the celebration, once again, of two of the most important sailing events in Spain, the Conde de Gondomar Trophy and the Prince of Asturias Trophy. The delivery of the National Sailing Awards, the Galician Solo and Two-handed Championship or the Solidarity Vertiathlon are other events that Monte Real will organize for another year in Baiona.
