· The Monte Real Club de Yates and Blas de Lezo organize a seminar on nautical law to explain the latest changes introduced in the legislation

· The new maritime and recreational nautical navigation law, the registration of boats, policies and insurance or the process of buying and selling boats are some of the issues that will be addressed on May 22 in Baiona

· The seminar will be given by the specialist lawyer in nautical law and maritime business Yamandú Rodríguez

Baiona, May 12, 2015.- The Monte Real Yacht Club and the Blas de Lezo law firm are organizing a seminar on nautical law in Baiona next Friday, May 22, in which the latest changes in legislation will be explained.

The lawyer Yamandú Rodríguez, specialized in the maritime industry and business, will be in charge of explaining to the attendees the most important issues related to the current legal-business reality of the nautical sector.

The new maritime and recreational nautical navigation law, the registration of boats, the need for titles to navigate in Spanish and foreign waters or the guarantees in the sale of boats will be some of the topics that will be addressed at the seminar. They will also talk about delinquencies in ports, the social security of the sea, taxes or the different policies and insurance that can be contracted.

The event is aimed at boat owners, both professional and amateur sailors, managers or managers of port authorities, marinas or yacht clubs, shipping companies, carriers, insurers, and all those interested in maritime issues.

The seminar will be held next Friday, May 22, at half past six in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities. Attendance is free, with limited capacity.

· Vigo, Baiona and Canido were the clubs that placed the most sailors on the podium of the championship organized this weekend by the Monte Real Club de Yates

· Santiago Moreno, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, took victory in the Optimist Class after winning both days of testing

· In the Cadet Class, Fereyot Simón and María Carneiro, from Baiona, placed the Monte Real pendant in the trophy’s place of honor

Baiona, May 10, 2015.- The Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy held this weekend in the bay of Baiona evidenced the good work of the young sailors who train in the different clubs of the Vigo estuary. The Club Marítimo de Canido, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona won all the championship podiums.

In the Cadet class, the clear winner was the Baionese club, which placed two of its crews in first and second place. Fereyot Simón and María Carneiro, aged 16 and 11, won gold in the competition. The silver went to Pablo Carneiro and Pablo Ledo, also from Baiona, and the bronze went to Gabriel Mantilla and Pedro Iglesias, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo.

In the Optimist class, the victory went to Santiago Moreno, 15 years old, who after winning three of the five tests held placed the Vigo club’s pendant in the highest position of the trophy. From the Olívico nautical team is also the second classified, Africa Alonso, who left the third position for Carmen Fernández, from the Club Marítimo de Canido.

Finally, in the Optimist School class, the winner was the Canido sailor Carla Estévez, 11 years old.

Courtesy of Baitra, the sponsoring company of the event, and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Monte Real Yacht Club, the winners received as a trophy a cast replica of the Crab Battery, the walled enclosure where the Baion club is located.

In addition, the first classified of Optimist and Cadet were awarded with nautical material from Jesús Betanzos Naval Effects, worth 100 euros. The Baiona City Council also collaborated in the competition.

The next appointment with the Monte Real regattas is the Baitra Regatta – Galicia Cup of the 420 class, which will be held in the bay of Baiona on May 23 and 24.

OPTIMIST CLASS SCHOOL

1. CARLA ESTÉVEZ MARITIME CLUB OF CANIDO

OPTIMIST CLASS

1. SANTIAGO MORENO ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF VIGO
2. AFRICA ALONSO ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF VIGO
3. CARMEN FERNÁNDEZ MARITIME CLUB OF CANIDO

CADET CLASS

1. FEREYOT SIMON AND MARÍA CARNEIRO MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB
2. PABLO CARNEIRO AND PABLO LEDO MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB
3. GABRIEL MANTILLA AND PEDRO IGLESIAS ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF VIGO

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· The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo placed their sailors in the positions of honor for the trophy after the first day of tests

· The women’s team formed by Fereyot Simón and María Carneiro, from the Monte Real Club de Yates, leads the classification in the Cadet class

· The young sailors Santiago Moreno and Andrés Barreiro, from Vigo and Baiona respectively, won the Optimist and Optimist School Class

Baiona, May 9, 2015.- The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo placed their sailors in the places of honor of the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy after the first day of tests held this Saturday in Baiona. Three tests were held for each class (Optimist and Cadet), with a light wind of about 6 knots on average.

In Cadet class, the Baionese club made a plenary session. The crews formed by Fereyot Simón and María Carneiro, Pablo Carneiro and Pablo Ledo, and Vera Bernardez and Nerea Rodríguez, took first, second and third position respectively.

The Real Club Náutico de Vigo won the provisional gold and silver in the Optimist class thanks to the good work of two of its sailors, Santiago Moreno and Africa Alonso. The bronze of this first stage was achieved by Carmen Fernández, from the Club Marítimo de Canido.

In the Optimist School class, the very young Andrés Barreiro, from Monte Real Club de Yates, was the winner, leaving Carla Estévez, from Canido, and Nicolás Barreiro, also from Baiona, in second and third place.

The Baitra Trophy, in which 58 sailors from different parts of Galicia participate, continues tomorrow, Sunday with the second and last day of tests, and the subsequent delivery of prizes to the winners.

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· 70 young promises of sailing in Galicia will compete for the victory of the trophy that is celebrated this weekend in Baiona

· Boys and girls, between 8 and 15 years old, will have to complete several technical routes between buoys located in the bay

· The trophy is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of Baitra Accesorios Navales

Baiona, May 8, 2015.- Tomorrow, Saturday, the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy begins in Baiona, in which some 70 boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 from the main yacht clubs in the province of Pontevedra will compete.

In the championship, which will be held throughout the weekend, the young sailors, from the Optimist and Cadet classes, will have to complete several technical routes between buoys located in the bay.

Tomorrow, Saturday, the tests will begin at half past two in the afternoon, and on Sunday they will start at half past eleven in the morning. That last day, in the afternoon, the award ceremony for the winners will be held at Monte Real Club de Yates, which organizes the competition with the sponsorship of Baitra Accesorios Navales.

As a novelty this year, and on the occasion of the club’s 50th anniversary, Baitra will reward the winners of the trophy with a cast replica of the Crab Battery, the walled enclosure where the Monte Real is located.

The Real Club Náutico de Vigo, the Club Marítimo de Canido, the Club Náutico Rodeira (Cangas), the Liceo Casino de Vilagarcía, the Clube Náutico Deportivo de Riveira or the Monte Real Club de Yates will have representation in the trophy.

· The Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy next weekend, in which some 70 boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 will compete

Arriving from the main clubs in the province of Pontevedra, the Optimist and Cadete sailors will compete in several technical tests in the Bay of Baiona

· The championship, sponsored by Baitra Accesorios Navales, seeks to give a new impetus to children’s sailing in Galicia

Baiona, May 5, 2015.- Young promises of Galician sailing will measure their strength next weekend in Baiona in the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club with the sponsorship of Baitra Naval Accessories and the collaboration of Effects Naval Betanzos and the Baiona City Council .

About 70 boys and girls from the Optimist and Cadet classes from the main yacht clubs in the province of Pontevedra will participate in the championship, who will fight for victory in various technical tests. The Real Club Náutico de Vigo, the Maritime Club of Canido, the Club Náutico Rodeira (Cangas), the Liceo Casino de Vilagarcía and the organizing club will have representation.

The first day of the Baitra Trophy will be held on Saturday the 9th starting at half past two in the afternoon, and can be followed from around the Bay of Baiona. On Sunday the 10th, in the second round of tests, the starting horn will be heard at half past eleven in the morning. That same day, in the afternoon, once the competition is over, the award ceremony for the winners will be held at the Monte Real facilities.

A competition to promote sailing from the base

The Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy is part of the plan to promote sailing from the base that the Monte Real Club de Yates has underway through its Sailing School, in which, throughout the year, initiation classes are taught , Optimist and Cadet for children of all ages. The Baionese club also has several regatta teams, with 30 boys who have already made the leap to competition and participate in regattas regularly.

The Optimist and Cadet classes

In the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy, two classes of boats will take to the water: Optimist and Cadet. While the Optimist is the most used boat to start in the world of sailing individually (due to its simplicity, stability and easy handling), the Cadete is the perfect boat to learn to work as a team. This is a class that allows young sailors to become familiar with the three main types of sails (jib, mainsail and spinnaker) somewhat more complex (which has the same types of sail as the big boats), and to do it with a companion, working like a crew.

SATURDAY, MAY 9

14:30> BEGINNING OF THE TESTS IN THE BAY OF BAIONA

SUNDAY, MAY 10

11:30> BEGINNING OF THE TESTS IN THE BAY OF BAIONA

16:30> AWARDS DELIVERY AT THE MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

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· The crew led by the Portuguese Rui Ramada wins for the second consecutive year in the spring regatta of the Monte Real Club de Yates

· The April oils of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal fought hard with the Portuguese for victory and got a meritorious second place

· In the category of the J80 the victory went to the Mi Moneda of Guillermo Caamaño and the Tutatis of Alberto Iglesias prevailed in the Figaro class

Baiona, May 3, 2015.- They came ready to revalidate their victory in the Monte Real spring regatta, and they did so. The Fifty crew, led by Rui Ramada, managed to win the Repsol Trophy for the second consecutive year.

Wearing the organizing club’s pendant, the Portuguese won the gold of the competition after winning the two stages held on this bridge on May 1. Last Friday they covered, with a tailwind, the 19 miles that separate Baiona from Sanxenxo in just two and a half hours. This Sunday they used just over three hours to navigate, upwind, the 16 miles between Sanxenxo and Carallones.

Always sailing by your side, both on Friday and Sunday, the Aceites Abril , from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo. Despite making a great regatta, and overtaking him on several occasions, the boat of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, was not able to snatch the victory from Fifty. He finally won the silver of the competition, leaving the bronze to Bosch Service Solutions of the Club Marítimo de Canido, skippered by Ramón Ojea.

Very exciting was also the competition of the J80, which sailed very evenly throughout the course. Guillermo Caamaño’s Mi Moneda , which had already won the first stage, managed to prevail again in the second and emerge as the winner. The second position of the monotypes went to Virazón de Miguel Lago and third to Escuela Náutico Cormorán , with Ignacio Bolíbar at the helm.

In the figaro class, the places of honor went to Alberto Iglesias’ Tutatis , Octavio Villalba’s Ladeira and Amparo Mollá’s Erizana , who came first, second and third respectively.

After the competition ended, Repsol’s Deputy Director of Marine and Fisheries, Carlos Sánchez Nieto, presented the prizes to the winners.

ORC-CLASS

1st> FIFTY RUI RAMADA MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2nd> APRIL OILS LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL ROYAL NAUTICAL CLUB OF VIGO

3rd> BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA CANIDO MARITIME CLUB

J80 CLASS

1st> MY COIN · WILLY CAAMAÑO · MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2nd> VIRAZÓN · MIGUEL LAGO · MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

3rd> CORMORÁN NAUTICAL SCHOOL · IGNACIO BOLIBAR · LA TOJA ISLAND CN

FIGARO CLASS

1st> TUTATIS ALBERTO IGLESIAS MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2nd> LADEIRA OCTAVIO VILLALBA MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

3rd> ERIZANA AMPARO MOLLÁ MADRID SAILING FEDERATION

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· The crew skippered by Rui Ramada won the first day of the competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates

Guillermo Caamaño’s Mi Moneda and Octavio Villalba’s Ladeira lead the classification in the J80 and Fígaro classes

· The thirty-eighth edition of the Repsol Trophy continues tomorrow, Saturday, with a cross-country regatta between Sanxenxo and Baiona

Baiona, May 1, 2015.- The crew of the Fifty, with a grímpola del Monte Real and Rui Ramada at the helm, completed this Friday a magnificent cross-country regatta between Baiona and Sanxenxo, achieving victory in the first stage of the Repsol Trophy. With a 12-knot wind pushing them from the stern for practically the entire route, the Portuguese covered the nearly 19 miles that separate the two coasts in just two and a half hours.

The Aceites de Abril, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, stayed with Fifty for a good part of the regatta, fighting very hard for victory. Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal’s men crossed the finish line just five minutes later and achieved a well-deserved second place. In third place in the ORC class was Bosch Service Solutions from the Club Marítimo de Canido, skippered by Ramón Ojea.

On the podium of the J80 of this stage, the organizing club made a triplet. The Mi Moneda by Guillermo Caamaño, the Virazón by Miguel Lago and the Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, were made with gold, silver and bronze respectively.

In the Figaro class, victory went to Ladeira, skippered by Octavio Villalba, who left Alberto Iglesias’ Tutatis in second position and Amparo Mollá’s Erizana in third.

At the end of the competition, an awards ceremony was held at the facilities of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, which was chaired by Repsol’s deputy director of marine and fishing, Carlos Sánchez Nieto, and the energy company’s head of port operations, Carlos Sanchez Grandson.

The Repsol Trophy returns to Baiona tomorrow, Saturday. At one in the afternoon, the regatta committee will give the start in Sanxenxo to a cross-country regatta that will be more complicated than today’s for the crews, since they will have to sail upwind, with an intense headwind, for practically the entire the tour.

The third and final day will be held on Sunday, with several tests at the Cíes Islands anchorage and the awarding of trophies at the Monte Real Yacht Club.

FIRST STAGE OF THE XXXVIII REPSOL TROPHY

ORC-CLASS

1st – FIFTY RUI RAMADA MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2º – APRIL OILS · LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL · ROYAL NAUTICAL CLUB OF VIGO

3º – BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA MARITIME CLUB OF CANIDO

J80 CLASS

1º – MY CURRENCY · GUILLERMO CAAMAÑO · MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2º – VIRAZÓN · MIGUEL LAGO · MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

3º – NEW MOON JUAN LUIS TUERO MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

FIGARO CLASS

1st – LADEIRA OCTAVIO VILLALBA MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

2º – TUTATIS · ALBERTO IGLESIAS · MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB

3rd – ERIZANA AMPARO MOLLÁ MADRID SAILING FEDERATION

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· The boats participating in the thirty-ninth edition of the Monte Real competition will leave at one in the afternoon this Friday for Sanxenxo

· At the end of the regatta, the award ceremony for the stage winners will be held at the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo

· The weather forecasts, which announce days of intense wind and rain, will add more emotion to the crews’ dispute for victory

Baiona, April 30, 2015.- This Friday, May Day, the thirty-eighth edition of the Repsol Trophy, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club, begins in Baiona.

The boats participating in the competition will depart at one in the afternoon from the bay of Baiona towards the Pontevedra estuary, in a crossing regatta that will end in Sanxenxo with the awarding of prizes to the winners of the stage at the Real Club Náutico de the location.

The Repsol Trophy continues over the weekend. On Saturday the sailboats will have to complete the distance that separates Sanxenxo from Baiona, and on Sunday they will fight for victory at the Cíes Islands anchorage, where several windward-leeward courses will be set.

The weather forecasts, which announce days of intense wind and rain, will add more emotion to the crews’ dispute for victory.

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· The classic nautical competition of the Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates its thirty-eighth edition this year with a tour of the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries in which Galician, Madrid and Portuguese crews will participate

· The sailboats will compete for victory in two cross-country regattas between Baiona and Sanxenxo and various technical tests at the Cíes Islands anchorage

· The authorities who participated in the press conference highlighted the importance of Monte Real on its fiftieth anniversary and remembered the figure of the recently deceased president of the club, Don Rafael Olmedo

Baiona, April 28, 2015.- The Monte Real Club de Yates will hold its traditional spring regatta during the May 1 bridge, which in 2015 celebrates its thirty-eighth edition sponsored by Repsol and counting, once again, with the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and the Nauta Sanxenxo marina.

The Repsol Trophy will be held on May 1, 2 and 3. The participating crews, arriving from different parts of Galicia, Madrid and Portugal, must complete two crossing regattas through the Vigo and Pontevedra estuaries, and various technical tests at the Cies Islands anchorage.

During the May Day holiday, the boats will travel the distance that separates Baiona from Sanxenxo, and the next day, the reverse route. On both days the start will be given at one in the afternoon, and on Friday there will be a prize-giving ceremony for the stage winners at the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo.

On Sunday the 3rd, the victory of the trophy will be decided starting at noon with several routes between windward-leeward buoys, at the anchorage of the Cíes Islands, and in the afternoon, at five o’clock, the awards ceremony will be held at the facilities of the Mount Royal Yacht Club.

All those who want to follow the navigation of the boats participating in the Repsol Trophy can do so from the surroundings of the bay of Baiona, from the Costa de la Vela and Cabo Udra, on the Morrazo peninsula, and from the beaches closest to Sanxenxo.

The next competition at Monte Real will be the Baitra Children’s Sailing Trophy, for the Optimist and Cadet classes, which will be held on the weekend of May 9 and 10.

A special memory to President Rafael Olmedo on the club’s 50th anniversary

The figure of the recently deceased president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, Mr. Rafael Olmedo, was very present at the press conference to present the XXXVIII Repsol Trophy, held this morning at the club’s facilities in Baiona.

Both the Vice Commodore of the club, Alejandro Retolaza, as well as the Head of Marine and Fisheries of Repsol for the South of Galicia, Inés González Megido, and the General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete, had affectionate words of remembrance for which he was the head of Monte Real for more than forty years.

In their speeches, the authorities present also highlighted the important activity that the club is carrying out in 2015, a year that marks the fiftieth anniversary of its creation, in 1965. An activity that, in addition to the organization of regattas, includes initiatives to promote nautical tourism in Galicia and bring the world of sailing closer to people of all ages.

The press conference to present the XXXVIII Repsol Trophy was also attended by the President of the Spanish Sailing Federation, José Ángel Rodríguez; the President of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde; and the Sports Councilor of the Baiona City Council, María Jesús Martíns.

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The Club Náutico Punta Lagoa boat skippered by Luis Manuel García was crowned this Saturday as the absolute winner of the competition

· In the J80 one-design class, victory went to Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva, who competed wearing the organizing club’s pendant

· The next appointment with the Monte Real regattas will be on May 1st with the thirty-eighth edition of the Repsol Trophy

Baiona, April 25, 2015.- On board the Unus, and wearing the Punta Lagoa Nautical Club pendant, the crew skippered by Luis Manuel García was crowned this Saturday as the absolute winner of the Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy.

The Unus achieved victory in a very complicated day at sea, with poor visibility, heavy rain and wind that reached peaks of 28 knots at times. These adverse weather conditions forced part of the fleet to withdraw from the competition and only allowed the holding of one of the three tests initially planned in the bay of Baiona.

In the category of the fastest boats, the ORC 1-2, the victory went to Bosch Service Solutions, from the Club Náutico de Canido, with Ramón Ojea at the helm. In second and third position, the Fifty from the Monte Real Yacht Club, skippered by Rui Ramada, and the Altamar Diez from the Punta Lagoa Yacht Club, with Juan González leading the crew.

Unus, absolute winner of the Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy, was also the winner in the ORC class 3-4. The silver in this category went to Margem do Azul III, by Frederico Lopes, and the bronze by La Burla Negra, by Juan José Martínez, both from the Monte Real Club de Yates.

The organizing club also placed its flag on the podium of honor in the J80 class, achieving first and third place thanks to Luna Nueva, by Juan Luis Tuero, and Ferraleme, by Enrique Porto. The second position went to the Náutico Cormorán of the Club Náutico Isla de la Toja, skippered by Ignacio Bolívar.

The next appointment with the Monte Real regattas will be the Repsol Trophy, which this year celebrates its thirty-eighth edition. The competition will be presented at a press conference next Tuesday, the 28th, at 1:30 p.m., and will be held during the bridge on May 1.

OVERALL WINNER

UNUS Punta Lagoa Yacht Club

ORC CLASS 1 – 2

1. BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS Maritime Club of Canido
2. FIFTY Monte Real Yacht Club
3. ALTAMAR TEN Punta Lagoa Yacht Club

ORC CLASS 3 – 4

1. UNUS Punta Lagoa Yacht Club
2. MARGEM DO AZUL III Monte Real Yacht Club
3. THE BLACK MOCK Real Club Náutico de Vigo

J80 CLASS

1. NEW MOON Monte Real Yacht Club
2. CORMORAN NAUTICAL Club Nautico Isla de la Toja
3. FERRALEMES Monte Real Yacht Club

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· Tomorrow, Saturday, the second and last day of the Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club will be held

· The participating boats will compete for victory in several windward/leeward rounds and at the end the prize-giving ceremony will be held

Baiona, April 24, 2015.- This Saturday the second and last day of the Monte Real Club de Yates winter regatta will be held in Baiona, in which the winner of the Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy will be decided. Starting at four in the afternoon, the participating boats will compete for victory in various windward/leeward courses.

After the first stage held last weekend, the competition is led in the different categories by the Fend la Bise of the Yacht Clube do Porto, the Burla Negra of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Virazón of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Once the tests are over, the award ceremony for the winners will be held at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities, in an act attended by the presidents of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Galician Sailing Federation, together with representatives of Turismo Rías Baixas and the council of Baiona, among other authorities.

>> IMAGE GALLERY OF THE RÍAS BAIXAS TOURISM TROPHY

An agreement between Monte Real and the promoter of nautical activities Sailway will allow club members to benefit from significant discounts when obtaining the Basic Navigation Skipper (PNB) and Recreational Boat Skipper (PER) qualifications.

The courses will begin next May with the aim that students can take the exams held in July . Classes will be taught on Friday afternoons at the Monte Real facilities and navigation practices will be held on weekends. The price for obtaining the PNB is 400 euros and 550 euros for the PER (does not include exam fees, card issuance fees and the specific psychotechnical fee).

Through this agreement between Monte Real and Sailway, the possibility is also offered that those partners who already have the Recreational Boat Skipper (PER) qualification, can extend it for boats of 15 meters in length with a special discount. In this case, Sailway will be in charge of carrying out the management and the bonus will be 50 percent of the fixed price (20 euros).

Finally, those skippers who are members of the club want to carry out the navigation practices required to govern boats of up to 24 meters in length , they can also benefit from a reduced rate (270 euros).

For more information about the courses and internships, as well as the extension of qualifications, you can contact the Monte Real Club de Yates by sending an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com or by calling the number 986 385 000.

· The boats of the Yacht Clube do Porto, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Monte Real Club de Yates managed to win in their respective categories

· The layout of the competition, between Vigo and Baiona, had to be shortened by the wind, very unstable throughout the route

· The victory of the Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy will be decided next weekend in the bay of Baiona with the second and last day of tests

Baiona, April 18, 2015.- The Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy got off to a strong start, the first of the great regattas scheduled by the Monte Real Yacht Club for 2015. Although the wind did not accompany the sailors, blowing very weak and unstable throughout the day, the crews went out on the water ready to give everything. The competition was very close until the end and in some classes the victory was decided by a margin of just a few seconds.

In the ORC 1-2 category, first place went to Fend la Bise , from the Yacht Clube do Porto, skippered by Jean Claude Sarrade. In second and third position were Bosch Service Solutions , from the Club Náutico de Canido, with Fernándo Yáñez at the helm; and the Altamar Diez , of the Punta Lagoa Yacht Club, led by Juan González Crespán.

Juan José Martínez Silva led the crew of La Burla Negra , from Real Club Náutico de Vigo, to victory in the ORC class 3-4. Unus from Punta Lagoa, skippered by Luis García Trigo, took second place and Maracaná I , from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, skippered by Luis Suárez, completed the provisional podium.

In the J80 category, the Virazón of Miguel Lago and the Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero, both from the Monte Real Club de Yates, won gold and silver, leaving in third position the Náutico Cormorán , of the Real Club Náutico Isla de la Toja, skippered by Ignacio Bolibar.

On this first day of competition, the participating boats spent about two hours completing a coastal route that, starting from Vigo, had a planned finish line in Baiona, although finally the route had to be shortened in Carallones due to lack of wind.

The Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy will continue next Saturday the 25th with the second and last day of competition. Starting at noon, the crews will test their strength in various routes between buoys located in the bay of Baiona. In the afternoon, at the end of the tests, the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates will host the awards ceremony for the winners.

RÍAS BAIXAS TOURISM TROPHY

ORC CLASS 1 – 2

1. FEND LA BISE (YC PORTO)
2. BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS (CN CANIDO)
3. HIGHMAR TEN (CN PUNTA LAGOA)

ORC CLASS 3 – 4

1. THE BLACK MOCK (RCN VIGO)
2. UNUS (CN PUNTA LAGOA)
3. MARACANA I (RCN VIGO)

J80 CLASS

1. VIRAZÓN (MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB)
2. NEW MOON (MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB)
3. CORMORAN NAUTICAL (RCN ISLAND OF LA TOJA)

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· The competition will include two days of tests the next two Saturdays, April 18 and 25, in the waters of the Ría de Vigo and the Bay of Baiona

· The regatta is organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club with the sponsorship of Turismo Rías Baixas and the collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo

The Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy – Winter Regatta is the first major event on the club’s competition calendar, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary

Baiona, April 14, 2015.- The Monte Real Yacht Club opens its 2015 season of great regattas with the celebration of its now traditional Winter Regatta, which this year is sponsored by Turismo Rías Baixas and will take place in two stages under the name of Turismo Rías Baixas Trophy.

The appointment with the sailboats will be the next two Saturdays, April 18 and 25, in the waters of the Vigo estuary and the Bay of Baiona. On the first day of testing, the boats will compete for victory in a coastal route between Vigo and Baiona, which will begin at four in the afternoon in front of the facilities of the Real Club Náutico in the city of Olívica and will have its arrival point in the baionese bay. It will be a crossing regatta that anyone who wishes will be able to see it from the beaches of the Vigo parish of Alcabre, the Monteferro peninsula (Nigrán) and the Monte Boi promenade (Baiona).

On the second and last day of competition, on Saturday April 25, the participating crews will measure their strength in various routes between buoys located in the bay of Baiona, technical tests that will be held from two in the afternoon. That same day, at the end of the regatta, the award ceremony for the winners will take place at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

The Winter Regatta – Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy is the first major competition set in the calendar of the Baionese club, which this year celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. The next appointment with the Monte Real regattas will be on May 1, 2 and 3 with the thirty-eighth edition of the Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy.

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· Five victories in the seven days of competition raised the crew led by Guillermo Caamaño to the position of honor

· The silver and bronze of the trophy went to Virazón by Miguel Lago and Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero

· The next appointment with the Monte Real Yacht Club competitions will be next April with the Winter Regatta – Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy

He remained the leader during the last days of the competition and in the end he did not disappoint. The Mi Moneda, owned by Guillermo “Willy” Caamaño, won this Sunday in Baiona with the victory of the Vitaldent J80 Trophy of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The finishing touch to his outstanding presence in the championship put him on a day with very little wind, in which only one sleeve could be played and in which, in addition, the route had to be shortened.

On board the ship, part of the usual crew. Willy Caamaño at the tiller, Jacobo Vecino substituting the injured Jose Quiñones at the bow, Cesar Infante and Marcos Alonso. On this last day Laureano Wizner did not compete with them, who was present in other previous regattas.

The silver and bronze of the Vitaldent J80 Trophy went to Miguel Lago’s Virazón and Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva, who remained in the positions of honor throughout the championship. Roberto Fontán’s Ferralemes, Luis de Mira’s Namasté and Iago Carballo’s Nortada complete the general classification.

At the awards ceremony, held at the end of the tests at the Monte Real facilities, Willy Caamaño dedicated the victory to the recently deceased Rafael Olmedo, president of the Baion club for the last 42 years.

The next appointment with the Monte Real competitions will be next April with the Winter Regatta – Rías Baixas Tourism Trophy, which this year will be held on two consecutive Saturdays, on the 18th and 25th. Registration is free and the deadline to present it is now open.

>> IMAGES GALLERY OF THE VITALDENT J80 TROPHY

· The boat skippered by Guillermo “Willy” Caamaño achieved this afternoon in Baiona its fourth victory of the six days played so far

Miguel Lago’s Virazón and Juan Luis Tuero’s Luna Nueva, who finished second and third today, also occupy second and third place overall

Tomorrow, Sunday, starting at 11 o’clock, the seventh and last day of the trophy organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates will be held

The Mi Moneda managed to win this afternoon in Baiona with a new victory in the Vitaldent J80 Trophy of the Monte Real Club de Yates, which has been held in the bay since last January. With today’s victory, the boat skippered by Guillermo “Willy” Caamaño now has four victories in the six days played so far.

The other two wins went to Miguel Lago’s Virazón, who remains second overall, ten points behind Mi Moneda. Third place goes to Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero and fourth to Namasté, by Luis de Mira. In fifth and sixth position are Roberto Fontán’s Ferralemes and Iago Carballo’s Nortada.

Today, the lack of wind forced the first race to be cancelled, and after more than two hours of waiting, only one regatta could be held with about 5 knots of wind.

Tomorrow, Sunday, the seventh and last day of the Vitaldent J80 Trophy will take place. It will be from 11 in the morning in the bay of Baiona. Afterwards, the awards ceremony will be held at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

>> IMAGES GALLERY OF THE VITALDENT J80 TROPHY

· The Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates half a century of life this Tuesday promoting international nautical tourism and the organization of regattas

· Since its birth, on March 24, 1965, the Baionese club has starred in some of the most important chapters in the history of sailing in Spain

· The Monte Real celebrates its golden anniversary with a notable absence, that of its emblematic president Don Rafael Olmedo, who died last February

The Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates half a century of life this Tuesday promoting international nautical tourism and the organization of regattas.

Since its birth, on March 24, 1965, the Baionese club has starred in some of the most important chapters in the history of sailing, which has allowed it to become an indisputable benchmark for this sport in Spain.

It was with the Discovery Regatta, in 1972, that the club began to make a name for itself in the nautical scene. Several editions of the Lymington-Baiona, European and World Championships, and numerous international Grade One Match Race regattas would follow, in which the best skippers in the world participated.

But it was undoubtedly the challenge to the Copa América, presented in 1989, that catapulted the Monte Real Club de Yates. The most prestigious competition in the world would finally have a Spanish representative. In 1992, Spain attended the Copa América for the first time, a feat that the Baionese club would repeat on two more occasions, in 1995 and 2000.

Currently, Monte Real is known worldwide for two of its regattas, which coincidentally are also celebrating their anniversary in 2015. They are the Prince of Asturias Trophy and the Count of Gondomar Trophy, which are celebrating their 30th and 40th anniversary respectively.

Some anniversaries that the Baionese club will celebrate with a notable absence, that of its emblematic president Don Rafael Olmedo, who died last February at the age of 99 after more than 40 years at the helm of the institution.

The club received this morning at its marina the replica of the ship that made the first circumnavigation of the world in the history of mankind

· The boat, coming from a tour of the United States, will remain in Baiona for several days before embarking on a journey to northern Europe

· A program of visits organized by the Nao Victoria Foundation will allow the public to discover the ins and outs of the ship

Baiona, March 19, 2015.- The Monte Real Club de Yates hosts from this morning at its facilities the replica of the Nao Victoria, the vessel that between 1519 and 1522 marked a milestone in the history of navigation by becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.

The Nao Victoria moored in the marina of the Baiona club from the port of Cascais, in Portugal, where it made its last stop before arriving in Galicia. In Baiona, once it leaves Monte Real, it will remain moored for several days at the maritime station, very close to the caravel Pinta, and starting tomorrow, Friday, the public will be able to explore its interior and discover its ins and outs thanks to the “ Nao Victory Experience ”.

It is an initiative promoted by the Nao Victoria Foundation, which is made up of three main elements: a previous exhibition tour, a visit to the ship and the video “Discovering the discoverers ”, which will allow visitors to learn more about the reality of the 18 navigators who 5 centuries ago made the feat possible.

The replica of the Nao Victoria that remains moored at Monte Real, in addition to being a work of art of riverside carpentry, also has its own history, since between 2004 and 2006 it made its particular trip around the world manned by 20 young people.

A milestone in the history of navigation

On September 8, 1522, 18 men led by Juan Sebastián Elcano, aboard the Nao Victoria, completed the greatest feat in the history of navigation, by managing to circumnavigate the world for the first time by sea.

After more than three years of navigation, they were able to discover the true dimension of the globe, they demonstrated that all the oceans were interconnected and they took the first steps to create a network of routes that would link all the world’s continents through the sea.

More than 60 years passed before another navigator repeated his feat of circumnavigating the planet.

An unprecedented adventure

The expedition that made history and became the first to go around the world was made up of 5 ships and 243 crew members. It departed from the port of Seville on August 10, 1915, led by Fernando de Magallanes.

For years he traveled the South American Atlantic coast, until discovering the long-awaited passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, known today as the Strait of Magellan.

The expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean for the first time in history, using long months of navigation on its journey and taking a large number of lives ahead.

The only surviving ship, the Nao Victoria, undertook the return through the Indian Ocean, sailing for months along the route of the “roaring forties”, non-stop, until reaching the African continent. Once rounded the Cape of Good Hope, he ascended the Atlantic and returned to his port of departure, with only 18 men on board, captained in his last stages by Juan Sebastian de Elcano.

After more than three years of travel, the Nao Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of the world in history, marking a milestone in the history of navigation.