· The sailboats owned by Portuguese Afonso Leite and Javier de la Gándara from Vigo were placed leaders of the competition today tied on points, making Virazón de Miguel Lago, who was in the lead, fall to third position
· With several false starts and a general call on the water, the nervousness of a fleet that sees how the competition is approaching its end and tries to give everything to sneak into the positions of honor was felt this afternoon
· The entry into play of a discard allowed the sailboats to eliminate their worst result to date and left the intermediate positions of the classification very tight for the last two days to be played in March
Afonso Leite’s Miudo and Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen were placed leaders of the Infinitus Rent Trophy today after the celebration of the fourth round of the J80 competition that the Monte Real Club de Yates has been holding since the beginning of the year. Tied on 13 points at the top of the standings, Miudo and Okofen dropped Miguel Lago’s Virazón to third position, which was in the lead and remains, despite losing the lead, one of the clearest competitors for the trophy gold.
With several false starts and a general call, the nervousness of a fleet that sees how the competition is approaching its end, and tries to give everything to sneak into the positions of honor was palpable on the water this afternoon. Today’s was also an important day due to the entry into play of a discard, which allowed each sailboat to eliminate its worst result so far, changing the ranking quite a bit.
Although the forecasts announced a difficult day, with little wind for navigation, it finally remained quite stable, and with an average of 8 knots it allowed the fleet to dispute the three scheduled tasks. In the first, Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi, from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña, won; in the second, the Ferralemes, by Enrique Porto, from Monte Real; and in the third the Portuguese Miudo, from the We Do Sailing club.
With these results and with the discard coming into play, the classification, which Virazón had been leading, changed a lot and practically all the crews changed position. The provisional podium is currently occupied by Miudo, Okofen and Virazón, who are first, second and third respectively.
Fourth place is occupied, with 28 points, by Cansino, by Fernando Yáñez; and in fifth and sixth position are Guillermo Blanco’s Meltemi, with 31 points, and Luis de Mira’s Namasté, with 34. In the intermediate boxes, the short distance that separates a large part of the fleet predicts an exciting end to a trophy to which two new J80s were added today, Javier Martínez Valente’s Cunichán; and the Boi de Canto of the vice-commodore of Monte Real, Genoveva Pereiro.
Once the halfway point of the competition has been passed, the Infinitus Rent Trophy has only two days left to define the winners’ podium. The next one will be held in fifteen days, on March 10, and the 24th will be the final day. For this last stage, a fellowship dinner is also scheduled at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club and the awards ceremony for the winners.
CLASSIFICATION (Top5) INFINITUS RENT TROPHY
1. MIUDO Afonso Leite We Do Sailing 13 points 2. OKOFEN Javier de la Gándara Monte Real Yacht Club 13 points 3. VIRAZÓN · Miguel Lago · Monte Real Yacht Club · 18 points 4. TIRED · Fernándo Yáñez · Monte Real Yacht Club · 28 points 5. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · Royal Yacht Club of A Coruña · 31 points
· The Baionese club joins the celebration of the Fiesta de la Arribada for yet another year, programming parallel activities and offering discounts on moorings .
· Monte Real offers sailing trips lasting two hours to navigate the bay and watch the shows from the sea
All the proposals will be on March 2, 3 and 4, coinciding with the main events of the Arribada 2018
Once again this year, the Monte Real Club de Yates joins the celebration of the Fiesta de la Arribada, organizing boat trips to enjoy sailing and the festivities of the fishing village, declared of international tourist interest.
On March 2, 3 and 4, coinciding with the twenty-third edition of the Fiesta de la Arribada, the Baiona club will offer anyone who wants it the chance to get on one of its sailboats to sail around the bay and see the shows from the sea, while enjoying the atmosphere of the villa.
Two-hour outings will be scheduled on the afternoons of Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th. On Friday the departures will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday there will be two sailing times, from 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
During the first hour, the crew, accompanied by a skipper from Monte Real, will be able to tour the Bay of Baiona and enjoy the thrill of sailing. In the second hour, the crew will be able to choose between continuing to sail through the waters of the bay or staying in the vicinity of Ribeira beach to see the shows of the Arribada or the atmosphere of the town.
All those interested in reserving a place or requesting more information can contact the club by sending an email to secretaria@mrcyb.es or by calling 986 385 000. The price of each trip is 25 euros per person (20 euros for MRCYB members) and a maximum of 6 people can go out on each boat.
In addition to departures on the club’s sailboats , the Monte Real Club de Yates will offer, during the days of the Arribada, discounts of 20 percent on its moorings , for all those who have their own boat and want to sail to Baiona.
· Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra, current world champions under 17 in the 420 class, add a new success to their meteoric career
· The team made up of Africa Alonso and María Pérez Canal won the prize for the best female crew in the competition organized by Monte Real
· In the SUB 17 category, the winners were Jacobo García and Antoni Ripoll from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, who also came third overall.
· The winners received their prizes from the manager of Baitra, Juan Carlos González, a great promoter of grassroots sailing in Galicia
Martín Wizner from Vigo and Pedro Ameneiro from Pontevedra have just been proclaimed winners of the Baitra Dinghy Sailing Trophy, held this weekend in Baiona under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club and sponsored by the Baitra naval accessories company.
The current world champions under 17 in the 420 class achieved victory after signing two first places and one third in the three races held in the Saturday’s stage , results that were maintained after Sunday’s day, in which it was impossible to play any heat due to lack of wind.
With a highly refined technique and a great competitive spirit, the young sailors, from the 2001 generation, adapted to the Baiona course as the tests progressed. “The first heat was a bit difficult for us and we broke the crow’s feet but in the second, already accustomed to the roles, we picked up the pace and placed first, and in the third we were able to stay without problems” , Ameneiro assured at the end of the trophy.
Wizner and Ameneiro thus add a new success to their meteoric career, a resume that already includes, in addition to the under 17 world championship, the silver of the Athens European Open and the bronze of the 420 junior European Championships, held in Lago di Garda (Italy). Their next challenge, for which they are already preparing, is the Spanish Championship for the class, which will be held next March in Gran Canaria. “We are very excited -says Wizner- and this trophy has served as training to continue improving for the national”.
Therefore, the great trophy of the championship will go to the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, a cast replica of the Crab Battery that the winners received from Juan Carlos González, manager of Baitra and one of the great promoters of basic sailing in Galicia.
Another crew from the nautical ship from Vigo, the winner of the previous edition, formed by Jorge Enríquez and Guillermo Núñez, managed to climb to the second podium drawer; and the tandem Jacobo García-Antoni Ripoll, from the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, completed the winners’ podium by hanging the bronze medal.
In addition to finishing third overall, García and Ripoll won the prize for the best U-17 crew, beating Africa Alonso and María Pérez Canal, from the Vigo yacht club; and Yago Castro and Jaime Wizner, who were second and third respectively.
The girls took, in addition to the second prize in U-17, the award for the best female crew of the competition.
Present at the awards ceremony for the winners were the president and several directors of the Monte Real Club de Yates, as the organizing club; the manager of Baitra, as sponsor of the event; the mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal; the councilor for maritime activities of Baiona, Raúl Costas; and the president of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde.
The next appointment with the regattas in Baiona will be the Infinitus Rent Trophy, for J80 monotypes, which next weekend celebrates its fourth day, with Miguel Lago’s Virazón at the head of the classification.
DAILY SAILING BAITRA TROPHY FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Martin Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 2. Jorge Enríquez and Guillermo Núñez · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 3. Jacobo García and Antonio Ripoll · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo 4. Alejandro Pérez and Iago García · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo 5. Manuel Lorenzo and Guillermo Rodríguez · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo
SUB–17 CLASSIFICATION BAITRA SAILING LIGHT TROPHY
1. Jacobo García and Antoni Ripoll · Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo 2. Rodrigo Rodríguez and Eduardo Pola · Club Marítimo Canido and Real Club Náutico Rodeira 3. Africa Alonso and María Pérez-Canal · Real Club Náutico de Vigo
FEMALE CLASSIFICATION BAITRA SAILING LIGHT TROPHY
1. Africa Alonso and María Pérez-Canal · Real Club Náutico de Vigo 2. Alba Trigo and Carmen Fernández · Royal Yacht Club of Sanxenxo 3. Rosalía Martínez and Sandra Trigo Monte Real Yacht Club
· 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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
· 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.
Among the 15 scheduled sports events is the J80 Spanish Championship that Monte Real will organize at the end of April in Baiona
The historic Baiona club returns in 2018 to international regattas with the second edition of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race ocean race
The Prince of Asturias Trophy, the Conde de Gondomar Trophy, the National Sailing Awards or the Solidarity Vertiathlon are other scheduled events
The club will continue promoting sailing training for another year through its Sailing School and its Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities
The Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona has just presented its sports calendar for 2018, an intense agenda that includes 15 nautical competitions at the highest level, which will be held in the Rías Baixas de Galicia from this January until next month of November.
Among the most important events, it is worth highlighting the Spanish Championship of the J80 class , which the Baionese club will organize by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation at the end of April. There will be 4 days of competition that will bring together the highlights of the Spanish nautical scene in the bay of Baiona. The event will be part of the celebration of one of the most classic regattas of Monte Real, the Repsol Trophy , which this year celebrates its forty-first edition.
Another novelty of the Baiona club for this new year is the return of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , the oceanic regatta that Monte Real promoted by the hand of the Angra Iate Clube in 2016 and that in July 2018 will experience its second edition. The competition scheme will be the same, with more than 1,700 miles of route divided into two tests, one going between Baiona and Angra do Heroismo (Ilha Terceira – Açores) and a second and last one back to Baiona.
July will also be the month of historical Count of Gondomar Trophy , which will be Spanish Height Championship and which will include, as usual, one of the most attractive sailing events in Galicia, the Baiona – Fisterra – Baiona route, over 100 miles long, rounding the mythical Carrumeiro Chico lighthouse
The first weekend of September will be the turn of the Prince of Asturias Trophy , considered one of the three great regattas currently held in Spain, and in which King Emeritus Don Juan Carlos has been participating for years. As on previous occasions, the competition, now in its thirty-third edition, will include the delivery of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards .
The 2018 Monte Real calendar also includes the celebration of the Galician Solitaire Championship and Dos – IV Rafael Olmedo Memorial , a medium-distance regatta in which the participants will test their strength competing alone or with the help of a single crew member. board. It will be held in June, sharing the month with the II Ria de Vigo Interclub Regatta .
In addition to the competitions open to different classes, the Monte Real has several exclusive regattas scheduled for some specific classes, such as the J80 or 6m monotypes. The former will be able to compete, in addition to the Spanish Championship, in the Infinitus Rent Trophy, which starts next week, and in the J80 Class Autumn League , which will be held from October.
The Comunica Trophy in April and a Radio Control Regatta in October are other appointments at Monte Real, which has also scheduled several tests for the youngest sailors, whom we will see compete in the Baitra Light Sailing Trophy and in the Final of the Baitra Social League MRCYB .
Beyond the competition, the historic club from Baiona will continue promoting, one more year, sailing training in Galicia through its Sailing School, in which light sailing and cruiser sailing classes are taught; and its Adapted Sailing School, in which people with some type of disability sail throughout the year, and for which it will once again organize, for the fourth consecutive year, the Solidarity Vertiathlon , next September 15.
The INFINITUS RENT Trophy – J80 Class Winter League will be held in the Bay of Baiona on January 13 and 27; February 10 and 24, March 10 and 24, 2018, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates.
RULES
The rules as defined in the WS RRS 2017–2020 (RRS)
Current regulations of the J80 Class
Announcement and Instructions of Race
If there is any discrepancy between this Notice of Race (AR) and the Sailing Instructions, the latter shall prevail.
ADVERTISING
Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of WS Regulation 20. The organization may require the participants to display the sponsor’s publicity in the appropriate way and that it will be provided to them before the regatta.
PARTICIPATION
Boats of the J80 Class that comply with the regulations of point 1 of this AR may participate. Owners and skippers must be members of the National J80 Class Association and be registered at http://www.j80measurement.com . Skippers who are not owners must be in possession of the WS Sailor Grade 1 classification.
PROGRAM
January 13th
15:00
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
January 27th
15:00
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
Feb. 10
15:00
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
February 24th
15:00
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
March 10th
15:00
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
March 24th
15:00
20:30
Coastal routes or Windward-Leeward
Awards ceremony and dinner
COMPETITION FORMAT
It will sail in a fleet. A maximum of 18 tests are scheduled. No more than 3 tests per day will be navigated.
PUNCTUATION
The low scoring system described in the RRS will be applied. If only 8 or less races are held, all of them will score towards the final general classification. If 7 to 12 races are held, the worst (discardable) of each boat will be discarded for the final general classification. If 13 to 17 races are held, the worst two (disposable) of each boat will be discarded for the final general classification. If 18 races are held, the worst three (disposable) of each boat will be discarded for the final general classification.
CLASSIFICATIONS
It will be classified in real time.
REGISTRATION
Registration will be mandatory, at a cost of €30/vessel, and the following documentation must be sent or presented at the Monte Real Club de Yates, before January 10, 2018 (registrations after that date must have the approval of the Organizing Committee):
Prizes will be awarded, at least, to the top 3 finishers. The awards ceremony and dinner will be held on March 24 at 8:30 p.m.
RESPONSIBILITY
Participants in the INFINITUS RENT TROPHY – J80 Class Winter League do so at their own risk and responsibility.
The Monte Real Club de Yates 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 tests covered by this Notice of Race.
Attention is drawn to Fundamental Rule 4, Decision to Race, of RRS part 1, which states: “It is the sole responsibility of a boat to decide whether to participate in a race or to continue racing”.
