The 44CUP arrives in Galicia in 2024

The prestigious international regatta circuit will stop in Galicia this year thanks to the efforts of the Monte Real Yacht Club of Baiona

Next May, the Galician Rías Baixas will host the second of the five events scheduled for the seventeenth edition of the 44CUP

The competition is one of the 11 events on the regatta calendar of the historic Baion club, which includes the classic Conde de Gondomar Trophy, Prince of Asturias Trophy and Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards.

The Monte Real Yacht Club of Baiona will once again place the focus of world yachting on Galicia thanks to the celebration, next May, of the 44CUP . The prestigious international regatta circuit will arrive in the Rías Baixas to celebrate one of the five events scheduled for its seventeenth edition.

The 44CUP arrives in Galicia in 2024 with the MRCYB – Photo Nico Martínez

The arrival of this competition in Galicia represents a new success in the efforts of the recently re-elected board of directors of Monte Real, headed by José Luis Álvarez and Alechu Retolaza as president and vice president; and the fulfillment of one of the objectives set: that of returning to the MRCYB the international prestige it once had.

After having managed to attract Baiona to the famous 52 SUPER SERIES in 2022 and having hosted the J80 class World Championship in 2023; This year it will be the RC44, another one-design, in a new commitment to the “One design”, with all the teams sailing in identical boats.

The Monte Real Yacht Club once again places the focus of world yachting on Galicia – Photo Nico Martínez

The sailboat, created by the considered best skipper in the history of the America’s Cup, the New Zealander Russell Coutts, is a highly competitive boat worth around one million euros. A sailboat built in carbon fiber, very light, 13.45 meters (44 feet), with a large sail area and the most advanced navigation systems.

At the head of these haggling machines are shipowners with great economic potential, who hire their crews by recruiting Olympic medalists, America’s Cup crew members and sailors from the Round the World Sailing Championship. A complete cast of professionals from all over the world who guarantee spectacular regattas wherever they go.

In 2024, this show represented by the RC44 and the 44CUP will stop in Baiona with all the impact that this implies, with the presence of some of the best names in world sailing and figures that speak of an economic return that exceeds one million euros in the venues.

The prestigious international regatta circuit will stop in Baiona in May – Photo Nico Martínez

It will be the most international and one of the most important events in the regatta calendar of the Monte Real Yacht Club in 2024, in which a prominent place is once again reserved for its historic Conde de Gondomar Trophy and Prince of Asturias Trophy, which this year They turn 49 and 39 years old respectively, and they will be celebrated, as is tradition, coinciding with the holiday of July 25 and the first weekend of September.

The Repsol Trophy It changes the month this year and moves forward to April (from the 26th to the 28th), so as not to coincide with the 44CUP; and also in April the CdC Trophy (April 20), which this year coincides with the Cíes League – Rande, a new competition organized by several clubs in the Rías Baixas, including Monte Real, with two versions, a winter one (April 20) and an autumn one (September 14).

June will be the month of Galician Championship of Two (June 15), which Monte Real will organize for the thirteenth consecutive year; and in July, in addition to competition with the Count of Gondomar (from the 25th to the 28th), there will be time for leisure with the fourth edition of the Rias Baixas Route, a Xacobean pilgrimage by sea.

The Prince of Asturias Trophy, within which framework the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards, will be held from September 6 to 8; and the J80 will once again have their two leagues own, the winter one (February 10 and 24, March 9 and 23 and April 6) and the autumn one (October 5 and 19, November 9 and 23 and December 14).

The organization of regattas is, along with the promotion of national and international nautical tourism, one of the main objectives of Monte Real, which has nautical training as its third line of action. So much so that the Sailing School will once again have, in 2024, a prominent role in the club’s programming, with dinghy sailing and cruising courses, and adapted sailing activities that will include actions and activities for people with functional diversity, women victims of sexist violence, warded children or people with behavioral problems, among others.

A wide range of proposals that anyone who wishes can discover through the club’s website www.mrcyb.es, their social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) or by going, writing or calling their offices (Parador Nacional Campus – Baiona / secretaria@mrcyb.com / 986 385 000).

J80 WINTER LEAGUE

February 10 and 24, March 9 and 23 and April 6

CdeC TROPHY

April 20 (J80 and ORC)

CÍES – RANDE WINTER LEAGUE

April 20 (joint with the CdeC Trophy)

REPSOL TROPHY – 46TH SPRING REGATTA

April 26 to 28 (J80 and ORC)

44 CUP

May 6 to 12

GALICIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF TWO

June 15 (J80 and ORC)

IV RÍAS BAIXAS ROUTE

July 1 to 6

49TH COUNT OF GONDOMAR TROPHY

July 25 to 28 (J80 and ORC)

39th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY

September 6 to 8 (Ladies Cup, J80 and ORC)

NATIONAL SAILING AWARDS

September 7th

CÍES – RANDE FALL LEAGUE

September 14 (ORC)

J80 FALL LEAGUE

October 5 and 19, November 9 and 23 and December 14

Baiona awards the winners of the 38th Prince of Asturias Trophy

· In his first participation in the Príncipe de Asturias, Nuno Neves’ Syone Panther from Portugal took victory both in the ABANCA ORC 1-2 class and in the overall overall, while Francisco Edreira’s Urbapaz revalidated the title and hung the gold in the Aceites Abril ORC 3-4 class

· In the Gadis ORC 5, Volvo Autesa Open 1 and SH Robotic Open 2 classes, the winners were Cinco Islas Albariño, Salseiro and Argalleiro

· The Hotel Princesa Yaiza from the Canary Islands won in the Solventis J80 class, reaffirming itself as one of the favorites for the World Cup; and the Tutatis de Marta Ramada won the Gestilar Ladies Cup

The Prince of Asturias Trophy already has new winners. In a most complicated day due to the absence and instability of the wind, the event organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Escuela Naval Militar with the sponsorship of ABANCA closed this Sunday crowning the winners of its thirty-eighth edition .

The conditions were, without a doubt, the great protagonists of the day. In the Cíes Islands area, where the ORC 1-2, 3-4 and J80 classes competed, and with a southeasterly component wind with hardly any pressure, the Race Committee raised the postponement flag at twelve o’clock on noon, the time at which the last tests were scheduled to begin. As the hours passed, things did not improve and finally at half past three in the afternoon the third and last day of competition came to an end. The Open participants, ORC 5 and the Figaro of the Gestilar Ladies Cup had more luck, who were able to add the last sets to their scoreboard.

The Syone Panther wins the ABANCA ORC class 1-2 in its first participation in the Príncipe

Victory for the Portuguese Syone Panther of Nuno Neves in the ABANCA ORC 1-2 class. In its first participation in the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy, the Lisbon Naval Association boat managed to proclaim itself the winner both in its category and in the ORC absolute general thanks to a great performance on the regatta field, which gave it an advantage of one point over the second classified, the Aceites Abril of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo.

This turnaround in the final classification (the Syone Panther rose to first position, making Pérez Canal’s men fall to second) despite not having held any test this Sunday, was motivated by a request submitted by the Portuguese crew for the review of the results by sections of the last regatta of the championship, a test that was finally canceled and whose resolution benefited the Neves team.

In addition to the second position in this class, Aceites Abril took the North Zone Spain Cup for ORC 1-2, which was put into play in the Baionese competition.

Urbapaz was proclaimed winner in the Aceites Abril ORC 3-4 class

In the classification of the Aceites Abril ORC 3-4 class, the victory remained in the hands of Francisco Edreira’s Urbapaz from Club Náutico Cabanas, who thus revalidated the victory obtained in 2022, with a point advantage over the second classified, the Sailway of Ramón Ojea from the Canido Maritime Club. Behind, the review of results that had given third place to Adegas Terrae led by Vicente Cid, favored the team from Club Marítimo Carrumeiro Raygrass III led by José Antonio Núñez, who finally climbed to third place on the podium.

Second coastal race for Open and ORC 5

The three categories that had a coastal one on their program for this Sunday – the Gadis ORC 5, Volvo Autesa Open 1 and SH Robotic Open 2 classes – played a seven-mile course.

In Gadis ORC 5 there were no surprises and the Cinco Islas Albariño of the Club Náutico de Beluso skippered by Iñaki Carbajo won again with full authority, proclaiming himself the winner of the Príncipe de Asturias ahead of Boeiro de Jaime García (RCN Vigo) and Aquilón de Roberto Telle (MRCYB), second and third respectively.

In Volvo Autesa Open 1, the final victory was awarded to Manuel Blanco’s Salseiro (RCN Coruña). They were followed overall by José Alejandro Martínez’s Edge (RCN Rodeira) in second place and Joao Tourigo’s Five (Club We Do Sailing) was third.

There were no changes at the top of the SH Robotic Open 2 general standings and Fernando Otero’s Argalleiro (RCM Aguete) finished at the top of the final standings ahead of Fernando Rey’s Albarellos (MRCYB) and Alberto González’s Villa de Marín -Cela (CNR Marín), second and third respectively.

In this category, as every year thanks to the support of the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta, the boat of the adapted sailing school of Monte Real with the students of the Juan María de Nigrán Center, the Bellatrix, also competed.

Victory for the Canarian Hotel Princesa Yaiza in Solventis J80

More than tight was this thirty-eighth edition of the Prince in the Solventis J80 class with the first three teams separated by a single point. With the last blank day, the Hotel Princesa Yaiza by Rayco Tabarés of the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife became the new champion of the Baionese event this Sunday. A result that reaffirms him as one of the great favorites for the World Cup that will be held on the same regatta course in just two weeks. The second position finally went to the Solintal of Ignacio Camino of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander and third the Coruña Kotablue Fibra Coruña 14/18 of Miguel Fernández (RCN Coruña).

Marta Ramada’s Tutatis wins the Gestilar Ladies Cup

The fleet from Figaros that was playing the twenty-seventh edition of the Gestilar Ladies Cup was also able to compete in the Bay of Baiona regatta course with a light easterly wind that allowed the regatta committee to honk for the last two races of the Prince of Asturias Trophy.

Marta Ramada’s Tutatis, who sails under the Monte Real pennant, took the plunge and won two first places this Sunday, thus making the team the winner of the prestigious women’s event. They also did so with a five point advantage over the second classified, the Erizana sailors from the Real Club Náutico Puerto de Pollensa. Third was Carlota Hernández’s Serralleiras (MRCYB).

The delivery of trophies, final touch

Once the competition was over, the awarding of trophies put the finishing touch to the event. In addition to distributing the awards to the winners of the Prince of Asturias Trophy and the Gestilar Ladies Cup, during the ceremony the Conde de Barcelona Don Juan de Borbón award was presented to the best Portuguese crew in the regatta, which went to the Syone Panther, and a special mention to the students of the adapted sailing school of the Juan María de Nigrán Center.

The awards ceremony was chaired by the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona, José Luis Álvarez; the commercial director of ABANCA, Gabriel González Eiroa; and the Director Commander of the Naval Military School, Pedro Cardona; and the general director of Terras Gauda, ​​Enrique Costas.

On behalf of the local, provincial and regional administrations, the mayor of Baiona, Jesús Vázquez Almuiña; the vice president of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, Marta Fernández-Tapias and the general secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete Lasa.

Some of the sponsors of the competition, such as the president of Gestilar, Javier García Valcarcel, also had a special presence at the event, handing out trophies; the president of Solventis, Alberto Moro; the general manager of SH Robotic, Javier Sumay; and the commercial director of Volvo Autesa, Joaquín Martínez.

The 38th Prince of Asturias Trophy was held under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Naval Military School and thanks to the sponsorship of ABANCA, Terras Gauda and Gestilar. The competition also has the collaboration of the Xunta de Galicia, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra and the Baiona town hall; the Royal Spanish and Galician Sailing Federations; and the support of companies such as Solventis, Volvo Autesa, Aceites Abril, Zelnova Zeltia, Paradores, Vanguard Marine, Gadis, Foxy, SH Robotic, Onda Cero, Musto, the Solitium group, HOLA, Tuypan, Coca Cola and Martin Miller’s Gin.


38th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY

Monte Real Yacht Club Naval Military School

Baiona, 1 – 3 September 2023

ABANCA ORC Class 1-2

  1. SYONE PANTHER NUNO NEVES AN LISBON
  2. APRIL OILS JORGE AND LUIS PÉREZ CANAL RCN VIGO
  3. MAGICAL JULIO RODRÍGUEZ RCN VIGO

Class OILS APRIL ORC 3-4

  1. URBAPAZ · JOSÉ FRANCISCO EDREIRA · CN CABANAS
  2. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO
  3. RAYGRASS · JOSÉ ANTONIO NÚÑEZ · CM CARRUMEIRO

GADIS ORC 5 class

  1. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUSO
  2. BOEIRO JAIME GARCÍA RCN VIGO
  3. AQUILÓN · ROBERTO TELLE · MRCYB

VOLVO AUTESA OPEN 1 class

  1. SALSEIRO · MANUEL BLANCO · RCN CORUÑA
  2. EDGE · JOSÉ ALEJANDRO MARTÍNEZ · RCN RODEIRA
  3. FIVE JOAO TOURIGO C. WE DO SAILING

SH ROBOTIC OPEN 2 class

  1. ARGALLEIRO · FERNANDO OTERO · RCM AGUETE
  2. ALBARELLOS FERNANDO REY MRCYB
  3. VILLA DE MARÍN ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ-CELA CNR MARÍN

SOLVENTIS J80 Class

  1. HOTEL PRINCESA YAIZA RAYCO TABARES RCN ARRECIFE
  2. SOLINTAL IGNACIO CAMINO RCM SANTANDER
  3. KOTABLUE FIBER CORUÑA 14/18 · MIGUEL FERNÁNDEZ · RCN CORUÑA

GESTILAR LADIES CUP class

  1. TUTATIS MARTA RAMADA MRCYB
  2. ERIZANA PILAR CASARES RCNP POLLENSA
  3. SERRALEIRAS · CARLOTA HERNÁNDEZ · MRCYB

Three tests in front of the Cies resolve a very even Repsol Trophy

 

· The National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia hosted the last three races of the 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy, which ended on May 1st with the awards ceremony for the winners

· The champions of the competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates were Sailway, Deep Blue 2.1, Cinco Islas Albariño, Salaño Dos, Okofen and Tutatis (MRCYB) in Figaro.

· The next appointment with the regattas of Monte Real will be on June 10 with the Galician Championship of A Dos that the Baionese club organizes for the twelfth consecutive year by delegation of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation

The National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia was a luxury spectator this May 1st of the last and decisive day of the Repsol Trophy · 45th Spring Regatta, which lived its last three races on Monday at the anchorage of the Cíes Islands.

As had happened in the two previous stages, Aeolus was hard pressed and the fleet had to wait this time for more than an hour and a half for the wind to make an appearance. It took time to appear, but once it appeared, it displayed very good conditions. The tests scheduled in the program were held, three routes in the form of a trapeze (two for the J80 and one for the ORCs) that would be decisive in order to make up the podiums of the different classes.

The champions of this forty-fifth edition were Sailway (CM Canido) in ORC 1-2-3, Deep Blue 2.1 (RCN Vigo) in ORC 4, Cinco Islas Albariño (CN Beluso) in ORC 5, Salaño Dos ( RCN Vigo) in A Two, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen (MRCYB) in J80 and Tutatis (MRCYB) in Figaro. The latter also took the special prize for the best female crew.

Sailway winner in ORC 1-3 © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 1-2-3 class , with a 2-2-2 partial, Ramón Ojea’s Sailway (CM Canido), with Alejandro Pérez at the helm, managed to take the gold of the competition. His regularity in the three days of competition allowed him to overtake his rivals and climb to the top of the podium. Bon III (CN Punta Lagoa) made up for its disqualification on Sunday for being out of line with a first place this Monday. A new partial victory that, added to Saturday’s, gave him the silver trophy. They finished with 10 points tied with Narval led by José Antonio Portas (CN Vilagarcía), who finished third.

Deep Blue winner in ORC 4 © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 4 class , Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.1 (RCN Vigo) gave his rivals neither a truce nor a chance. It was the best, without a doubt. He was full of victories and won, with 3 points, with a more than deserved first prize. The rest of the podium positions were occupied, with 7 and 8 points, by Luis García Trigo’s Unus (MRCYB) and Juan José Martínez’s La Burla Negra (CN Castrelo de Miño), second and third respectively.

Deep Blue wins with authority in ORC 4 © Clara Giraldo

Back on land, the skipper and leader of the Deep Blue 2.1, Vicente Cid, was enthusiastic about the success achieved in the regatta and the good work of his crew. “The soul of Deep Blue 2.1 is its team and without them this victory would not have been possible,” he said. We have been sailing together for many years, the understanding is complete and our goal is to continue adding victories. Last year we took the Count, the Rias and the Prince, and in this 2023 we do not want to achieve less “.

Cinco Islas Albariño winner in ORC 5 © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 5 class, where the first two races had left very tight results at the top of the table, the regatta was also resolved in a very tight way. It ended with the final victory of Cinco Islas Albariño, led by Iñaki Carbajo (CN Beluso), tied on 8 points with second place, Nahela led by Víctor Manuel Álvarez (CD Alagua), and just half a point away from third place, Squid II by Francisco Lusquiños (CN Portonovo).

Salaño Dos winner in ORC A Dos © Clara Giraldo

In the A2 class, the Salaño Dos of Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure (RCN Vigo), was the only boat together with the Deep Blue that prevailed in each and every one of the races disputed. He finished with three partial gold medals and the laurels of the spring trophy. The silver went to the Aquilón of Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro (MRCYB) and the bronze to the Asante Sana of Juan Carlos Trabazos and Joaquín Dasilva (LM Bouzas).

Okofen winner in J80 © Clara Giraldo

The J80 class reached the final day led by Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, tied on points with Javier Aguado’s Alboroto. On the day’s program, like the ORCs, two trapeze-format tests in which no one could fail if they wanted to take the laurels. Finally, a first and a second in the sleeves tipped the balance in favor of Okofen, allowing him to climb to the top of the podium. El Alboroto was weighed down to third position by a ninth place that he signed in one of the tests and Manel Cunha’s Marías passed him, taking silver.

Tutatis winner in Figaros © Clara Giraldo

Although they competed within the ORC-4 class, the Figaros del Monte Real also had their own category in the awards ceremony of this forty-fifth edition of the Spring Regatta. The winners of this edition were Paula Rey’s Tutatis, Elena Raga’s Ladeira and Julia Correa’s Erizana. El Tutatis also won the prize for the best female crew in the competition.

The Spanish Sportboat Championship of the North Zone was finally deserted since no crew wanted to compete for the national title that the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation put into play within the framework of the Repsol Trophy.

The next appointment with the regattas of the Monte Real Club de Yates will be on June 10 with the Galician A Dos Championship, which will once again be the MRW Trophy and will include the Rafael Olmedo Memorial, in homage to the historic president of the Baionese club. It is the twelfth consecutive year that the Baiones club organizes this regional event by delegation of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation.

 


REPSOL 2023 TROPHY 45th SPRING REGATA
Final general classification after holding 4 tests (2 coastal + 2 trapeze)

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO · 2-2-2 · 6 POINTS
2. BON III VÍCTOR CARRIÓN CN PUNTA LAGOA 1-8-1 10 POINTS
3. NARVAL · JOSÉ ANTONIO PORTAS · CN VILAGARCÍA · 3-4-3 · 10 POINTS

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 · VICENTE CID · RCN VIGO · 1-1-1 · 3 POINTS
2. UNUS · LUIS GARCÍA TRIGO · MRCYB · 3-2-2 · 7 POINTS
3. THE BLACK MOCKERY · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CN CASTRELO DE MIÑO · 2-3-3 · 8 POINTS

ORC-CLASS 5

1. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUSO 2-5-1 8 POINTS
2. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA · 1-3-4 · 8 POINTS
2. SQUID II · FRANCISCO LUSQUIÑOS · PORTONOVO CN · 4-1,5-3 · 8,5 POINTS

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO · JACOBO VECINO AND BRENDA MAURE · RCN VIGO · 1-1-1 · 3 POINTS
2. AQUILÓN ROBERTO TELLE AND GENOVEVA PEREIRO MRCYB 2-2-2 6 POINTS POINTS
3. ASANTE SANA · JUAN CARLOS TRABAZOS AND JOAQUIN DASILVA · LM BOUZAS · 5-3-4 · 12 POINTS

J80 CLASS

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB · 3-1-1-2 · 7 POINTS
2. MARÍAS · MANEL CUNHA · MRCYB · 5-3-2-3 · 13 POINTS
3. RIOT · JAVIER AGUADO · MRCYB · 2-2-9-1 · 14 POINTS

FIGARO CLASS

1. TUTATIS · PAULA REY · MRCYB · 6-5-7 · 18 POINTS
2. LADEIRA ELENA RAGA MRCYB 8-6-5 19 POINTS
3. ERIZANA · JULIA CORREA · MRCYB · 5-9-8 · 22 POINTS

SPECIAL AWARD TO THE BEST FEMALE CREW OF THE TROPHY

TUTATIS · PAULA REY · MRCYB

 

The Repsol Trophy fleet shows its teeth

 

· With only one day to go until the end of the competition, the contenders for the title in the different categories of the Repsol Trophy fought tooth and nail for the coastal regatta between Combarro and Baiona held this Sunday

· Delays in the starts due to lack of wind, out of line, disqualifications and some protests marked a penultimate day that anticipates a lot of emotion for the final stage scheduled for this Monday

· The Deep Blue 2.1 in the ORC 4 class and the Salaño Dos in the A2 class were the only boats capable of repeating victory and adding two first places in the two races held

· The regatta program for the May Day holiday includes two trapeze-type events at the Cíes Islands anchorage and the prize-giving ceremony for the winners

With only one day left to go before the competition ends, the 50 boats that are taking part in the 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy on this May Day weekend fought tooth and nail on the coast between Combarro and Baiona held this Sunday in the Rías Baixas.

After more than two hours of waiting due to lack of wind inside the Pontevedra estuary, and with the fleet impatient because of their desire to haggle, the starts of the different classes (ORCs and J80) were not without controversy.

When the race committee honked for the ORCs, three boats from Vigo with title aspirations, Víctor Carrión’s Bon III, Julio Rodríguez’s Magical and the Pérez Canal brothers’ Aceites Abril, were out of line. The three had to resume the start to be able to continue in competition, but only two of them did. El Bon III, who had been leading the ORC 1-2-3 since the first day, failed to comply and was disqualified.

The J80s didn’t have a smooth start either. With 10 seconds left for the committee to start sailing towards Baiona, a large part of the fleet was already out of line due to a role of wind and the start had to be repeated. The field was readjusted and the black flag was raised, which would imply the disqualification of any boat that crossed the line during the minute before the start. The only boat affected was Antonio Francisco Gómez’s Arriscao, which was left out of the test.

After these incidents with the starts, sailing, with a couple of exceptions, was very tight, a clear sign of the crews’ desire to fight the regatta with all possible means and gain a place in the honorary positions of the classification.

Aceites Abril and Magical were always in the lead, with Yess Too at their stern without losing sight of them. The rest of the fleet sailed in a handkerchief along the Costa de la vela and the inner face of the Cíes archipelago and it was not until they reached Carallones, a mandatory beacon, that some began to mark positions and extend distances inland. the bay of Baiona, where the finish line was placed in front of the Parador Nacional.

Aceites Abril competing today heading to Baiona © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 1-2-3 class , the out-of-line of Bon III, who had been the leader of the previous day, made him fall to the last position. The stage victory went to Aceites Abril of the Pérez Canal, but Ramón Ojea’s Sailway overtook them in the general classification thanks to the two second places it achieved in the two tests held so far. Those from Canido are first followed by Aceites, Magical and Narval, which are tied on points in second, third and fourth position.

Sailway leads the overall ORC 1-3 © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 4 class , Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.1 (RCN Vigo), the only one with two consecutive victories, is one of the most solvent boats in the competition. Two first places with which, if he manages to maintain his streak this Monday, he would win the trophy. The Unus of Luis García Trigo (MRCYB), with provisional silver; and La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño), with bronze; second and third place were exchanged with respect to the previous day.

Deep Blue leads the ORC 4 classification © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC class 5, the Balea Dous (RCN Rodeira) from Cangues, led by Luis Pérez, were the best of the day and having won the stage allowed them to rise to second place overall, in which Victor Manuel’s Nahela Álvarez (CD Alagua) is still in the lead. The Squid II of Francisco Lusquiños (CN Portonovo) is third.

Nahela leads overall ORC 5 © Clara Giraldo

In the A2 class , the Salaño Dos owned by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure (RCN Vigo) is the other boat that, together with the Deep Blue, was able to repeat the victory on this second day. In this way, he consolidates his privileged position at the top of the provisional podium with the Aquilón by Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro (MRCYB); and the Asante Sana by Juan Carlos Trabazos and Joaquin Dasilva (LM Bouzas) in the second and third drawer respectively.

Okofen leads the general of J80 © Clara Giraldo

In the J80 real-time competition, the Okofen was first across the finish line and this stage win allowed him to jump from third to first position. It holds the provisional gold with four points, the same as the Rampage, which remain in the silver position. In third position is Marías by Manel Cunha.

The ORC fleet sailing today in the Bay of Baiona © Clara Giraldo

The 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy, which closed Sunday with a seafood dinner at the Monte Real Club de Yates, will come to an end this Monday, the May 1 holiday, with the last two races of the competition: two routes in the shape of a trapezoid that the entire fleet will compete in the anchorage of the Cíes Islands. In the afternoon, around half past six, the awards ceremony will be held, attended by Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fisheries, Inés González Megido; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete Lasa; and the vice president of the MRCYB, Alejandro Retolaza.

 


REPSOL 2023 TROPHY 45th SPRING REGATA
Provisional general classification after holding 2 tests
(Day 1: Baiona – Combarro + Day 2: Combarro – Baiona)

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO
2. APRIL OILS · LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL · RCN VIGO
3. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. UNUS LUIS GARCÍA TRIGO MRCYB
3. THE BLACK MOCK JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP

ORC-CLASS 5

1. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
2. BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · RCN RODEIRA
3. SQUID II · FRANCISCO LUSQUIÑOS · PORTONOVO NPP

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO · JACOBO VECINO AND BRENDA MAURE · RCN VIGO
2. AQUILÓN · ROBERTO TELLE AND GENOVEVA PEREIRO · MRCYB
3. ASANTE SANA · JUAN CARLOS TRABAZOS AND JOAQUIN DASILVA · LM BOUZAS

J80 CLASS

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
2. RIOT · JAVIER AGUADO · MRCYB
3. MARÍAS · MANEL CUNHA · MRCYB

El Trofeo Repsol empieza a definir su clasificación tras la jornada inaugural

 

· El Bon III, el Deep Blue 2.1, el Nahela y el Salaño Dos se colocaron en cabeza de la clasificación provisional de las diferentes clases de ORC en la 45º Regata de Primavera – Trofeo Repsol

· En la clase J80 el regreso del Okofen de Javier de la Gándara tras unos meses en stand by y el sorpasso del Solventis Ribadeo de Manuel Jiménez fueron los aspectos más destacados de la primera etapa disputada este sábado

· La 45º Regata de Primavera supuso el estreno en competición del nuevo combustible 100% renovable, elaborado a base de residuos y con cero emisiones de Repsol, que surtió a las embarcaciones de apoyo de la regata

· The Repsol del Monte Real Trophy has two days ahead of it: the Sunday coastal return from Combarro to Baiona and the trapezes scheduled for Monday’s holiday in the area of the Cíes islands anchorage

 

The 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy began to define its classifications this Saturday after the first of the three days of competition that will be held in the Rías Baixas until next Monday under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona.

In this first stage, the route for the 50 participating boats was the little more than 23 miles that separate the Baionesa bay from the interior of the Pontevedra estuary, a route that the fastest boats completed in almost four and a half hours, on a cloudy day, with mist , some occasional showers and a wind not too intense but enough not to stall the fleet.

El Magical during the first day – Photo Clara Giraldo

The largest boats, grouped in the ORC 1-2-3 class , were the fastest to complete the slightly over 23-mile run between Baiona and Combarro. The Magical of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, skippered by Julio Rodríguez, crossed the finish line first after 4 hours and 22 minutes of sailing. The Swan 42 managed to win in real time against Yess Too owned by Rui Ramada (MRCYB) and Aceites Abril owned by the Pérez Canal brothers (RCN Vigo), both Swan 45s.

Bon III as it passes through Carallones – Photo Clara Giraldo

The three of them remained at the head of the fleet throughout the entire journey, with different strategies and different board choices but with very similar results. Behind them, two smaller boats, Víctor Carrión’s Bon III (CN Punta Lagoa) and Ramón Ojea’s Sailway (CM Canido) stood out for their good work in the regatta. Despite having less length, they did not lose sight of the largest at any time and this benefited them when the race committee compensated the times, allowing them to finish first and second respectively. The third box on the provisional podium is occupied by the Narval of José Antonio Portas (CN Vilagarcía).

In the ORC class 4 , one of the tightest, where a large part of the fleet sailed without achieving large margins over its closest rivals, took victory one of the crews who are regulars on the podiums of the competitions in the Rías Baixas, the Deep Blue of Vicente Cid (RCN Vigo). He achieved victory in the first stage, beating La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño) and Unus by Luis García Trigo (MRCYB) who, pending what happens in the next two days, hold the silver and the provisional bronze.

The fleet sailing towards Combarro with Cies in the background – Photo Clara Giraldo

The ORC 5 class dispute was resolved with the victory of Nahela, the guard boat skippered by Víctor Manuel Álvarez (CD Alagua). Two crews from the Morrazo area, Iñaki Carbajo’s Cinco Islas Albariño (CN Beluso) and Luis Pérez’s Balea Dous (RCN Rodeira) will fight to snatch the first position from the second and third place they achieved this Saturday.

In the A2 class , the couple formed by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure, recent winners of the CdeC Trophy in the same category, once again showed their four-handed navigation skills, winning on this first day with Salaño Dos, from Real Vigo Yacht Club. Along with them, only one other boat finished the test, the Aquilón of Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro, from the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Departure of the J80 fleet – Photo Clara Giraldo

In the J80 class , one of the news of the day was the return to competition, after a few months on standby, of Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen. With his usual crew, the skipper from Vigo showed that he had not lost steam, making it very difficult for Javier Aguado’s Alboroto, who started as favourite. Both maintained an intense one-on-one, very close throughout the entire course and at the head of the fleet. But in the last section, already towards the interior of the Pontevedra estuary, Solventis Ribadeo, owned by Manuel Jiménez, gave the surprise of the day. He picked up a great pace and passed them all, taking more and more distance from them. He finished first and took the stage victory ahead of Alboroto and Okofen, who came second and third respectively.

Solventis leads the J80 overall – Photo Clara Giraldo

This first day of the Monte Real Spring Regatta, which ended with a snack and a concert in Combarro, marked the debut in competition of Repsol’s new fuel , 100% renewable and with zero emissions. The support boats of the Bayonés club went out into the water with this fuel made from waste, with which the energy company seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. For Monte Real it was the first test of a fuel that the club hopes to be able to use in the J80 World Cup that it is organizing next September.

Before that, it will be used again this Sunday and Monday in the two days that remain for the Repsol Trophy. The Sunday stage will mean the return of the fleet to Baiona from Combarro. The start, if the weather allows it, will be given at twelve noon and the participants will have 23 miles ahead of them with a reverse route to that of the opening day. In the afternoon, once the race is over, the crews will be able to enjoy a seafood dinner in the Monte Real gardens before the final stage on Monday.


REPSOL 2023 TROPHY 45th SPRING REGATA
Provisional general classification after holding 1 test (Baiona – Combarro)

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. BON III VICTOR CARRIÓN PUNTA LAGOA NPP
2. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO
3. NARVAL · JOSÉ ANTONIO PORTAS · CN VILAGARCÍA

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP
3. UNUS · LUIS GARCIA TRIGO · MRCYB

ORC-CLASS 5

1. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
2. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUSO
3. BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · RCN RODEIRA

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO · JACOBO VECINO AND BRENDA MAURE · RCN VIGO
2. AQUILÓN · ROBERTO TELLE AND GENOVEVA PEREIRO · MRCYB

J80 CLASS

1. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO · MANUEL JIMENEZ · MRCYB
2. RIOT · JAVIER AGUADO · MRCYB
3. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB

 

 

The Repsol Trophy puts the Spanish Sportboat Championship at stake this year

 

· The classic Monte Real Club de Yates Spring Regatta celebrates its forty-fifth edition this year, once again winning the Repsol Trophy and including as a novelty one of the appointments of the Spanish Sportboat Championship

· The tests, which will consist of two coastal routes through the Rías Baixas and two trapeze or two canes in a field located in the surroundings of the Cíes Islands, will be held on April 29 and 30 and the May 1 holiday

· In the absence of several days before the registration period closes, there are already more than 50 boats registered to participate in a test that is expected to bring together more than 300 sailors from different clubs in the northwest of the peninsula

The Monte Real boats that support this regatta will be supplied with a new fuel created by Repsol, a renewable fuel with zero net emissions produced from waste

Official presentation of the Repsol Trophy today in Baiona – Photo © Clara Giraldo

This Wednesday, a new edition of the classic Monte Real Club de Yates Spring Regatta was officially presented in Baiona, which this year celebrates its forty-fifth edition. It is also the twenty-third that has been held as a Repsol Trophy, thanks to the collaboration of the energy company with the Bayonés club. And this year, as a novelty, it includes, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, the celebration of one of the appointments of the Spanish Sportboat Championship, the one corresponding to the northern zone.

With several days to go before the registration period closes, the list of entries clearly shows the interest of the different fleets from northern Spain and Portugal to participate in this historic event, in which the organization expects more than 300 to participate. sailors. Right now there have already been more than fifty boats registered and it is more than likely that the number will continue to increase until the weekend.

Saturday will be the first day of competition with a coastal route that will start from the Bay of Baiona and will continue to the vicinity of Combarro, where the crews will spend the night waiting to return to Baiona on Sunday. This reverse route of the Sunday day, between Combarro and Baiona, will be the second scoring test of the trophy, which will only have the two technical tests scheduled for Monday. On May 1st the different fleets (ORC, J80, Figaros) will meet at the anchorage of the Cíes Islands. There, in front of the majestic archipelago, the race committee will give the teams two more options to score points in the classification, with two tests that could be, depending on the weather conditions, either the trapeze or poles type.

If the organization’s forecasts are met and the weather offers good conditions, all the races will begin around noon and end throughout the afternoon, with a tasting and leisure time for the sailors on Saturday at the Marina de Combarro and on Sunday and Monday at the Monte Real Club de Yates, where the awards ceremony for the winners of this edition will also be held on the last day.

In the previous edition, the winners were Magical by Julio Rodríguez (RCN Vigo), Sagar V by Rolando Andrade (Ro Yacht Club), Secolite by Javier Rey (MRCYB), Yess by Rui Ramada (MRCYB), Alboroto by Javier Aguado (MRCYB) and the Bouvento by Óscar José Comesaña.

Speech by Alejandro Retolaza – Photo © Clara Giraldo

In the official presentation of the event, held this Wednesday at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates, the vice-president of the club, Alejandro Retolaza, highlighted the more than four decades that he has been celebrating what he qualified as “one of the great events with heavy sailing in Galicia, which is attended every year by the best crews”. “A long journey -he said- that we have covered, for the most part, hand in hand with a luxury partner like Repsol, with whom we share philosophy and objectives” .

Intervention by Inés González Megido – Photo © Clara Giraldo

One of these objectives is to continue reducing, more and more, the environmental footprint of the club’s facilities and competitions, and in this sense, Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fishing, Inés González Megido, announced the premiere, in this regatta, of a renewable fuel with zero net emissions for support vessels. “Repsol is proud to contribute one more year to this sporting event and to do it, furthermore, in this way, reducing the CO2 footprint thanks to our renewable fuel produced from waste” .

Speech by Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The commodore of the club, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, also participated in the presentation of this new edition of the Repsol Trophy, who recalled that anyone who wants to can follow the two initial tests, the coastal ones on Saturday and Sunday, over the Internet, via mobile, tablet or computer, from the Monte Real Club de Yates website.

Intervention by Daniel Benavides – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The provincial head of Sports of the Xunta de Galicia, Daniel Benavides, assured that the Galician government will continue supporting the sport of sailing and especially competitions like this one, a high-level qualified event and that it will be, he said, a real success.

Intervention by Gorka Gómez – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The deputy for Sports of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez, highlighted the relevance of a competition with 45 years of history and a club that, according to him, is a national benchmark for the sport of sailing. The provincial sports manager also thanked the Monte Real Club de Yates on behalf of the Provincial Council for promoting the Rías Baixas as a key tourist destination in Galicia with its initiatives.

Intervention by Carlos Gómez – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The person in charge of closing the press conference held at the Monte Real Club de Yates was the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez, who wished the club all the best in this kick-off of the heavy sailing season. “Betting on Monte Real is betting on Baiona and our neighbors, and that is why we will always be by the club’s side, supporting all its events, from which our town also benefits.”

 

 

45th SPRING REGATA REPSOL TROPHY
SPANISH SPORTBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday April 29 · 12:00 Baiona – Combarro coastal tour
Sunday April 30 · 12:00 Coastal tour Combarro – Baiona
Monday May 1 12:00 Trapezes or canes / 18:30 Awards ceremony

Vigo and Baiona share the great prizes of the CdeC Trophy

 

· Crews from Vigo, Punta Lagoa and Baiona were winners in the different categories put into play in the two regattas of the CdeC Trophy with which the Monte Real Club de Yates inaugurated its cruise season

· The competition took place on a double stage, along the Pontevedra and Vigo estuaries, with departures from the vicinity of the Marina Combarro and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which collaborated in the sporting event

· In just one week and coinciding with the May Day long weekend, Monte Real will put into play the 45th edition of its classic Spring Regatta, which once again is the Repsol Trophy

Departure of the J80 fleet in Vigo © Clara Giraldo

The Monte Real Club de Yates successfully launched its 2023 cruise season this Saturday with the celebration of the CdeC – Amura Trophy, which brought together more than fifty sailboats from the main Galician yacht clubs in the Rías Baixas.

The competition took place on a double stage, along the Pontevedra and Vigo estuaries, with departures from the vicinity of the Marina Combarro and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which collaborated with the Bayonés club in the sporting event.

The smallest fleet, the one that left Combarro, was also the earliest. Seven boats started five minutes after noon with conditions that coincided with the reports provided by the committee. A south-westerly wind above ten knots that made it easier for them to push towards Baiona.

Ronautica Marinas ORC Combarro© Clara Giraldo

Two boats, the Narval from the Club Náutico de Vilagarcía, skippered by José Antonio Portas; and the Nahela of the Alagua Sports Club (A Guarda), led by Víctor Manuel Álvarez; they quickly took the lead, leaving the rest of the boats at their stern during the entire course. They kept up a very interesting one-on-one until the end, but the time compensation gave Ronáutica Marinas, led by Jorge Carneiro (CN San Telmo), the final victory. Nahela finished second and the Cinco Islas Albariño of Iñaki Carbajo (CN Beluso) closed the podium in third position.

Ronautica Marinas winner ORC Combarro-Vigo © Clara Giraldo

The fleet that departed from Combarro covered a total of 23 miles and the route for the boats that departed from Vigo, which heard the departure horn just after two in the afternoon with 17 knots from the southeast, was 12 miles.

Yess Too and Magical in the background during the coastal © Clara Giraldo

The fastest to complete that distance was Yess Too, owned by Rui Ramada, from Monte Real, which took just over two hours to cross the finish line. The outstanding Portuguese skipper was the fastest but the time compensation made him fall to third position behind Bon III of Víctor Carrión (CN Punta Lagoa) and Magical of Julio Rodríguez (RCN Vigo), who stayed at the gates to revalidate the victory of the previous edition.

Bon III, winner in ORC 1-3 © Clara Giraldo

Thus, the ORC 1-2-3 class winners’ podium was configured, one of the five that entered the competition on the Vigo-Baiona route. In ORC 4, the steps of the podium were covered by the Deep Blue 2.1 of Vicente Cid (RCN Vigo), who achieved gold; La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño), who won the silver; and the bronze remained in Baiona thanks to the good performance of Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise.

Deep Blue, winner of ORC 4 © Clara Giraldo

There was also a category A Two, for teams made up only of a skipper and a crew member, in which Salaño Dos of the couple formed by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure (RCN Vigo) won, a very well-matched duo that for years has It has very well taken measures for this type of navigation. In second and third position were the Bonaventure of José Luis Ríos and María Jesús Montes (RCN Vigo); and the Aquilón by Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro (MRCYB).

Salano Dos, winner in A Dos © Clara Giraldo

The J80 monotypes, the largest fleet (23 units) and unrelated to time compensation, competed in real time and their dispute ended with Alboroto at the top of the podium. A new victory for one of the boats that is postulated as favorites of the Galician fleet for the J80 world championship.

Riot-victor J80 © Clara Giraldo

The crew, led by Juan Carlos Ameneiro, surpassed his clubmate, Fernando Yáñez, aboard the Cansino; and Kotablue Fibra Coruña 14/18 led by Esteban Martínez de la Escalera, from RCN A Coruña.

Bouvento, winner in Figaro © Clara Giraldo

The other one-design fleet, the Figaros, which competed within the ORC-4 category, also had its own classification, which was configured with Walter Pedro Sequeiros’ Bouvento in first position and Pilar Cid’s Tutatis in second.

Tutatis female winners © Clara Giraldo

The latter, the Tutatis, took the prize for the best female crew, an award that the Monte Real Club de Yates has established in practically all its competitions within the framework of its Women’s Sailing program, with which it intends to increase the presence of women in the regattas that are held in Galicia.

Once the competition was resolved and the final classifications published, the facilities of the Bayonés club hosted the awards ceremony for the winners, an act that was presided over by the General Director of the CdeC Group and sponsor of the event, Carlos Calo; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; and the vice president of the MRCYB, Alejandro Retolaza.

After saying goodbye to this first big date with the cruisers, at Monte Real they already have everything ready for their next regatta, which arrives in just a few days. The forty-fifth edition of its classic Spring Regatta, which once again is the Repsol Trophy, will be held next weekend, coinciding with the May Day holiday.

Departure of the ORC fleet in Vigo © Clara Giraldo

 

WINNERS OF CdeC TROPHY VIGO – BAIONA

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. BON III VÍCTOR CARRIÓN PUNTA LAGOA NPP
2. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO
3. YESS TOO RUI RAMADA MRCYB

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP
3. FEND LA BISE · JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE · MRCYB

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO JACOBO VECINO + BRENDA MAURE RCN VIGO
2. BONAVENTURE · JOSE LUIS RÍOS + MARÍA JESÚS MONTES · RCN VIGO
3. AQUILÓN RROBERTO TELLE + GENOVEVA PEREIRO MRCYB

J80 CLASS

1. ALBOROTO · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MRCYB
3. KOTABLUE – FIBER A CORUÑA – 14/18 ESTEBAN MARTÍNEZ DE LA COLINA RCN A CORUÑA

FIGARO CLASS

1. BOUVENTO WALTER PEDRO SEQUEIROS MRCYB
2. TUTATIS PILAR CID MRCYB

BEST FEMALE CREW

TUTATIS PILAR CID MRCYB

WINNERS OF CdeC TROPHY COMBARRO – BAIONA

ORC-CLASS

1. RONAUTICA MARINAS JORGE CARNERO RO YACHT CLUB
2. NAHELA · VÍCTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
3. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUS OR

Good wind and a large number of sailboats at the premiere of the Monte Real cruise season

 

· More than 50 crews participate this Saturday in the CdeC – Amura Trophy with which the Monte Real Club de Yates opens the 2023 cruise season

· The weather forecast announces good wind for the two regattas that will start from the estuaries of Pontevedra and Vigo and end in the Bay of Baiona

Departure from a previous edition – Photo © Rosana Calvo

More than 50 sailboats (56 registered at this time) will participate this Saturday in the CdeC – Amura Trophy, with which the Monte Real Club de Yates opens its 2023 cruise season. A large influx of crews for a competition that will have a double aspect, with two different departures for the same finish.

The smallest fleet will depart from Combarro, made up of 8 boats belonging to different yacht clubs such as Vilagarcía, Aguete, San Telmo, Beluso, Boiro, Tui, Combarro and Baiona. They will have about 22 miles to go until they finish.

The passing of a previous edition in front of Vigo – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The rest of the sailboats, mainly from more southern clubs such as Vigo, Canido, Baiona, Punta Lagoa, Bouzas, Rodeira or Castrelo de Miño, will depart from Vigo, divided into different classes. There will be several ORC categories, a special A Two for the smallest crews, made up of only two people; and one more for the J80, which with 22 registered, make up the fleet with the greatest presence in the trophy. For all of them, the route will be somewhat shorter, about 15 miles.

Although the typical spring variations could cause last-minute changes in the weather, everything indicates that the conditions will be very good for navigation, with southerly winds that will almost certainly always blow above 10 knots, reaching to reach gusts of up to 20 knots at times. There will be, yes, many clouds and some rain.

A group of sailboats after leaving Vigo for Baiona – Photo © Rosana Calvo

This first Monte Real cruise ship regatta, sponsored by the CdeC Group and Amura, will end at seven in the evening at the facilities of the Baiones club with the awards ceremony for the winners.

 

New recognition for the MRCYB Adapted Sailing School

 

The Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Club de Yates has just received a new recognition for its work. The Baiona council awarded him a special mention at its VIII Sports Gala, held this weekend in the fishing village.

Final image of the VIII Baiona Sports Gala – Photo Alberto Rodríguez

The School, launched more than a decade ago, has as its main objective to offer people with functional diversity the possibility of practicing sailing on equal terms.

But although at first it was created solely for people with different disabilities (physical, sensory, intellectual or mental), in recent years it has been expanded and, currently, it also offers activities for the elderly, children under guardianship and women victims of gender violence.

Since its creation in 2012, hundreds of students from groups and associations from different parts of Galicia have passed through it to navigate the bay of Baiona in the club’s adapted boats.

The president and vice president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza, were in charge of receiving, on behalf of the club, the special mention for the Adapted Sailing School – Photo Miriam Rodríguez

The Monte Real Club de Yates explains to the most prestigious clubs in the world its work with the J80 fleet

 

· The commodore and the general director of the club, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui and Tatiana Arias, will participate from this Thursday to Saturday in Switzerland in the 9th ICOYC European and South American Conference

· The MRCYB was chosen as speaker of this biannual meeting of the members of the ICOYC (International Council of Yacht Clubs) that brings together the 45 main yacht clubs in the world

· The representatives of Monte Real explained to the attendees the work carried out by Monte Real with the J80 fleet since they decided to promote it 10 years ago until the achievement of the World Cup in 2023

The commodore and the manager of the MRCYB with the president of the ICOYC Leif Sigmond of the Chicaco Yacht Club

The Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona is participating these days in Switzerland as a speaker at the 9th ICOYC European and South American Conference, the forum that the members of the prestigious ICOYC (International Council of Yacht Clubs) celebrate biannually in different European countries.

The commodore of the club, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, and the manager, Tatiana Arias, were in charge of exposing this Thursday to the participants in the event, which is held until Saturday in the Swiss city of Gstaad, the work carried out by Monte Real with the J80 fleet.

They explained how 10 years ago the club decided to bet on this type of 8-meter monodesign, understanding that it was a more economical, safer, fun and technical boat, easier to handle for beginners and ideal for professionals to perfect themselves.

Presentation by the general director of the Monte Real Club de Yates, Tatiana Arias

They also told how in a decade of work they managed to considerably increase the number of units, going from zero to more than twenty; Specific competitions were created for the J80 and their own categories for this fleet were included in the club’s most important trophies.

And they ended by narrating how the initiatives put in place and the great evolution registered allowed them to organize, in recent years, two Spanish Championships of the class; and to be chosen, in this 2023, to celebrate the J80 World Championship, becoming the first club in Galicia to achieve this milestone.

Another of the topics addressed at this biannual congress was the Club’s Adapted Sailing School, in which people with disabilities sail throughout the year in adapted boats and with specialized trainers.

The commodore of Monte Real Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui and the vice commodore of the Norddeutsche Regatta Verein Gero Brugmann

9The ICOYC (International Council of Yacht Clubs) is an association that brings together the 45 main yacht clubs in the world with the aim of promoting sailing and improving the organization of activities and events. It includes, among others, the San Diego Yacht Club (USA), the Clube Naval de Cascais (Portugal), the Societe Nautique de Marseille (France), the Royal Yhames Yacht Club (London), the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (New Zealand), the Royal Natal Yacht Club (South Africa) or the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Canada).

The Monte Real Club de Yates managed to be accepted into the ICOYC in 2021 and since then has been chosen twice as a speaker at the biannual congresses.

Presented at FITUR the World J80 BAIONA 2023

 

· Authorities of the Xunta de Galicia and directors of the Monte Real Club de Yates presented this Friday at FITUR the WORLD CUP J80 BAIONA 2023

· After passing through Denmark (2021) and the United States (2022), the J80 world championship arrives in Spain to be held for the first time in Galicia

· Scheduled for the week of September 18 to 24, it will be one of the most important nautical events to be held throughout this year

· The best J80 sailors in the world will compete in this great international event in 80 sailboats coming from different countries of the 5 continents

This Friday the most important nautical event to be held in Galicia and one of the most important in Spain throughout this year was presented at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR): the MUNDIAL J80 BAIONA 2023.
Under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates, the Galician Rías Baixas will bring together, from September 18 to 24, the best J80 sailors in the world, who will compete in this great international event in 80 sailboats from different countries of the 5 continents .

After passing through Denmark (2021) and the United States (2022), this will be the first time that the world championship of the class will come to Galicia, a community that has been betting on these one-designs for years, with one of the most important fleets of Spain.

The president of the MRCYB José Luis Álvarez presents the World J80 Baiona 2023 at FITUR – Photo Rosana Calvo

In the presentation of the event, the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Álvarez, said he felt a mixture of pride and responsibility after having been chosen to organize “such a prestigious event, which will put the focus of the sailing world in Galicia he said . “We will once again demonstrate our club’s ability to organize major events and Galicia’s potential to host top-level sports competitions, offering visitors a unique environment,” he assured.

The second vice president of the Xunta spoke of the World Cup as the nautical sports event of the year in Galicia – Photo Rosana Calvo

The second vice president of the Xunta de Galicia, Diego Calvo, highlighted in his speech the importance of Galicia having this competition for the first time. “Baiona will become the world epicenter of sailing next September and we will have a unique opportunity to project tourism in the community and the capacity of Galicia to host top-level sporting events,” said Diego Calvo. With regard to nautical tourism, he valued “the unbeatable conditions for navigation and to have competitions like this world championship” .

The tourist promotion of Galicia that will be carried out to the whole world through this event together with the deseasonalization of tourism and boosting the economy of the area were some of the aspects in which the Director of Tourism of Galicia, Nava Castro, had an impact. when talking about the J80 World Cup that will be held in Baiona.

Speech by the Director of Tourism of Galicia Nava Castro – Photo Rosana Calvo

“Our community is closely linked to the world of sailing, since we have been holding numerous competitions for many years, so holding a World Cup in our waters is the culmination of all the efforts made by both the Galician government and the yacht clubs. and the different actors in the sector”concluded Nava Castro.

MRCYB Commodore Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui explained some details of the World Cup – Photo Rosana Calvo

The J80 Baiona 2023 World Cup arrives at the Monte Real Club de Yates just one year after hosting the prestigious 52 SUPER SERIES. “Despite the notable differences between one fleet and the other, and one competition and the other, there are several links between the two that we particularly like -says the MRCYB commodore, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui-, and it is that they are one-designs that compete in real time and with short and intense tracks, in which the tests acquire great emotion and are disputed with great rivalry. The show is guaranteed”.

Authorities at the presentation of the J80 World Cup Baiona 2023 at FITUR – Photo Rosana Calvo

This morning’s staging at the Galicia FITUR stand included the projection of a promotional video for the event and the announcement of the launch of the specific website for the World Cup:

https://www.j80worldsbaiona2023.com/

 

It was the starting signal for an appointment that will be presented shortly at the Monte Real Club de Yates, in a call in which all the details of this great nautical event will be announced.

J80 Baiona 2023 World Presentation at FITUR – Photo Rosana Calvo

In addition to the vice president of the Xunta de Galicia and the director of Tourism of Galicia, who took part in the presentation, numerous authorities were present at the event such as the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; and some athletes also attended, such as the Spanish champion of the J80 class, Javier Aguado.

A large number of people attended the presentation of the J80 World Cup at FITUR – Photo Rosana Calvo

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WORLD J80 BAIONA 2023
Mount Royal Yacht Club
Baiona Rías Baixas Galicia
18 – 24 September 2023
https://www.j80worldsbaiona2023.com/
secretaria@mrcyb.com · 986 385 000

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTOS AND VIDEO: PRESENTATION OF THE J80 BAIONA 2023 WORLD CUP AT FITUR

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !

Dear friends and friends,

In the next few days the current year will end, and for this reason I wish to convey to you on behalf of the Board of Directors and all the Club’s workers, our best wishes for these Christmas days and next year 2023.

It has been a year with an extraordinary sporting activity that those of us who practice the sport of sailing have enjoyed. In addition to our complete regatta calendar, we managed to bring the third most important competition in the world to Galicia for the first time, the SUPER SERIES, an event that once again positioned MRCYB on international circuits. We also organize, at the proposal of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, three Spanish championships: one complete and two finals.

The good work and professionalism of the entire MRCYB team also made it possible for us to organize the J80 class World Championship in 2023, one more reason to feel proud and grateful to those who have worked hard to achieve it.

As the Board of Directors, I would also like to express our gratitude to the institutional and private sponsors for their commitment to the MRCYB. And to the media that, with their collaboration, allow our sailing sport to reach society with greater amplitude.

And finally, as always, the most endearing memory for those who have left us and for their families. They will always be part of our memory.

Thank you all very much and Happy Holidays,

Jose Luis Alvarez
President MRCYB

El Alboroto closes a spectacular season after winning the Gestilar J80 Autumn League

 

· The J80 led by Juan Carlos Ameneiro managed to climb to the top of the Monte Real Club de Yates one-design league podium this Saturday, which has been taking place in Baiona since last October

This victory is the perfect finishing touch for the crew to a spectacular season in which they became Spanish J80 Champions and managed to win the Conde de Gondomar, Repsol and Comunica trophies

· The sights of the crew that under the leadership of Ameneiro complete Javier Aguado, Javier Lago and Juan Lago are already set on the J80 World Championship to be held next year in Baiona

· Bruno Gago’s Solventis Ribadeo and Chisco Catalán’s Bica won the silver and bronze medals of the Gestilar J80 Autumn League with which the MRCYB closes its 2022 sports calendar

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto was the winner of the Gestilar J80 Autumn League – Photo © Rosana Calvo

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto won this Saturday the Gestilar J80 Autumn League that had been taking place since last October in Baiona Bay under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

He did it, moreover, forcefully, achieving two victories in the two tests held and being, once again, the best of the stage, something he had already achieved in four of the five days that included the one-design group, having only escaped the triumph of the third phase at the hands of Solventis Ribadeo.

The team that under the leadership of Ameneiro completes Javier Aguado, Javier Lago and Juan Lago, was undoubtedly the best in the championship. He ended up with partial scores of 1-1-1-8-4-2-2-1-1 and 21 points in the final standings; and received his award from the delegate of Gestilar in Galicia, Alfonso López; and the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Álvarez.

The award was the perfect finishing touch to a spectacular season. El Alboroto began 2022 with the disappointment that the Winter League escaped them at the hands of Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, but from second position, he made it very clear that this season he was going to wage war in the water. And so he did.

In April they won the Comunica Trophy, in May the Repsol Trophy, and in July the Conde de Gondomar Trophy. They were the appetizers of one of the key calls of the season for the J80 fleet, the Spanish Championship, in which they had all their sights set. They went all out and did not disappoint, becoming national class champions.

La Liga Winning Rampage Crew – Photo Roy Alonso

Now, with this new victory in the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, the Rampage closes 2022 with a more than positive annual balance. Its leader, Juan Carlos Ameneiro, was very satisfied for having more than met -he said- expectations. “We have been improving month by month and we have also done so within a fleet that is increasingly competitive. The truth is that it has been a very good year and we are very happy with the results”.

El Alboroto says goodbye to the year with the feeling of homework done, but already announces that, after the well-deserved rest from the impasse of the Christmas holidays, he will return with more enthusiasm if possible to the competitions. In their sights they have the great event of the 2023 J80 World Cup, which the Monte Real Club de Yates will organize in September in Baiona. It is the first world championship of the class to be held in Galicia and the Ameneiro crew hopes to achieve a great result.

“We have a very close team -says Ameneiro- with a very firm structure, which we have maintained and will continue to maintain without variations for the World Cup. The hard core is formed and now what interests us is to continue advancing in some aspect in which we can still give more of ourselves, such as sailing in stronger winds”.

Until then, Ameneiro’s men will continue to face off against the large J80 fleet that has been revealed in this latest edition of the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, one of the most competitive in recent years.

Solventis Ribadeo achieved a great result in its first participation in the Autumn League – Photo © Clara Giraldo
Solventis Ribadeo took the silver of the league – Photo Roy Alonso

After five days and ten events held, and after first place for Alboroto (21 points), the winners’ podium was completed by Solventis Ribadeo led by Bruno Gago, César Conde, Sebastián Hermida and Manuel Javier Álvarez (33 points); and Bica de Chisco Catalán, Laureano and Jaime Wizner and Jesús González-Llanos (48 points). They hung the silver and bronze and received their trophies from the Sports deputy of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez; and the Councilor for Sports of Baiona, Andrea Pérez.

The Catalan Bica de Chisco finished in third position – Photo © Rosana Calvo
Bica crew third classified – Photo Roy Alonso

Fourth and fifth position went to Nano Yáñez’s Cansino (52 points) and Nicolás Ángel Álvarez’s Pezoas (77 points), the latter being the boat, together with Guillermo Blanco’s I3D Atlántico, in sixth position, the best Results were obtained from those who are not part of the Baiona J80 fleet, since they sail under the pennants of the Redes Maritime Club and the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña respectively.

Manel Cunha’s Marías was penalized for joining the competition late – Photo © Clara Giraldo

Among the teams that failed to sneak into the podium or Top 5 positions, the Marías of the Portuguese Manel Cunha deserves special recognition, for which his late entry into the competition (he joined the league months after it started ), weighed him down to ninth position, despite having quasi-perfect partials of 1-1-1-1-2-2 in the tests he played.

Thus, with the closure of the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, the Monte Real Club de Yates also closes its 2022 sports calendar, in which having brought the TP52 SUPER SERIES to Galicia, and celebrated the Championships of España de J80, cruisers and women’s sailing, were some of the most outstanding events, along with the traditional Conde de Gondomar, Príncipe de Asturias (and National Sailing Awards), Comunica and Repsol Trophy, Galician Championship of A Dos and the non-competitive Rías Baixas Route.


FINAL CLASSIFICATION (TOP 10) GESTILAR J80 AUTUMN LEAGUE
After the dispute of 10 tests in 5 days from October to December

1. RIOT · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB · 21 POINTS
2. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO · BRUNO GAGO · MRCYB · 33 POINTS
3. BICA · CATALAN CHISCO · MRCYB · 48 POINTS
4. TIRED FERNANDO YÁÑEZ MRCYB 52 POINTS
5. PEZOAS NICOLÁS ÁNGEL ÁLVAREZ CM REDES 77 POINTS
6. I3D ATLÁNTICO GUILLERMO BLANCO RCN A CORUÑA 78 POINTS
7. MONDO BERNARDO MACEDO MRCYB 79 POINTS
8. SPACO · SANTIAGO ESTÉVEZ · MRCYB · 80 POINTS
9. MARÍAS · MANEL CUNHA · MRCYB · 86 POINTS
10. NAMASTÉ LUIS DE MIRA MRCYB 86 POINTS

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Baiona will crown this weekend the best J80 of autumn in Galicia

 

· The Gestilar J80 Autumn League celebrates this Saturday from three in the afternoon the last three tests with which the final podium of the competition will be defined

· The Rampage from its position of leader and with a margin of 6 points over the second is the one with the most ballots to win the final victory

· The Solventis Ribadeo, the Bica and the Cansino are, in that order, the crews that have the best scores together with the Alboroto

The J80 of the Autumn League will be played from the last three tests – Photo © Clara Giraldo

Baiona will crown this weekend the best J80 of the autumn in Galicia in the last day of the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, the one-design competition that the Monte Real Club de Yates has been holding in the waters of the bay since last October.

More than twenty J80s from different parts of Galicia and Portugal will face each other in the fifth and final stage, in which three new tests are expected to be put into play. Starting at three in the afternoon and with a weather forecast announcing good conditions for haggling (southern component winds between 8 and 12 knots), the crews will meet again in the six upwind and six downwind courses that will mean the windward leeward courses. prepared by the race committee.

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto is the one with the best chance of winning the final victory – Photo © Clara Giraldo

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto, from his position of leader and with a margin of 6 points over the second classified, is the one with the most ballots to win the final victory. Solventis Ribadeo, in which Malalo Bermúdez, Alberto García and Bruno Gago alternated at the helmsman; Bica, skippered by Chisco Catalán, and Cansino, headed by Fernando Yáñez are, in that order, the teams that have, together with Alboroto, the best scores, grouped in a range of 8 points. It also happens that Bica and Cansino are tied on points in third and fourth position.

Once the dispute in the water is over, the crews will meet on land for the celebration, at eight o’clock in the afternoon, of the awards ceremony, in which the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Álvarez; the delegate of Gestilar in Galicia, Alfonso López; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; and the sports deputy of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez.

The final point of the competition will be a fraternization dinner at the Monte Real Club de Yates, in which all the shipowners and sailors participating in the Gestilar J80 Autumn League will participate.


PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (TOP 10) GESTILAR J80 AUTUMN LEAGUE
In the absence of the celebration, this Saturday, of the last day of competition

1. RIOT · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB · 19 POINTS
2. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO · BRUNO GAGO · MRCYB · 25 POINTS
3. BICA · CATALAN CHISCO · MRCYB · 33 POINTS
4. TIRED FERNANDO YÁÑEZ MRCYB 33 POINTS
5. I3D ATLÁNTICO GUILLERMO BLANCO RCN A CORUÑA 49 POINTS
6. PEZOAS NICOLÁS ÁNGEL ÁLVAREZ CM DE REDES 59 POINTS
7. MONDO BERNARDO MACEDO MRCYB 60 POINTS
8. NAMASTÉ LUIS DE MIRA MRCYB 62 POINTS
9. SPACO · SANTIAGO ESTÉVEZ · MRCYB · 67 POINTS
10. WAIKIKI ANDRÉS GÓMEZ MRCYB 68 POINTS

 

High tension in the Autumn League Gestilar J80

 

· Several unexpected conditions made the third day of the Monte Real one-design championship one of the most exciting so far

· After not having participated in the first two stages, the Marías of the Portuguese Manel Cunha joined the competition this Saturday, beating the rest of the fleet in the two tests held

· An off-line in the second test of the day caused Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto to lose the leadership, which was relegated to second position behind Alberto García’s Solventis Ribadeo

· In addition to the arrival of Marías and the disqualifications for being out of line, the entry into play of a discard further adjusted the table of a league that announces excitement until the end

The Marías of the Portuguese Manel Cunha made a spectacular entrance in competition – Photo Roy Alonso

High tension in the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, with a very close table of results after the celebration, this Saturday in the Rías Baixas, of the penultimate round. Several unexpected conditions made the third of the five stages of the one-design championship organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates one of the most exciting to date.

One of the surprises of the day was given by the Marías of the Portuguese Manel Cunha, who after not having participated in the first two days, made a stellar entry into the competition, winning the two tests held this Saturday. The Portuguese crew was full of victories, but with its scarcity of races disputed it will be difficult to access the podium positions from the 18th position it currently occupies.

Less surprising was the climb to the top of the standings for Solventis Ribadeo, who after his great performance on the previous day with Malalo Bermúdez at the helm, this Saturday, with Alberto García leading the team, managed to maintain his good work and his streak in the results. He signed two second places that allow him to hang, temporarily, the gold of the competition.

Alberto García’s Solventis Ribadeo was placed at the top of the table – Photo Roy Alonso

Worse luck was experienced by one of the favorites to win the Gestilar J80 Autumn League, Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto. The current champion of Spain in the class made an out of line and lost the lead he had had since the first day, being relegated to second position behind Solventis.

After first place for Solventis with 13 points and second for Alboroto with 15 points, Bica de Chisco Catalán appears in third position with 17 points, which once again changed its crew, this time with Laureano. and Jaime Wizner on board, who were also joined by Jesús González-Llanos.

Fernando Yáñez’s El Cansino, in fourth position, is the boat that has the best chance of fighting for one of the honorary positions in the two days remaining before the end of the league. With two third places in the tests held this Saturday and after eliminating his worst result thanks to discarding, he is left with 22 points, quite close to the first three classified and far from the rest.

Below, a margin of just 5 points, between 32 and 36 points, are grouped by Andrés Gómez’s Waikiki; the Pezoas by Nicolás Ángel Álvarez; the I3D Atlántico by Guillermo Blanco and the Mondo by Bernardo Macedo.

The Gestilar J80 Autumn League is getting more and more exciting – Photo Rosana Calvo

These are the new figures in the boxes of a competition that is getting more and more exciting. The Gestilar J80 Autumn League returns to the waters of Baiona Bay on December 3 to put into play the fourth and penultimate of the five stages that the competition includes in this 2022. Three new tests on the program and three new opportunities for the crews to demonstrate their aspirations towards the achievement of the autumn title.


PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (TOP 10) GESTILAR J80 AUTUMN LEAGUE
After the celebration of the 3rd day (total: 6 tests) and with two more pending to play

1. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO ALBERTO GARCÍA MRCYB 13 POINTS
2. RIOT · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB · 15 POINTS
3. BICA · CATALAN CHISCO · MRCYB · 17 POINTS
4. TIRED FERNANDO YÁÑEZ MRCYB 22 POINTS
5. WAIKIKI ANDRÉS GÓMEZ MRCYB 32 POINTS
6. PEZOAS · NINCOLAS ÁNGEL ÁLVAREZ · CM DE REDES · 33 POINTS
7. I3D ATLÁNTICO GUILLERMO BLANCO RCN A CORUÑA 36 POINTS
8. MONDO BERNARDO MACEDO MRCYB 36 POINTS
9. NAMASTÉ LUIS DE MIRA MRCYB 45 POINTS
10. SPACO · SANTIAGO ESTÉVEZ · MRCYB · 47 POINTS

 

The J80 face a decisive day in the Gestilar Autumn League this Saturday

 

· The one-design competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates crosses the equator with the celebration of the third of the five planned stages

· Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto and Francisco “Chisco” Catalán’s Bica lead the standings separated by just two points

· If the weather allows two of the three tests scheduled for this Saturday to be played, the crews will be able to eliminate their worst result from the table

Three new tests this Saturday in the J80 Autumn League – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The J80 that this autumn will be played in the Rías Baixas in the Gestilar League of the Monte Real Club de Yates will live this Saturday a decisive day at the equator crossing of the competition, which will put into play, starting at three in the afternoon, the third of the five stages that make up the one-design championship.

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto and Francisco “Chisco” Catalán’s Bica lead the standings separated by just two points (they have 11 and 13 respectively). A little further down, in a range of seven points, are grouped together by Malalo Bermúdez’s Solventis Ribadeo (19 points), Real Club Náutico de A Coruña’s I3D Atlántico, led by Guillermo Blanco (24 points) and Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino ( 26 points).

Four crews from Baiona and one from A Coruña make up the Top 5 of a league in which 23 boats are playing for the title, most of them belonging to the J80 fleet of the Monte Real Club de Yates, and others from such diverse origins such as the Grupo Bazán Club (Ferrol), the We Do Sailing Club (Porto), the RCN A Coruña, the CN Portonovo or the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas.

23 crews participate in the Gestilar J80 Autumn League – Photo © Rosana Calvo

After holding three races on the first day and one on the second, the race committee, headed by Carlos Villar, is confident that they will be able to start three new rounds this Saturday, which would be the fifth, sixth and seventh of the competition. From the sixth, the long-awaited discard will come into play, which allows the crews to eliminate their worst result from the table.

If this happens, the teams that will benefit the most from the discard will be those that remained more or less constant in their positions, making very few mistakes. The clearest case is that of the first two classified: Alboroto and Bica, who finished all the previous tests in first and second position except on one occasion.

Those of Ameneiro arrive at this third stage with almost perfect partials of 1-1-1-8; and the Chisco Catalán crew has 2-2-7-2 on their markers. Both share a very weak result from which they will be able to get rid of in the discard and thus separate themselves from their most direct rivals, who did not manage to be so constant in their positions.

Another of the movements that usually occurs when a discard comes into play is the grouping, in the center of the table, of a good number of boats that are close in scores, offering greater excitement to the competition.

In principle, the weather forecasts for this Saturday are quite propitious, with a southerly component wind that will blow with sufficient intensity to allow the planned events to be held.

 

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (TOP 10) GESTILAR J80 AUTUMN LEAGUE

1. ALBOROTO · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB · 11 POINTS
2. BICA FRANCISCO “CHISCO” CATALAN MRCYB 13 POINTS
3. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO · MALALO BERMÚDEZ · MRCYB · 19 POINTS
4. I3D ATLANTIC · GUILLERMO BLANCO · RCN A CORUÑA · 24 POINTS
5. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MRCYB · 26 POINTS
6. MONDO BERNARDO MACEDO MRCYB 33 POINTS
7. NAMASTE · LUIS DE MIRA · MRCYB · 38 POINTS
8. SPACO · JAVIER MARTÍNEZ VALENTE · MRCYB · 42 POINTS
9. WAIKIKI ANDRÉS GÓMEZ MRCYB 44 POINTS
10. PEZOAS NICOLÁS ÁNGEL ÁLVAREZ CM OF NETWORKS 45 POINTS

The Monte Real Club de Yates is distinguished with the sports nautical merit cross

The Spanish Maritime Sports League has awarded the Baionese club this decoration for its “exemplary professional career”

“Commitment, tenacity, leadership and exemplary work for society” were some of the aspects valued

The president of the club, José Luis Álvarez, was in charge of collecting the cross at a seafood meal held at the Casino Principal in Guadalajara

The president of the MRCYB José Luis Álvarez poses after receiving the medal from the president of the FELAN José Carlos Tamayo

The Monte Real Club de Yates has just been distinguished with the cross of sports nautical merit awarded annually by the Spanish Maritime Sports League (Spanish Federation of Naval Leagues). “Commitment, tenacity, leadership and exemplary work for society” were some of the aspects valued when granting the Baionese club this distinction, which rewards, according to the opinion, a “exemplary career path”.

This new recognition comes to Monte Real Club de Yates in one of the most prolific years of recent decades, in which it not only hosted the prestigious TP52 SUPER SERIES, but was also responsible for organizing the J80 Spanish Championship, the Spanish Cruise Championship and the Final of the Women’s National Sailing League, in addition to all the regattas included in its usual sports calendar, among which the Prince of Asturias Trophy stands out, with the National Sailing Awards; and the Count of Gondomar Trophy.

Its inclusive and adapted sailing activities (for women victims of sexist violence, people with functional diversity, children in care and children with behavioral problems) and its “Vela en feminine” project that has been seeking to promote women in the world for years of sailing, were other aspects valued when granting the club this recognition.

The president of the MRCYB José Luis Álvarez with some of the authorities attending the event

The president of the MRCYB, José Luis Álvarez, was in charge of collecting the distinction, this weekend, at a seafaring fellowship meal held at the Principal Casino in Guadalajara. The act, led by the President of the FELAN (Spanish Federation of Naval Leagues), José Carlos Tamayo, included the singing of Salve Marinera and a toast to His Majesty King Felipe VI, honorary president of Monte Real.

Commemorative plaque delivered by the FELAN to the MRCYB

In addition to the nautical merit cross, José Luis Álvarez also collected diplomas and recognition pins for the rest of the Board of Directors of Monte Real, which includes Alejandro Retolaza (vice president), Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui (commodore), Francisco Pino (vice commodore), César Fernández-Casqueiro (secretary), Fernando Yáñez (treasurer), Miguel Font (member of facilities and projects), Margarita Cameselle (member of sporting events) and Genoveva Pereiro (member of foreign relations).

The decoration received by the club from Baiona is a golden Latin Cross, enameled in white, which bears in the center the circular shield of the Spanish Maritime League on a blue background and on its upper part some oak leaves that link it with a colored ribbon. Crimson red.

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