Adverse weather forced the opening of the J80 Winter League, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates, to be suspended for the second time.
· After a failed first attempt due to the absence of wind, the strong gusts recorded this afternoon prevented the inauguration of the classification again
· Before starting the race that was finally cancelled, the fleet observed a minute of silence in memory of sailor Gerardo Alonso
The weather once again played tricks on the J80s participating in the Winter League organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates this Saturday by preventing them, once again, from opening the scoring.
After a first failed attempt due to the absence of wind on what was to be the first day on January 26, the strong gusts recorded this afternoon again forced the committee to suspend the regatta day.
The cancellation occurred once the first leg had started, which was started with a wind of about 17 knots. The jota undertook the route normally but the arrival of a shower brought gusts of over 30 knots and the fleet began to suffer.
Problems were reported in several boats, even abandoning one of them, and the committee decided first to cancel the test and finally, and after verifying that the situation was not going to improve, the regatta day.
A day that began with a minute of silence in memory of sailor Gerardo Alonso, who died last weekend after a long illness; and that will resume next February 23.
