Month: April 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OVERALL WINNER

UNUS Punta Lagoa Yacht Club

ORC CLASS 1 – 2

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

ORC CLASS 3 – 4

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

J80 CLASS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RÍAS BAIXAS TOURISM TROPHY

ORC CLASS 1 – 2

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

ORC CLASS 3 – 4

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

J80 CLASS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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