Month: June 2016

· A day on safety at sea held this afternoon in Baiona with the participation of the Pesca 1 rescue helicopter started the countdown to the celebration of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race

· The ocean competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Angra Iate Clube departs this Sunday from the bay of Baiona heading to Terceira Island in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores

· Ten Spanish and Portuguese crews will compete for victory in a round trip of more than 1,600 miles that will end on July 23 in Baiona with the award ceremony for the winners

The countdown begins for the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, the ocean regatta organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube that was presented this morning in Baiona and that this weekend will depart from the Galician fishing village towards the Portuguese archipelago from Azores.

In just three days, on Sunday, July 3, at one in the afternoon, the first stage of the competition will start in the waters of the bay of Baiona, with its final destination in Angra do Heroismo, a town of some 35,000 inhabitants located in the Azorean Island Terceira. The ten participating boats must cover the 865 miles that separate both points, and do so in a maximum time of 9 days and 8 hours.

On Wednesday, July 13, once all the boats have arrived in the Azores, the Angra Iate Clube, co-organizer of the competition, will host the awards ceremony for the first stage, and just one day later, on Thursday, July 14, the exit to the second phase, back to Baiona. The participants will once again have more than 800 miles ahead of them to sail in a time limit of 224 hours.

The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will end on Saturday, July 23, at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities, with the award ceremony for the winners. The best boats of each stage and of the entire regatta will be distinguished in each of the categories, and prizes will also be awarded to the winners in real time.

Ten luxury crews from different parts of Spain and Portugal

Ten crews from different parts of Spain and Portugal will participate in the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, a fleet that, according to the president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez, “brings together many very good sailors from the current nautical scene”. At the presentation of the regatta, held this morning at the club’s facilities in Baiona, Álvarez assured that he was very satisfied with the great reception that this first edition of a competition has had that he hopes – he said – can be repeated every two years. “It is obvious , he stated, that it is a complicated test, which is not within the reach of any ship or crew. It requires good boats with great skippers and sailors on board, and in this sense I think the list of entries is very significant due to the quality of the participants”, assured José Luis Álvarez.

Among the crews that will fight for the victory of Baiona Angra is the one led by the national sailing prize and one of the most outstanding sailors in world ocean sailing, Unai Basurko, the only Spaniard to stand on the podium of a solo round-the-world trip with two scales. The Basque sailor will compete aboard the Pakea, a 50-foot Bavaria from Náutica Cadenote.

The 50-footer is also the Saint Maxime that will be skippered by Miguel Lago, one of the great names in nautical sailing in Galicia. The man from Vigo returns in 2016 to embark on a long-distance regatta across the Atlantic, an ocean that he has already crossed on several occasions with the Discovery Route. Winner of several world championships and the Fastnet Race, Lago will sail wearing a pendant from the Monte Real Club de Yates, as will Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui aboard the Txole.

Representing the Real Club Marítimo de Abra – Real Sporting Club will race the Free Spirit, with Pablo Toja at the helm; and Tucho Díaz will be in charge of leading the crew of the Moflete, from the Club Náutico de Beluso. The team of José Carlos Prista aboard the Xekmatt and José Rafael Ribeiro aboard the Cleopatra, are two of the Portuguese representatives of the fleet and will try to place the Portuguese flag on top of the Baiona Angra podium.

The Brumario of Alejandro Pazó, the Atlantis of the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas skippered by Iván Prieto, and the Dulcamara with Ángel López at the controls are other boats that will fight for the victory of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race.

A few days of safety at sea, a prelude to the competition

The Baiona Angra Atlántic Race was presented this morning in Baiona as part of a safety conference organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the collaboration of Gardacostas de Galicia, Salvamento Marítimo, Inaer and Viking, to train the crews that will participate in the regatta

Those in charge of opening the event, at the facilities of the Baiona yacht club, were the president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez, and the Head of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, José María Suárez Llanos. Next, the Fishing 1 Instructor Commander, Álvaro Espejo, and the SAR rescuer, José Luis Iglesias, gave talks on issues related to safety and rescue at sea.

In the afternoon the sessions moved to the sea. In the Bay of Baiona, several practical sessions were held with life rafts, smoke canisters, hand flares and parachute rockets. There were also three rescue drills with the Pesca 1 rescue helicopter, and an exhibition of safety and rescue material on the terrace of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

The day marked the beginning of the countdown to the celebration of what will undoubtedly be one of the great regatta events of the year, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube, with the collaboration of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, the Council of Baiona, the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroismo, Portos dos Açores and the Spanish and Portuguese sailing federations.

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MONTE REAL PREPARES FOR THE START OF THE BAIONA ANGRA ATLANTIC RACE WITH A DAY OF SAFETY AT SEA

· The Baiona yacht club organizes a whole day of talks, debates and practical rescue exercises in which the rescue helicopter Pesca 1 will participate

· It will be held next Thursday, June 30, and will include the presentation to the public of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, which will depart on Sunday for the Azores

· Guard coast guards of Galicia, Maritime Rescue, Inaer and Viking collaborate in a day in which it will be possible to visit an exhibition of security material

These days, the Monte Real Yacht Club is finalizing all the details for the celebration of what will undoubtedly be one of its most important sporting events in 2016, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, which will start next Sunday from the fishing village Galician course to the Azores archipelago.

The competition will be officially presented next Thursday the 30th as part of a sea safety conference organized by the Baiona club in collaboration with Gardacostas de Galicia, Salvamento Marítimo, Inaer and Viking to train the crews that will participate in the regatta.

Those in charge of opening the speeches, starting at half past ten in the morning, will be the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Álvarez , who will offer all the details of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race; and the Deputy Director General of the Galician Coast Guard Service, Lino Sexto Bermúdez , to present the program for the day.

Next, the Head of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, José María Suárez Llanos , will speak about maritime safety criteria and the SAR rescuer, José Luis Iglesias Durán , and the instructor commander of Pesca 1, Álvaro Espejo Saavedra , will give a talk on practical examples of rescue. They will talk about their work experience as members of a rescue team and explain how to act in case of danger at sea. At the end, a discussion will be opened with the attendees, who will be able to raise their doubts about security and rescue issues.

After the theoretical sessions in the morning, the safety session of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will continue in the afternoon with the practical part, which will include the participation of the Pesca 1 rescue helicopter . In the bay of Baiona there will be simulations of crew rescues from a ship to the helicopter, from a raft to the helicopter and from the sea to the helicopter . There will also be practices with life rafts, smoke canisters, hand flares and parachute rockets , and throughout the day, the Monte Real Yacht Club will also host an exhibition of rescue material .

For the security day, the capacity was completed days ago. A total of 60 people will take part in it, mainly sailors from the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, but the public who wishes will be able to see the rescue maneuvers that are carried out in the afternoon at sea from the areas surrounding the Bay of Baiona.

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· The athlete from the Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena won the victory after winning the Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and held this weekend in Baiona

· The Andalusian Nacho Zalvide of the Real Club Marítimo de Punta Umbría and the Galician Fran Piñeiro of the Escota Sailing Club won silver and bronze in a competition included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit

· The next sporting event of the Monte Real Yacht Club is one of the great nautical events of the year, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, which will start from the Galician fishing village next Sunday, July 3

Aboard the Samba Pati and with results that could hardly be improved, Antonio Maestre from Cartagena won the 2.4mR Class Iberian Championship this afternoon in Baiona, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club by delegation of the Royal Spanish Federation of Candle.

The Paralympic athlete from the Royal Club de Regatas de Cartagena arrived in Galicia ready to improve the bronze he achieved last March in the national class, and he did it with might. He signed four first places and one second in the total of six races held throughout the weekend in the Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta, included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit.

It was, he says, “a very technical competition, with a regatta course that is somewhat complicated by the currents, which you have to know how to understand very well to get good results”. But despite these currents, and despite breaking the boom strut, Maestre finally won the competition at a club where, he says, he feels at home. “Coming to Baiona is always a pleasure, because of how beautiful all this is and because of how well we are treated at Monte Real. When sailors ask us where we want to go sailing, Baiona is a place that always comes out, because it is a place where we feel very comfortable”.

The Andalusian sailor and coach Nacho Zalvide, from the Real Club Marítimo y de Tenis de Punta Umbría, stayed three points away from victory. The one from Huelva reached the final day as the provisional leader after the first tests, but he could not keep up with Maestre and ended up falling from the top of the podium to the second drawer.

The gold went, therefore, to Murcia, the silver to Andalusia, and the bronze went to Galicia, in the hands of the sailor from the Club de Vela Escota de Vigo, Fran Piñeiro. The Galician made it clear on Saturday, with a fourth place, that he wanted a place on the podium of the competition, and this Sunday he finally got it.

Already on the ground, Piñeiro was very satisfied with the results and, above all, with the evolution he is achieving in the season. He himself admits that he started out a little slow, but that little by little he is picking up the pace. He also says that this is influenced by the fact that, for some time now, he enjoys sailing much more because, as he assures, once he has qualified for the Rio Olympics, there is once again a great atmosphere among the sailors.

The Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class – Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta, included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit, ended with the award ceremony for the winners, in which the mayor and the Baiona accessibility councilor, Ángel Rodal and Policarpo Vilar; Iberdrola’s delegate in Galicia, Francisco Silva; Repsol’s Marine and Fisheries Manager, Inés González Megido; and the president and vice president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza.

The next competition of the Monte Real Club de Yates is one of the great events on the nautical scene this year, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, an ocean regatta that will depart next Sunday, July 3, from the Galician fishing village towards Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores.

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· The sailor and coach of the Royal Maritime and Tennis Club of Punta Umbría leads the championship after the first tests held today in the bay of Baiona

· His clubmate Borja Melgarejo from Seville occupies second place on the provisional podium and Rafa Andarias from Alicante is third

· The Iberian 2.4mR Championship organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club ends tomorrow, Sunday, with the last tests and the award ceremony

Baiona, June 25, 2016.- The sailor and technician of the Royal Maritime and Tennis Club of Punta Umbría, Nacho Zalvide from Huelva, was today the leader of the Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class that is held in Baiona under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of Vitaldent. The man from Huelva managed to climb to the first position of the provisional podium after achieving two first places and one second in the three races held in the bay of Baiona.

The competition, which is part of the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit, experienced a first regatta day with unbeatable conditions. Punctuality in the departure time and in the execution of the tests, sun and heat in the environment, and a good north wind that started blowing with about 12 knots and increased in intensity until reaching 16. The regatta committee launched three tests, each lasting about 40 minutes, in which the sailors had to complete a route set by buoys of just over two miles.

It was, according to Zalvide, “a very fun regatta, with a very gusty wind, very playful and very tactical”, which allowed them to “Enjoy sailing and continue preparing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics”, in which Arturo Montes, who is trained by Zalvide, will represent Spain in the 2.4mR Class. “We continue to train very hard and we are taking advantage of these regattas to test some changes we have made to the boat, with the aim of making everything perfect for the event”, assures the Huelva native.

Montes did not do too well today in the water and had to settle for sixth position, but his teammate on the Olympic team, Borja Melgarejo from Seville, won provisional silver in the championship.

Waiting for what happens tomorrow in the water, with the last three tests of the competition, the bronze is held by Rafa Andarias from Alicante, from the Club Náutico de Jávea, third overall just one point behind Melgarejo.

And in fourth position appears the first Galician representative, Fran Piñeiro, from the Club de Vela Escota. The rider from Vigo had a very good first round, in which he finished third, but was unable to maintain that result in the second and third races.

The Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class, which the Monte Real Yacht Club organizes by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation with the sponsorship of Vitaldent, and which is part of the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit ends tomorrow, Sunday with the last regattas points, starting at noon, and the award ceremony for the winners, at five in the afternoon in Baiona.

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· This weekend the Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class – Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta, of the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit is celebrated

· Among the participants will be the Sevillian sailor Arturo Montes, the Spanish representative at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

· The five-time champion of Spain Rafa Andarias and also a member of the 2016 Olympic team Borja Melgarejo will be other competitors

The Monte Real Club de Yates brings together this weekend in Baiona the elite of Spanish Paralympic sailing in the Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class – Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta, a competition included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit.

Among the participants will be Arturo Montes, Spanish representative at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games. The Sevillian athlete, who lost a leg in an accident after being run over by a boat while swimming, is currently one of the most outstanding sailors on the peninsular nautical scene.

Montes, from the Real Club Marítimo y de Tenis de Punta Umbría, arrives in Baiona occupying second place in the IV Iberdrola Circuit behind Rafa Andarias, another of the greats of the 2.4mR Class in Spain. With a physical disability that affects his lower limbs, the man from Alicante, from the Jávea Yacht Club, can boast of having achieved five Spanish championships at the age of 26. Last May, he also finished ninth in the World Championship held in Holland.

Another of the outstanding athletes who will compete in the Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta of Monte Real is the Murcian Antonio Maestre, from the Royal Regatta Club of Cartagena, who sails with a paralysis in his left arm. Andalusian Borja Melgarejo, teammate of Arturo Montes at the Real Club Marítimo y de Tenis de Punta Umbría and on the Rio 2016 Olympic team, will also be in Baiona this weekend.

The Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class that the Monte Real Club de Yates organizes by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and with the collaboration of the Galician and Portuguese Sailing Federations begins this Friday with a series of training regattas in which the athletes, coming from different parts of Spain and Portugal, will be able to take a first contact with the waters of the Bay of Baiona.

In the Atlantic, unlike the Mediterranean, the waves and the tides take on a very special role and are often decisive for the execution of the tests. Hence the importance of the training day that takes place prior to the start of the championship, so that the sailors can get used to the regatta field.

After today’s initial regattas, a skippers’ meeting and a fellowship dinner, the competition itself will begin tomorrow, Saturday at noon, with the first scoring races, and will end on Sunday with the final tests and the award ceremony, which will be held at five in the afternoon at the facilities of the Baionese club.

In the Iberian Championship that takes place this weekend, the participants sail in an individual boat of 4.20 meters in length, in which the sailor sits, leaving his head a few centimeters from the water. The 2.4mR class is a Paralympic modality since the Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney.

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· The club from Baiona organizes, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and with the sponsorship of Vitaldent, one of the most important adapted sailing competitions on the peninsula

· The championship, included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit, will begin next Friday with a training regatta and will continue this weekend with the scoring events

· Among the participants will be the representative of Spain in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in the 2.4mR class, Arturo Montes, the five-time national champion of the class, Rafa Andarias, and the Galicians Fran Piñeiro and José Manuel Otero

Baiona, June 21, 2016.- The Monte Real Club de Yates organizes this weekend, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and with the sponsorship of Vitaldent, the Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR class, included in the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit. It is the fourth year in a row that the club from Baiona is involved in one of the key events on the sailing scene, which is attended by numerous sailors from different parts of Spain and Portugal.

The fishing village of Baiona will be the scene of three days of regattas, a first of training, on Friday the 24th, and two more of competition during the weekend. Some 15 boats will take to the water, fighting for victory in several windward-leeward routes marked with buoys inside the bay.

A maximum of six races will be held, to which the regatta committee will start, both on Saturday and Sunday, at twelve noon. The weather forecasts announce sun and good wind, conditions that will allow both participants and the public to enjoy the competition.

This Vitaldent Adapted Sailing Regatta, in which the champion of the 2.4mR class will be decided, is also the second stage of the IV Iberdrola Paralympic Sailing Circuit, which began last April in Murcia, and in July and October will continue in Bizkaia and Malaga.

The circuit reaches Baiona with Rafa Andarias in the lead. The athlete from the Club Náutico de Jávea managed to reach the top of the provisional podium after the first tests held last April in Murcia, and will try not to go down the steps in the regattas this weekend. Andarias will haggle in waters that last year, despite being somewhat complicated to navigate, gave him great satisfaction and his fifth title as national champion in the 2.4mR class.

Along with Andarias this weekend will also be in Baiona, among others, Huelva sailor Arturo Montes, from the Punta Umbría Maritime Club, who will represent Spain at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and who is second in the general classification of the circuit Iberdrola. Another of the outstanding names on the circuit is Borja Melgarejo, from Club de Mar Puerto Sherry, who last year was left wanting to win the national championship in Baiona, having to settle for silver in the competition.

Sailing at home and representing Galicia in this Iberian Championship of the 2.4mR Class will be Fran Piñeiro and José Manuel Otero, from the Club Deportivo Vela Escota de Vigo; and from the neighboring country will arrive the Portuguese Manuel Soares and Fernándo Pintos, from the Sport Club do Porto, who also participated in the Spanish Championship of the class held last March in Valencia.

The competition organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the sponsorship of Vitaldent and the collaboration of the Galician Sailing Federation and the Portuguese Sailing Federation, will end on Sunday 26 at five in the afternoon with the distribution of prizes to the winners, a delivery that will be made in the facilities of the Baionese club.

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The Monte Real Club de Yates organized, in 2015, the Spanish Championship Class 2.4mR:

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· Wearing a necklace from the Monte Real Club de Yates aboard the Fend la Bise, Jean Claude Sarrade was the winner of the championship in the solitaire category

· In the A Dos category, victory was won by La Burla Negra of the Club Náutico de Vigo, manned by Juan José and Hugo Martínez, also winners of the general

· The Galician Championship was organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club with the collaboration of the Baiona City Council and the Galician Sailing Federation

Baiona, June 19, 2016.- The Monte Real Club de Yates crowned the new Galician cruise champions this Sunday after the celebration, in the waters of the Rías Baixas, of the Galician Solitaire and Two-handed Championship, which was also the II Rafael Olmedo Memorial in honor of the historic president of the nautical baionés deceased last year.

The winner in the solo category was Jean Claude Sarrade, who completed the regatta of more than 52 miles, without any help on board, in just 8 hours and 23 minutes. Proof of his good work at the helm of the Fend la Bise del Monte Real Club de Yates was that he managed to beat many boats in the A Two category in the general classification, in which he finished eighth.

Seven places higher in that general ranking was La Burla Negra, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, who won the ciborium of the II Rafael Olmedo Memorial. Juan José and Hugo Martínez, skipper and crew member of the boat, collected the award from Rafa Olmedo, son of the former president of Monte Real for more than 40 years. In addition to that victory, the sailors from Vigo won in A Two -1 and also became the new Galician champions in the A Two category.

In real time, the leader of the test was, without any doubt, the U47 of José María Peinó and José María Pérez. The boat from the Real Club Náutico de Portosín led the regatta at all times, from the start in the bay of Baiona to the passage through the Ter in the Arousa estuary or the finish in front of the Islote dos Viños, in the Cíes archipelago. Peinó and Pérez set a record in the history of the competition by completing it in just 7 hours and 12 minutes.

Outstanding performance also by Luna Nueva of Juan Luis Tuero and Rogelio Torres, who once again demonstrated how good they are at coastal regattas. Wearing a Monte Real pendant, they won in the A Two – 1 category, and their clubmates, Enrique and Javier Porto, prevailed in the J80 class aboard the Ferralemes.

The Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship – II Rafael Olmedo Memorial was held this weekend in the Rías Baixas with unbeatable weather conditions. Sun in the sky, good sea, and north-northwest winds of between 12 and 14 knots, which increased in intensity to 16 and reached, at times, peaks of 25. The fleet completed 30 miles upwind ascent to the Ter and 22 very fast descent with a spinnaker to the Islote dos Viños.

Once the competition was over, the Monte Real Club de Yates hosted this Sunday the awards ceremony for the winners, in which the president of the Galician Sailing Federation, Manuel Villaverde, participated; the mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal; the councilor for sports of Baiona, María Jesús Martíns; and the president and vice president of the organizing club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza. In addition to the Galician champion plaques and the trophies of the rest of the winners, the winners received a Terras Gauda Magnum courtesy of Bodegas Terras Gauda.

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All those who want to follow the Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship live – II Rafael Olmedo Memorial, which is being held this Saturday, June 18, in the Rías Baixas, can do so from the following link:

http://www.estela.co/es/ tracking-regatta/2150/cto- galician-lonely-already-two

· The contenders for the podium must complete a 60-mile regatta through the Rías Baixas with a crew made up of one or two sailors at most

· The competition can be followed live on computers, mobile phones or tablets thanks to an application that will show the position of the boats at all times

· The Galician Solitary and Two-handed Championship is organized by Monte Real with the collaboration of the Baiona City Council and the Galician Sailing Federation

· The competition is also the II Rafael Olmedo Memorial in honor of the historic president of the Baion club who died last year

The Monte Real Club de Yates is once again in charge of organizing the Galician Solitary and Two-handed Championship, one of the most exciting nautical events of the sailing season in Galicia. There are about sixty miles of route through the Rías Baixas for boats with reduced crews, made up of one or two sailors at most.

It will be tomorrow, Saturday, at eleven o’clock in the morning, when the regatta committee will start the race from the Bay of Baiona. The weather forecasts announce a day without rain, with plenty of sun and winds from the north, moderate in the morning and somewhat more intense in the afternoon. These conditions will facilitate the navigation of sailboats along a route that includes passing through the Carallones and La Negra beacons, the Cíes Islands, the Picamillo, Fajilda, Esqueiros, Ter and Camouco marks, the Ons and Onza Islands, and the Two Wines Islet.

Although there is a set time for the start and a route marked by obligatory passage points, it is difficult to determine what time the end will take place or how long the regatta will last. It is estimated that the last boats will cross the finish line at dawn on Sunday, but everything will depend on the ability of the crews and the conditions they have to face at sea.

All those who want to follow the competition live can do so on their computers, mobile phones or tablets, accessing the page www.estela.co . Through it they will be able to know the route chosen by each boat and in what position they are at each moment of the test.

Once the regatta is over, the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club will host, on Sunday at noon, the awards ceremony for the new Galician solitaire champions and two. In addition, a special award will be given to the winner of the II Rafael Olmedo Memorial, with which the Baionese club remembers its president for more than 40 years, who died last year.

In the last edition of the championship, held in June 2015, the winner, in the solo category, was the sailor from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña, Jesús Pintos, aboard the Victoria. The podium was completed by Jean Claude Sarrade, from the Monte Real Club de Yates, who sailed in the Fend la Bise; and Alfonso Rodríguez in the Smaku, of the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas.

In the category of Two, the victory went to Mi Moneda, from the Monte Real Club de Yates, in which the former Copa América sailor, Laureano Wizner, and Alfonso Crespo competed. The second position went to the Virazón de Miguel and Juan Lago, from the Monte Real Club de Yates; and in third place was the U47 led by José María Peinó and José Manuel Pérez, from the Real Club Náutico de Portosín.

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The Monte Real Sailing School closed this Wednesday its third adapted sailing course for people with all kinds of disabilities

· The Regional Minister of Social Policy, José Manuel Rey Varela, highlighted the progress that initiatives such as that of the Baionese club signify for society

· The Monte Real Yacht Club thanked the Xunta de Galicia and Fundación Repsol for their support in order to continue with this type of course

The Monte Real Club de Yates held this Wednesday in Baiona the closing ceremony of the Adapted Sailing Course 2015-2016, in which some 65 students from different disabled associations in Galicia participated over the last year.

It is the third course of these characteristics that the Baiona club has taught since the creation, in 2012, of its Adapted Sailing School, through which it aims to bring people with functional diversity closer to the sea so that they can navigate under equal conditions.

In recent months, students with physical, psychosocial, cognitive and sensory disabilities from the Juan María de Nigrán Center, the Vontade de Tomiño Association and the Redondela Center for People with Disabilities attended theoretical classes with specialized monitors, went out to navigate the bay and participated in different activities related to sailing.

The final touch of the course was put this morning by the delivery of diplomas held at the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club, an act that was chaired by the Regional Minister of the Xunta de Galicia, José Manuel Rey Varela. In his speech, the head of Social Policy of the regional administration, highlighted the great work carried out by the Baionese club with people with different abilities. “A society – assured Rey Varela – is valued for how it treats people, and in this sense the Monte Real Yacht Club is an example to follow ”.

In his speech before the students of the adapted sailing course, the Regional Minister of the Xunta mentioned the recognition for his good practices received a few months ago by the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School at the Berlin International Tourism Fair. He also recalled the distinction that the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) awarded the club in 2014 for its work in the elimination of architectural barriers and care for people with disabilities.

On behalf of the Baionese club, its president, José Luis Álvarez, intervened to welcome and congratulate all the students of the course, and to thank the Xunta de Galicia for its support of the initiative, through the Department of Social Policy and the Secretary General for Sport. Vice President Alejandro Retolaza encouraged public administrations and other companies and institutions to continue supporting the Adapted Sailing School, so that it can expand its services and reach more and more people.

In his speech, Retolaza also recalled other initiatives promoted by the club to promote adapted sailing, such as the Spanish Championship of the 2.4mR Class, which will be held in Baiona on the 24th, 25th and 26th of this month. There are three days of regattas in which athletes with and without disabilities, coming from different parts of Spain, will compete on equal terms in the bay of Baiona.

He also announced the celebration, on September 10, of the second edition of the Solidarity Vertiathlon, a triathlon organized in collaboration with the Baiona city council with which they will raise funds for the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School.

The closing of the 2015-2016 Adapted Sailing Course was also attended by the General Director of Seniors and People with Disabilities of the Xunta de Galicia, Coro Piñeiro; the Councilor for Social Welfare of Baiona, Mª Carmen Paredes; the Councilor for Accessibility of Baiona; Policarpo Vilar; and Inés González Megido, on behalf of Fundación Repsol. After the delivery of the diplomas to the students, the event ended with a family photo of all the participants and authorities present.

The next adapted sailing course of the Monte Real Club de Yates will begin in September.

· The competition is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates, Douro Marina Sailing Academy BB Douro and the Clube Naval de Cascais

· The aspiring winners must complete three top-level regattas: the Prince of Asturias Trophy, the Cascais Vela 2016 and the Mateus Rosé Sailing Cup

Next weekend the Atlantic Cruise Circuit returns, one of the largest nautical events in Portugal and northern Spain, created four years ago with the aim of strengthening, through sailing, sports, tourism and cultural relations between Galicia and Portugal.

The competition will begin with the Mateus Rosé Sailing Cup, organized once again by the Douro Marina Sailing Academy BBDouro. There will be two days of tests, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19, in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Once this first stage is over, the ORC cruise crews will not see each other again until Cascais Vela 2016. This second appointment of the circuit, organized by the Clube Naval de Cascais, is marked on the calendar on August 26, 27 and 28.

The Prince of Asturias Trophy, of the Monte Real Club de Yates, which celebrates its thirty-first edition this year, is the last of the tests that score points for the Atlantic Cruise Circuit.

The competition will be held from September 2 to 4 in the town of Baiona, and at the end the winning crew will be awarded the silver goblet that symbolizes victory in the competition. The winning club will be in charge of guarding the trophy until the next edition, when it will be put back into play.

>> REGULATION IV ATLANTIC CRUISE CIRCUIT

The Royal Spanish Sailing Federation organizes, with the collaboration of the Galician Sailing Federation and the Monte Real Yacht Club, a survival and safety course for the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race , which will depart on July 3 from Baiona to Angra de Heroismo, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores.

The course will be held on June 17, 18 and 19 at the Galician Sailing Center , located in Vilagarcía de Arousa, and will include classes on:

• – Man to water
• – Fire on board
• – Abandonment of the boat
• – First aid

All those who want to attend the course must send the registration form , duly covered, to escuela@mrcyb.com

During the summer months, the Monte Real Yacht Club organizes sailing trips to enjoy the sunset in Baiona.

For three hours, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., all those who wish can sail through the calm waters of the bay in a Figaro Beneteau (10-meter-long sailboat) accompanied by a skipper from the club.

The outings, suitable for people of any age, will take place from the pontoons of Monte Real (located in the Parador Nacional de Baiona grounds). No No special material is needed, although it is advisable to wear comfortable shoes, a jacket that protects you from the cold and wind, sunglasses and sunscreen.

Boarding will take place at 8 pm at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities, located within the walled area of the Parador de Baiona, and the return will be at the same point, three hours after leaving.

The price of the getaways is 30 euros per person, and they will be organized as long as there is a minimum of 4 participants.

To facilitate the organization , it is essential to book at least two days in advance , by calling 986 385 000 / 625 261 586, or writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com / Escuela@mrcyb.com

The ABANCA Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club organizes, during the summer months, cruising sailing courses for all those who want to learn to sail, improve their technique or simply spend a different vacation, enjoying the sea with friends. The courses are weekly, from Monday to Friday , with three and a half hours of navigation each day, in the morning (10:00 – 13:30) or in the afternoon (16:00 – 19:30) .

Always with a coach on board, you start sailing in the calm waters of the Bay of Baiona and end up heading out to the open sea. They are essentially practical classes, to learn how to carry out maneuvers and make decisions at sea, but theoretical knowledge is also taught, to become familiar with nautical nomenclature, the parts of the boat and its operation, and the basic concepts of sailing.

The courses are suitable for people of any age and no special material is required, although it is advisable to wear comfortable shoes, a jacket that protects from the cold and wind, sunglasses and sunscreen. Boarding takes place at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities, located within the walled enclosure of the Parador de Baiona.

The price of the courses, both in the morning and in the afternoon, is 125 euros , with a special discount for club members. To register or receive more information, you can call 986 385 000 / 625 261 586 or send an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com / Escuela@mrcyb.com . The courses will be held as long as there is a minimum of 4 people signed up.

WEEKLY CRUISE SAILING COURSE IN MORNING SCHEDULE

From Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 13:00

During the months of July and August

Price: 125 euros (includes material)

WEEKLY CRUISE SAILING COURSE IN AFTERNOON SCHEDULE

From Monday to Friday, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

During the months of July and August

Price 125 euros (includes material)

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

In the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club (Parador de Baiona Enclosure)

By calling 986 385 000 / 625 261 586

Writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com / Escuela@mrcyb.com

The Sailing School ABANCA del Monte Real Yacht Club organizes during the months of July and August sailing courses for boys and girls from 7 years old they can learn to navigate or perfect their technique in different types of boats, with qualified trainers and facilities and materials adapted to the needs of the students. The courses are weekly, from Monday to Friday , with three and a half hours of navigation each day, in the morning (10:00 – 13:30) or in the afternoon (16:00 – 19:30) .

Although the classes are essentially practical, to learn how to maneuver and make decisions at sea, they also include theoretical knowledge to become familiar with nautical nomenclature, the parts of the boat and how it works, and the basic concepts of sailing. The club has a classroom to teach theoretical classes, changing rooms, and a warehouse to store all the material and equipment provided to the participants (boats and vests), who will carry out their navigation practices in the Bay of Baiona.

The price of the courses, both in the morning and in the afternoon, is 80 euros , and includes all the necessary material to carry out the activity. To register or receive more information, you can call 986 385 000 / 625 261 586 or send an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com / Escuela@mrcyb.com Club members will have a special discount.

Over recent years, and thanks to the collaboration of ABANCA, hundreds of boys and girls have already passed through the Monte Real facilities to participate in one of the Sailing School courses, in which, in addition to receiving training nautical, they can share experiences with other colleagues while enjoying good times at sea.

WEEKLY LIGHT SAILING COURSE IN MORNING SCHEDULE

From Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 13:00

During the months of July and August

Price: 80 euros (includes material)

WEEKLY LIGHT SAILING COURSE IN AFTERNOON SCHEDULE

From Monday to Friday, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

During the months of July and August

Price 80 euros (includes material)

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

In the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club (Parador de Baiona Enclosure)

By calling 986 385 000 / 625 261 586

Writing an email to secretaria@mrcyb.com / Escuela@mrcyb.com

· The general director of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities today visited the facilities of the Baiona club with the participants of this initiative framed in the Active Lecer 2016 program of the Department of Social Policy

· In this first edition of Amaromar, 80 elderly and disabled people from residences and public centers in Monforte de Lemos, Castro Caldelas, O Carballiño and Caldas de Reis participate

· The Monte Real Club de Yates collaborates once again with the Xunta de Galicia to bring the sea closer to groups of people for whom the practice of nautical activities can lead to an improvement in their quality of life

The general director of Seniors and People with Disabilities, Coro Piñeiro, visited the facilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club this afternoon with the participants of Amaromar , an initiative promoted by the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia within the framework of the program Lecer Active 2016 .

It is a proposal aimed at users of publicly owned residences in the interior of Galicia that seeks to help these people maintain an adequate level of personal and social well-being, so that they can continue to be an active part of society.

80 people participate in this first edition of Amaromar . Today was the turn of the public centers for the elderly in Monforte de Lemos, Castro Caldelas and O Carballiño; and tomorrow, users of the O Saiar occupational center for people with mental disabilities, located in Caldas de Reis, will arrive in Baiona. All of them are approaching the nautical world these days through the Monte Real Yacht Club, visiting the facilities of the Baiones club and sailing through the Bay of Baiona and the vicinity of the Cíes Islands.

In a playful and recreational way, the participants in the Amaromar come into direct contact with the sea, enjoy sailing around the bay and learn from the explanations offered by specialized monitors. The program also includes a meal on board a boat and a cultural tour of the fishing village of Baiona.

The General Director of Seniors and People with Disabilities, Coro Piñeiro, was very pleased to be able to count, once again, on the collaboration of the Monte Real Yacht Club for this type of initiative. For some time now, the Baionese club has been working hand in hand with the regional administration to bring the sea closer to all those people for whom carrying out nautical activities can improve their quality of life.

It does so on an occasional basis, in programs such as the Amaromar that takes place these days, but also throughout the year, taking sailing, through its Adapted Sailing School, people with physical, mental or intellectual disabilities from different groups and associations of Galicia.

During her visit to the Monte Real Yacht Club, the general director of the Xunta de Galicia was accompanied by the president and vice president of the club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza; and by the Councilor for Social Welfare and Equality of the Baiona City Council, María del Carmen Paredes.