Month: May 2019

 

· More than twenty sailboats will compete this Saturday in the Galician Two-handed Championship – Prima Vinia Trophy in the Rías Baixas

The difficulties in completing the 30-mile test without a support crew have left the solo category deserted for another year

· The weather forecasts announce a complicated day due to the low wind that will force the sailors to do their best

 

More than twenty sailboats will compete this Saturday from eleven in the morning in the Rías Baixas Gallegas in one of the most exciting and complicated tests of the season in Galicia, the Galician Two-Handed Championship – Prima Vinia Trophy, with a round trip between Baiona and the island of Ons.

Although initially it was planned that the Galician Solitary Championship would also be put into contention, the difficulties in completing the event without a support crew have left the solitaire category deserted for yet another year, a regatta not suitable for non-adventurers, who neither It was played in 2018.

Complicated weather will also be added to these difficulties this Saturday, with a fairly low wind that will force the crews of two sailors to do their utmost to complete the 30-mile route before the maximum stipulated time.

It will undoubtedly be a challenge for the participating sailboats, which exceed twenty pending registration, from clubs such as the Monte Real Club de Yates, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, the Club Marítimo de Canido or the Bouzas Maritime Lyceum.

In the fight for the title we will see some regulars of these more adventurous tests such as the Clínicas Gaias of José María Peinó and Ramón Quiroga, of the Real Club Náutico de Portosín; or to the couples formed by Victor Carrión and Ana Sardiña, aboard the Bon III; and Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure in Salaño Dos; both from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo.

The list of outstanding skippers includes, among others, the Portuguese Rui Ramada and the Vigo Ramón Ojea, who on board the Swan 45 Yess Too (Monte Real Club de Yates) and the Elan 37 Bosch Service Solutions (Club Marítimo de Canido) will treat to win the championship.

There will also be a significant number of J80s, most of them from the one-design fleet of the Monte Real Club de Yates. Thus, we will see on the water the Namasté by Luis de Mira and Javier Torroja; Javier Valente and Pablo Franco’s Cunichán; to Luna Nueva by Juan Luis Tuero and Rogelio Torres; the Mondo of the Portuguese Bernardo Macedo and Guillerme Castelo; or Cansino by Fernando Yáñez and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui; the Maija by José Luis Pérez and Miguel Larrán; or the Pazo de Cea, skippered on this occasion by Willy Camaño and manned by Juan Lago. Jacks from other clubs will also participate, such as Ay Carmela of Juan Martínez Pazó and Rafael Martínez-Almeida, who will run through the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas.

If the wind helps, the forecast is that the first sailboats will begin to cross the finish line around six in the afternoon. The test, organized by the Baiona club by delegation of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation, is dedicated to the one who was president of Monte Real for more than 40 years, Mr. Rafael Olmedo Limeses, and can be followed on computers, tablets or mobiles through the website www.mrcyb.es.

 

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The route, which will ultimately depend on the weather conditions, is scheduled to depart from the Bay of Baiona at 11:00 and will have the Carallones and La Negra beacons as a compulsory step, after leaving the Cíes Islands behind, the participating crews They will go to Ons to turn around the Camouco and return to Baiona via the islet of Viños, La Negra and Carallones.

 

 

· A 30-nautical-mile route between Baiona and the island of Ons will decide the winners of the 2019 Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship, which will be held on Saturday as part of the Prima Vinia Trophy

This is the eighth consecutive year that the Royal Galician Sailing Federation delegates the organization of the championship to the Monte Real Club de Yates, which can be followed in real time via computer or mobile

In addition to deciding the Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship and paying tribute to the president of Monte Real for more than 40 years, Don Rafael Olmedo, the event will score points for the Rías Baixas Two-Handed Circuit

 

A round trip of about 30 nautical miles between Baiona and the island of Ons will decide, next Saturday, June 1, who are the winners of the 2019 Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship, which is held within the framework of the Prima Vinia Trophy of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

This is the eighth consecutive year that the Royal Galician Sailing Federation has delegated the organization of one of the most exciting and complicated races of the sailing season to the club from Baiona, which It can be followed live in real time on your computer or mobile through the Monte Real website.

After the security checks, confirmation of entries and meeting of the skippers on Friday, the test will begin on Saturday at 11 in the morning and will last, predictably, throughout the day.

The route, which will ultimately depend on the weather conditions, is scheduled to start from the Bay of Baiona and have the Carallones and La Negra beacons as a compulsory step, after leaving the Cíes Islands behind, the participating crews will head to Ons to turn around the Camouco and return to Baiona via the islet of Viños, La Negra and Carallones.

There will be a solo division, for sailboats with a single crew member; and a division of A Dos, for boats with a maximum of two people on board. The J80 fleet, which usually competes in real time, will also be able to qualify in this trial in compensated time to enter the championship standings.

The awards ceremony will be held at eight in the afternoon at the Monte Real Yacht Club, and will be attended, among others, by the commercial coordinator of Prima Vinia, the Pontevedra wine marketing company that sponsors the trophy.

In addition to being the Galician Solitaire and Two-Handed Championship, and paying tribute to the president of Monte Real for more than 40 years, Mr. Rafael Olmedo Limeses, the Prima Vinia Trophy is the second scoring event of the “Rías Baixas A Dos Circuit” , organized jointly by the Portosín, Portonovo, Baiona and Bouzas yacht clubs.

The first of the tests “Vuelta a Cíes” , organized by the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas, was held last weekend, with a podium made up of the Salaño Dos , from the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo; the Oh Carmela from the Bouzas Maritime Lyceum; and the Namasté of the Monte Real Yacht Club. The next appointments of the circuit will be the “Vuelta al Barbanza” , the “Gran Trofeo Faro de Corrubedo” and the “Memorial Paco Alvariñas” .

 

GALICIAN SOLO AND TWO CHAMPIONSHIP 2019
PRIMA VINIA TROPHY 5th RAFAEL OLMEDO MEMORIAL

Friday, May 31, 2019

16:00 – 20:00 Security reviews and other procedures (MRCYB)
20:00 Skippers meeting (at the Monte Real Yacht Club)

Saturday, June 1, 2019

11:00 Start of the regatta (from the Bay of Baiona)
20:00 Awards ceremony (at the Monte Real Yacht Club)

· The Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Monte Real Club de Yates shared the medal table for the Baitra Trophy held this weekend

· The young 13-year-old sailor from the Monte Real Club de Yates Yago Marquina won the final victory in the Optimist A class

· The Real Club Náutico de Vigo took the victories of the Optimist B and C classes at the hands of Roque Tourón-Figueroa and Paco Riveras

· Among the youngest in the School category who were able to go sailing today, the most outstanding was Martina Contreras del Monte Real

 

 

This Sunday ended in Baiona the last edition of the Baitra Trophy, one of the most outstanding dinghy sailing competitions in Galicia, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and Baitra Accesorios Navales to support grassroots sailing in the community.

After the opening day on Saturday, the second and final stage, held this Sunday, consisted of three new sleeves which, added to the three from yesterday, closed the championship with six scoring events.

The 13-year-old sportsman, Yago Marquina, was the best in his category, Optimist A, in which he won over Rubén de Ramón, from the Carrumeiro Maritime Club, and Víctor Nicolás Gómez, from the Canido Maritime Club, who came second and third, respectively. .

At the head of the classification of the Optimist B class was Roque Tourón-Figueroa, 11 years old, from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo. The silver and bronze medals in this category were awarded to Baiona by two athletes from the Monte Real Yacht Club, Pablo Marquina and Martín Montes.

In the Optimist C class, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo took the first three places on the podium, which were occupied by Paco Riveras, with 8 points; Pedro Vecino, with 9; and Luis Wizner, with 14.

Classes A, B and C of Optimist were the most numerous in the trophy, but in this edition a group of students from the School category also went sailing, who could not compete on the first day due to the strong wind, but they did They did this Sunday. The most outstanding of the initiation fleet was Martina Contreras, from the Monte Real Club de Yates. Julia Brea, also from Monte Real; and Jacobo García, from the Club Marítimo de Canido, were second and third.

The Baitra Trophy has established itself over the years as one of the most important events in Galicia with light sailing, which each year brings together in Baiona students who are starting out in the world of sailing in the different sailing schools that exist in the community.

The award ceremony for the competition was held once the tests were completed at the Monte Real Club de Yates and was attended by the sponsor of the event, the manager of Baitra Accesorios Navales, Juan Carlos González; who was accompanied on stage by the president, commodore and vice commodore of the Baionese club.

CHILDREN’S SAILING BAITRA TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club Baiona, May 25 and 26, 2019

 

OPTIMIST CLASS A

1. Yago Marquina Monte Real Yacht Club 20 points
2. Rubén de Ramón · Club Marítimo Carrumeiro · 31 points
3. Victor Nicolás Gómez Canido Maritime Club 75 points

OPTIMIST CLASS B

1. Roque Tourón-Figueroa · Royal Nautical Club of Vigo · 10 points
2. Pablo Marquina · Monte Real Yacht Club · 11 points
3. Martín Montes · Monte Real Yacht Club · 13 points

OPTIMIST CLASS C

1. Paco Riveras · Real Club Náutico de Vigo · 8 points
2. Pedro Vecino · Real Club Náutico de Vigo · 9 points
3. Luis Wizner · Real Club Náutico de Vigo · 14 points

CLASS SCHOOL

1. Martina Contreras · Monte Real Yacht Club · 3 points
2. Julia Brea Monte Real Yacht Club 8 points
3. Jacobo García Maritime Club of Canido 13 points