PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: V Solidarity Vertiathlon of Baiona
New solidarity success of the Baiona Vertiathlon
·The participation of more than 200 triathletes in the Solidarity Vertiathlon allowed more than 6,300 euros to be raised so that people with functional diversity can practice sports in equal conditions
·The young Xosé Pérez Blanco, barely 17 years old from the Lamargha-Beariz Triathlon club, was the fastest to complete the test, crossing the finish line under the hour (59 minutes and 51 seconds)
· Anais Rivas Torres from the Rías Baixas Triathlon Club won the women’s absolute category; and Pedro Pablo Bernárdez and Silvia Deira prevailed in the veterans category
· Among the youngest athletes who competed in the Solidarity Vertiathlon, Xosé Pérez and Antía Pazos stood out as winners in the cadet category and Yago Carballo as winner in junior
· The fifth edition of the Solidarity Vertiathlon was organized for yet another year by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Baiona City Council with the sponsorship of Verti Seguros and the collaboration of FEGATRI
Another success of the Solidarity Vertiathlon of Baiona, which this Saturday celebrated its fifth edition with the collection of 6,300 euros for the Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Club de Yates, which has been working for years for the inclusion of people with functional diversity in the nautical world , so that they can enjoy the sea under equal conditions.
Being able to offer more courses, activities and better services to people with physical, mental, sensory or intellectual disabilities is the main objective of the joint forces of Monte Real and the Baiona city council when it comes to promoting this solidarity triathlon, in the which also collaborated, one more year, the Galician Triathlon Federation at an organizational level, and Verti Seguros as the main sponsor of the event.
An event that generated great expectation this Saturday on the beaches and streets of Baiona, where hundreds of people, on a spectacular summer day, gathered to cheer on the more than 200 participating athletes, who completed a sprint triathlon with the sea always at their side. the view, since it is precisely this peculiarity, that of being held in a 100% maritime setting, one of the greatest attractions of the Baiona Vertiathlon.
After swimming the 750 meters that separate A Barbeira beach from the A Ribeira sandbank, the athletes cycled almost 20 kilometers along the streets of Baiona closest to the sea and finished the triathlon by running 5 kilometers along the Monte Boi peninsula, surrounding the historic Parador de Baiona.
Under the hour he completed the Vertiathlon route, the 17-year-old Xosé Pérez Blanco, from the Lamargha Beariz Triathlon, breaking the finish line in 59 minutes and 51 seconds. He was the fastest of all and won the grand prize of the sprint triathlon, winning the men’s absolute category. Anais Rivas Torres won the absolute female category, with a great performance and a result of one hour and eight minutes at the finish line.
In the category of male veterans, Pedro Pablo Bernárdez climbed to the top of the podium; and Silvia Deira Barcala, from the Vedra Olympic Club did the same in the category of female veterans.
In the cadet category, the victory went to Xosé Pérez Blanco from the Lamargha Beariz Triathlon, who won in this category as well as in the general; and for Antía Pazos García, from the Mar de Vigo Triathlon Club, who revalidated the victory achieved in the previous edition. The female junior category was deserted and the victory of the male category went to Yago Carballo, from the Mar de Vigo Triathlon Club.
In addition, two prizes were awarded to the best classified in the census in Baiona, which went to Sandra Santodomingo and David Giraldez, two of the most outstanding athletes in the fishing village, who have been imposing themselves in local events for years.
The Vertiathlon awards ceremony ended, as has become a tradition, with the delivery of the check with the money raised for the Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club. A check valued at 6,300 euros that the director of the MAPFRE group, Luis Hernando de Larramendi, delivered to the vice-president of the Baiona club, Alejandro Retolaza.
Retolaza had words of recognition and admiration for the athletes who put all their efforts to complete the test while helping the club’s Adapted Sailing School. He also wanted to thank, on behalf of the entire Monte Real, the support of the large group of firms and companies that selflessly helped make this new edition of the Vertiathlon a reality. He also dedicated words of thanks to the residents of Baiona who each year, he said, turn to the solidarity event, making a great effort to allow the town to be closed for several hours.
A family photo of authorities and winners, joined by many participants, put an end to a Vertiathlon that has already announced the celebration of its sixth edition for September 2020.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION V BAIONA SOLIDARITY VERTIATHLON
ABSOLUTE MALE
1. XOSÉ PÉREZ LAMARGHA BEARIZ TRIATHLON
2. GABRIEL ALARCÓN ARTEIXO TRIATHLON
3. MARCOS PAULO ADE · OURENSE PAVILION SWIMMING
ABSOLUTE FEMALE
1. ANAIS RIVAS RÍAS BAIXAS TRIATHLON CLUB
2. VANESA VILLAR VAO TRIATHLON CLUB
3. NURIA ALVAREZ
MALE VETERAN
1. PEDRO PABLO BERNARDEZ
2. JOSÉ LUIS LAMOSO RÍAS BAIXAS TRIATHLON CLUB
3. AGUSTÍN RÍOS RÍAS BAIXAS TRIATHLON CLUB
FEMALE VETERAN
1. SILVIA DEIRA VEDRA OLYMPIC CLUB
2. LORENA GARCÍA MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
3. MARÍA JOSÉ VELÁZQUEZ VAO TRIATHLON CLUB
JUNIOR MALE
1. YAGO CARBALLO MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
2. MARCOS GONZÁLEZ MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
3. ANTÓN DÍAZ MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
MALE CADET
1. XOSÉ PEREZ LAMARGHA BEARIZ TRIATHLON
2. JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ MOTOBIKE GALAICO PONTEVEDRA TRIATHLON
3. MARTÍN PRADO · FOGAR SPORTS GROUP
FEMALE CADET
1. ANTÍA PAZOS MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
2. PAULA CARBALLO MAR DE VIGO TRIATHLON CLUB
3. SABELA MARÍA VÁZQUEZ PORRIÑO ATHLETICS CLUB
BEST RESULTS REGISTERED IN BAIONA
• MALE: DAVID GIRALDEZ
• FEMALE: SANDRA SANTODOMINGO
More than 200 solidarity athletes in the fifth edition of the Baiona Vertiathlon
Baiona hosts this Saturday the celebration of the fifth edition of its solidarity triathlon with sprint format in which 238 athletes from all over Galicia will participate
· All the money raised will go to the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School, which offers people with functional diversity the possibility of sailing under equal conditions.
· The test is organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Baiona city council with the collaboration of the Galician Triathlon Federation and the sponsorship of Verti Seguros
211 athletes will participate this Saturday in Baiona in a new edition of the Solidarity Vertiathlon, a triathlon with a sprint format that for five years has been raising funds for the Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities of the Monte Real Yacht Club.
It is precisely the Baiona club that, hand in hand with the Baiona city council, the collaboration of the Galician Triathlon Federation and the sponsorship of Verti Seguros, promotes this solidarity test with the aim of being able to continue financing all the courses and activities that it organizes free of charge so that people with functional diversity can navigate and enjoy the sea under equal conditions.
In this fifth edition, the Solidarity Vertiathlon will maintain the same test design as on previous occasions. It will have the scheme of a sprint triathlon, with a 750-meter swimming test, a 20-kilometer bicycle test and a final test in which the athletes must complete a 5-kilometer run.
The three tests will take place in scenarios related to the sea or with views of the sea, this peculiarity being one of the characteristics that makes this triathlon so special.
The competition will begin at four in the afternoon on A Barbeira beach, inside the Parador Nacional de Baiona, from where the swimming test will start. Athletes must go around the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates to A Ribeira beach, where they will find the first section of the link to the second of the tests, the cyclist.
At the basketball court in the area of La Palma they will take their bicycles, prepared in advance, and will undertake a journey of almost 20 kilometers consisting of three laps between the two roundabouts that give access to Baiona, Baredo and Santa Marta.
The last of the Vertiathlon tests will be the foot race. 5 kilometers surrounding the walled enclosure of the Monterreal peninsula, also known as the Monte Boi peninsula, in a double loop, where the Parador Nacional is located.
Once the tour is over, the gardens of the Monte Real Yacht Club will be the meeting point for the athletes at the award ceremony for the winners. Trophies will be given to the first classified of the different classes that participate: absolute male and female, veterans, youth, cadets and two special prizes to the best triathletes registered in Baiona.
In the last edition of the Vertiathlon, the winners were Denis Incutti, from the Ribeira Swimming Club; and María Lois, from the Arcade Infohouse Santiago. In veterans, Pedro Pablo Bernardez and Sandra Santodomingo took the victory; and Xoel Rodríguez and Antía Pazos won in cadet.
The official presentation of the fifth edition of the Solidarity Vertiathlon of Baiona was held this morning at the Monte Real Club de Yates with the interventions of the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete; the General Director of Seniors and People with Disabilities, Ildefonso de la Campa; Provincial Deputy Santos Héctor Rodríguez; the FEGATRI delegate in Pontevedra, Enrique Hernández; and the marketing manager of Coca Cola European Partners, María Troncoso.
“The club started years ago with the adapted sailing school and we have been promoting this Vertiathlon initiative for five years. We understand that there is nothing more beautiful than an athlete helping another athlete, and even more so if it is from a different sport. The environment is wonderful and the town welcomes it with great affection, something that fills us with pride”
Alejandro Retolaza, Vice President of the Monte Real Yacht Club
“The people of Baiona are aware of social inclusion and the adapted sailing courses offered by the Monte Real Club de Yates are essential. We are committed to being an inclusive town and we are not going to stop putting all our efforts to guarantee that people with functional diversity feel more and more comfortable in the town of Baiona”
Carlos Gómez, Mayor of Bayonne
“There are two aspects of sport, two segments that are very important: one, the solidarity aspect, and the other, the inclusive aspect. Our motto in the xeral secretariat is “sport for life” and inclusive sport must also be worked on based on this motto, and that is why it is so important to hold this type of event”
José Ramón Lete Lasa, General Secretary for Sport
“Monte Real is an example of effective inclusive action, for several reasons. First, because they are promoting one of the main pillars on which we base inclusion policies: having people with functional diversity. And then for giving them visibility and normalizing their situation”
Ildefonso de la Campa, General Director of Seniors and People with Disabilities
“Monte Real has a rhythm of a lot of work and a lot of activity during the summer and the organizational effort of the club is truly exemplary, especially when this type of solidarity initiatives are also included in its program of events. From here I can only encourage all the athletes to join the event and all the people to come to Baiona to enjoy it”
Santos Héctor Rodríguez, provincial deputy
“The Solidarity Vertiathlon is in the form of a sprint triathlon, with a 750-meter swim, almost 20 kilometers by bike and a 5-kilometer run. It is a very nice test not only because of its characteristics but also because of the setting in which it takes place, always by the sea”
Enríque Hernández, FEGATRI delegate in Pontevedra
“The philosophy of the Monte Real Club de Yates fits very well with ours in the sense that we try to generate a current of work towards sustainability. And this Vertiathlon not only fits in this sense, but it is also a great initiative at a social level, involving a large number of athletes and different people, institutions and firms working together for the same purpose “
María Troncoso, Marketing Manager of Coca Cola European Partners
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy (2019)
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The Prince of Asturias Trophy crowns the winners of its 34th edition
· The winners of the event in Baiona are Yess Too, Bosch Service Solutions, Raygrass III, Albarellos, Bombastic, Salseiro, Miña Miniña, Bribon 500 Movistar, Stella, Okofen and ¡HOLA! fashion
· After the first two stages with very good conditions, the wind complicated the last day of the regatta, in which only five of the eleven classes in contention were able to compete
· The award ceremony put an end to the most massive edition of one of the most important regattas on the national cruise calendar organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Escuela Naval Militar
A historic Prince of Asturias Trophy ends in Baiona. The event, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Escuela Naval Militar with the sponsorship of ABANCA, today completed the third and last day of its thirty-fourth edition. A record edition that managed to bring together more than 80 boats and nearly 500 sailors in the bay. The winners of the eleven categories in contention were awarded at the trophy ceremony that put an end to the dispute of the last tests in the water.
Yess Too comes from behind to take the victory in Martin Miller ORC 0-1
Exciting finale of the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy for Martin Miller ORC’s fleet 0-1. With about six knots of north-westerly wind, the Committee was able to complete a final windward-leeward format test that turned out to be definitive. Rui Ramada’s Yess Too, who was fifth overall yesterday, won today’s race with total authority, which allowed the local team to add another victory this season after the victory obtained at the Conde de Gondomar.
Behind, and tied on points with those of Ramada, the second place went to Marias-Casas do Telhado of Manuel María Cunha, who also sails under the banner of MRCYB, while the podium this time was closed by Pairo 8 of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, armed by José Luis Freire and with Alberto Basadre at the helm on this last day.
New triumph and final victory for Bosch Service Solutions in Oils April ORC 2
There have been no changes in the general of Aceites Abril ORC 2. Today, Sunday, the fleet also completed a final leg in which Ramón Ojea’s Bosch Service Solutions was once again the best, claiming its fifth partial victory in the five races held. With these results, and having had a perfect weekend, the team from the Club Marítimo de Canido sealed today the final victory with a six-point advantage over the second-placed team, the Asturian Antílope-Lener led by José Luis Alcuso. The third position was occupied in this case by Francisco Edreira’s Cachete, from the La Penela Maritime Club.
Triumph at Gadis ORC 3 for the Raygrass III
Another category that was able to sail today was the Gadis ORC 3. Jaime Núñez’s Raygrass III, which sails for the Club Marítimo Carrumeiro, finished fourth in this last race, but managed to secure victory in the 34th Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias with a three-point lead over Luis Suárez’s Maracana I from Vigo, who was second. Behind, the third place was finally for the local Fend-La-Bise of Jean Claude Serrade. The last victory up for grabs in this class was awarded to Jacobo Solorzano’s Bunda, fifth overall.
Albarellos, Bombastic and Salseiro, winners in Volvo Autesa ORC 4-5, Engel & Völkers ORC Open and SH Robotic ORC Open Extra
Meanwhile, on the ORC 4-5 and Open race course, the Regatta Committee gave the start for a new coastal regatta, but the wind did not blow strongly enough and only the Open Extra division managed to finish the course.
Thus, the winner in the Volvo Autesa ORC 4-5 category is the local Albarellos of Fernando Rey, ahead of the two representatives of the Club Náutico Beluso: the Santiago Roma Rías Baixas and the Chispa Nejra of José Rey, second and third respectively.
In Engel & Völkers ORC Open, a category in which the inclusive boat Axa Seguros from the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School participated, with the support of the insurer and the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia, the victory was won this year the Bombastic of the MRCYB of César Casqueiro ahead of the representative of the RCNV skippered by Antonio Gaona, the Piccola, and of the Lacazán of Mariano Benavente, who also sails under the banner of the Baion club.
In SH Robotic ORC Open Extra, the winner of the Prince of Asturias Trophy is Manuel Blanco’s Salseiro, from the Real Club Náutico de A Coruña. Behind, the Jandrocho Team of the Club Náutico San Adrián with Roberto Reboredo in front finished second while the Fresgarrido of Ernesto Pérez, who achieved the partial victory of the day, was third overall.
In Storax Clásicos, victory for Miña Miniña
Only the Miña Miniña was able to complete the five-mile coastal course today in the Storax Clásico class. The AGABACE ship skippered by Fabián Garrido sentenced the general and proclaimed itself the winner of the appointment jointly organized by Monte Real and the Naval Military School. Xosé Avelino Ochoa’s Sara O was finally second overall and Javier Alonso’s Papaleisso completed the podium in third position.
Bribon 500 Movistar and Stella, winners in Infinitus Rent 6m Classics and 6m Open
Difficult day in the regatta field of the Infinitus Rent 6m fleet. The wind did not come to its appointment in the bay today and the Regatta Committee could not give the Warning signal for any of the two scheduled races, so yesterday’s results became final.
In the Classics division, victory therefore went to the Bribon 500 Movistar of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, skippered on this occasion by Pedro Campos in the absence of King Juan Carlos. The Campos crew did not give their rivals a chance, scoring the two victories up for grabs yesterday, so the current world and European champion of the class was proclaimed the winner of the Prince of Asturias ahead of Mauricio Sánchez Bella’s Titia and Aida de Francisco Botas, second and third respectively.
On the other hand, the victory in the Open division went to Stella de Violeta Álvarez, also from the RCNS, with a first and second place in her locker. Behind, just one point behind Álvarez’s team, Patrik Monteiro’s Seljm seals the championship in second position and Eugenio Galdón’s Maybe XIV closes the final podium in third place.
Javier de la Gándara wins in Solventis J80 with Okofen
New victory for Javier de la Gándara in the waters of Baiona. Okofen, who started the competition in third place overall, climbed to the top of the podium yesterday by sealing a perfect second day with three partial victories. Today, Sunday, the lack of wind prevented the scheduled tests from being held, so the team led by de la Gándara was proclaimed the winner of the thirty-fourth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy. Behind, the second place was definitively occupied by Miudo de Diogo Costa and third place was finished by Pazo de Cea de Cristina González Cominges. The three teams representing the MRCYB.
Victory for the HELLO! Fashion at the prestigious ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup
There was also no testing today for the fleet of the HELLO! Ladies Cup, resulting in the HELLO! Fashion by Pilar Casares after leading the general classification from the first day of the regatta. From behind, the podium of the prestigious women’s competition was completed by HELLO! Serralleiras from the Portuguese crew led by Marta Ramada in second place – who defended the victory of the two previous editions – and the HELLO! Silleiro by Anna Sole Dolcet in the third drawer.
With this, there are now 23 editions in which the Monte Real Club de Yates and ¡HOLA! They reaffirm their commitment to giving visibility to women in a sport that, to this day, continues to be predominantly male.
The awards ceremony, final touch for the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy
At 6:00 p.m., the awards ceremony for the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy was held in the village of Monte Real, putting an end to a new edition of one of the most important cruising sailing events at a national level.
In addition to awarding the winners of the respective categories, during the trophy ceremony the club also presented the special Mary Woodward award for the best J80 of the season, which went to Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen; the Count of Barcelona Juan de Borbón award for the best ship with a Portuguese crew, which went to the Yess Too of the Portuguese Rui Ramada; and the Juan Sebastián Elcano space trophy to the winners of the ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup, the HELLO! Fashion by Pilar Casares. For its part, the inclusive ship AXA Seguros, in which the students of the Juan María de Nigrán Center sail, also received a special mention at the closing ceremony.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
34th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club Naval Military School
MARTIN MILLER ORC CLASS 0-1
1) YESS TOO RUI RAMADA MRCYB 19 POINTS
2) MARÍAS CASAS DO TELHADO · MANUEL MARÍA CUNHA · MRCYB · 19 POINTS
3) PAIRO 8 ALBERTO BASADRE RCN VIGO 21 POINTS
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 2
1) BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA CM CANIDO 5 POINTS
2) ANTILOPE LENER · JOSÉ LUIS ALCUSO · GIJÓN BAY · 11 POINTS
3) CACHETE · FRANCISCO EDREIRA · CM LA PENELA · 16 POINTS
GADIS ORC 3 CLASS
1) RAYGRASS III · JAIME NÚÑEZ · CM CARRUMEIRO · 16 POINTS
2) MARACANA · LUIS SUÁREZ · RCNV · 19 POINTS
3) FEND-LA-BISE JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE MRCYB 22 POINTS
VOLVO AUTESA ORC CLASS 4-5
1) ALBARELLOS · FERNANDO REY · MRCYB · 1 POINT
2) SANTIAGO ROMA R. BAIXAS IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUSO 2 POINTS
3) SPARK NEJRA JOSE REY VEIGA CN BELUSO 3 POINTS
ENGEL & VOLKERS ORC OPEN CLASS
1) BOMBASTIC · CÉSAR CASQUEIRO · MRCYB · 1 POINT
2) PICCOLA ANTONIO GAONA RCN VIGO 2 POINTS
3) LACAZAN · MARIANO BENAVENTE · MRCYB · 3 POINTS
SH ROBOTIC OPEN EXTRA CLASS
1) SALSEIRO C MANUEL BLANCO RCN CORUÑA 4 POINTS
2) JANDROCHO TEAM ROBERTO REBOREDO CN SAN ADRIAN 5 POINTS
3) FRESGARRIDO · ERNESTO PÉREZ · CM SAN AMARO · 6 POINTS
CLASSIC INIFINITUS RENT 6M
1) BRIBON 500 MOVISTAR PEDRO CAMPOS RCNS 2 POINTS
2) TITIA MAURICIO SÁNCHEZ BELLA RCNS 6 POINTS
3) AIDA FRANCISCO BOTAS RCNC 7 POINTS
INFINITUS RENT 6M OPEN CLASS
1) STELLA VIOLETA ÁLVAREZ RCNS 3 POINTS
2) SELJM PATRIK MONTEIRO CN CASCAIS 4 POINTS
3) MAYBE XIV · EUGENIO GALDÓN · RCR CARTAGENA · 5 POINTS
CLASS STORAX CLASSICS
1) MIÑA MINIÑA FABIÁN GARRIDO AGABACE 2 POINTS
2) SARA O · XOSE AVELINO OCHOA · AGABACE · 6 POINTS
3) PAPALEISSO · JAVIER ALONSO · AGABACE · 7 POINTS
SOLVENTIS J80 CLASS
1) OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB · 6 POINTS
2) MIUDO DIOGO COSTA MRCYB 11 POINTS
3) CEA PAZO CRISTINA GONZÁLEZ COMINGES MRCYB 26 POINTS
HELLO! LADIES CUP
1) HELLO! FASHION PILAR CASARES 5 POINTS
2) HELLO! SERRALLEIRAS MARTA RAMADA 7 POINTS
3) HELLO! SILLEIRO ANNA SOLE DOLCET 12 POINTS
MARY WOODWARD SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST J80 OF THE SEASON
OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
COUNT OF BARCELONA DON JUAN DE BORBÓN AWARD FOR THE BEST SHIP WITH A PORTUGUESE CREW
YESS TOO RUI RAMADA
ADAPTED SAILING SPECIAL MENTION
BOAT AXA INSURANCE – GALICIA GOVERNMENT
JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO SPECIAL TROPHY
¡HELLO! FASHION · PILAR CASARES
The Monte Real Yacht Club dresses up for the delivery of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards
The MRCYB village hosted this afternoon, at 8:00 p.m., the delivery of the prestigious Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards, which this year has celebrated its twenty-seventh edition and has awarded the best teams and sailors of the 2018 season
The Monte Real Yacht Club delivered the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards tonight in Baiona. The gala, part of the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy, was attended by José María Fonseca Moretón, president of Terras Gauda; José Ramón Lete, General Secretary for Sport; Santos Héctor, provincial deputy; Carlos Gómez, mayor of Baiona; Pillar of Sas; Gabriel González Eiroa, commercial director of ABANCA; Ignacio Cuarteto, commander director of the ENM, and the president of the MRCYB, José Luis Álvarez.
The person in charge of opening the event was the president of Monte Real, who took advantage of his speech to congratulate each and every one of the award winners and thank Terras Gauda for their support, as well as all the sponsors who have made it possible for another year , the Prince of Asturias. After Álvarez, José María Fonseca succeeded him at the microphone to later give way to the awards ceremony.
The winners in this twenty-seventh edition of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards have been the Estrella Damm as the best ORC boat; Bribon Movistar with the prize for the best boat; Diego Botín and Iago López Marra, Olympic team of the year; Martín Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro, best youth team of 2018; the J70 Marnatura, best one-design of the year; Violeta del Reino, best sailor; Nauta 360 with the Mariano Aguado communication award and Galicia 93 Pescanova as the best sports project, in the year in which the twenty-fifth anniversary of its podium in the Tour of the World of Sailing is celebrated.
Galicia 93 Pescanova and Bribon Movistar were precisely the main protagonists of the awards ceremony. Nava Castro, director of Tourism for the Galician community, was in charge of collecting the Galicia 93 award in representation of the commitment that the Xunta de Galicia made in its day to promote and make a reality the podium of the boat that everyone knew as “pez flying”. For their part, the entire crew of the King Don Juan Carlos, who in the end could not attend to collect the award, went up on stage to collect the 6-meter Bribon Movistar award for best boat of the year.
TERRAS GAUDA NATIONAL SAILING AWARDS
- ESTRELLA DAMM BEST ORC BOAT
BRIBON MOVISTAR BEST BOAT
DIEGO BOTIN AND IAGO LOPEZ MARRA OLYMPIC TEAM OF THE YEAR
GALICIA 93 PESCANOVA BEST SPORTS PROJECT
MARTIN WIZNER AND PEDRO AMENEIRO YOUTH TEAM OF THE YEAR
MARNATURA (J70) MONOTYPE OF THE YEAR
VIOLET OF THE KINGDOM SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
NAUTA 360 MARIANO AGUADO AWARD FOR COMMUNICATION
Participation record in the second day of the Prince of Asturias Trophy
· The appointment of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona today hosted its second day with more than 80 boats and some 500 sailors at the starting line
After the premiere of five categories on the opening day, today, Saturday, eleven classes have taken to the water to compete in one of the most important regattas on the national cruise calendar
· In the six divisions of ORC, the leadership after the second day is for Marias-Casas do Telhado, Bosch Service Solutions, Raygrass III, Albarellos, Bombastic and Salseiro C
· Bribon 500 Movistar and Stella rule in the premiere of the Infinitus Rent 6m divisions and Miña Miniña wins the coastal Storax Clásico
· In Solventis J80, Javier de la Gándara is today the leader of the general with Okofen and ¡HOLA! Fashion continues to lead the HELLO! Ladies Cup
Historic day at the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy. With the premiere of six new classes on this second day of competition, the event organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Escuela Naval Militar with the sponsorship of ABANCA broke its participation record today by exceeding 80 boats in the regatta field . In total, there are already eleven categories in contention and nearly 500 sailors who are competing this weekend for the victory of one of the most important regattas on the national scene.
In the absence of the third and last day of racing being completed tomorrow, Sunday, the provisional leaders are Maria-Casas do Telhado, Bosch Service Solutions, Raygrass III, Albarellos, Bombastic, Salseiro C, Miña Miniña, Bribon 500 Movistar, Stella, Okofen and HELLO! Fashion.
With the departure scheduled for 12:00 hours, the Race Committee of the largest boats did not have an easy time today to start the day’s tests. The wind was once again unstable, shifty and of very changing intensities since the beginning of the day, and the truth is that it was not until after 1:00 p.m. when the fleet was able to get under way to complete the first of the three routes of windward-leeward format.
In the Martin Miller ORC 0-1 category, the second day of the Príncipe de Asturias has caused a drastic turnaround in the general classification. With two seconds and one seventh in these last three races, Maria-Casas do Telhhado today took the lead in the general classification ahead of Diego López’s Mirfak, who now occupies second place, and Jorge Pérez Canal’s Aceites Abril , which assaults the podium placing itself in the third position. Pairo 8 and Yess Too, who were first and second respectively yesterday, are fourth and fifth overall today.
For its part, in the general classification of Aceites Abril ORC 2, Ramón Ojea’s Bosch Service Solutions extends its advantage today at the top of the table after scoring the three partial victories put at stake. Behind, five points behind, José Luis Alcuso’s Antilope-Lener also remains in second place, while Francisco Edreira’s Cachhete is the one who closes the provisional class podium on this occasion.
The Gadis ORC 3 fleet also competed in three new tests, a category in which the leader continues to be Jaime Núñez’s Raygrass III with two third and one fifth added to the partial victory scored yesterday. The second position, in this case, is for Luis Suárez’s Maracana I with a first, second and seventh place in the last three races and Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend-La-Bise climbs from eighth to third position with some partials 2-5-1. Another of the victories of the day was for Luis Manuel García’s Unus, who is fourth.
Meanwhile, today, Saturday, another three ORC divisions opened with a 14.5-mile coastal route and start and finish located in front of the bay, in the Carallóns area. Volvo Autesa ORC 4-5 was the first to start in this field after 12:30 p.m. and the victory went to Fernando Rey’s Albarellos, who became the leader of the general classification. They are followed by Iñaki Carbajo’s Santiago Roma Rías Baixas and José Rey Veiga’s Chispa Nejra in second and third position respectively.
At Engels & Völkers ORC Open, the winner of the day and provisional leader is César Fernández’s Bombastic. Behind, Antonio Gaona’s Piccola is currently in second place in the table and third place is occupied by Mariano Benavente’s Lacazan.
Also in this class competed today the inclusive boat Axa Seguros, a team made up of sailors with functional diversity from the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School with the support of the insurer and the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia.
In the case of the SH Robotic Open Extra class, the fleet completed a 14.5-mile coastal course in which Manuel Blanco’s Salseiro C was the winner. Behind, Ignacio Sánchez’s Txole is in second place overall and Roberto Reboredo’s Jandrocho Team is third.
The three boats that make up the Storax Clásico fleet completed, for their part, a course of almost nine miles with victory in corrected time for Fabián Garrido’s Miña Miniña. The first to cross the finish line in real time was Xosé Avelino Ochoa’s Sara O, a result that places him in second place overall ahead of Javier Alonso’s Papaleisso, who is third on the provisional podium.
Another of the fleets that debuted today in the Bay of Baiona was the majestic 6-meter. The regatta field offered wind conditions between 12 and 15 knots of intensity that allowed the Committee to give the start for the first two regatta tests.
In the category of Infinitus Rent 6m Clásicos, the Bribon 500 Movistar, which has had Pedro Campos at the helm in the absence of King Juan Carlos, was the clear leader of the day, scoring the two victories at stake and placing in the top of the provisional general. Behind, with two third places, the Titia of Mauricio Sánchez Bella occupies the second position and third is the Aida of Francisco Botas.
For her part, Violeta Álvarez’s Stella debuts in the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy as leader of the Infinitus Rent 6m Open class by adding a first and a second in her locker. Second place is occupied by Patrik Monteiro’s Seljm and third is Eugenio Galdón’s Maybe XIV.
In Solventis J80, I overturn in the general classification after the dispute of three new tests. Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen scored a full victories today that took them to the top of the table, relegating Diogo Costa’s Miudo to second position and five points behind the leader. The Pazo de Cea by Cristina Gonzáles Cominges also drops one position, closing the provisional podium in third place.
Where there have been hardly any changes is in the general HELLO! Ladies Cup. The fleet of the prestigious women’s competition completed two new tests this afternoon in which the HELLO! Fashion de Pilar Casares added a second and a first, results that keep the team as leaders of the general. From behind, it is also followed today by the HELLO! Serralleiras by Marta Ramada, while the third place is now occupied by ¡HOLA! Sileiro by Anna Sole Dolcet.
Everything to decide on the last day
Tomorrow, Sunday, the third and final day of the Prince of Asturias Trophy will be held with everything to be decided. If the wind allows it, each and every one of the eleven participating classes will jump back into the water to start the final day at 12:00 p.m., and it will be in the afternoon when the prizes will be awarded to the winners of the thirtieth fourth edition.
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER DAY 2
MARTIN MILLER ORC CLASS 0-1
1) MARÍAS CASAS DO TELHADO · MANUEL MARÍA CUNHA · MRCYB
2) MIRFAK DIEGO LOPEZ ARMED CNR
3) APRIL OILS JORGE PÉREZ CANAL RCNV
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 2
1) BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA CM CANIDO
2) ANTILOPE LENER · JOSÉ LUIS ALCUSO · GIJÓN BAY
3) CACHETE · FRANCISCO EDREIRA · CM LA PENELA
GADIS ORC 3 CLASS
1) RAYGRASS III · JAIME NÚÑEZ · CM CARRUMEIRO
2) MARACANA · LUIS SUÁREZ · RCNV
3) FEND-LA-BISE JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE MRCYB
VOLVO AUTESA ORC CLASS 4-5
1) ALBARELLOS · FERNANDO REY · MRCYB
2) SANTIAGO ROMA R. BAIXAS IÑAKI CARBAJO BELUSO CN
3) SPARK NEJRA · JOSE REY VEIGA · CN BELUSO
ENGEL & VOLKERS ORC OPEN CLASS
1) BOMBASTIC · CESAR FERNÁNDEZ · MRCYB
2) PICCOLA · ANTONIO GAONA · RCN VIGO
3) LACAZAN · MARIANO BENAVENTE · MRCYB
SH ROBOTIC OPEN EXTRA CLASS
1) SALSEIRO C MANUEL BLANCO RCN CORUÑA
2) TXOLE · IGNACIO SÁNCHEZ · MRCYB
3) JANDROCHO TEAM ROBERTO REBOREDO CN SAN ADRIAN
INNIFNITUS RENT 6M CLASSIC CLASS
1) BRIBON 500 MOVISTAR PEDRO CAMPOS RCNS
2) TITIA MAURICIO SÁNCHEZ BELLA RCNS
3) AIDA FRANCISCO BOTAS RCNC
INFINITUS RENT 6M OPEN CLASS
1) STELLA VIOLETA ÁLVAREZ RCNS
2) SELJM PATRIK MONTEIRO CN CASCAIS
3) MAYBE XIV · EUGENIO GALDÓN · RCR CARTAGENA
CLASS STORAX CLASSICS
1) MIÑA MINIÑA FABIÁN GARRIDO AGABACE
2) SARA O · XOSE AVELINO OCHOA · AGABACE
3) PAPALEISSO JAVIER ALONSO AGABACE
SOLVENTIS J80 CLASS
1) OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
2) MIUDO DIOGO COSTA MRCYB
3 CEA MANOR CRISTINA GONZÁLEZ COMINGES MRCYB
HELLO! LADIES CUP
1) HELLO! FASHION · PILAR CASARES
2) HELLO! SERRALLEIRAS MARTA RAMADA
3) HELLO! SILLEIRO ANNA SOLE DOLCET
The first leaders of the Prince of Asturias take positions in Baiona
· The thirty-fourth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy has started today in the Rías Baixas with the dispute of the first tests for five of the eleven classes in contention
· Pairo 8 in Martin Miller ORC 0-1, Bosch Service Solutions in Aceites Abril ORC 2 and Raygrass III in Gadis ORC are placed in front of the general in the three divisions that have competed today in compensated time
· In the Solventis J80 and HELLO! Ladies Cup, the Miudo de Diogo Costa and the HELLO! Fashion by Pilar Casares are the first leaders in their respective categories
· To the five classes that have opened today in the bay of Baiona, another six will be added tomorrow: Volvo Autesa ORC 4-5, Engel&Volkers ORC Open, SH Robotics ORC Open Extra, Storax Clásicos, and the Infinitus Rent 6m and 6m Formula
Tomorrow, Saturday, at 8:00 p.m., the second day of regatta will end at the village of Monte Real Club de Yates with the delivery of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards
Great premiere in Baiona waters of the Prince of Asturias Trophy. The event, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Naval Military School with the sponsorship of ABANCA, started today with the dispute of the first tests for the classes Martin Miller ORC 0-1, Oils April ORC 2, Gadis ORC 3 , Solventis J80 and the prestigious HELLO! Ladies Cup. Pairo 8, Bosch Service Solutions, Raygrass III, Miudo and HELLO! Fashion are the first leaders of this thirty-fourth edition.
The day dawned calm, with fairly light wind conditions until finally, around 3:00 p.m. as planned, the Race Committee was able to give the warning signal for the three ORC divisions. It was not easy for the fleet, because during the 15-mile round trip between Baiona and Subrido (Cabo Home) the wind kept changing in terms of direction and intensity, although the north-northeast component between three and 12 knots in the different areas of the estuary.
An example of this was the case of the Yess Too in the Martin Miller ORC 0-1 class. Rui Ramada’s men dominated the first part of the route with authority until they found themselves in Cabo Home with a well of wind that again compressed the fleet until practically the finish line. Finally, the Yess Too was the first to finish the race and was second overall in corrected time behind the Pairo 8 of the owner José Luis Freire, who was the first leader of the day with Laureano Wizner at the helm. Maria-Casas do Telhado by Manuel María Cunha closes the podium in third place.
In Aceites Abril ORC 2, Ramón Ojea’s Bosch Service Solutions is positioned at the head of the classification on this first day by completing the route in two hours and 56 minutes. Following in the general classification is José Luis Alcuso’s Asturian Antelope-Lener in second place and Milaneza, owned by Portuguese skipper Diogo Talone, who is third.
The third category to debut today at the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy was Gadis ORC 3, in which Jaime Núñez’s Raygrass III was the winner ahead of Juan José Martínez’s La Burla Negra and Orion Javier Pérez, second and third respectively.
For its part, the Solventis J80 class started its competition program with the dispute of the first three tests in the regatta field. The wind did not make it easy for the Committee either, which had to move the field further out of the bay than expected in search of optimal conditions to start the competition.
At the top of the table, the top three finishers take advantage of the rest of the fleet and with only two points difference between the leader and the third. With partial 3-1-3, Diogo Costa’s Miudo is the first leader in the general standings ahead of Cristina González’s Pazo de Cea, which occupies second position with 4-2-2 results, and Javier’s Okofen de la Gándara, who made his debut today in third position after adding a fourth and two second places.
In the same regatta field as the J80 were the Figaros of the HELLO! Ladies Cup. With two first and one second in the three contested races, the HELLO! Fashion by Pilar Casares closes the day as the leader of the women’s competition with a total of four points. Behind, just two points, is followed by HELLO! Serralleiras of the Portuguese Marta Ramada in the second position with a third, a first and a second and the HELLO! of Laura Gil, who currently occupies third place overall with a second, a third and a fourth in her locker.
Inauguration of the village and seafood dinner to close the first day of regattas
Once the tests were finished, the activity continued in the village of the Monte Real Club de Yates. Sailors, skippers and shipowners were able to enjoy the great social and sporting atmosphere of the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy during the usual seafood dinner. Ambient music and a gin and tonic tasting by Martin Miller and Royal Bliss put the finishing touch to the first day of one of the most important events on the national cruise calendar.
Tomorrow, second day and presentation of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards
Tomorrow, Saturday, the action returns to the Monte Real Club de Yates starting at 12:00. After a first day in which the longest boats and two of the one-designs made their debut, the second assault will feature each and every one of the participating categories competing in the four established regatta fields.
The categories Volvo Autesa ORC 4-5, Engel&Volkers ORC Open, SH Robotics ORC Open Extra, Storax Classics and the Infinitus Rent 6m and 6m Formula will open their lockers tomorrow. It will be precisely the Open division that will have the participation of AXA Seguros, a team made up of sailors with functional diversity from the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School thanks to the support of the insurer and the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia.
At the end of the day, the presentation of the prestigious Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will take place in the village, in which the most outstanding sailors and teams of 2018 will be awarded. The gala will begin at 8:00 p.m. and will be followed by a seafood dinner an hour later and a new party night that will include music, gin and tonic tastings and fireworks to end the party at 11:00 p.m.
CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE 1ST MATCH
MARTIN MILLER ORC CLASS 0-1
1) PAIRO 8 LAUREANO WIZNER RCN VIGO
2) YESS TOO · RUI RAMADA · MRCYB
3) MARÍAS CASAS DO TELHADO · MANUEL MARÍA CUNHA · MRCYB
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 2
1) BOSCH SERVICE SOLUTIONS RAMÓN OJEA CM CANIDO
2) ANTILOPE LENER · JOSÉ LUIS ALCUSO · GIJÓN BAY
3) MILANEZA DIEGO TALONE CV ATLANTIC
GADIS ORC 3 CLASS
1) RAYGRASS III · JAIME NÚÑEZ · CM CARRUMEIRO
2) THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CN CASTRELO
3) ORION JAVIER PEREZ RO YACHTS CLUB
SOLVENTIS J80 CLASS
1) MIUDO DIOGO COSTA MRCYB
2) CEA MANOR CRISTINA GONZÁLEZ COMINGES MRCYB
3) OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
HELLO! LADIES CUP
1) HELLO! FASHION · PILAR CASARES
2) HELLO! SERRALLEIRAS MARTA RAMADA
3) HELLO! Laura Gil
The HELLO! Ladies Cup commemorates the V Centenary of the first round the world in the framework of the Prince of Asturias Trophy
· The Monte Real Club de Yates will commemorate Magellan and Elcano’s first circumnavigation of the world by awarding a special prize within the framework of the Prince of Asturias Trophy that will be held starting tomorrow
· The pioneer HELLO! Ladies Cup, which this year celebrates its twenty-third edition, is one of the exclusively female nautical competitions with the longest history in Spain
In Baiona, boats such as the Pairo 8, the Aceites Abril and the Yess Too, three of the sailboats that repeat year after year in the regatta with firm aspirations for the title, are ready to go out on the water tomorrow.
The Prince of Asturias Trophy will mark the premiere in competition in Spain of Jaime Alonso’s Marina Combarro, the last boat to join the Spanish 6-meter fleet
This year, the Monte Real Club de Yates joins the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Magellan and Elcano’s circumnavigation of the world with the delivery of a special award within the framework of the historic Prince of Asturias Trophy, which will be held starting tomorrow in Baiona.
The prize will be received by the crew that wins the pioneering HELLO! Ladies Cup, one of the most historic exclusively female nautical competitions in Spain, which in 2019 celebrates its twenty-third edition.
The Juan Sebastián Elcano Trophy, named in honor of the Spanish navigator who was the protagonist of one of the feats that changed the history of the world, is a bust of the Basque sailor made in lost-wax cast bronze by Antonio Miranda.
This initiative is part of a series of actions framed in the Commemoration of the V Centenary of the expedition of the first circumnavigation of Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián de Elcano that will be held during the next four years.
The first “around the entire roundness of the world” , in the words of Elcano himself, is considered one of the great feats in the history of humanity since, in addition to verifying that the earth was spherical and not just round, it represented great advances for the cartography, commerce or communications. The journey lasted from 1519 to 1522.
The HELLO! Ladies Cup is consolidated as a feminist bet
In a year in which several Spanish competitions have opted for women by creating sections for exclusively female participation, the ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup is consolidated as one of the trophies with more tradition and history in Spain. In this 2019 it turns 23 years old with the same philosophy with which it was created, that of giving visibility to women in a sport that, to this day, is still mostly male.
In this new edition, Spanish and Portuguese sailors will participate, for the most part, but on board the Figaros del Monte Real in which the participants will compete, Swiss, Italian and Slovenian accents will also be heard. And it is that the competition has been acquiring, over the years, international touches.
This year the title will be disputed by a team from the Club Náutic Sant Carles de la Rápita skippered by Anna Dolcet; another from the Real Club Náutico de Puerto Pollença, led by Pilar Casares; and two more from the Madrilenian Sailing Federation, with Laura Gil and Inés Zurita at the helm. We will also see the current champion, Marta Ramada, who will try to repeat the title for the third consecutive year; and a crew from the Naval Military School led by Lara Lagoa.
The countdown begins for the Prince of Asturias Trophy
The Monte Real Club de Yates lived with hustle and bustle this day prior to the start of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, in which the participating crews continued to arrive at their pontoons. The countdown has begun for the great sailing competition in Galicia and in Baiona boats such as the Pairo 8, the Aceites Abril or the Yess Too are ready to go out on the water tomorrow, three of the sailboats that repeat in the regatta year after year with firm aspirations to the title. They compete in the Martin Miller ORC 1 class with boats such as the Starfighter of the Julio Rodríguez (RCN Vigo), the Arroutado of José Manuel Pérez (RCN Portosín) or the Mirfak of Diego López, of the Naval Regatta Commission of the Navy, among others. .
In the Aceites Abril ORC 2 class, which will also go out to compete tomorrow Friday from three in the afternoon, we will see Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise, Joao Tourigo’s Farofino, or Francisco Edreira’s Cachete. And in the Gadis ORC 3 class, Luis García Trigo’s Unus, Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.0, Jacobo Solorzano’s Bunda and Jaime Núñez’s Raygrass III are some of the favorites.
Tomorrow, Friday, in addition to ORCs 1, 2 and 3 and the girls from the HELLO! Ladies Cup, also inaugurate the Solventis J80 class trophy, in which practically the entire Galician fleet will meet, including the recently winner of the regional champion title, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen.
New addition to the 6M fleet
The Prince of Asturias Trophy will mark the debut in competition in Spain of the Marina Combarro, formerly known as Cream, the latest boat to join the Spanish 6-meter fleet. The boat, armed and skippered by Jaime Alonso from Vigo, dates from 1979. It was designed by veteran Swedish naval architect Pelle Petterson, built in Sweden, and managed to win the 1979 World Championship and the 1980 European Championship.
It has recently been completely renovated and after participating in the European La Trinité, in France, this weekend it will be released in Galician waters.
The Marina Combarro will compete, among others, with the Bribón 500 Movistar, recent world champion in Finland in the 6 meter class, in which the Galician Pedro Campos will be on board. Another prominent Galician sailor, Miguel Lago, will take command of the Alibabá II; and Jaime Rodríguez-Toubes from Ferrol will do the same with the Armada 500. In the absence of closing the registration period, they have also confirmed their participation in the Baiona competition: Caprice by Íñigo Echenique, Maybe XIV by Eugenio Galdón; and Patrick Monteiro’s Seljm.
Baiona summons the best crews in the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy
· The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Military Naval School organize from next Friday to Sunday the thirty-fourth edition of one of the most prestigious nautical competitions in Spain
· Until the registration period closes, the organization anticipates the participation of some 80 boats that will bring together more than 500 national and international sailors in the Galician Rías Baixas
The trophy will include the gala delivery of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards, which is expected to be attended by King Juan Carlos to collect the Rogue Movistar award for best boat of the year
· The Prince of Asturias Trophy will once again have a strong feminist and inclusive accent with the celebration of ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup and participation in the regattas of the AXA adapted sailing boat
Beginning next Friday, Baiona will bring together some of the best crews on the Spanish nautical scene at the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy that the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Naval Military School are organizing for yet another year with the sponsorship of ABANCA.
During the three days that the competition will last, the Galician fishing village will be the epicenter of several regattas in which, pending the registration deadline, some 80 boats are expected to participate, which will bring together in the Rías Baixas more of 500 sailors from all over the peninsula.
Among them we will see King Juan Carlos who, recovered from his recent heart operation, has signed up to compete in the 6-meter class aboard the Bribón 500 with his usual crew, in which he will once again have Galician Pedro Campos as his right-hand man .
The 6 meters, grouped into the Infititus Rent and 6m Formula classes, will make up two of the 12 categories that this new edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy will feature, one of the most numerous to date in terms of classes, with a wide range of boats.
There will be a Martin Miller ORC 0-1 class, April Oils ORC 2, Gadis ORC 3, Volvo Autesa ORC 4, SH Robotic ORC 5, Engels & Volkers ORC Open and ORC Open Extra. In the classic STORAX class, some of the spectacular sailboats of Agabace, the Galician Association of classic and vintage boats, will once again sail; and along with the 6 meters, two other monotypes will also participate: the Solventis J80 class and the Figaro Beneteau.
We will see the latter in the HELLO! Ladies Cup, the women’s competition included in the framework of the trophy in which every September, for 22 years, 36 sailors from different parts of Spain and Portugal have measured their strength. 36 women divided into 6 crews aboard 6 identical boats that star in one of the most attractive sections of the Príncipe de Asturias.
A Prince of Asturias Trophy that, in addition to being feminist, is committed to inclusion and youth. A boat will participate in the Open class, the AXA Seguros, in which, thanks to the support of the insurer and the Ministry of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia, students with functional diversity from the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School will sail. And this year also, as a novelty, the 6 meter class offers the possibility for crews to take on board, as a guest, a child under 15 years of age or less, in a clear commitment to the future of sailing for the new generations.
With these characteristics, the Prince of Asturias Trophy will raise the curtain next Friday in Baiona to stage three sports and festive days with a complete program that will alternate regattas with breakfasts, dinners, parties and fireworks.
On Friday, on the opening day, the large boats grouped into classes ORC 0, 1, 2 and 3 will go out on the water; the J80 and the girls of the HELLO! Ladies Cup. It will be from three in the afternoon. Previously, in the trophy village located in the gardens of Monte Real, Onda Cero Vigo will carry out several hours of live programming. And at night, once the regattas are over, a seafood dinner for the participants.
On Saturday the day will begin at noon, with a honk for all classes at twelve. The competition will take place in different regatta fields, both inside the bay of Baiona and in other points of the Vigo estuary, and at night the gala of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be held.
In addition to King Juan Carlos’ Bribón Movistar, as the best ship; The prestigious awards will be given to the Estrella Damm for the best ORC boat; the Cantabrian-Galician tandem formed by Diego Botín and Iago López Marra for the best Olympic team of the year; Martín Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro to the best youth team of the year; the Marnatura for the best monotype; Violeta del Reino for the best sailor and Nauta 360 the Mariano Aguado Communication Award. In addition, a special prize for the best sports project will be awarded to the Galicia 93 Pescanova, in the year that marks the 25th anniversary of its podium finish in the Sailing Tour of the World.
After the gala of the National Sailing Awards, the subsequent dinner, fireworks and party; the crews will prepare for the last day, which will be held on Sunday from twelve noon. They will be the definitive tests to design the winners’ podiums and define some prizes that will be delivered that same day in the afternoon, starting at six o’clock at the Monte Real Club de Yates.
This will bring to an end the 34th edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Military Naval School, sponsored by ABANCA, the support of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, the institutional collaboration of the Xunta de Galicia, the Diputación de Pontevedra and the council of Baiona.
OFFICIAL PRESENTATION STATEMENTS
The official presentation of the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy, held this morning in Baiona, was chaired by the president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez; and the commander director of the Military Naval School, Ignacio Cuartero; as co-organizers of the trophy. They were accompanied on behalf of the sponsors by the director of ABANCA’s commercial network, Gabriel González; and the general manager of Bodegas Terras Gauda, Enrique Costas. The mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the deputy of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Santos Héctor Rodríguez; and the delegate of the Xunta de Galicia in Vigo, Corina Porro, completed the list of attending authorities.
“The Prince of Asturias Trophy turns thirty-four years old and continues to stand out for uniting very different fields. Sport, of course, but also tourism, nature, leisure, the economy, feminism, social inclusion… and it is precisely because of this confluence of synergies that we are so proud to be able to celebrate it hand in hand with the Naval School Military”
José Luis Álvarez President of the Monte Real Yacht Club
“In this edition, 5 navy ships and a female crew, made up of students and teachers from the Naval Military School, will participate in the ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup. This is a special year because it commemorates the fifth centenary of one of the greatest feats in world sailing, and the winners of this women’s competition will receive the Juan Sebastián Elcano Trophy”
Ignacio Cuartero Commander Director of the Naval Military School
“It is a pride to be able to participate, one more year, in the sponsorship of this sports event, one of the most notorious sailing competitions. ABANCA’s support for this emblematic competition and our history of collaboration with Monte Real are clear examples of our commitment to sport and the world of the sea. You were pioneers when in 1986 you embarked on the organization of this test and your tenacity and good work have allowed you to get here. For all these reasons, we feel very honored to be part of this competition”
Gabriel González Director of the commercial network of ABANCA
“The Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards have become the most prestigious awards in the sector and the list of award-winning projects and people provides great added value to our brand. They are projects of effort, success and perseverance, values that we also support at Terras Gauda, which is why it is an honor to give these prestigious awards a name”
Enrique Costas General Manager of Bodegas Terras Gauda
“The Prince of Asturias Trophy makes Baiona the nerve center of the nautical world, with the best crews competing in the incomparable Rías Baixas. The great ideals with which this event was born remain alive and sailors can not only enjoy their passion for sailing here, but also the beauty that our fishing village brings to the competition”
Carlos Gómez Mayor of Baiona
“For the Pontevedra Provincial Council, it is an event of the utmost importance because we also link tourism to quality sporting events. This is how we include it in our strategic plan and the Prince of Asturias Trophy has all the elements to put Pontevedra on the map”
Santos Héctor Rodríguez Deputy of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra
“If there is something very important in the celebration of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, it is that it manages not only to stage, but to make the collaboration between the public and private worlds a reality, the union of administrations such as the council, the Provincial Council and the Xunta de Galicia with such outstanding companies as Abanca and Terras Gauda”
Corina Porro Delegate of the Xunta de Galicia in Vigo
PHOTOS : Galician J80 Championship (2019)
