Month: June 2020

• De la Gándara and Fernández won the regional title after winning with total authority in the championship held today Saturday under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club.
• In addition to the Galician title, the event put the MRW Trophy at stake with victory for Okofen in ORC 1, Alechu Retolaza and Roy Alonso’s Tutatis in ORC 2 and José Luis Pérez and Miguel Larrán’s Maija in J80.
• The event in Baiona also paid tribute for the sixth year to Don Rafael Olmedo, president of Monte Real for more than four decades, and marked the restart of the regatta calendar in Galicia.

Great day of competition in the waters of Baiona. The Monte Real Club de Yates today launched the Galician regatta calendar after the break due to the health crisis, putting the Galician A Dos Cruise Championship into play, a test that is part of the MRW Trophy and in which thirty of Equipements. The Okofen of Javier de la Gándara and Diego Fernández has been the winner of the event and has become the new Galician champion of the class.

As predicted by the weather reports, the day dawned very cloudy, with light rain and light winds early in the morning that increased as the day progressed, reaching an average intensity of 18 knots and with peaks of more than 25 at the height of Cíes, conditions that decreased again in the middle of the afternoon for the final leg of the regatta.

Thus, after a few minutes of waiting around the scheduled time for the wind to finish picking up in the Bay of Baiona, the Regatta Committee honked the start at 11:15 a.m. for a route that would take the fleet to the mark del Camouco –previously passing Carallones, La Negra and Cíes- and turning south to take the finish line located finally in front of the Cíes Islands. In total, 28.8 miles of course for a highly disputed edition in which the fleet had to make a maximum effort from the first section and until the end of the regatta.

The first to cross the finish line was Ignacio Sánchez and Pablo Franco’s Txole (MRCYB) at the stroke of 4:00 p.m., although on this occasion the victory was finally won by Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen and Diego Fernández with an advantage of up to fifteen minutes over the second classified and twenty over the third. With this result, de la Gándara and Fernández were proclaimed winners with full authority of the Galician Cruiser Championship A Dos ahead of ¡Ay Carmela! from Juan Martínez and Ignacio Correa (CM Liceo de Bouzas), who was second, and from Orión with Javier Pérez and Esteban Gañete (MRCYB), who closed the podium in third place.

In addition to the regional title, the event in Baiona decided the winners of the MRW Trophy in the ORC 1, ORC 2 and J80 categories. Victory in the one-design category, which was undoubtedly one of the closest of the event with just two minutes difference between the first three teams, went to José Luis Pérez and Miguel Larrán’s Maija ahead of Nano Yáñez’s Cansino and Manuel Fernández and del Picacho de Margarita Cameselle and Alberto García, second and third respectively in the general of J80. The three teams representing Monte Real.

In ORC 1, meanwhile, the podium remains the same as for the Galician Championship with Okofen in the lead, followed by ¡Ay Carmela! and Orión, while in ORC 2 the win went to Tutatis led by Alechu Retolaza and Roy Alonso (MRCYB) with a notable advantage of over seven minutes over Silleiro led by Bruno Gago and César Conde (MRCYB), who were seconds. Third place on this occasion went to the team from the Club Náutico de Boiro, the Piko Norte of José Manuel Castro and Lucas Piñeiro.

After the regatta, the awards ceremony will be held on the terrace of Monte Real at 8:00 p.m. and will be attended by Manuel Villaverde, president of the RFGV; Carlos Gómez, mayor of Baiona; Marta Iglesias, delegate of the Xunta de Galicia; Gorka Gómez on behalf of the Pontevedra Provincial Council; Mauro Olmedo; José Luis Álvarez, president of the MRCYB; Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, Commodore of the MRCYB and Santos Almeida representing MRW, main sponsor of the regatta.

WINNER OF THE GALICIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP AND TWO

Okofen · Javier de la Gándara and Diego Fernández (MRCYB)

MRW TROPHY PODIUM

ORC-CLASS 1

1. Okofen · Javier de la Gándara and Diego Fernández (MRCYB)
2. Ay Carmela! · Juan Martínez and Ignacio Correa (CM Liceo de Bouzas)
3. Orion Javier Pérez and Esteban Gañete (MRCYB)

ORC-CLASS 2

1. Tutatis Alejandro Retolaza and Roy Alonso (MRCYB)
2. Silleiro · Bruno Gago and César Conde (MRCYB)
3. Piko Norte · José Manuel Castro and Lucas Piñeiro (CN Boiro)

J80 CLASS

1. Maija José Luis Pérez and Miguel Larrán (MRCYB)
2. Cansino · Nano Yáñez and Manuel Fernández (MRCYB)
3. Picacho Margarita Cameselle and Alberto García (MRCYB)

WINNER OF THE VI RAFAEL OLMEDO MEMORIAL

Okofen · Javier de la Gándara and Diego Fernández (MRCYB)

• The test will define the new Galician champion of the class and will inaugurate the regatta season in Galicia after the break caused by the Covid-19 health crisis.
• A total of 31 teams have confirmed their participation in what is already one of the most anticipated events of the season.

Everything is ready so that tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, the MRW Trophy will be held in Baiona, an event that will put the Galician Two-Handed Championship at stake and that will mean the return to competition sailing in Galicia after the break caused by the health crisis. The pace of work at the Monte Real Club de Yates is already at its most intense this afternoon with security checks, formalization of registrations, the skippers’ meeting scheduled for 8:00 p.m. and the final preparations for tomorrow’s race one of the most anticipated regattas of the season.

In total there will be 31 teams that will be at the starting line representing the Monte Real Club de Yates, Real Club Náutico de Vigo, Club Náutico Punta Lagoa, Club Náutico Portonovo and the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas, with the local club having more boats in contention. Each and every one of them must initially complete a route of approximately 35.5 miles and the weather reports point to a perfect day with winds between 12 and 15 knots of intensity.

The start of the regatta is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and the first to complete the course could start crossing the finish line at around 4:30 p.m. Everything will depend on how the day unfolds, although the Race Committee could decide to shorten the last miles of the course in case the wind dropped towards the end of the afternoon.

Once the regatta is over, the awards ceremony will be held at 8:00 p.m. at the Baiona club, putting an end to a new edition of the Galician Two-Handed Championship, the ninth consecutive organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona and that also pays homage to Don Rafael Olmedo.

Follow the regatta live

Don’t miss out on one of the most exciting dates of the season! Follow here, minute by minute, the MRW Trophy – Galician Championship for Two on June 27 from 11:00 a.m.:

• The event, which will bring the Galician A Dos Cruise Championship into play, will bring together a powerful fleet of more than 30 ships to compete in the first event on the calendar after the break caused by the Covid-19 health crisis.
• Starting and finishing in the Bay of Baiona, the fleet will have to complete a route of about 35.5 miles in total.
• In addition to deciding the new regional champion of the class, the test will pay tribute to the president of Monte Real for more than 40 years, Don Rafael Olmedo, and will score points for the Rías Baixas A Dos Circuit.

Competition sailing is back in Galicia and the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona will be in charge of inaugurating the regatta calendar after the break caused by the Covid-19 health crisis. This coming Saturday, June 27, the club from Baiona will celebrate the MRW Trophy, a test that will put the Galician A Dos Cruiser Championship at stake and will pay tribute to Don Rafael Olmedo, who was president of Monte Real for more than 40 years. The event hopes to exceed the figure of thirty boats fighting to win the regional title of the 2020 season, which will also score points for the Rías Baixas A Dos Circuit.

The test will officially begin on Friday with the safety checks, registration confirmation and the skippers’ meeting convened for 8:00 p.m. Already on Saturday, at 11:00 a.m., the Regatta Committee will give the starting honk in the bay of Baiona for a route of approximately 35.5 miles, which will take the fleet to the Camouco beacon passing through those of Carallones , La Negra and Cíes before heading back to the bay. Although everything will depend on the wind conditions, everything indicates that the regatta will last until late in the afternoon.

Among those registered, a whole cast of high-level teams and sailors who promise to put on a show on the regatta field. Names like the Pairo with Luis Bugallo at the cane; the Oh Carmela! of Juan Martínez, current Galician runner-up in the class, or the Bon III of Víctor Carrión, who took the bronze in the last edition of the championship, will be some of those who fight for the precious Galician title.

The J80 fleet will not be missing either, although they usually compete in real time, they will be able to choose in this test to do it in compensated time to fight for the Galician title. Javier de la Gándara’s “Okofen” and Nano Yáñez’s “Cansino”, winner of the last edition in its class, are among the monotypes registered to date.

This is the ninth consecutive year that the Royal Galician Sailing Federation has delegated the organization of one of the most demanding regattas of the season to the club from Baiona and, as usual, the event can be followed in real time via mobile or computer on the website of the Monte Real Yacht Club.

Once the regatta is over, the awards ceremony will be held at 8:00 p.m. on the club’s terrace.

The appointment, how could it be otherwise, will have all the security and prevention measures set by the General Secretariat for Sport and the RFGV to minimize the chances of contagion from Covid-19.

· The Monte Real Club de Yates is one of the marinas in Galicia recognized by the ADEAC with a blue flag in 2020

· The club thus consolidates a distinction that it has maintained, uninterruptedly except for one year, since 1988

· The environmental plan launched by the club includes actions related to water, waste, energy consumption, safety or health

· Monte Real currently has 5 environmental and tourist quality distinctions

Once again this year, the Monte Real Yacht Club has renewed its blue flag for the environmental care of its infrastructures, the quality of its waters and the excellence of its nautical services .

The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) has included Monte Real in the list of marinas in Galicia that this year obtained the distinction of ‘ blue flag marina ‘.

The club thus consolidates a distinction that it has maintained , uninterruptedly except for one year, since 1988 , with a specific environmental program that includes actions related to water, waste, energy consumption, safety or health, among others. Actions.

Monte Real currently has 5 environmental and tourist quality distinctions :

1) BLUE FLAG – Since 1988
2) Q FOR QUALITY – Awarded to establishments that meet an international standard that evaluates criteria of quality, rigor and professionalism
3) SICTED – Tourism Quality Commitment Seal
4) QUALITY COAST – International award that distinguishes the coastal environmental quality of the area for sustainable tourism
5) GALICIA QUALITY SEAL – Distinction granted by the Xunta de Galicia that guarantees the quality of a facility as a benchmark for leisure and sports