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PHOTOS AND VIDEO: 45th Count of Gondomar (2020)

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An exciting 45th edition of the Count of Gondomar concludes

 

· The Magical of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, led by Julio Rodríguez, won the grand prize of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy by winning the final general classification

The Yess Too of the Portuguese owner and skipper Rui Ramada once again won the prize for the fastest boat in the long stage of the Carrumeiro after completing the round trip to the mythical rock in first position

· In the Erizana Regatta, which was disputed by the sailboats that did not participate in the Carrumeiro test, the Deep Blue 2.0 of Vicente Cid of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo took victory in the ORC class.

· The Alboroto del Monte Real, led by Juan Ameneiro and with the Spanish champion Javier Aguado on board, was the clear winner of the J80 competition after signing three first places in the three tests held

· In the Figaro class, victory went to Patricio de Haz’s Serralleiras, which improved on the third place it had achieved on Saturday in the coastal class, winning the two windward-leeward races held this Sunday

· After the conclusion of the Count of Gondomar, the Monte Real Yacht Club is now preparing for the celebration of the Prince of Asturias Trophy on September 4, 5 and 6, which will again include the delivery of the National Sailing Awards

 

This Sunday concluded in Galicia a new and exciting edition of the Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, disputed during the last three days in the waters of the Rías Baixas, scene of the 5 tests put into play.

In what was the forty-fifth edition of the most traditional competition of the Monte Real Club de Yates, the crews were able to sail in very good weather conditions which, added to the equality and quality of the fleet, allowed them to enjoy a great championship .

Start of one of the last two tests of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Photo José Ramón Louro

After the celebration of the first two coastal ones on Friday and Saturday, with the ascent to Carrumeiro Chico and Camouco; the final day on Sunday featured two windward-leeward regattas, double-lap for the smaller boats and triple-lap for the big ones. They were two very disputed tests but they did not change to a great extent the initial classification derived from the coastal routes.

The Magical winner of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Photo José Ramón Louro

The Magical of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, led by Julio Rodríguez, was the great winner of the 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, winning the final general classification. With Gonzalo Araujo as tactician and a crew made up of experienced sailors, the skipper from Vigo managed to rewrite his name in the Conde’s history of winners, who had already won in 2001 with the Starfisher.

The Magical was the winner of the Conde de Gondomar Regatta, which included the climb to Carrumeiro and the two barlosotas on Sunday; and left the Aceites Abril one more year on the verge of victory, just as it had happened in 2019. The boat of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo; obtained a meritorious second position and left the third position to the Arroutado of José Manuel Pérez, from the Real Club Náutico de Portosín, who completed three very good tests taking Javier la Gándara as tactician.

El Magical, by Julio Rodríguez, overall winner – Photo Clara Giraldo

Another of the sailboats that aspired to the podium in this Count of Gondomar, the Yess Too of the Monte Real Club de Yates, of the Portuguese owner and skipper Rui Ramada, withdrawn from the competition on Sunday due to problems with the boat, had to settle for being the winner in real time of the long test of the competition, being the fastest to complete the round trip to the mythical rock.

The Deep Blue winner of the Erizana Regatta- Photo José Ramón Louro

In the Erizana Regatta, made up of the climb to Camouco and two barlosotas, the winner among the ORCs was the Deep Blue 2.0 by Vicente Cid, wearing a necklace from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo. La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez, from the Club Náutico Castrelo de Miño; and the Fend la Bise by Jean Claude Sarrade, from the Monte Real Club de Yates; They were second and third respectively.

Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.0, winner in ORC of the Erizana Regatta – Photo Clara Giraldo

In the J80 one-design real-time competition, the clear winner of the competition, with a triplet, was the Alboroto del Monte Real Club de Yates, skippered by Juan Ameneiro and with the Spanish champion Javier Aguado on board. He signed some splendid results, with three victories in the three contested races.

The Rampage of Juan Ameneiro, winner in J80 – Photo Clara Giraldo

The Cansino by Fernando Yáñez managed to win the silver medal and the bronze was finally won by Santiago Estévez’s Spaco , who ousted Sergio Golpe’s Miudo from third place, who aspired to maintain third position on the last day but ultimately missed the podium.

Figaros fleet and J80 – Photo José Ramón Louro

The Fígaros del Monte Real Club de Yates also competed in this 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, both in real time among themselves and in compensated with the ORCs. The final victory went to Serralleiras skippered by Patricio de Haz, followed in the classification by Leopoldo Llorente’s Bouvento and Agustín Marquina’s Tutatis . In a creditable fourth position was the Ladeira, manned by students from the MRCYB Sailing School, with coach David Fontán at the helm.

The Serralleiras by Patricio de Haz, winner in Figaro – Photo Clara Giraldo

The president and commodore of the club, José Luis Álvarez and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, participated in the awards ceremony held this afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates; the councilor of SabadellGallego, Juan Manuel Vieites; the director of Banco Sabadell’s Private Banking Galicia Sur, Pepe Celada; the director of large companies in Galicia Sur, Ramón Correa; and Adolfo García-Ciaño, regional director of Banco Sabadell. Also present were the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the tourism deputy of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Ana Laura Iglesias; and the territorial secretary of the Xunta de Galicia in Vigo, Marta Iglesias.

With the award ceremony for the winners, the Monte Real Club de Yates put an end to a new edition of the Conde de Gondomar, its most traditional competition, and is now preparing to organize its other great sporting event of the year, the Prince of Asturias Trophy . The competition, the most important of the club and one of the three most important in Spain, will be held on September 4, 5 and 6, and will once again include the delivery of the National Sailing Awards, which is expected to be released at the end of August.

 

45th COUNT OF GONDOMAR BANCO SABADELL TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club (Baiona) July 24 – 26, 2020

WINNER OF THE 45TH COUNT OF GONDOMAR BANCO SABADELL TROPHY

MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO

WINNER OF THE CARRUMEIRO CHICO STAGE IN REAL TIME

YESS TOO · RUI RAMADA · MRCYB

WINNERS OF THE CONDE DE GONDOMAR RACE (Ascent to Carrumeiro + BarloSotas)

1. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO · 5 POINTS
2. APRIL OILS · LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL · 10 POINTS
3. ARROUTADO · JOSÉ MANUEL PÉREZ · RCN PORTOSÍN · 16 POINTS

WINNERS OF THE ERIZANA REGATTA (Ascent to Camouco + BarloSotas)

ORC-CLASS

1. DEEP BLUE 2.0 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO 4.5 POINTS
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CASTRELO DE MIÑO CN · 8 POINTS
3. FEND LA BISE · JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE · MRCYB · 12.5 POINTS

J80 CLASS

1. ALBOROTO · JUAN AMENEIRO · MRCYB · 3.5 POINTS
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MRCYB · 8 POINTS
3. SPACO SANTIAGO ESTÉVEZ MRCYB 16 POINTS

FIGARO CLASS

1. SERRALLEIRAS PATRICIO DE HAZ MRCYB 5 POINTS
2. BOUVENTO LEOPOLDO LLORENTE MRCYB 8.5 POINTS
3. TUTATIS · AGUSTÍN MARQUINA · MRCYB · 8.5 POINTS

 

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Magical and Deep Blue lead the final day of the Count of Gondomar

 

The Deep Blue 2.0 of Vicente Cid of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo was the winner of the second day held this Saturday in the Rías Baixas with a route of just over 27 miles between Baiona and the Camouco lighthouse in the Ons area

· In the J80 one-design competition, the Alboroto del Juan Ameneiro is leading with the Spanish champion Javier Aguado on board and the Bouvento de Leopoldo Llorente is the leader in the real-time classification of the Figaros

· Julio Rodríguez’s Magical from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo won the Carrumeiro Chico regatta after beating Yess Too in compensated time on the opening day of the 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy

· The competition organized by the Monte Real Yacht Club will conclude tomorrow, Sunday, with several windward-leeward tests at the Cíes anchorage and the award ceremony for the winners

Start of the second day of the 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy – Photo José Ramón Louro

The Dufour 34 Deep Blue 2.0 of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, led by Vicente Cid, was the winner this Saturday in Baiona of the second day of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, which is being held these days in the Rías Baixas under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club .

Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue – Photo José Ramón Louro

Despite the fact that the wind was harsh in the first few minutes, forcing a postponement that delayed the scheduled departure time by up to forty minutes, once the fleet left the Bay of Baiona heading for Camouco, everything unfolded with great agility. The ascent to Ons was very fast and the descent back, except for a momentary drop in the wind, was a true street runner.

Salseiro by Manuel Blanco (RCN A Coruña), Deep Blue by Vicente Cid (RCN Vigo), Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo), Fend la Bise by Jean Claude Sarrade (MRCYB) and Unus by Luis García Trigo (MRCYB) were the fastest throughout the race, always in the lead and well ahead of the rest of the fleet.

The Salseiro of Manuel Blanco of the RCN A Coruña – Photo José Ramón Louro

The coruñeses of salseiro (Dehler 44), the first to reach Camouco at a quarter past three in the afternoon, two and a half hours after leaving Baiona, they crossed the finish line at 4:31 p.m., signing the just over 27-mile distance of the test in less than four hours.

They were the fastest to complete the distance but they did not achieve the first position in the classification affected by the compensation of times, which favored the Dufour 34 Deep Blue and Burla Negra, both from the nautical company from Vigo, first and second in the provisional classification.

In third position is the Fend la Bise of Jean Claude Sarrade, of the Monte Real Club de Yates, another of the sailboats that will reach the final day with the possibility of making a podium if it manages to embroider the barlosotas, which everything indicates that they will be very close.

The Rampage of Juan Ameneiro with the champion of Spain Javier Aguado on board – Photo José Ramón Louro

In the J80 competition, Juan Ameneiro’s Alboroto , with the Spanish champion Javier Aguado on board, was the fastest among the 8 meter one-designs, crossing the finish line at 16:48 and managing to beat the rest quite a few minutes. Cansino by Fernando Yáñez was in second place and Miudo by Sergio Golpe was third. They are all part of the regular J80 fleet of the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Most of the J80 and Fígaros fleet sailed closely together – Photo José Ramón Louro

In the real-time classification of the Figaros, who also compete in compensated with the ORCs, the provisional podium was made up of the Leopoldo Llorente’s Bouvento , who is in the lead, followed by Patricio de Haz’s Serralleiras and Agustín Marquina’s Tutatis, in second and third position respectively.

After the conclusion of this second day of the coastal route, only the last two tests of the competition remain to be held, which will be much more technical, with windward-leeward routes between buoys. They will be held tomorrow, Sunday, starting at noon at the Cíes Islands anchorage and the definitive final classification will come out of them.

Together with Deep Blue, winner of today’s regatta, he leads the outcome of this new edition of Julio Rodríguez’s Conde el Magical , winner of the first stage up to Carrumeiro Chico, held last Friday. The Swan 42 of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo took the lead after having managed to beat the Yess Too of the Portuguese Rui Ramada in corrected time, who was the winner in real time by just two minutes difference with the team from Vigo.

Julio Rodríguez’s Magical winner of the Carrumeiro stage – Photo José Ramón Louro

The skipper of the Magical, Julio Rodríguez, predicts a very disputed and exciting final, as he assures that the crossing to the Corcubión rock was. “We disputed a very tough regatta with very strong rivals, with a lot of wind and a lot of waves. It was the first one we did with the Magical, and it has proven to be a very fast boat that can defend well the high rating it has”, assured the leader of the Swan 42, who also explained that they were about to pass the Yess Too, but that a spy break when they were arriving in Cíes prevented them from overtaking the Portuguese.

Once the competition is over on Sunday morning, the Monte Real Club de Yates, organizer of the competition, will host the awards ceremony for the winners at its facilities. It will be attended by the president and commodore of the club, José Luis Álvarez and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui; and various representatives of Banco Sabadell, sponsor of the event. José Manuel Vieites, director of SabadellGallego; Pepe Celada, director of Banco Sabadell’s Private Banking Galicia Sur; the director of large companies in Galicia Sur, Ramón Correa; and Adolfo García-Ciaño, regional director of Banco Sabadell.

The Salseiro and the Unus about to leave for Camouco – Photo José Ramón Louro

 

45th COUNT OF GONDOMAR BANCO SABADELL TROPHY
PROVISIONAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (PENDING THE FINAL DAY)

Hedgehog REGATTA SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020

ORC

1. DEEP BLUE 2.0 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CN CASTRELO
3. FEND LA BISE · JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE · MRCYB

J80

1. ALBOROTO · JUAN AMENEIRO · MRCYB
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MRCYB
3. MIUDO · SERGIO GOLPE · MRCYB

FIGAROS

1. BOUVENTO LEOPOLD LLORENTE MRCYB
2. SERRALLEIRAS PATRICIO DE HAZ MRCYB
3. TUTATIS · AGUSTIN MARQUINA · MRCYB

CONDE DE GONDOMAR REGATTA FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

1. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO
2. YESS TOO · RUI RAMADA · MRCYB
3. APRIL OILS · LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL · RCN VIGO

 

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Yess Too is once again the fastest on the climb to Carrumeiro Chico

The Portuguese sailboat Yess Too of the Monte Real Club de Yates was once again the fastest to reach and turn the Carrumeiro Chico in the inaugural stage of the 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy

· A stable and constant wind and the equality between many of the crews made the regatta a close race with practically the entire fleet quite grouped during the route to the rock of the Corcubión estuary

· The Carrumeiro stage will finish well into the morning and if the good conditions continue and Yess Too maintains the pace, it could break the record held by Cenor & De Dietrich

Departure towards Carrumeiro Chico in the 45th Conde de Gondomar Banco Sabadell Trophy – Photo José Ramón Louro

The Portuguese sailboat Yess Too was once again the fastest boat to reach the Carrumeiro Chico in the initial stage of the 45th Conde de Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, which opened this Friday with the longest and most exciting test of the competition.

The crew of the Swan 45, armed and skippered by Rui Ramada and wearing a necklace from the Monte Real Club de Yates, rounded the Corcubión rock at six minutes past seven in the afternoon, eight hours after leaving Baiona, and managed to repeat the feat achieved in the previous edition.

Images: Miguel Torrao

A stable and constant wind, always above 14 knots and with gusts of up to 25; and the great equality between many of the crews, made the regatta a very close and exciting race, with practically the entire fleet very grouped during the route to the rock of the Corcubión estuary.

The departure was punctual as planned and at eleven o’clock in the morning the 8 participating boats undertook the adventure, after passing through an unmarking buoy and the Carallones beacon.

Despite starting with an off-line and having to take a penalty, Julio Rodríguez’s Magical was able to pick up the pace and managed to be the fastest to cross those first two points of the course. Those from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo announced that they were willing to give battle in the regatta, and they did so throughout the race, always staying among the leading boats and managing to be the second to tack the Carrumeiro, 11 minutes after Yess too. The tactic of Gonzalo Araújo from Vigo was the plus that the Swan 42 crew had.

The Magical by Julio Rodríguez passing through Carallones – Photo José Ramón Louro

Passing through Carallones, one of the few controversies of the day was experienced, motivated by the proximity of the Arroutado and the Yess Too, who got too close in a maneuver. A few yells were exchanged but the incident finally came to nothing and they both continued north, never straying too far from the group, although they eventually opted for different strategies.

The Yess Too and the Arroutado passed Carallones very tight – Photo José Ramón Louro

While the Portuguese opened up more towards the sea, Portosin’s men, led by José Manuel Pérez and Javier de la Gándara acting as right-hand man, chose to stick closer to the coast. They went at a very good pace throughout the race, upwind easily, and managed to be the fourth to cross the Carrumeiro, 24 minutes after the first.

Javier de la Gándara sailed with José Manuel Pérez’s Arroutado – Photo José Ramón Louro

Ahead of them, in third position, is Aceites Abril , owned by the Pérez Canal brothers from Ourense, who managed to get 3 minutes out of the Sonenses and up to 20 minutes out of José Luis Freire’s Pairo VIII, their most direct rival in this type of competition. After turning the Carrumeiro, Luis Pérez Canal was very satisfied with the navigation carried out because, although they could not reach the rapid Swan, they did manage to keep their pulse, preventing them from getting too far away, which could benefit them in the compensation of final times.

The April Oils of the Pérez Canal brothers passing through Carallones – Photo José Ramón Louro

Manuel María Cunha’s Marías was the fifth ship to reach the turnaround point.

The Marías by Manuel María Cunha – Photo José Ramón Louro

He did so at seven forty in the afternoon, followed by Pairo VIII skippered by the young Luis Bugallo, who passed the Corcubión rock seven minutes later.

José Luis Freire once again climbed the Carrumeiro with his crew – Photo José Ramón Louro

Thus, at this time (20:30), of the boats that started the regatta, all but one are still in the running, with several hours of sailing ahead of them, and it is not expected that any of them will cross the finish line until the start the night. Once the winner is known in real time and the marks of the rest of the participants, the calculation of numbers will reveal the identity of the winner in compensated time, who will become a firm contender to achieve the absolute victory of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Trophy Sabadell.

Tomorrow, Saturday, will be a rest day for them and the rest of the ORCs will take center stage in the competition, including the one designs J80 and Fígaros. For this group, which will compete in the Erizana Regatta, the regatta committee prepared the usual route back to Ons, turning the Camouco, a race that will leave at noon from the Bay of Baiona. In the afternoon, once the coastal one ends, the Monte Real Club de Yates will offer sailors a seafood dinner.

 

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The brave for the Carrumeiro record

 

Crews from Galicia and Portugal will battle it out in Atlantic waters to try to win the most exciting and complicated sailing regatta in Galicia

· The nearly 100-mile climb to Carrumeiro Chico from Baiona will be held as part of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy

· The passage of the sailboats can be seen from numerous sandy areas of the Rías Baixas on a very sunny and hot day but with a good wind for sailing

· The forecast is that the first sailboats to cross the finish line will do so well into the night after more than 12 hours of uninterrupted sailing

· The regatta can be followed live through the website of the Monte Real Yacht Club, which will transmit the position of the sailboats throughout the course

 

Crews from Galicia and Portugal will battle it out tomorrow, Friday, in the waters of the Atlantic to try to win the most exciting and complicated regatta in Galician sailing, the ascent to Carrumeiro Chico, a route of almost 100 miles of distance framed in the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy, organized once again this year by the Monte Real Yacht Club.

There are few shallows in Galicia as well known as the Carrumeiro, a stone considered for many years one of the greatest dangers for navigation through the Galician estuaries. Right in the center of the entrance channel to the Corcubión estuary, and without buoys until 1863, this rock, which barely protrudes above the surface, has been involved in numerous shipwrecks throughout history.

In order to try to avoid them, first a bell buoy was placed on it, then a 5-meter metal tripod and then a conical buoy, but the storms swept these systems one by one, until in 1917 a solid concrete tower 10 meters high that has remained intact ever since.

The Little Carrumeiro

It is those shallows and that tower that the adventurous sailors who have signed up this year to try to complete the Carrumeiro Chico challenge will have to turn, a complicated regatta not only because of the distance, close to 100 miles, but also because it involves sailing between shallows rocks for many hours and both during the day and at night.

Among the eight crews that will participate in the event is the one led by Portuguese owner and skipper Rui Ramada, who has been participating in the competition since 1988 with different teams and on board up to 5 different boats.

In the last edition of the Conde de Gondomar, with the Yess Too (a Swan 45), they were the winners, also winning the Carrumeiro climb, which they won both in real time and compensated. They left Baiona with the entire fleet at 11 in the morning, rounded the Corcubión estuary lighthouse at around 7 in the afternoon and reached the finish line at 4:30 in the morning. They took 17 hours and 36 minutes to complete the 95.43-mile course.

The Yess Too of the Portuguese Rui Ramada – Photo © Rosana Calvo

Rui Ramada’s men achieved victory in the great Conde de Gondomar test but were more than 5 hours away from breaking the Carrumeiro Chico record, which has been held since 2011 by Cenor & De Dietrich (a Farr 50) which, with Martín Bermúdez de la Puente in front, managed to complete the regatta in 11 hours 56 minutes and 57 seconds.

Another of the boats that will sail to the Carrumeiro will be the Aceites Abril of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, with Pablo Iglesias as tactician. The Ourenses, wearing a necklace from the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, will try to achieve their fifth victory at the Conde de Gondomar.

The April Oils of the brothers Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The yachtsman from Vigo is the one that will have the most representation in the long-distance event, since in addition to the Aceites Abril they will also compete in the Pairo 8 of José Luis Freire, skippered by Luis Bugallo; and the Magical by Julio Rodríguez, with Gonzalo Araujo in charge of the tactical part and the experienced English sailor Gill Sanders on board.

José Luis Freire’s Pairo will be skippered by Luis Bugallo – Photo © Rosana Calvo

For the Monte Real Club de Yates, in addition to Yess Too, Marías also aspires to victory, led by another Portuguese, Manuel María Cunha.

The Real Club Náutico de Portosín will be represented by the Arroutado , by José Manuel Pérez, who will be accompanied by Javier de la Gándara. The sailor from Vigo, after years competing in the Conde de Gondomar aboard the J80 Okofen, returns to long-distance sailing with the Sonenses.

The Bon III, from the Náutico de Punta Lagoa, another of the regulars on the Carrumeiro Chico climb, will be led by Victor Carrión and will have Ana Sardiña on board, one of the few women registered for this regatta along with Gill Sanders from the Magical, Rita Rocha from the Yess Too or Vanesa Martínez, from Marara IV , from the Rías Baixas Maritime Club, who will once again skipper Javier Montenegro.

Javier Montenegro’s Marara IV – Photo © Rosana Calvo

This year, after leaving Baiona at 11 in the morning, the forecast is that the sailboats will begin to cross the finish line well into the night, after more than 12 hours of uninterrupted navigation.

Its route can be seen from numerous sandy areas of the Rías Baixas and can also be followed live through the website of the Monte Real Yacht Club , which will transmit the position of the boats throughout the route. It will be a typical summer regatta day, with sun and heat, but also with good wind to sail.

 

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The Count of Gondomar sails Galicia from north to south again

 

· The historic competition of the Monte Real Yacht Club celebrates 45 years of uninterrupted celebration sailing Galicia from north to south and it does so one more year thanks to the collaboration of Banco Sabadell

· The mythical route from Baiona to Carrumeiro Chico, in Corcubión, with nearly 100 miles of distance, will once again be the star event of the competition and the greatest challenge for the participants

· Two of the boats with the most victories in the history of the trophy will participate in the forty-fifth edition of the Conde de Gondomar, José Luis Freire’s Pairo (6 wins) and the Pérez Canal brothers’ Aceites Abril (4 wins).

· With various races to be held in the vicinity of the Cíes and Ons islands, the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia and the Rías Baixas become outstanding venues for the regatta

The Monte Real Club de Yates presented this Tuesday at a press conference a new edition of its most traditional competition, the Count of Gondomar, which in 2020 celebrates its 45th anniversary uninterruptedly.

“Few competitions have been able to complete 45 years of celebration doing it, moreover, uninterruptedly, and maintaining the essence with which they were created. This year, these two aspects take on, if possible, greater importance due to the situation that we have had to live through, which has complicated the future of numerous sports competitions. But from Monte Real, aware of the importance of continuing to bet on life and sport, we have made a great effort so that the Count of Gondomar could be celebrated” – José Luis Álvarez, president of the Monte Real Yacht Club

The trophy, one of the most charismatic of sailing in Spain, is being disputed once again this year thanks to the collaboration of Banco Sabadell, which has been betting on the Baiona club and deep-sea sailing for several editions.

“I would like to thank the Monte Real Club de Yates for continuing to count on SabadellGallego in an event that is part of the Galician regatta tradition thanks to the enormous effort put into its celebration. We work together to recover nature, tourism and sport, to ultimately recover normality in these troubled times” – Pablo Junceda, CEO of SabadellGallego

The 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy will last for four days, coinciding, as has been the tradition, with the days surrounding July 25, Galicia’s Big Day. Thursday the 23rd will be the day of preparations, with the closing of inscriptions and the delivery of instructions to the participants. There will also be a meeting of patrons at Monte Real at eight in the afternoon.

The competition will begin on Friday 24 with the Conde de Gondomar Regatta, the most exciting of the trophy due to its long distance, almost 100 miles long. At eleven o’clock in the morning, the sailboats will set course, from the bay of Baiona, to the Carrumeiro Chico, in the Corcubión estuary, which they will have to turn around before starting the return.

There will be numerous hours of navigation passing through a large part of the Galician coast, a route in which the crews will be able to opt for an internal route, closer to the coast; or external, outside the Atlantic Islands National Park.

On Saturday the 25th, the Erizana Regatta will be held, with a shorter distance, in which the sailboats that did not compete on the opening day will participate. For them, the regatta committee will prepare a route that will have the Ons archipelago as the protagonist, with the sailboats rounding the Camouco lighthouse before returning to Baiona.

On Sunday the 26th, the last, more technical tests will be held for the entire fleet. At the anchorage of the Cíes Islands, starting at noon, several windward-leeward routes between buoys will be scheduled, some heats that will decide the winners of the 45th Count of Gondomar – Banco Sabadell Trophy.

It will be at the end of these tests when the crews return to land for the awards ceremony, scheduled for half past six in the afternoon at Monte Real. It will be attended by different authorities from the Xunta de Galicia, the Pontevedra Provincial Council and the Baiona council, as well as members of the board of directors of Monte Real and representatives and directors of Banco Sabadell.

In addition to the president and commodore of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, the General Director of Banco Sabadell, Pablo Junceda; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the provincial head of the sports service of the Xunta de Galicia, Daniel Benavides; and the deputy for sports from the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez.

 

The almost 100 miles from Baiona to Carrumeiro Chico, the biggest challenge for sailors

The mythical route from Baiona to Carrumeiro Chico, in Corcubión, with nearly 100 miles of distance, will once again be the star regatta of the competition and the greatest challenge for the participants. This is one of the most important long-distance races in Spain and a great challenge for the sailors, who will not only have to face the sea conditions but also the fatigue involved in haggling for so many hours.

In the previous edition, some boats took more than 24 hours to complete the route. The last winner of the Carrumeiro Chico climb, in 2019, was Yess Too , owned by the Portuguese owner and skipper Rui Ramada, after 17 hours and 36 minutes of sailing.

 

Pairo and April Oils , eager to continue writing their names on the honor roll

With several days to go before the registration deadline closes and the complete list of crews that will fight for a new victory in the Conde de Gondomar is known, two of the boats that have already announced their participation in the trophy are the pair and the Oils April .

The sailboats built by José Luis Freire and the Pérez Canal brothers are two of the historical participants in the competition, to which they have been coming for years and in which they have managed to write their names on the honor roll several times.

The Pairo is the ship that has added the greatest number of victories in the entire history of the Count of Gondomar. He has achieved a total of 6, three of them in the eighties (1983, 1984, 1988) and another three in the first years of the new millennium (2003, 2007 and 2009).

Aceites Abril continues in its wake with 4 victories, the same ones achieved by Paz Andrade’s Ardora and Castrosúa led by Willy Alonso. Luis and Jorge Canal’s boat has been the undisputed protagonist in recent years, taking the grand prize in 2013, and chaining three consecutive golds in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In the last edition, that of 2019, he was at the gates of achieving the fourth victory in a row because the Yess Too snatched the victory.

 

45th COUNT OF GONDOMAR BANCO SABADELL TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club 23, 24, 25 and 26 July 2020

:::::::::::::::::::::::: THURSDAY, JULY 23 :::::::::::::::::::: :::::

16:00 – 20:00> RACING OFFICE: Registration and delivery of instructions
20:00> MEETING OF PATRON

::::::::::::::::::::::::: FRIDAY, JULY 24 ::::::::::::::::::::: :::::

11:00> COUNT OF GONDOMAR REGATTA: Baiona – Carrumeiro – Baiona
19:00> DINNER FOR THE SHIPS THAT ARE ARRIVING

::::::::::::::::::::::::: SATURDAY, JULY 25 ::::::::::::::::::::: :::::

12:00> ERIZANA REGATTA: Return to Ons / Baiona – Camouco – Baiona
19:30 SEAFOOD DINNER

:::::::::::::::::::::::: SUNDAY, JULY 26 ::::::::::::::::::::: :::::

12:00> REGATTA: Windward – leeward races (Cíes Islands anchorage)
18:30> DELIVERY OF AWARDS at the Monte Real Yacht Club

 

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Okofen wins the J80 Comunica Trophy

 

· The sailboat armed by Javier de la Gándara chains a new victory in the regattas held in Galicia in this 2020 after winning the Galician Two-Way Cruise Championship just a few days ago

· Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto and José Luis Pérez’s Maija won silver and bronze in a competition that kept the pulse going until the final day in which the winners’ podium was decided

· The Comunica Trophy marked the closure of the J80 League with which the Monte Real Club de Yates inaugurated its sports calendar this year and which had to be suspended during the state of alarm derived from COVID19

The Comunica Trophy sentenced the J80 Winter League – Photo Carlos Hernández

The Okofen, armed and skippered by the prominent sailor from Vigo Javier de la Gándara, won the Comunica Trophy this afternoon in Baiona, with which the Monte Real Club de Yates was able to finally close the J80 League that had had to suspend last month of March due to the state of alarm motivated by COVID19.

After three months of competition and another three of break, the one-design championship promoted by Monte Real said goodbye to Baiona with the fourth and last day of tests, in which the J80s competed in the last two regattas that ended up defining the podium of winners.

They were two sleeves that were held in complicated conditions due to the wind, which had many ups and downs, even disappearing at times, and which forced the area of the regatta field to be changed several times.

In the Okofen De la Gándara and Manel María Cunha alternated at the cane – Photo Carlos Hernández

After having won the Galician Two-Way Cruise Championship a few days ago and reaching the final as a clear contender for the title, the Okofen did not disappoint. With Javier de la Gándara leading the team, the usual crew that Manel María Cunha joined on this last day, signed two first places in the two contested races and sentenced the championship.

Javier de la Gándara and his son Jaime collected the award for the winner of the Comunica Trophy – Photo Carlos Hernández

With 13 points he won gold in the Comunica Trophy, leaving Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto, who finished with 28 points, the silver medal. The Fuss was quite far from the first place they had aspired to since January, when they started winning on the first day of the league. He was, without a doubt, the best rival for Okofen and the one that came closest to beating him, although in the end he was quite a few points behind him.

The crew of Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto came second -Photo Carlos Hernández

Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino, who came third in the final, was unable to consolidate that third position, which was finally snatched away by José Luis Pérez’s Maija, with 40 points. Those of Yáñez, with 42 points, stayed just outside the podium, with a meritorious fourth position.

José Luis Pérez’s Maija took bronze in the competition – Photo Carlos Hernández

Present at the award ceremony, held at the end of the tests at the Monte Real Yacht Club, were, among others, the Vice President and Commodore of Monte Real, Alejandro Retolaza and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui; and the executive director of Comunica Comunicación Visual, Roberto Lira, as sponsor of the event.

COMUNICA TROPHY J80 MRCYB LEAGUE FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION TOP 5

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · 13 POINTS
2. ALBOROTO · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · 28 POINTS
3. MAIJA · JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ · 40 POINTS
4. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · 42 POINTS
5. CEA MANOR MARIA CAMPOS 50 POINTS

 

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The Comunica Trophy puts an end to the Monte Real J80 League

The Comunica Trophy will decide tomorrow, Saturday in Baiona, the winners of the Monte Real J80 League, which was suspended last March due to the health situation caused by COVID-19

· The Okofen skippered by Javier de la Gándara, who a few days ago won the Galician A Dos Championship, is leading the standings and aspires to revalidate the title it won in the previous edition of the J80 Winter League

· El Alboroto by Juan Carlos Ameneiro and El Cansino by Fernando Yáñez occupy second and third place in the provisional classification, followed by El Maija by José Luis Pérez and Namasté by Luis de Mira

· The final victory will be played in four double courses of the windward-leeward type tomorrow, Saturday, starting at three in the afternoon in the bay of Baiona

The Comunica Trophy will decide tomorrow, Saturday in Baiona, the winners of the J80 League of the Monte Real Club de Yates, the one-design competition of the Baiona club that was suspended last March due to the health situation derived from COVID-19.

Starting at three in the afternoon, the waters of the bay will be the scene of the last four tests of the competition, from which the design of the final classification and the winners’ podium will come out. The J80s will have to complete four double courses of the windward leeward type, between 2 and 3 miles of course with close hauls, two sterns and several maneuvers on buoys.

The weather forecast announces a typical summer day, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees and a wind that will blow from the north with an average of 5 or 6 knots and gusts of up to 10 knots at times.

The competition will be in real time and with direct judgment in the water, thanks to the presence of a judge who will rule in situ on the protests that may arise during the events. This will speed up the resolution of possible conflicts between sailboats without having to wait for the end of the races for their resolution on land, thus avoiding delaying the publication of the classifications.

Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen is the one with the best chance of winning the Comunica Trophy – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The Okofen skippered by Javier de la Gándara, who just a few days ago won the Galician Two-Handed Championship, is leading the standings and aspires to revalidate the title it won in the previous edition of the J80 Winter League.

With 11 points, it is six ahead of its most direct rival, Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Alboroto, which is, with 17 points, the other sailboat with the best chance of winning the final victory.

Juan Carlos Ameneiro’s Rampage will try to take first place from Okofen – Photo © Rosana Calvo

Behind Okofen and Alboroto, although separated by quite a few more points, are Fernando Yáñez’s Cansino, which occupies third place in the provisional classification with 32 points, and José Luis Pérez’s Maija and Luis de Mira’s Namasté , who are fourth and fifth with 35 and 40 points respectively.

Once the tests in the water have finished, the Monte Real Club de Yates will host the awards ceremony for the winners, which will be held at around eight in the afternoon at the club’s facilities. It will be attended, among others, by several members of the board of directors of Monte Real as the organizing club, the Baiona city council and Comunica, the company sponsoring the event, a visual communication firm that offers its services throughout Galicia from the municipality of A Guarda, where its main headquarters are located. The firm will be represented by its executive director, Roberto Lira.

The Comunica Trophy will conclude the J80 League postponed by COVID19 – Photo © Rosana Calvo

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · 11 POINTS
2. ALBOROTO · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · 17 POINTS
3. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · 32 POINTS
4. MAIJA · JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ · 35 POINTS
5. NAMASTE · LUIS DE MIRA · 40 POINTS

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PHOTOS AND VIDEO: 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week 2021

 

 

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Monte Real manages to bring the 52 SUPER SERIES to Baiona in 2021

 

· After months of negotiations and hard work to meet all the requirements demanded by the organization, the Monte Real Club de Yates manages to make the 52 SUPER SERIES land in Galicia in 2021, coinciding with the Xacobeo Year

· For 8 days in June, the 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week will bring together in the Rías Baixas some of the best sailors in the world aboard boats with cutting-edge technology, competing in the so-called “Formula 1 of the sea”.

With high performance and great international prestige, the 52 SUPER SERIES are one of the three most important nautical events in the world, along with the America’s Cup and the Sailing Tour of the World

Its impact reaches figures of up to two million euros of investment in local companies and services in each of the nautical events and one billion impacts in different media and online channels

 

Fifteen years after the milestone that the departure of the Sailing Tour of the World from Vigo in 2005 meant for Galicia, the Monte Real Club de Yates once again puts the Galician community in the spotlight of the world nautical scene by including Baiona in the circuit of the prestigious 52 SUPER SERIES.

After months of negotiations and hard work to meet all the requirements demanded by the organization, the historic club from Baiona has just confirmed that the considered “Fórmula 1 del mar” has agreed to compete in one of its events in the Galician Rías Baixas in June 2021, coinciding with the celebration of the Xacobeo Holy Year.

The MRCYB will host one of the world’s great sailing competitions in 2021 – Photo © Nico Martínez

With high performance and great international prestige, the 52 SUPER SERIES are one of the three most important nautical events in the world, along with the America’s Cup and the World Sailing Tour. Between 10 and 12 teams of more than 8 nationalities of sailors from the 5 continents compete aboard boats with cutting-edge technology in tests that are held for months in different ports around the world.

The Baiona Sailing Week will be held in the unique setting of the Galician Rías Baixas – Photo © Baiona Tourism

Next year, one of those stages will be the 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week , which will be held for 8 days, between June 3 and 10, both inclusive. The first two days, on days 3 and 4, the crews will compete in training regattas in the area set aside for the competition, a place very close to the Atlantic Islands National Park, just in front of the Cíes Islands. The third day, June 5, is reserved for training in an already official regatta, although not scoring; and in the last 5 days, from 6 to 10, the competition itself will be held, with the regattas that will define the final classification from which the winners will emerge.

Jose Luis Alvarez, President MRCYB – Photo © MRCYB

In addition to the sporting events, the Monte Real Club de Yates will organize multiple social events, such as meetings with the sailors, visits to the participating boats, conferences and talks about the competition or parties with the crews, among many others. It will also be a unique opportunity to rediscover Monte Real, one of the oldest clubs in Spain, with a long and prolific journey on the international nautical scene.

What was once the first Spanish club to present a challenge to the Copa América de Vela currently organizes some of the most outstanding regattas in Spain, such as the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy or the Conde de Gondomar Trophy. Recently, Monte Real has also announced the celebration in Baiona, in 2023, of the J80 Class World Cup, which will become the eighth World Cup event that the club has organized throughout its more than 50-year history.

The TP52s are guaranteed action and spectacle – Photo © Nico Martínez

A prestigious circuit considered the “Formula 1 of the sea”

The 52 SUPER SERIES were born from the hands of three businessmen in love with the sea and enthusiastic sailors: the American Doug DeVos (co-president of the prestigious marketing company Amway and owner of the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team), the Swedish Niklas Zennström (creator of numerous companies such as Skype or Kazaa) and the Argentine Alberto Roemmers (founder of Laboratorios Roemmers, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Argentina).

In 2012 they created a circuit that each year goes through five or six of the best places on the planet to haggle in tests in which an unparalleled fleet competes, made up of the best sailors in the world. On board the TP52, a type of 52-foot (15.85 m.) boat that is almost identical in its performance, the crews must make a difference with the technological innovations that they apply to sailboats and the expertise and skills of their teams. .

The organization of each of the stages of the 52 SUPER SERIES involves the movement of some 500 people, up to 12 megayachts and support boats. All that logistics, along with flight reservations, accommodation and restaurants; service companies and teams; they represent an expense that reaches more than 3 million euros, of which about two million stay in local companies and services in the place where they compete.

Monte Real is the first club to bring the 52SS to Galicia – Photo © Nico Martínez

The extensive media coverage, both national and international, of the nautical event, reaches figures that, according to data from the organization, are around one billion hits in different media, with more than one million views on live television in the competition and close to 10 million impressions on the online channels of social networks. The regatta is also followed all over the world, with live images or through virtual reality systems from the website www.52superseries.com.

Another aspect to highlight of the 52 SUPER SERIES and the MRCYB will be their firm commitment to sustainability. The competition and its collaborating organization in this matter, 11th Hour Racing, will promote a series of actions in each of the regattas aimed at promoting environmental awareness through education and action. The commitment is to achieve a zero footprint of ecological impact, an effort that will be redoubled in the waters of the Ría de Vigo as it is of a very high environmental value.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND STATEMENTS

Authorities attending the presentation at the MRCYB of the 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week – Photo © MRCYB

The official announcement of the achievement of the 52 SUPER SERIES for Galicia by the Monte Real Yacht Club was made this morning at a press conference held in Baiona, which was attended by the General Director of the competition, the Spanish Agustín Zulueta, who signed the contract for the 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week together with the president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez.

“Just a month ago we revealed that we had been chosen to organize the 2023 J80 World Championship and today’s news is undoubtedly another of the great announcements that will mark 2020 for Monte Real. That the 52 Super Series land in Baiona is great news only for us as a club, or for Baiona as a town, but for all of Galicia, which for weeks will become the focus of the world nautical scene. Many years have passed since we presented, for the first time in the history of Spain, that Challenge to the America’s Sailing Cup, and those of you who follow us closely know that we have never abandoned our desire to write new chapters in the history of sailing. Today, in front of a blank page, we begin to write a new one”

José Luis Álvarez President of the Monte Real Yacht Club

Agustin Zulueta CEO 52 Super Series – Photo © MRCYB

“For us, announcing the Baiona regatta in 2021 is something that excites us. We have been looking for a location that joins the one in Cascais for some time to take advantage of the movement of ships to the Atlantic from our usual headquarters in the Mediterranean. It is the first time in the ten seasons of the 52 SUPER SERIES that we go to Galicia and it was like a debt that we had as organizers. Baiona is the ideal place. June is the best time to sail, it is an exceptional town with great infrastructures and services, with incredible scenery and ideal sailing conditions. We are facing a completely new destination for our shipowners who like to discover new places and we are convinced that Baiona and Galicia are going to love it. The Monte Real Club de Yates has been very receptive to the proposal from the first moment and we want to thank its president, José Luis Álvarez, and its board of directors for the facilities they have shown to bring the 52 SUPER SERIES to Baiona”

Agustín Zulueta General Director of the 52 Super Series

Diego Torrado from Vigo also took part in the press conference, a regular in the 52 SUPER SERIES who has been on the circuit for years as boat captain, previously with the Russian Bronenosec Gazprom and currently with the South African Phoenix 12. As the voice of the experience, Torrado explained to those attending the presentation the main characteristics of a competition that he described as unique and spectacular.

“For me it is a ‘luxury’ that the 52 SUPER SERIES come to Baiona. It is one of the most nautical places in Spain with a history linked to the sea for many centuries. That a class like ours comes to the MRCYB, which was the first port where the announcement of the discovery of America arrived in 1492, shows that it is a place with an excellent seafaring tradition and culture. Baiona’s life is focused on the sea and a competition like this deserves. The 52 SUPER SERIES is the largest annual circuit format regatta in the world. It is the top in the world of sailing where the best sailors in the world are. Due to the quality of the sailors and the event, there is no similar circuit. I think that for all the boats sailing on the Galician coast is going to be a challenge when leaving the Mediterranean due to the different conditions. The Vigo estuary area, being protected, provides wonderful sailing conditions, but we must not forget that we are in the Atlantic”

Diego Torrado Sailor of the 52 Super Series

“From this moment we acquired an important commitment hosting one of the tests of the 52 Super Series, and we do it with tremendous enthusiasm, passion and dedication. We are not only committed to making this event a success in the organization, but also to leave the deepest mark possible on this club, in Galicia and in sport. We want the promotion of the practice of sailing to be marked by the 52 Super Series. It is an exceptional opportunity for the projection of Baiona and Galicia, but also to create a quarry and fans and we are going to work hard to achieve it”

Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui Commodore of the MRCYB

The Xunta de Galicia (autonomous administration), the Diputación de Pontevedra (provincial administration) and the Baiona City Council (local administration), regular supporters of the competitions and initiatives of the Monte Real Yacht Club, also did not want to miss the official presentation of the event . Everyone praised the magnificent qualities of the Monte Real Club de Yates for organizing great events like this one and predicted the greatest success for the 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week.

“What nature has given us has helped us to carry out all these types of events, but we must also highlight the capacity and human quality of the MRCYB. Baiona is proud of this club for its commitment to our people, and I am especially proud to co-participate in all these events in which we demonstrate that, when all the administrations are united, we can do very important things for our people. In my name and in the name of all the men and women of Baiones, welcome to all and congratulations”

Carlos Gómez Mayor of Baiona

“I love the passion with which everyone talks about these water sports because, as you well know, one of our goals is to promote the sport and every time Monte Real asks us for help, we are there. Be grateful that there are clubs like this one that carry out the organization of these activities. We hope that this activity has the welcome it should have and thank Monte Real again for having summoned us”

Raquel Giraldez Deputy of the Pontevedra Provincial Council

“The link between Baiona and this club to the sea is evident, and this regatta is important because it will surely be in the top three in the world along with the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race. It is good for Galicia because it once again puts the world focus here and on sailing at an extraordinary moment for Galicia and for the world, coinciding with Xacobeo 2021, and having been able to stop the pandemic and be the first Autonomous Community to leave of the State of Alarm. Congratulations to the club, this magnificent club, and to all the sailors for this event. The departure of the Volvo Ocean Race 2005 marked a before and after and I am sure that this event will allow us to take another step to continue making a real commitment to the sport of sailing, which is strategic for the Xunta de Galicia”

José Ramón Lete Lasa General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia

 

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