Alfonso Ozores (Vilagarcía de Arousa, 1967) has just been appointed as the new manager of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona. Linked to the world of sailing from a very young age, when he began sailing with his father, Ozores has intertwined his sports nautical curriculum with different studies and work experiences in the business world.
At the age of 5 he got on a sailboat for the first time and at 8 he began to compete, first in Optimist and later in Snipe. With maturity he took his first steps in the great regattas, even representing Spain in several European and World Cups.
He participated in several editions of the Copa del Rey, the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy, the Conde de Gondomar and is currently part of one of the 6m crews that compete in the Spanish 6m Circuit. He was commodore of the Real Club de Regatas de Galicia, is a judge for the Royal Galician Sailing Federation and skipper of pleasure boats and yachts.
After having studied at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas ICAI ICADE, he specialized in the management of sports entities, pursuing an MBA in Sports Management. Before his arrival at the Baionese club, he held various managerial positions in different international companies.
From now on, the Monte Real Club de Yates will work under the guidelines of the board of directors directed by José Luis Álvarez with the aim of improving the services that the club offers its members and visitors in Baiona. Its route plan also establishes the strengthening of the strategic lines of the club, which are the promotion of nautical tourism, the organization of sports competitions and training through the Sailing School.
The queen event of the Monte Real Club de Yates managed to successfully complete the planned test program this year, maintaining a close fight until the end in practically all the participating classes
After three intense days of regatta in Baiona, Magical, Cachete, Deep Blue 2.0, Chispa Nejra, Lacazán, Okofen and Tutatis Gestilar are the winners of the thirty-fifth edition of the Príncipe de Asturias
The awards ceremony, which was held at the club in Baiona, put the finishing touch to the most anticipated event of the cruise season in Galicia
The Prince of Asturias Trophy put an end to its thirty-fifth edition this Sunday, and it did so by fulfilling the scheduled test program in each and every one of the participating categories. The event organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Naval School of Marín with the sponsorship of Abanca thus closes with great success one of the most anticipated editions after a reduced regatta season due to Covid 19. The final victory this time went to Magical, Cachete, Deep Blue 2.0, Chispa Nejra, Lacazán, Okofen and Tutatis Gestilar.
Award ceremony of the Prince of Asturias Trophy – Photo Lalo R Villar
Nacexa-class ORC 2
In the Nacexa ORC 2 category, which this Sunday started the final day with up to six teams fighting for the top positions, Julio Rodríguez’s Magical, who sails with Gonzalo Araújo as tactician and under the banner of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, sealed the final triumph in Baiona waters. This is also the second victory for Rodríguez’s team at Monte Real in the year of its debut .
Behind, the second place in the general was for the April Oils of Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal. The boat from Vigo went from less to more during the three days of regatta until achieving the second definitive position with a point advantage over the third classified, the also Vigo Pairo 8. The team led by Luis Bugallo improved its results day by day until it managed to get on the podium on the final day of the thirty-fifth edition of the Príncipe de Asturias.
Magical crew winner of the ORC 2 class and the Juan Sebastian Elcano Award – Photo Lalo R Villar
Class Oils April ORC 3
In Aceites Abril ORC 3 there were no changes after the dispute of the fifth and sixth races and Fran Edreira’s Cachete was proclaimed the definitive seller this afternoon in its category. The Club Marítimo La Penela boat accumulated five partial victories in its locker and a third in the six races completed.
Second place was finally occupied by José Luis Alonso’s Antelope-Kahaway (Bahía de Gijón), four points behind Edreira’s boat and with a wide advantage of fourteen over Rui Amorín’s Milaneza, from Clube de Vela Atlántico, which was third in the final classification.
Fran Edreira’s Cheek, winner of the April Oils class ORC 3- Photo Lalo R Villar
Autesa ORC 4 class
In the Autesa ORC 4 division, Deep Blue 2.0 owned by Vicente Cid of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo achieved the most comfortable victory of the edition with a whopping fifteen points over the second classified boat, the local Unus owned by Luis García Trigo. Third place was occupied by La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez Silva, representing the Club Náutico Castrelo de Miño.
Deep Blue winner of Volvo Autesa ORC 4 – Photo Lalo R Villar
Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics ORC Open classes
In Gadis ORC 5, José Rey’s Chispa Nejra, who sails under the banner of the Club Náutico de Beluso, did not forgive and scored the partial victory again, thus proclaiming himself the winner of the Prince of Asturias Trophy ahead of Iñaki Carbajo’s Santiago Roma Rías Baixas , also from the Nautical Club of Beluso. Those from Carbajo, who were third yesterday, today managed to climb to the second final position, tying on points with the third-placed team, Carlos Lourido’s Travesío La Riviere Conservas, who haggles for the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo.
The crew of the Chispa Nejra winner of the Gadis ORC 5 class – Photo Lalo R Villar
In the SH Robotics Open, Ignacio Pedrosa’s Lacazán (CN Sada) ousted the provisional leader by scoring the victory of the day and became the winner of the Baionesa event in his category. Second was finally the Albarellos of the Monte Real Club de Yates, which sails with Fernando Rey at the helm, and third was the Salseiro C of Manuel Blanco of the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña.
Lacazán, winner of SH Robotics ORC Open – Photo Lalo R Villar
Solventis J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup classes
In the Solventis J80 category, the third and last day served for Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen to sentence the regatta to the top of the general classification. The Monte Real representative team had enough of two thirds and one fifth in the last three races to take victory with a one-point advantage over the second-placed team, Ignacio Camino’s Solintal of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander. In third place was occupied in this category by the crew of the Club Nautic S’Arenal, Dr. Chacartegui de Javier Chacartegui. The three teams stood out among the largest fleet in the regatta by achieving a wide advantage of more than fifteen points over the rest of the participants.
Javier and Jaime de la Gándara from Okofen winner of the J80 and the award for the best J80 of the season – Photo Lalo R Villar
In the Gestilar Ladies Cup class, the Tutatis Gestilar of the Real Club Náutico Puerto Pollensa with Pilar Casares at the helm managed to sentence the lead with a third and a first, definitively claiming victory in the event in Baiona. Behind, second place overall went to Marina Burriananova’s team, Sara Carmo’s Serralleiras, and Carmen Galdós’s Bouvento Gestilar (RCM Abra – RCS) finished in third place, thus assaulting the position it held until yesterday. the Erizana Gestilar by Marta Ramada (BB Douro).
Pilar Casares and her crew collecting the grand prize of the Gestilar Ladies Cup – Photo Lalo R Villar
The awards ceremony closes the 35th Prince of Asturias Trophy
The awards ceremony for the 35th Prince of Asturias Trophy put an end to a new edition of one of the most important events of the cruise season, reduced this year by the Covid 19 pandemic.
In addition to awarding the winners of the respective categories, during the trophy ceremony, the club also presented the Juan Sebastián Elcano special prize for the best boat in ORC 2 to 4, which went to Julio Rodríguez’s Magical; the Count of Barcelona Juan de Borbón award for the best ship with a Portuguese crew, which went to Yess Too by Rui Ramada; and the special Mary Woodward trophy for the best J80 of the season, for Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen. In addition, the boat in which the students of the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School sail received a special mention at the closing ceremony.
The awards ceremony was chaired by José Luis Álvarez, president of the MRCYB, and Ignacio Cuartero, Commander and Director of the Naval School, and was attended by Gabriel González, Director of the ABANCA Commercial Network; Enrique Costas, General Manager of Terras Gauda; Javier García Valcárcel, president of Gestilar; Pablo Moro, managing partner of Solventis; Francisco Plaza, director of the Parador de Baiona; Francisco Javier Sumay, manager of SH Robotics; Joaquín Martínez, Manager of Volvo Autesa; Jorge Pérez Oil Channel April; Pablo Abejas, CEO of Nacexa; Manuel Villaverde, president of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation; Gorka Gómez, Deputy for Sports; Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, Commodore of Monte Real; Daniel Benavides, Head of the Provincial Sports Service, and Carlos Gómez, Mayor of Baiona.
This thirty-fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy was sponsored by ABANCA and had the collaboration of firms such as Bodegas Terras Gauda (sponsor of the National Sailing Awards), Gestilar (sponsor of the Ladies Cup), Solitium, TuyPan, Coca Cola, Martin Miller, Gadis, Solventis, Volvo Autesa, Nacexa, HOLA, Paradores, Vanguard, April Oils, Foxy, Onda Cero, Helly Hansen, Tac Tic and SH Robotics. The competition also had the support of the Xunta de Galicia, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, the council of Baiona and the Royal Spanish and Galician Sailing Federations.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
35th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club Naval Military School
NACEX CLASS ORC 2
Magical Julio Rodríguez RCN Vigo 16.5 points
April oils Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal RCN Vigo 20 points
Pairo 8 Luis Bugallo RCN Vigo 21 points
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 3
Cachete Fran Edreira CM La Penela 8 points
Antelope-Kahaway José Luis Alonso Bay of Gijón 12 points
Milaneza Rui Amorín Atlantic Sailing 26 points
VOLVO AUTESA ORC CLASS 4
Deep Blue 2.0 Vicente Cid RCN Vigo 7 points
Unus Luis García Trigo MRCYB 22 points
La Burla Negra · Juan José Martínez · CN Castrelo de Miño · 27 points
GADIS ORC 5
Spark Nejra José Rey CN Beluso 2 points
Santiago Roma Rías Baixas Iñaki Carbajo CN Beluso 5 points
Crossing La Riviere · Carlos Lourido · RCN Sanxenxo · 5 points
SH ROBOTICS ORC OPEN
Lacazán Ignacio Pedrosa CN Sada 3 points
Albarellos · Fernando Rey · MRCYB · 4 point
Salseiro C Manuel Blanco González RCN Coruña 6 points
SOLVENTIS J80 CLASS
Okofen · Javier de la Gándara · MRCYB · 14 points
Solintal Ignacio Camino RCM Santander 15 points
Chacartegui Javier Chacartegui CN Arenal 22 points
· The Monte Real Club de Yates delivered the National Sailing Awards tonight in Baiona in what was the twenty-eighth edition of the gala
· The winners were the Olympians Jordi Xammar and Nico Rodríguez, the Cantabrian skipper Pablo Santurde, the Alicante crew of the Tanit Medilevel, the Mallorcan photographer Nico Rodríguez, the juniors Conrad Konitzer and Fernando Rodríguez and the Galician team of the Abril Verde
Family photo of the winners – Lalo R Villar
Tonight in Baiona, the Monte Real Yacht Club hosted the National Sailing Awards gala, awards that the historic club has awarded for 28 years to the most outstanding athletes and teams on the Spanish nautical scene.
The event began, as is tradition, with the welcome speech by the president of Monte Real, José Luis Álvarez, who highlighted the importance of the act for promoting sailing. “We want and need to continue betting on sport and sailing, for the benefits and joys that it brings to all of us, not only those who compete, but also those who work and enjoy it, especially in this year that has touched us live,” he said. “It’s about ,” he continued. to highlight the work of sailors and teams that are an example of effort and improvement for all “ .
The president of the Monte Real Yacht Club José Luis Álvarez – Photo Lalo R Villar
The president of Bodegas Terras Gauda, sponsor of the event, succeeded at the microphone. “It is an honor for a Galician and a man of the sea like me to come to present these awards,” said José María Fonseca Moretón, who assured that “It is impossible to reward all the best, since many more would deserve it, but of course those who are here deserve it without a doubt”.
The president of Bodegas Terras Gauda José María Fonseca Moretón – Photo Lalo R Villar
After the welcoming speeches, the awards ceremony began. The Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Military School, Ignacio Cuartero, was in charge of presenting the first prize to Armando Gutiérrez, president of the J80 class, who collected it on behalf of the Cantabrian Pablo Santurde, national sailing award for the skipper of the year.
The crew of the Tanit IV Medilevel, represented on stage by its skipper Nacho Campos, received the prize for the ship of the year from the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; and the deputy for sports from Pontevedra, Gorka Gómez.
The gala continued with the Mariano Aguado Communication Award, which Pilar de Sas presented to the Mallorcan photographer Nico Martínez, for his contribution to the dissemination and promotion of nautical sports through his photographs. It was the first time in the 28-year history of the prestigious awards that this award went to a photographer.
The next prize to be awarded was received by Luis Pérez Canal from Ourense, skipper of the Abril Verde, recognized as the best one-design of the year for his Corinthian European champion title. It was presented to him by the Xunta de Galicia’s Secretary General for Sports, José Ramón Lete Lasa.
The commercial director of ABANCA, Gabriel González, did the same with Fernando Rodríguez, who received the award that distinguishes him and Conrad Konitzer as the best youth team of the year.
The last of the six awards this year was collected by Jordi Xammar and Nico Rodríguez from the president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez; and the president of Bodegas Terras Gauda, José María Fonseca Moretón. They won the award that recognizes them as the Olympic team of the year for their outstanding performance in 2019, when they became world and European champions in the 470 class.
The 28th gala of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards was once again part of the celebration of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, which after two days of regattas, concludes tomorrow, Sunday, in the Rías Baixas with the latest tests and the award ceremony for the winners.
With the premiere of the Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics ORC Open categories, the Monte Real meeting today brought together a total of 70 boats in the bay of Baiona competing for the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy
Magical, Cachete, Deep Blue 2.0, Chispa Nejra, Albarellos, Okofen and Tutatis Gestilar are the leaders of the queen event of the Baion club after the second day of regattas
Once the day’s tests are finished, at 8:00 p.m. the prestigious Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be delivered
Tomorrow, Sunday, the third and last day of regattas with everything to be decided in the seven classes in contention
The Prince of Asturias Trophy is halfway through its thirty-fifth edition. With the premiere of the Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics ORC Open categories, today the Bay of Baiona brought together a total of 70 boats divided into seven classes and three regatta fields, successfully completing the testing program of its second day. In the absence of what happens tomorrow in the final day, Magical, Cachete, Deep Blue 2.0, Chispa Nejra, Albarellos, Okofen and Tutatis Gestilar are for now the provisional leaders of the event.
In the race course of the ORC divisions from 2 to 4 the wind did not make things easy for the Race Committee. The lack of wind caused a delay of an hour and a half in the water at the beginning of the day, although finally with about 11 knots from the north component the fleet was able to hear the honk for the first of the two windward-leeward tests that would be held in this second day of competition.
The ORCs will reach the final with everything still to be decided – Photo Lalo R. Villar
In the category Nacexa ORC 2 the general has been tightened to the maximum after the dispute of the third and fourth regatta, and the five-point tie with which the Magical and Yess Too teams finished yesterday in the lead was provisionally resolved today in favor of the first. With Julio Rodríguez at the helm, the Magical of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo continues to lead the general standings -now alone- with a second and a fifth scored this afternoon, while Rui Ramada’s Yess Too moves into fifth place just one podium point.
The second position is now for the Solventis of Malalo Bermúdez after adding a sixth and a third in his locker, positioning himself three points behind those of Ramada. From behind, a good day also for Aceites Abril de Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, who with a partial victory and a fourth climb to third place on the provisional podium.
In total, only five points separate the top six finishers, so it will all depend on what happens tomorrow.
In AceitesAbril ORC 3 , Fran Edreira’s Cachete was once again the best in the regatta field. The boat from Club Marítimo La Penela added two more partial victories today and sits at the top of the general standings with a five-point advantage over José Luis Alonso’s Antelope – Kahaway, which also maintains its second position after two second places noted today.
Where there have been changes is in third place on the provisional podium, which is now occupied by Rui Amorín’s Milaneza after adding two third places.
For its part, in the Autesa ORC 4 division, the Deep Blue 2.0 of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo has not moved from first place today either. Vicente Cid’s team scored a second and a new partial victory, extending their lead by one point over Luis García Trigo’s Unus, who added their first win in the opening test of the day and a third in the second round. Luis Mª Pérez’s Balea Dous, meanwhile, also continues in third position in the provisional classification.
In the general classification of the Juan Sebastián Elcano Award, which encompasses the categories of ORC 2, 3 and 4 as a whole, today El Cachete stormed the lead ahead of Magical and Solventis, second and third respectively.
Part of the J80 fleet – Photo Lalo R. Villar
Meanwhile, with the start located in the Carallones area and wind conditions between 10 and 12 knots of intensity, at 12:00 noon the coastal test for the categories started. Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics ORC Open , which premiered today in the thirty-fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy.
With a journey of about 20 miles and more than four and a half hours of navigation through the Vigo estuary, José Rey’s Chispa Nejra, which sails under the banner of the Club Náutico de Beluso, was the fastest in Gadis ORC 5 both in real time and compensated, thus becoming the provisional leader of the regatta. Following behind in the general classification are the Travesío La Riviere with Carlos Lourido at the helm and the Santiago Roma Rías Baixas of Iñaki Carbajo, second and third respectively.
On SH Robotics Open the Albarellos del Monte Real Club de Yates, which sails with Fernando Rey at the helm, was placed at the head of the general classification after the dispute in the coastal regatta by achieving a five-minute advantage in compensated time over the Lacazán of Ignacio Pedrosa, who is second. O Norte by Joaquim Moreira ranks third in this division.
For their part, the monotypes also completed their scheduled testing program today, this time with the race course located outside the bay, in front of the Parador de Baiona, to take advantage of the best wind conditions.
In the Solventis J80 category, the first two classified maintain their positions in the general classification. The Monte Real team, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, repeats yesterday’s positions with two partial victories and one second in the three races held, and continues to lead the standings with a narrow two-point lead over Solintal from Santander Ignacio Camino, who added two seconds and one first in his locker.
Eight points behind the second classified, in the third drawer of the podium of the most numerous fleet of the Prince of Asturias, today stood Dr. Chacartegui de Javier Chacartegui, who with three third places and discarding his worst result rises to third position to lack of the last day of regattas.
For its part, in the Gestilar Ladies Cup class, the second day of regattas also ended with changes in the top positions in the general classification. Pilar Casares’s Tutatis Gestilar, which was yesterday in second place in the general standings, tied on points with Marta Ramada’s Erizana Gestilar, today scored two brilliant partial victories and was at the top of the podium with two points ahead of the of Ramada, who sealed a second and a fifth to place themselves in second place overall.
Behind, the third place on the podium is occupied by Sara Carmo’s Serralleiras Gestilar, three points behind Erizana and five behind the leading team, the representatives of the Real Club Náutico de Puerto Pollensa.
Tomorrow Sunday, third and last day of regattas with everything to decide. Although everything will depend on the weather conditions, the Regatta Committee expects to be able to start the last tests from 12:00. The awards ceremony for the 35th Prince of Asturias Trophy will be held at 6:30 p.m.
The Rías Baixas once again offered luxury conditions for navigation – Photo Lalo R. Villar
This thirty-fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy is sponsored by ABANCA and has the collaboration of firms such as Bodegas Terras Gauda (sponsor of the National Sailing Awards), Gestilar (sponsor of the Ladies Cup), Solitium, TuyPan, Coca Cola, Martin Miller, Gadis, Solventis, Volvo Autesa, Nacexa, HOLA, Paradores, Vanguard, April Oils, Foxy, Onda Cero, Helly Hansen, Tac Tic and SH Robotics. The competition also has the support of the Xunta de Galicia, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, the council of Baiona and the Royal Spanish and Galician Sailing Federations.
Today’s regatera day left spectacular images – Photo Lalo R. Villar
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER DAY 2
35th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club Naval Military School
NACEX CLASS ORC 2
Magical Julio Rodríguez RCN Vigo 12 points
Solventis · Manuel Bermúdez de Castro · MRCYB · 15 points
April Oils Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal RCN Vigo 16 points
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 3
Cachete Fran Edreira CM La Penela 4 points
Antelope-Kahaway José Luis Alonso Bay of Gijón 9 points
Milaneza Rui Amorín Atlantic Sailing 17 points
VOLVO AUTESA ORC CLASS 4
Deep Blue 2.0 · Vicente Cid · RCN Vigo · 5 points
Unus Luis García Trigo MRCYB 8 points
Balea Dous · Luis Mª Pérez · RCN Rodeira · 19 points
GADIS ORC 5
Spark Nejra José Rey CN Beluso 1 point
Crossing La Riviere · Carlos Lourido · RCN Sanxenxo · 2 points
Santiago Roma Rías Baixas Iñaki Carbajo CN Beluso 3 points
SH ROBOTICS ORC OPEN
Albarellos · Fernando Rey · MRCYB · 1 point
Lacazán Ignacio Pedrosa CN Sada 2 points
O Norte · Joaquim Moreira · CVA · 3 points
SOLVENTIS J80 CLASS
Okofen · Javier de la Gándara · MRCYB · 6 points
Solintal Ignacio Camino RCM Santander 8 points
Chacartegui Javier Chacartegui CN Arenal 16 points
The Bay of Baiona today inaugurated the thirty-fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy with the dispute over the first tests for five of the seven participating categories
Magical in Nacexa ORC 2, Cachete in Oils Abril ORC 3 and Deep Blue 2.0 in Volvo Autesa ORC are placed at the head of the three categories that have competed today in compensated time
In the Solventis J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup classes, Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen and Marta Ramada’s Erizana lead the general
Tomorrow, Saturday, the Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics Open divisions will be launched and the prestigious Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards will be awarded at the end of the day
Great start in Baiona of the most awaited event of the cruise season. Organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona and the Naval Military School with the sponsorship of ABANCA, the Prince of Asturias Trophy today inaugurated its thirty-fifth edition with the dispute of the first tests for the categories Nacexa ORC 2, April Oils ORC 3 , Autesa ORC 4 and the Solventis J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup monotypes. With two more days still to go, the first leaders of the competition are Magical, Cachete, Deep Blue 2.0, Okofen and Erizana.
The big ships provided spectacularity on the opening day – Photo Lalo R Villar
Although everything seemed to indicate that this would be a first day with light wind conditions, finally the Regatta Committee was able to start the competition in a timely manner with an average intensity of about twelve knots both in the ORC regatta field and in the one-design regatta field , being able to easily complete the testing program planned for today.
Thus, at 3:00 p.m. the ORC fleet began the first start procedure for its three divisions, with a windward-leeward format route and the start line located in front of the Estelas Islands.
The Rías Baixas were the setting for the opening day of the Prince of Asturias Trophy – Photo Lalo R Villar
In the Nacexa ORC 2 category, the Príncipe de Asturias Trophy begins with a very tight overall with the first five boats separated by only four points. Julio Rodríguez’s Magical and Malalo Bermúdez de Castro’s Solventis shared the two partial victories at stake, although in the end it was Rodríguez’s who managed to lead the standings after scoring fourth place in the second round and scoring five points total.
Behind, and tied on points with the leader, second place is occupied by Rui Ramada’s Yess Too. The local team, one of the most consistent in the fleet on this first day, signed a second and third place in the two races held, achieving an advantage of only one point over Solventis, which is third with a fifth and a first .
They are closely followed in fourth and fifth position by Diego López’s Mirfak and José Manuel Pérez’s Arroutado, each accumulating a partial podium in their locker.
Sailing conditions were very good on the first day – Photo Lalo R Villar
For his part, Fran Edreira’s Cachete had no rival today in class oilsApril ORC 3 and took the win in the two races held, achieving a three-point lead over José Luis Alonso’s Antelope-Kahaway, who added a second and a third that allowed him to take second place overall on this first day of race.
In third place is Ramón Ojea’s Bosch Service Solution with eight points. After scoring a sixth in the first test of the day, Ojea’s men finished the day with a second place that allowed them to take the provisional third position.
In the Autesa ORC 4 category, leadership went to Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.0, who scored the two victories of the day both in compensated time and in real time to place himself at the top of the podium with a total of two points. Behind, Luis García’s Unus sealed two second places and placed second with a four-point advantage over the third-placed team, Luis Mª Pérez’s Balea Dous, who made his debut scoring a fifth and a third today.
In addition to the Prince of Asturias Trophy, these three ORC categories will also compete this weekend for the Juan Sebastián Elcano Award, which defines the best classified team of the three classes as a whole. At the moment, after the dispute on the first day, the Magical is at the top of the table with the same points as the second classified, Yess Too, and one over Solventis, who is third. Anything can happen in the general standings, and with two days to go and only three points difference between the top five finishers, the results could still turn around.
For their part, the one-designs also heard today the starting gun of the Prince of Asturias in very good conditions during the three tests in charge of defining the first leaders of the Solventis J80 and two for the Gestilar Ladies Cup fleet.
The J80 raced inside the Bay of Baiona – Photo Lalo R Villar
Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen was the best in Solventis J80 , the largest fleet of the seven participating in this edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy. De la Gándara and his team added two first and one second and were placed at the top of the podium with three points of rent over Ignacio Camino’s Solintal, which is second with a fourth, a first and a second in their locker. Behind, with fourteen points, Ricardo Díaz-Munio’s Matraco completes the provisional podium with a sixth, a fifth and a third place in the three disputed races.
The Gestilar Ladies Cup put 36 sailors from Spain and Portugal into contention – Photo Lalo R Villar
The day was more even for the crews of the Gestilar Ladies Cup. While waiting for several protests to be resolved -the Committee was still resolving several at the time of writing this information-, the Fígaro skippered by Marta Ramada, the Erizana Gestilar, is currently in first position with a third and a partial victory and tied on points with the second classified team, Pilar Casares’s Tutatis Gestilar. Those from Casares scored two second places today, which allows them for the moment to obtain a three-point lead over Conchi de Pedro’s Silleiro Gestilar, who closed the drawer after scoring the first victory of the day and a sixth in the second and last chance.
Tomorrow, the second day with the entire fleet competing and the traditional presentation of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards
Tomorrow, Saturday, the second day of regattas in the bay with the entire fleet. Starting at 12:00 noon, the five categories that have been thrown into the water today will be joined by another two tomorrow: Gadis ORC 5 and SH Robotics ORC Open. It will be precisely the Open division that will have the participation of the Adapted Sailing boat, a team made up of sailors with functional diversity from the Monte Real Adapted Sailing School thanks to the support of the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia.
In total, 70 boats competing in one of the most anticipated events of the season.
Once the day is over, the Baiona club will host the prestigious Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards at 8:00 p.m., in which the most outstanding sailors and teams of last season will be awarded.
A detailed security protocol against Covid19 for the Prince of Asturias Trophy
As established by the protocols of the Royal Galician Sailing Federation and the Xunta de Galicia, Monte Real has made every effort this year to guarantee the safety of the participants, workers and collaborators of the Prince of Asturias, thus trying to avoid any risk of contagion of Covid19.
Temperature taking at the entrance, masks and hydroalcoholic gels available to all participants, disinfection of the facilities several times a day, specific personnel to control the rules and radio reminders of the obligation to use the mask are some of the measures that Monte Real has adopted to carry out the thirtieth edition of the regatta.
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER DAY 1
35th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Monte Real Yacht Club Naval Military School
NACEX CLASS ORC 2
Magical Julio Rodríguez RCN Vigo 5 points
Yess Too Rui Ramada MRCYB 5 points
Solventis · Manuel Bermúdez de Castro · MRCYB · 6 points
CLASS OILS APRIL ORC 3
Cachete Fran Edreira CM La Penela 2 points
Antelope-Kahaway José Luis Alonso Bay of Gijón 5 points
Bosch Service Solution Ramón Ojea CM Canido 8 points
VOLVO AUTESA ORC CLASS 4
Deep Blue 2.0 Vicente Cid RCN Vigo 2 points
Unus Luis García Trigo MRCYB 4 points
Balea Dous · Luis Mª Pérez · RCN Rodeira · 8 points
* At the time of writing this information, the Regatta Committee was still resolving several protests presented in the Gestilar Ladies Cup class, so the results of this first day could change.
· The historic club from Baiona puts on the line from tomorrow Friday until Sunday the thirty-fifth edition of its star competition
· This year 70 boats will participate in the tests, completing the registration limit set by Monte Real on the occasion of COVID19
· The tests will begin tomorrow at three in the afternoon in two regatta fields located in the bay of Baiona and the vicinity of the Cíes Islands
Female crews from Portugal, Mallorca, Ibiza, Castellón, the Basque Country and Madrid will compete in the twenty-fourth edition of the Gestilar Ladies Cup
The Prince of Asturias Trophy starts tomorrow, Friday, in Baiona – Photo Miguel Riopa
The Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona unfurls the sails of the Prince of Asturias Trophy tomorrow, Friday, which is held from until Sunday in the waters of the Rías Baixas. The competition will put Galicia in the spotlight of the Spanish nautical scene for three days in a year marked by the suspension of multiple championships due to COVID19.
The sponsorship of ABANCA and the support of multiple firms and companies has allowed the club from Baiona to celebrate what will be the thirty-fifth edition of its star trophy, an edition in which 70 boats will participate, a limit set by Monte Real to be able to comply with health protocols and guarantee the safety of the participants.
The competition will start, if the wind allows it, tomorrow Friday at three in the afternoon, with the departure of the first test of the ORC 2-3-4 from a regatta field located near the Cíes Islands. If the program is fulfilled, half an hour later the first honk will sound for the J80 monotypes and the Gestilar Ladies Cup, which will compete inside the Bay of Baiona. The ORC 5, Open and Open Extra will remain only on land, pending their debut in the competition on Saturday.
Among the participants this year, many familiar faces from previous editions and some novelties. The Magical by Julio Rodriguez, a Swan 42 that won the Conde de Gondomar Trophy last July, will make its debut in the trophy. It will compete in the ORC 2 class with boats such as Solventis owned by Alberto Moro, or the Portuguese Xekmatt owned by Jose Carlos Prista and Yess Too owned by Rui Ramada, the latter winner of the last edition of the Prince in ORC 1. In ORC 2 there will also be crews such as those from the Aceites Abril of the Pérez Canal brothers, the Pairo 8 of Luis Bugallo, the Arroutado of José Manuel Pérez, the Eleko Mambo of Carlos Sampedro or the Lambaix of Antonio Ríos.
The winner of the National Sailing Award Luis Pérez Canal will skipper the Aceites Abril – Photo Lalo R. Villar
Ramón Ojea’s Bosch Service Solutions, who will fight to revalidate the victory achieved last year, will also enter the fray in the ORC 3 class. Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise, bronze in the 2019 Principe, will be another contender for the ORC-3 title, a class in which we will also see Fran Edreira’s Cachete or Joao Tourigo’s Farofino.
And in ORC-4, which also starts the competition tomorrow, there will be boats such as La Burla Negra, by Juan José Martínez, Deep Blue 2.0 by Vicente Cid, Balea Dous by Luis Pérez or Unus by Luis García Trigo, among others.
The J80 class will be the most numerous in the trophy – Photo Lalo R. Villar
The largest class in the competition will once again be the J80, in which a total of 18 crews will compete for victory, including Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen, winner in 2019; the Alboroto-Maui Jim by Juan Carlos Ameneiro or the Due by Pedro Pazos.
The ORC-5, ORC Open and Open Extra classes, with boats such as José Rey’s Chispa Nejra, Luis Suárez’s Maracaná I, Pablo Moro’s Habana or Bruno Gago’s Isla de Mouro, will not go out to compete until Saturday .
This thirty-fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy is sponsored by ABANCA and has the collaboration of firms such as Bodegas Terras Gauda (sponsor of the National Sailing Awards), Gestilar (sponsor of the Ladies Cup), Solitium, TuyPan, Coca Cola, Martin Miller, Gadis, Solventis, Volvo Autesa, Nacexa, HOLA, Paradores, Vanguard, April Oils, Foxy, Onda Cero, Helly Hansen, Tac Tic and SH Robotics. The competition also has the support of the Xunta de Galicia, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, the council of Baiona and the Royal Spanish and Galician Sailing Federations.
Portugal, Mallorca, Ibiza, Castellón, the Basque Country and Madrid in the Gestilar Ladies Cup
The 35th Prince of Asturias Trophy will host, for yet another year on its programme, the Ladies Cup women’s competition, which this year is being held thanks to the sponsorship of the real estate developer Gestilar. In what will be the twenty-fourth edition of the regatta, crews from Portugal, Mallorca, Ibiza, Castellón, the Basque Country and Madrid will compete. They will do so, as has been the tradition, with crews of 6 sailors who will sail in the 6 Fígaros Beneteau owned by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona.
Boat draw for the Gestilar Ladies Cup – Photo Leticia Acero
The 420 women’s runner-up, Marta Ramada, will lead the Portuguese crew of the Gestilar Ladies Cup for another year. On this occasion, Ramada, who is looking for her third victory in the women’s competition of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, has managed to bring together in her team an outstanding cast of sailors who are currently preparing for the 2021 Olympics. Among them, the two-time snipe world champion, Mafalda Pires de Lima; the Portuguese 4X laser champion, Carolina Joao; and the Portuguese champion of 420, Joana Azevedo. They belong to different clubs in Portugal and will participate representing BBDouro.
The Olympians Sara Carmo and Susana Romero will be two of the crew members of another of the Ladies Cup teams, the one led by the women’s J80 world runner-up Nuria Sánchez, who will run through the Marina Burriananova (Castellón). They are joined by the Olympic Sara Carmo, who will carry the boat’s rod; the winner of the last Copa del Rey de Vela, Clara Llabrés; and the Galician Carmen Mateo and Victoria García, with several pre-Olympic campaigns behind them.
From the Basque Country, from the Real Club Náutico del Abra – Real Sporting Club, the team of Carmen Galdós, Euskadi champion of 420 and cruise, arrives in Baiona. Sailing alongside her, among others, will be the J80 junior world champion, Silvia Marcé; and the runner-up of Spain in J80 Leticia Gandarias. They are all from Getxo and despite having coincided in different classes, this will be the first time they are part of the same team.
Sailing through Puerto Pollensa (Majorca), the team led by Pilar Casares arrives at the Prince of Asturias Trophy. They are a group of sailors used to cruising who, after having won the 2019 edition of the Ladies Cup, will once again get on the Figaro Beneteau of the Monte Real Yacht Club to try to revalidate the title of winners.
From the Balearic Islands, the crew led by De Pedro, a regular in the Baionesa women’s regatta, in which this year will celebrate ten years of participation, also arrives in Galicia. It is made up of a group of vaurien athletes, recent runners-up in the Aguete Cruise Regatta, and they will compete representing the Ibiza Yacht Club.
The last of the six crews that will participate in this twenty-fourth edition of the Gestilar Ladies Cup is that of the Club Náutico Cervera, from Madrid, with Teresa Martínez and Laura Gil leading the team. They are one of the oldest crews when it comes to sailing in Baiona, where they have haggled for more than 20 years.
35th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Friday, September 4, 2020
10:00 – 14:00> Regatta office. Registration of participants. Reviews, measurements, weighing. 12:00> Live program with Onda Cero Radio from the MRCYB 12:30> Official Posing Gestilar Ladies Cup 15:00> Coastal test for ORC 2-3-4 15:30> Windward/leeward tests for J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup
Saturday, September 5, 2020
12:00> Windward/leeward tests for ORC 2-3-4, J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup 12:00> Coastal test for ORC 5, Open and Open Extra 18:00> Deadline for departures 20:00> Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards Gala
Sunday, September 6, 2020
12:00> Windward/leeward tests for ORC 2-3-4, J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup 12:00> Coastal test for ORC 5, Open and Open Extra 16:00> Deadline for departures 18:30> Awards Ceremony
· The countdown begins for one of the most important competitions on the Spanish nautical calendar, reduced this year as a result of COVID19
· The Monte Real Club de Yates will hold the thirty-fifth edition of its historic Prince of Asturias Trophy from September 4 to 6
The Rías Baixas will witness another year of an event that in this 2020 has limited the number of participants to comply with health protocols
· The delivery of the Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards and the celebration of the Gestilar Ladies Cup will be two of the attractions of the program
Galicia is already preparing for the celebration of the Prince of Asturias Trophy, one of the most important competitions in the Spanish nautical calendar, reduced this year as a result of COVID19. The Monte Real Club de Yates and the Naval Military School join forces once again in the organization of a trophy that in 2020 celebrates its thirty-fifth edition.
Its creation in 1986 thanks to the encouragement of Admiral Rafael Lorenzo Montero, who died a few months ago, was recalled by the president of the Baiona club, José Luis Álvarez, at the official presentation of the event held this morning in Baiona. The president of Monte Real had fond memories of the figure of the admiral, of whom he said that “possibly without him, and without his intermediation with the Royal House, the Prince of Asturias Trophy might not exist today.”
In his speech, José Luis Álvarez also wanted to highlight the effort made by the club this year to organize the trophy within the framework of COVID19. “It has been an extra effort -he said- that we believe will be worth it, because we hope that the Prince of Asturias Trophy will be one more step towards a normality in which many things will have changed, but others, such as our love of the sea and sailing, They will remain intact,” he said.
Like every September, the Rías Baixas will witness an event that every year brings together, for three days, an outstanding number of cruise and one-design crews from various parts of Spain and Portugal on the Galician coast. There will be, in total, three intense days of competition in which a maximum of 70 boats will participate, since this year, for the first time in the history of the trophy, a registration limit has been set due to COVID19.
The 35th Prince of Asturias Trophy will hold its tests on September 4, 5 and 6. On Friday the 4th, after a morning of registrations, revisions and measurements, the first two starting horns will be heard, at 3:00 p.m. for the fastest cruisers (ORC 0-1-2-3-4) and at 3:00 p.m.: 30 for monotypes (J80 and Figaros). The former will presumably take part in a coastal route and the J80 and the 36 girls from the Gestilar Ladies Cup, aboard the 6 Fígaros Beneteau owned by Monte Real, will enter the fray with several windward-leeward tasks.
On the second day, Saturday the 5th, the ORC 5, Open and Open Extra will also be at stake, for which the regatta committee will design a coastal layout. The rest of the boats will continue to score points in the ranking with several rounds to the wind, a design that will remain identical, weather permitting, until the end of the trophy.
The Sunday day of the 6th, the last of the tests, will be the one that decides the podiums and defines the final classification for the awards ceremony, which will be held that same afternoon, at 6:30 p.m. in the gardens of the Monte Real Club of yachts.
One of the trophies that will be in dispute this year will be the Juan Sebastián Elcano Trophy, a limited edition sculpture of the Spanish navigator made in bronze with which the Navy wants to commemorate the V Centenary of the first circumnavigation of the world.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Military School, Captain Ignacio Cuartero, highlighted the importance of the Prince of Asturias Trophy for the Navy, not only because of his collaboration in organizing the competition from the beginning, but also because many of the students of the Naval School participate in the tests. “The Prince of Asturias Trophy reflects some of the values that we try to instill in our students, such as, for example, overcoming challenges, both sporting and personal. That is why it is so important for us to continue working hand in hand with Monte Real in the organization of this high-level competition”.
For the celebration of the tests, the organizing club has once again chosen several different regatta fields in which to divide the participants. The objective is to be able to give a complete nautical show in the Rías Baixas, one of the most spectacular areas of the Atlantic coast, with very favorable characteristics for sailboat navigation.
It was an aspect highlighted by the head of sports for the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez, who also spoke of the importance of “the institutional collaboration, the collaboration of companies, the collaboration of sports clubs and, in short, the collaboration of everyone in promoting a trophy that is also an economy and the promotion of healthy habits and an example to follow” . “The regatta is going to be fantastic and I have no doubt that it will be a complete success,” he concluded.
With the registration process already underway, the Monte Real Club de Yates hopes to cover the limit of 70 boats set this year, a figure well below the number of participants in previous editions but which will guarantee that the competition takes place with maximum security. in relation to COVID19.
The club’s commodore, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, assures that the intention of Monte Real is “to maintain the high organizational and sporting level that has always characterized the Prince of Asturias Trophy throughout its history and to do so while complying with all the protocols of health security” .
In this sense, the director of Monte Real wanted to thank the support of ABANCA, the main sponsor of the event, for having once again maintained its commitment to the club and the Prince of Asturias Trophy. In this sense, the territorial director of the entity, Walter Álvarez, spoke of the competition as a “true reflection of what ABANCA is and of its commitment to sport and the sea, from grassroots sports to top competition” . said. Álvarez also pointed out the contribution that events of this type make to the local economy with “a significant economic return, much needed in these times.”
From Monte Real they also thanked the support of Bodegas Terras Gauda, promoter of the National Sailing Awards, which will be awarded, once again, within the framework of the competition. The gala that will distribute the prestigious awards will be held on the night of Saturday, September 5, and will be attended by the winners in the different categories.
In this edition, Jordi Xammar and Nico Rodríguez have been distinguished as the best Olympic team; world champion Pablo Santurde as patron of the year; the world champion boat from Alicante in ORC Corinthian Tanit IV Medilevel as best boat; the champions of Spain and Europe of 420 Conrad Konitzer and Fernando Rodríguez as the best youth team and the J70 Green Oils of Luis Pérez Canal as monotype of the year. The Mariano Aguado Communication Award has been won this year by the Mallorcan photographer Nico Martínez, for his more than 30 years of contribution to the dissemination and promotion of sailing through his photographs.
The president of Bodegas Terras Gauda, José María Fonseca Moretón, was very pleased to be able to celebrate, once again, and in the special circumstances of COVID19, the National Sailing Awards gala at Monte Real. “For us it is a pride to sponsor a sport that gathers, at the same time, sports knowledge, intelligence and a series of values that we at Terras Gauda deeply love,” he assured. “It is an honor that the awards continue to celebrate years and we hope and wish to be able to continue sponsoring this event for many more years,” he concluded.
The delivery of the National Sailing Awards at the Monte Real Yacht Club will once again put Baiona in the spotlight, something of which the mayor of the Galician fishing village was especially proud. In the presentation of the event, Carlos Gómez, wanted to thank everyone “for coming once again to the best town not only in Galicia but in the whole world. We have the environment, we have the time and we hope that this weekend sports activities can be carried out as normal” .
In addition to the councilor from Baiona, the official presentation held this morning at the Monte Real Club de Yates was also attended, on behalf of the regional government, by the provincial head of sports of the Xunta de Galicia, Daniel Benavides, who highlighted the value of the Trofeo Príncipe de Asturias in the current context. “We are here making history, resisting and giving the image that in Galicia the economy is being activated with sport, with the optimism and with the dream of those sailors who are going to participate to get the long-awaited title of the Prince of Asturias Trophy” he said .
35th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
Friday, September 4, 2020
10:00 – 14:00> Regatta office. Registration of participants. Reviews, measurements, weighing. 12:00> Live program with Onda Cero Radio from the MRCYB 12:30> Official Posing Gestilar Ladies Cup 15:00> Coastal test for ORC 0-1-2-3-4 15:30> Windward/leeward tests for J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup
Saturday, September 5, 2020
12:00> Windward/leeward events for ORC 0-1-2-3-4, J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup 12:00> Coastal test for ORC 5, Open and Open Extra 18:00> Deadline for departures 20:00> Terras Gauda National Sailing Awards Gala
Sunday, September 6, 2020
12:00> Windward/leeward events for ORC 0-1-2-3-4, J80 and Gestilar Ladies Cup 12:00> Coastal test for ORC 5, Open and Open Extra 16:00> Deadline for departures 18:30> Awards Ceremony
