The Repsol Trophy fleet shows its teeth

 

· With only one day to go until the end of the competition, the contenders for the title in the different categories of the Repsol Trophy fought tooth and nail for the coastal regatta between Combarro and Baiona held this Sunday

· Delays in the starts due to lack of wind, out of line, disqualifications and some protests marked a penultimate day that anticipates a lot of emotion for the final stage scheduled for this Monday

· The Deep Blue 2.1 in the ORC 4 class and the Salaño Dos in the A2 class were the only boats capable of repeating victory and adding two first places in the two races held

· The regatta program for the May Day holiday includes two trapeze-type events at the Cíes Islands anchorage and the prize-giving ceremony for the winners

With only one day left to go before the competition ends, the 50 boats that are taking part in the 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy on this May Day weekend fought tooth and nail on the coast between Combarro and Baiona held this Sunday in the Rías Baixas.

After more than two hours of waiting due to lack of wind inside the Pontevedra estuary, and with the fleet impatient because of their desire to haggle, the starts of the different classes (ORCs and J80) were not without controversy.

When the race committee honked for the ORCs, three boats from Vigo with title aspirations, Víctor Carrión’s Bon III, Julio Rodríguez’s Magical and the Pérez Canal brothers’ Aceites Abril, were out of line. The three had to resume the start to be able to continue in competition, but only two of them did. El Bon III, who had been leading the ORC 1-2-3 since the first day, failed to comply and was disqualified.

The J80s didn’t have a smooth start either. With 10 seconds left for the committee to start sailing towards Baiona, a large part of the fleet was already out of line due to a role of wind and the start had to be repeated. The field was readjusted and the black flag was raised, which would imply the disqualification of any boat that crossed the line during the minute before the start. The only boat affected was Antonio Francisco Gómez’s Arriscao, which was left out of the test.

After these incidents with the starts, sailing, with a couple of exceptions, was very tight, a clear sign of the crews’ desire to fight the regatta with all possible means and gain a place in the honorary positions of the classification.

Aceites Abril and Magical were always in the lead, with Yess Too at their stern without losing sight of them. The rest of the fleet sailed in a handkerchief along the Costa de la vela and the inner face of the Cíes archipelago and it was not until they reached Carallones, a mandatory beacon, that some began to mark positions and extend distances inland. the bay of Baiona, where the finish line was placed in front of the Parador Nacional.

Aceites Abril competing today heading to Baiona © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 1-2-3 class , the out-of-line of Bon III, who had been the leader of the previous day, made him fall to the last position. The stage victory went to Aceites Abril of the Pérez Canal, but Ramón Ojea’s Sailway overtook them in the general classification thanks to the two second places it achieved in the two tests held so far. Those from Canido are first followed by Aceites, Magical and Narval, which are tied on points in second, third and fourth position.

Sailway leads the overall ORC 1-3 © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC 4 class , Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.1 (RCN Vigo), the only one with two consecutive victories, is one of the most solvent boats in the competition. Two first places with which, if he manages to maintain his streak this Monday, he would win the trophy. The Unus of Luis García Trigo (MRCYB), with provisional silver; and La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño), with bronze; second and third place were exchanged with respect to the previous day.

Deep Blue leads the ORC 4 classification © Clara Giraldo

In the ORC class 5, the Balea Dous (RCN Rodeira) from Cangues, led by Luis Pérez, were the best of the day and having won the stage allowed them to rise to second place overall, in which Victor Manuel’s Nahela Álvarez (CD Alagua) is still in the lead. The Squid II of Francisco Lusquiños (CN Portonovo) is third.

Nahela leads overall ORC 5 © Clara Giraldo

In the A2 class , the Salaño Dos owned by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure (RCN Vigo) is the other boat that, together with the Deep Blue, was able to repeat the victory on this second day. In this way, he consolidates his privileged position at the top of the provisional podium with the Aquilón by Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro (MRCYB); and the Asante Sana by Juan Carlos Trabazos and Joaquin Dasilva (LM Bouzas) in the second and third drawer respectively.

Okofen leads the general of J80 © Clara Giraldo

In the J80 real-time competition, the Okofen was first across the finish line and this stage win allowed him to jump from third to first position. It holds the provisional gold with four points, the same as the Rampage, which remain in the silver position. In third position is Marías by Manel Cunha.

The ORC fleet sailing today in the Bay of Baiona © Clara Giraldo

The 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy, which closed Sunday with a seafood dinner at the Monte Real Club de Yates, will come to an end this Monday, the May 1 holiday, with the last two races of the competition: two routes in the shape of a trapezoid that the entire fleet will compete in the anchorage of the Cíes Islands. In the afternoon, around half past six, the awards ceremony will be held, attended by Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fisheries, Inés González Megido; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the General Secretary for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete Lasa; and the vice president of the MRCYB, Alejandro Retolaza.

 


REPSOL 2023 TROPHY 45th SPRING REGATA
Provisional general classification after holding 2 tests
(Day 1: Baiona – Combarro + Day 2: Combarro – Baiona)

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO
2. APRIL OILS · LUIS AND JORGE PÉREZ CANAL · RCN VIGO
3. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. UNUS LUIS GARCÍA TRIGO MRCYB
3. THE BLACK MOCK JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP

ORC-CLASS 5

1. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
2. BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · RCN RODEIRA
3. SQUID II · FRANCISCO LUSQUIÑOS · PORTONOVO NPP

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO · JACOBO VECINO AND BRENDA MAURE · RCN VIGO
2. AQUILÓN · ROBERTO TELLE AND GENOVEVA PEREIRO · MRCYB
3. ASANTE SANA · JUAN CARLOS TRABAZOS AND JOAQUIN DASILVA · LM BOUZAS

J80 CLASS

1. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB
2. RIOT · JAVIER AGUADO · MRCYB
3. MARÍAS · MANEL CUNHA · MRCYB

El Trofeo Repsol empieza a definir su clasificación tras la jornada inaugural

 

· El Bon III, el Deep Blue 2.1, el Nahela y el Salaño Dos se colocaron en cabeza de la clasificación provisional de las diferentes clases de ORC en la 45º Regata de Primavera – Trofeo Repsol

· En la clase J80 el regreso del Okofen de Javier de la Gándara tras unos meses en stand by y el sorpasso del Solventis Ribadeo de Manuel Jiménez fueron los aspectos más destacados de la primera etapa disputada este sábado

· La 45º Regata de Primavera supuso el estreno en competición del nuevo combustible 100% renovable, elaborado a base de residuos y con cero emisiones de Repsol, que surtió a las embarcaciones de apoyo de la regata

· The Repsol del Monte Real Trophy has two days ahead of it: the Sunday coastal return from Combarro to Baiona and the trapezes scheduled for Monday’s holiday in the area of the Cíes islands anchorage

 

The 45th Spring Regatta – Repsol Trophy began to define its classifications this Saturday after the first of the three days of competition that will be held in the Rías Baixas until next Monday under the organization of the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona.

In this first stage, the route for the 50 participating boats was the little more than 23 miles that separate the Baionesa bay from the interior of the Pontevedra estuary, a route that the fastest boats completed in almost four and a half hours, on a cloudy day, with mist , some occasional showers and a wind not too intense but enough not to stall the fleet.

El Magical during the first day – Photo Clara Giraldo

The largest boats, grouped in the ORC 1-2-3 class , were the fastest to complete the slightly over 23-mile run between Baiona and Combarro. The Magical of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, skippered by Julio Rodríguez, crossed the finish line first after 4 hours and 22 minutes of sailing. The Swan 42 managed to win in real time against Yess Too owned by Rui Ramada (MRCYB) and Aceites Abril owned by the Pérez Canal brothers (RCN Vigo), both Swan 45s.

Bon III as it passes through Carallones – Photo Clara Giraldo

The three of them remained at the head of the fleet throughout the entire journey, with different strategies and different board choices but with very similar results. Behind them, two smaller boats, Víctor Carrión’s Bon III (CN Punta Lagoa) and Ramón Ojea’s Sailway (CM Canido) stood out for their good work in the regatta. Despite having less length, they did not lose sight of the largest at any time and this benefited them when the race committee compensated the times, allowing them to finish first and second respectively. The third box on the provisional podium is occupied by the Narval of José Antonio Portas (CN Vilagarcía).

In the ORC class 4 , one of the tightest, where a large part of the fleet sailed without achieving large margins over its closest rivals, took victory one of the crews who are regulars on the podiums of the competitions in the Rías Baixas, the Deep Blue of Vicente Cid (RCN Vigo). He achieved victory in the first stage, beating La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño) and Unus by Luis García Trigo (MRCYB) who, pending what happens in the next two days, hold the silver and the provisional bronze.

The fleet sailing towards Combarro with Cies in the background – Photo Clara Giraldo

The ORC 5 class dispute was resolved with the victory of Nahela, the guard boat skippered by Víctor Manuel Álvarez (CD Alagua). Two crews from the Morrazo area, Iñaki Carbajo’s Cinco Islas Albariño (CN Beluso) and Luis Pérez’s Balea Dous (RCN Rodeira) will fight to snatch the first position from the second and third place they achieved this Saturday.

In the A2 class , the couple formed by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure, recent winners of the CdeC Trophy in the same category, once again showed their four-handed navigation skills, winning on this first day with Salaño Dos, from Real Vigo Yacht Club. Along with them, only one other boat finished the test, the Aquilón of Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro, from the Monte Real Club de Yates.

Departure of the J80 fleet – Photo Clara Giraldo

In the J80 class , one of the news of the day was the return to competition, after a few months on standby, of Javier de la Gándara’s Okofen. With his usual crew, the skipper from Vigo showed that he had not lost steam, making it very difficult for Javier Aguado’s Alboroto, who started as favourite. Both maintained an intense one-on-one, very close throughout the entire course and at the head of the fleet. But in the last section, already towards the interior of the Pontevedra estuary, Solventis Ribadeo, owned by Manuel Jiménez, gave the surprise of the day. He picked up a great pace and passed them all, taking more and more distance from them. He finished first and took the stage victory ahead of Alboroto and Okofen, who came second and third respectively.

Solventis leads the J80 overall – Photo Clara Giraldo

This first day of the Monte Real Spring Regatta, which ended with a snack and a concert in Combarro, marked the debut in competition of Repsol’s new fuel , 100% renewable and with zero emissions. The support boats of the Bayonés club went out into the water with this fuel made from waste, with which the energy company seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. For Monte Real it was the first test of a fuel that the club hopes to be able to use in the J80 World Cup that it is organizing next September.

Before that, it will be used again this Sunday and Monday in the two days that remain for the Repsol Trophy. The Sunday stage will mean the return of the fleet to Baiona from Combarro. The start, if the weather allows it, will be given at twelve noon and the participants will have 23 miles ahead of them with a reverse route to that of the opening day. In the afternoon, once the race is over, the crews will be able to enjoy a seafood dinner in the Monte Real gardens before the final stage on Monday.


REPSOL 2023 TROPHY 45th SPRING REGATA
Provisional general classification after holding 1 test (Baiona – Combarro)

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. BON III VICTOR CARRIÓN PUNTA LAGOA NPP
2. SAILWAY · RAMÓN OJEA · CM CANIDO
3. NARVAL · JOSÉ ANTONIO PORTAS · CN VILAGARCÍA

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP
3. UNUS · LUIS GARCIA TRIGO · MRCYB

ORC-CLASS 5

1. NAHELA · VICTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
2. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUSO
3. BALEA DOUS · LUIS PÉREZ · RCN RODEIRA

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO · JACOBO VECINO AND BRENDA MAURE · RCN VIGO
2. AQUILÓN · ROBERTO TELLE AND GENOVEVA PEREIRO · MRCYB

J80 CLASS

1. SOLVENTIS RIBADEO · MANUEL JIMENEZ · MRCYB
2. RIOT · JAVIER AGUADO · MRCYB
3. OKOFEN · JAVIER DE LA GANDARA · MRCYB

 

 

The Repsol Trophy puts the Spanish Sportboat Championship at stake this year

 

· The classic Monte Real Club de Yates Spring Regatta celebrates its forty-fifth edition this year, once again winning the Repsol Trophy and including as a novelty one of the appointments of the Spanish Sportboat Championship

· The tests, which will consist of two coastal routes through the Rías Baixas and two trapeze or two canes in a field located in the surroundings of the Cíes Islands, will be held on April 29 and 30 and the May 1 holiday

· In the absence of several days before the registration period closes, there are already more than 50 boats registered to participate in a test that is expected to bring together more than 300 sailors from different clubs in the northwest of the peninsula

The Monte Real boats that support this regatta will be supplied with a new fuel created by Repsol, a renewable fuel with zero net emissions produced from waste

Official presentation of the Repsol Trophy today in Baiona – Photo © Clara Giraldo

This Wednesday, a new edition of the classic Monte Real Club de Yates Spring Regatta was officially presented in Baiona, which this year celebrates its forty-fifth edition. It is also the twenty-third that has been held as a Repsol Trophy, thanks to the collaboration of the energy company with the Bayonés club. And this year, as a novelty, it includes, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, the celebration of one of the appointments of the Spanish Sportboat Championship, the one corresponding to the northern zone.

With several days to go before the registration period closes, the list of entries clearly shows the interest of the different fleets from northern Spain and Portugal to participate in this historic event, in which the organization expects more than 300 to participate. sailors. Right now there have already been more than fifty boats registered and it is more than likely that the number will continue to increase until the weekend.

Saturday will be the first day of competition with a coastal route that will start from the Bay of Baiona and will continue to the vicinity of Combarro, where the crews will spend the night waiting to return to Baiona on Sunday. This reverse route of the Sunday day, between Combarro and Baiona, will be the second scoring test of the trophy, which will only have the two technical tests scheduled for Monday. On May 1st the different fleets (ORC, J80, Figaros) will meet at the anchorage of the Cíes Islands. There, in front of the majestic archipelago, the race committee will give the teams two more options to score points in the classification, with two tests that could be, depending on the weather conditions, either the trapeze or poles type.

If the organization’s forecasts are met and the weather offers good conditions, all the races will begin around noon and end throughout the afternoon, with a tasting and leisure time for the sailors on Saturday at the Marina de Combarro and on Sunday and Monday at the Monte Real Club de Yates, where the awards ceremony for the winners of this edition will also be held on the last day.

In the previous edition, the winners were Magical by Julio Rodríguez (RCN Vigo), Sagar V by Rolando Andrade (Ro Yacht Club), Secolite by Javier Rey (MRCYB), Yess by Rui Ramada (MRCYB), Alboroto by Javier Aguado (MRCYB) and the Bouvento by Óscar José Comesaña.

Speech by Alejandro Retolaza – Photo © Clara Giraldo

In the official presentation of the event, held this Wednesday at the facilities of the Monte Real Club de Yates, the vice-president of the club, Alejandro Retolaza, highlighted the more than four decades that he has been celebrating what he qualified as “one of the great events with heavy sailing in Galicia, which is attended every year by the best crews”. “A long journey -he said- that we have covered, for the most part, hand in hand with a luxury partner like Repsol, with whom we share philosophy and objectives” .

Intervention by Inés González Megido – Photo © Clara Giraldo

One of these objectives is to continue reducing, more and more, the environmental footprint of the club’s facilities and competitions, and in this sense, Repsol’s Head of Marine and Fishing, Inés González Megido, announced the premiere, in this regatta, of a renewable fuel with zero net emissions for support vessels. “Repsol is proud to contribute one more year to this sporting event and to do it, furthermore, in this way, reducing the CO2 footprint thanks to our renewable fuel produced from waste” .

Speech by Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The commodore of the club, Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, also participated in the presentation of this new edition of the Repsol Trophy, who recalled that anyone who wants to can follow the two initial tests, the coastal ones on Saturday and Sunday, over the Internet, via mobile, tablet or computer, from the Monte Real Club de Yates website.

Intervention by Daniel Benavides – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The provincial head of Sports of the Xunta de Galicia, Daniel Benavides, assured that the Galician government will continue supporting the sport of sailing and especially competitions like this one, a high-level qualified event and that it will be, he said, a real success.

Intervention by Gorka Gómez – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The deputy for Sports of the Pontevedra Provincial Council, Gorka Gómez, highlighted the relevance of a competition with 45 years of history and a club that, according to him, is a national benchmark for the sport of sailing. The provincial sports manager also thanked the Monte Real Club de Yates on behalf of the Provincial Council for promoting the Rías Baixas as a key tourist destination in Galicia with its initiatives.

Intervention by Carlos Gómez – Photo © Clara Giraldo

The person in charge of closing the press conference held at the Monte Real Club de Yates was the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez, who wished the club all the best in this kick-off of the heavy sailing season. “Betting on Monte Real is betting on Baiona and our neighbors, and that is why we will always be by the club’s side, supporting all its events, from which our town also benefits.”

 

 

45th SPRING REGATA REPSOL TROPHY
SPANISH SPORTBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday April 29 · 12:00 Baiona – Combarro coastal tour
Sunday April 30 · 12:00 Coastal tour Combarro – Baiona
Monday May 1 12:00 Trapezes or canes / 18:30 Awards ceremony

Vigo and Baiona share the great prizes of the CdeC Trophy

 

· Crews from Vigo, Punta Lagoa and Baiona were winners in the different categories put into play in the two regattas of the CdeC Trophy with which the Monte Real Club de Yates inaugurated its cruise season

· The competition took place on a double stage, along the Pontevedra and Vigo estuaries, with departures from the vicinity of the Marina Combarro and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which collaborated in the sporting event

· In just one week and coinciding with the May Day long weekend, Monte Real will put into play the 45th edition of its classic Spring Regatta, which once again is the Repsol Trophy

Departure of the J80 fleet in Vigo © Clara Giraldo

The Monte Real Club de Yates successfully launched its 2023 cruise season this Saturday with the celebration of the CdeC – Amura Trophy, which brought together more than fifty sailboats from the main Galician yacht clubs in the Rías Baixas.

The competition took place on a double stage, along the Pontevedra and Vigo estuaries, with departures from the vicinity of the Marina Combarro and the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, which collaborated with the Bayonés club in the sporting event.

The smallest fleet, the one that left Combarro, was also the earliest. Seven boats started five minutes after noon with conditions that coincided with the reports provided by the committee. A south-westerly wind above ten knots that made it easier for them to push towards Baiona.

Ronautica Marinas ORC Combarro© Clara Giraldo

Two boats, the Narval from the Club Náutico de Vilagarcía, skippered by José Antonio Portas; and the Nahela of the Alagua Sports Club (A Guarda), led by Víctor Manuel Álvarez; they quickly took the lead, leaving the rest of the boats at their stern during the entire course. They kept up a very interesting one-on-one until the end, but the time compensation gave Ronáutica Marinas, led by Jorge Carneiro (CN San Telmo), the final victory. Nahela finished second and the Cinco Islas Albariño of Iñaki Carbajo (CN Beluso) closed the podium in third position.

Ronautica Marinas winner ORC Combarro-Vigo © Clara Giraldo

The fleet that departed from Combarro covered a total of 23 miles and the route for the boats that departed from Vigo, which heard the departure horn just after two in the afternoon with 17 knots from the southeast, was 12 miles.

Yess Too and Magical in the background during the coastal © Clara Giraldo

The fastest to complete that distance was Yess Too, owned by Rui Ramada, from Monte Real, which took just over two hours to cross the finish line. The outstanding Portuguese skipper was the fastest but the time compensation made him fall to third position behind Bon III of Víctor Carrión (CN Punta Lagoa) and Magical of Julio Rodríguez (RCN Vigo), who stayed at the gates to revalidate the victory of the previous edition.

Bon III, winner in ORC 1-3 © Clara Giraldo

Thus, the ORC 1-2-3 class winners’ podium was configured, one of the five that entered the competition on the Vigo-Baiona route. In ORC 4, the steps of the podium were covered by the Deep Blue 2.1 of Vicente Cid (RCN Vigo), who achieved gold; La Burla Negra by Juan José Martínez (CN Castrelo de Miño), who won the silver; and the bronze remained in Baiona thanks to the good performance of Jean Claude Sarrade’s Fend la Bise.

Deep Blue, winner of ORC 4 © Clara Giraldo

There was also a category A Two, for teams made up only of a skipper and a crew member, in which Salaño Dos of the couple formed by Jacobo Vecino and Brenda Maure (RCN Vigo) won, a very well-matched duo that for years has It has very well taken measures for this type of navigation. In second and third position were the Bonaventure of José Luis Ríos and María Jesús Montes (RCN Vigo); and the Aquilón by Roberto Telle and Genoveva Pereiro (MRCYB).

Salano Dos, winner in A Dos © Clara Giraldo

The J80 monotypes, the largest fleet (23 units) and unrelated to time compensation, competed in real time and their dispute ended with Alboroto at the top of the podium. A new victory for one of the boats that is postulated as favorites of the Galician fleet for the J80 world championship.

Riot-victor J80 © Clara Giraldo

The crew, led by Juan Carlos Ameneiro, surpassed his clubmate, Fernando Yáñez, aboard the Cansino; and Kotablue Fibra Coruña 14/18 led by Esteban Martínez de la Escalera, from RCN A Coruña.

Bouvento, winner in Figaro © Clara Giraldo

The other one-design fleet, the Figaros, which competed within the ORC-4 category, also had its own classification, which was configured with Walter Pedro Sequeiros’ Bouvento in first position and Pilar Cid’s Tutatis in second.

Tutatis female winners © Clara Giraldo

The latter, the Tutatis, took the prize for the best female crew, an award that the Monte Real Club de Yates has established in practically all its competitions within the framework of its Women’s Sailing program, with which it intends to increase the presence of women in the regattas that are held in Galicia.

Once the competition was resolved and the final classifications published, the facilities of the Bayonés club hosted the awards ceremony for the winners, an act that was presided over by the General Director of the CdeC Group and sponsor of the event, Carlos Calo; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; and the vice president of the MRCYB, Alejandro Retolaza.

After saying goodbye to this first big date with the cruisers, at Monte Real they already have everything ready for their next regatta, which arrives in just a few days. The forty-fifth edition of its classic Spring Regatta, which once again is the Repsol Trophy, will be held next weekend, coinciding with the May Day holiday.

Departure of the ORC fleet in Vigo © Clara Giraldo

 

WINNERS OF CdeC TROPHY VIGO – BAIONA

ORC CLASS 1-2-3

1. BON III VÍCTOR CARRIÓN PUNTA LAGOA NPP
2. MAGICAL · JULIO RODRÍGUEZ · RCN VIGO
3. YESS TOO RUI RAMADA MRCYB

ORC-CLASS 4

1. DEEP BLUE 2.1 VICENTE CID RCN VIGO
2. THE BLACK MOCK · JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ · CASTRELO DE MIÑO NPP
3. FEND LA BISE · JEAN CLAUDE SARRADE · MRCYB

CLASS A2

1. SALAÑO TWO JACOBO VECINO + BRENDA MAURE RCN VIGO
2. BONAVENTURE · JOSE LUIS RÍOS + MARÍA JESÚS MONTES · RCN VIGO
3. AQUILÓN RROBERTO TELLE + GENOVEVA PEREIRO MRCYB

J80 CLASS

1. ALBOROTO · JUAN CARLOS AMENEIRO · MRCYB
2. TIRED · FERNANDO YÁÑEZ · MRCYB
3. KOTABLUE – FIBER A CORUÑA – 14/18 ESTEBAN MARTÍNEZ DE LA COLINA RCN A CORUÑA

FIGARO CLASS

1. BOUVENTO WALTER PEDRO SEQUEIROS MRCYB
2. TUTATIS PILAR CID MRCYB

BEST FEMALE CREW

TUTATIS PILAR CID MRCYB

WINNERS OF CdeC TROPHY COMBARRO – BAIONA

ORC-CLASS

1. RONAUTICA MARINAS JORGE CARNERO RO YACHT CLUB
2. NAHELA · VÍCTOR MANUEL ÁLVAREZ · CD ALAGUA
3. FIVE ISLANDS ALBARIÑO IÑAKI CARBAJO CN BELUS OR

Good wind and a large number of sailboats at the premiere of the Monte Real cruise season

 

· More than 50 crews participate this Saturday in the CdeC – Amura Trophy with which the Monte Real Club de Yates opens the 2023 cruise season

· The weather forecast announces good wind for the two regattas that will start from the estuaries of Pontevedra and Vigo and end in the Bay of Baiona

Departure from a previous edition – Photo © Rosana Calvo

More than 50 sailboats (56 registered at this time) will participate this Saturday in the CdeC – Amura Trophy, with which the Monte Real Club de Yates opens its 2023 cruise season. A large influx of crews for a competition that will have a double aspect, with two different departures for the same finish.

The smallest fleet will depart from Combarro, made up of 8 boats belonging to different yacht clubs such as Vilagarcía, Aguete, San Telmo, Beluso, Boiro, Tui, Combarro and Baiona. They will have about 22 miles to go until they finish.

The passing of a previous edition in front of Vigo – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The rest of the sailboats, mainly from more southern clubs such as Vigo, Canido, Baiona, Punta Lagoa, Bouzas, Rodeira or Castrelo de Miño, will depart from Vigo, divided into different classes. There will be several ORC categories, a special A Two for the smallest crews, made up of only two people; and one more for the J80, which with 22 registered, make up the fleet with the greatest presence in the trophy. For all of them, the route will be somewhat shorter, about 15 miles.

Although the typical spring variations could cause last-minute changes in the weather, everything indicates that the conditions will be very good for navigation, with southerly winds that will almost certainly always blow above 10 knots, reaching to reach gusts of up to 20 knots at times. There will be, yes, many clouds and some rain.

A group of sailboats after leaving Vigo for Baiona – Photo © Rosana Calvo

This first Monte Real cruise ship regatta, sponsored by the CdeC Group and Amura, will end at seven in the evening at the facilities of the Baiones club with the awards ceremony for the winners.

 

From Combarro and Vigo heading to Baiona with the CdeC del Monte Real Trophy

 

· The estuaries of Pontevedra and Vigo and the bay of Baiona will be the scene of the regattas included in the CdeC Trophy that will be held next Saturday

· The tests, in which the organization expects fifty boats to participate, inaugurate the ORC calendar of the Monte Real Club de Yates

· The Trophy will include two coastal regattas between Combarro and Baiona starting at noon and between Vigo and Baiona starting at two in the afternoon

The largest fleet of the trophy will depart from the vicinity of the port of Vigo – Photo © Rosana Calvo

The estuaries of Pontevedra and Vigo and the Bay of Baiona will be the scene, next Saturday, of the CdeC Trophy, with which the Monte Real Club de Yates inaugurates its regatta calendar for ORC boats. After having put into play the Winter League for the J80 one-designs during the first months of the year, the arrival of spring means the opening of the trophies to more classes of boats.

The great regattas return to Baiona and they do so, in this first call, spreading out through the southernmost Galician estuaries, those of Pontevedra and Vigo, with two different coastal regattas. One, the earliest, will depart at noon from Combarro, with a travel forecast of about 22 nautical miles. The other, leaving from the vicinity of the port of Vigo, will begin at two in the afternoon, and will involve a route of approximately 15 miles.

And although the routes will be different at the beginning, they were designed so that the last few miles, already entering the bay of Baiona, where the arrival will be located, can be done together by a large part of the fleet, sharing obligatory crossing points such as the beacon from La Negra or Carallones, this being the last one before the end.

Magical and Aceites Abril in front of the city of Vigo in the previous edition – Photo © Rosana Calvo

As of today, the list of entries already exceeds twenty and from the organization, the sports director of Monte Real, Roy Alonso, hopes to have fifty boats. Among the already confirmed participants will be some of the winners of the previous edition, who will try to revalidate their victory. In 2022 the laurels were won by Julio Rodríguez’s Magical (ORC 1-2-3 Class), Vicente Cid’s Deep Blue 2.1 (ORC 4-5-6 Class), Jacobo Vecino’s Salaño 2 and Brenda Maure (A2 Class). ), Carlos García’s Maracaná (ORC Combarro Class) and Alboroto skippered by Javier Aguado (J80 Class).

The Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Monte Real Club de Yates will almost certainly be the clubs with the greatest presence of boats at the starting line, but crews from many other clubs have already been confirmed. In the water competing will be La Burla Negra from Castrelo de Miño, the Ski from the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas, the Ronáuticas Marinas from the Club Náutico San Telmo (Tui), the Narval from the Club Náutico Vilagarcía, or the Cinco Islas Albariño from the Club Náutico de Beluso (Bueu), the Petrilla Cáctus Digital of the Club Náutico de Portonovo or the Orlando of the Ro Yacht Club (Combarro), among others.

Aceites Abril and Ifaclinic in duel in the previous edition – Photo © Rosana Calvo

For all of them, except for the J80 that will compete in real time, the final classification will be based on compensated times. There will be winners of the different classes for the two regattas put into play: Combarro-Baiona and Vigo-Baiona, and a special award for the best female crew in the Figaro class, with which Monte Real continues to try to promote a greater presence of women in the club’s regattas. The awards ceremony, which will conclude the CdeC Trophy, will be held at seven in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates facilities and will be attended, among other authorities, by the CEO of the CdeC Group, Carlos Calo, sponsor of the event.

Part of the fleet from the previous edition with the Rande bridge in the background – Photo © Rosana Calvo

 

CdeC TROPHY MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB
Saturday, April 22, 2023

12:00 COMBARRO – BAIONA REGATTA DEPARTURE
14:00 VIGO – BAIONA REGATTA DEPARTURE
19:00 · AWARD GIVING IN BAIONA

 

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