Palma
Updated:05/08/2021 18:44h
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Bravo, Charlie and Alfa Race Course. They are the names of the areas where the nine classes of this Copa del Rey Mapfre race. Common names in international sailing, which look very good when said on the radio of the boats in this Anglo-Saxon submission to which the sport of sailing is subjected. Some clubs in Spain, such as the Real Club Náutico de Valencia, are beginning to take advantage of these nomenclatures to honor characters who have been illustrious in some way for the club. For example, the El Saler regatta area has been called Manel Casanova Regatta Field, in honor of one of the most emblematic presidents of the club.
The Real Club Náutico de Palma has the opportunity to mark its regattas with mythical names from the Copa del Rey Mapfre such as King Juan Carlos, Marcial Sánchez Barcaiztegui, Pepín González, Enrique Puig … names of people who have taken to the heights what was once the most important regatta in the Mediterranean.
How good it would be for the most emblematic bay in the world, if it were divided by regatta courses named after some key people.
Yesterday two new races were disputed in the star Division of the Copa del Rey, ORC (BMW), in which in its class I we attended a recital of Hydra, the boat skippered by Pepe Ponce and Fernando León, which prevailed in the two regattas. With an Embat wind of nine knots and a perfect race course, Fernando León’s men showed that they know where to sail in the bay of Palma. No one can beat them, not even Estrella Damm, led by Luis Martínez Doreste, a clear favorite before starting this Copa del Rey Mapfre.
The new classifications have repositioned the fleet elsewhere. In this class, one of those harmed was Aiphos, who is skippered by the King, who from being second has become third. Yesterday, the ship of the Spanish Armada gave a whole recital to its opponents, beating them in real time with almost seven minutes of advantage. In the end, a fifth and a third. In second position, the Argentine From Now On, by Fernando Chain, who came out as the leader. Rats of Fire, Porron and Estrella Damm benefited from this new classification formula occupying the fourth, fifth and sixth place, but none of the three can with the Hydra or the From Now On, which are the maximum candidates to win this Copa del Rey Mapfre.
The Hydra has won the last two King’s Cups under the name Estrella Damm and is a Spanish ship with Hong Konh registration. Its crew is made up of: Peter Fisher, Guillermo Altadill, Kiko Sánchez Luna, Pepote Ballester, Pepe Ponce, Fernando León, Alfredo Mella, Óscar Chaves, Nacho Alcina, Jaime Martínez del Cerro, Ramón Lago, Francisco de Budallés and Juan Luis Wood.
ORC 2
Luis Doreste said in the morning that the Soho Theater did not defend itself in light winds. The best Spanish sailor of all time, the tactician of the Andalusian boat is very humble and does not like to stand out, but the truth is that of the eight races played so far, his boat has not dropped from second place and only on some occasions he sees the stern of the valencia M8. The Soho Theater continues as the undisputed leader with four points of advantage in the absence of the dispute of three rounds.
Women’s Cup
In the Mallorca Sotheby’s Women’s Cup class, the Cosentino Les Roches Group has taken the lead by taking over three first places, relegating Dorsia Covirán to second place, who played yesterday and was the undisputed dominator of the class until Wednesday. Profand Deporte Gallego, by patricia Suárez, to fifth place. Swords at the top in this exclusive female class with five sleeves left to play.
For their part, in the Club Swan42 class, the Spanish Nadir and Pez de Abril lie in wait for the leadership of the Romanian Natalia, who continues as the undisputed leader of the class.
Earlybird has taken the head of the Swan50 fleet with the first two he made yesterday.
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