The J80 Spanish Cup already has its first leaders and they wear the colors of the region. Two teams from the Real Club Marítimo de Santander take the first two places on the podium (Newind Food by Javier Padrón and Fredo La Estrella del Norte by José María Torcida) while the bronze goes to the waters of the Basque country from Biobizz to the commands of Jose Azqueta.
Despite the fact that the heat that has hit the city of Santander during the day has not allowed the appearance of the wind in the early hours, the conditions have been improving throughout the day, reaching up to 15 knots of wind from the Northeast and that has allowed the The Regatta Committee will give the start of the three of the nine regattas scheduled until Sunday.
The podium positions have hardly changed on the day, showing at all times six teams fighting for the top positions. The main protagonists have not been intimidated by the almost thirty J80 teams that make up the J80 fleet that opens the City of Santander International Sailing Week.
One of the stars of the day was María Torcida, from the local RCMS team Fredo La Estrella del Norte, provisional silver medalist in this Spanish Cup. “Without a doubt, today was a complicated start due to the level of the fleet, but we already expected it. The three tests have been close and we have had different wind conditions in each test. In our case, the first regatta was very hard-fought, while in the second we felt very comfortable, clearly winning, and the third repeated the start of the day”, adding: “The fall of the wind has affected us in the last race because the The boat’s set-up was for racing in strong winds. The drop in wind at the last minute has reduced our performance”.
The Regatta Committee of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander has scheduled another three regattas for Saturday from 12:00 in the Santander pass.
The City of Santander International Sailing Week is the legacy of the great Santander 2014 Olympic Class World Championship and the 2017 World Cup Final Series, and has the support of the Santander City Council, the Port of Santander, the Government of Cantabria, the Society , Lebaniego Jubilee Year, Sports Cantabria, IMD and V Centenary of the trip around the world.
