The “Marjuin” was the winner in Real Time and in the Reduced Crew category and the FNOB School Boat in the promotion formula in a regatta dominated by moderate garbí winds.
Jesper Larsen, owner of LAZY DOG, a Grand Soleil 45 of the Club Náutic Masnou, yesterday raised the precious trophy as the absolute winner of the 2020rd edition of the Golden Cup Barcelona Marina Vela regatta. After falling just short of achieving it in the first edition of XNUMX, the team with a majority Danish crew has managed to impose its dominance on this occasion, winning both in the overall overall and in the Full Crew category.
The MARJUIN, Grand Soleil 50 of the Andorran Pere Roquet, from the Club Náutico el Balís, sailing in A2 with Toni Planet, won the victory in Real Time and in the Small Crew category.
Second position in the Small Crew category went to ARAL, Ferran Teva's Dehler 34, also manned A2 and defending the pennant of the Balís Yacht Club.
The podium in Small Crew was completed by the solo sailor Jaume Mercader from the Premià de Mar Nautical Club, with the X372 ZETA.
The Dutch team YELLOW ROSE, an General as well as the Full Crew category, a category in which the NIRVANA, Hanse 35 skippered by José Martín Santiago of the Club Náutico Vilanova, took third position.
Isidre Martín at the helm of the Miraboud, Imoca 60, training ship of the Barcelona Ocean Navigation Foundation, won the victory in the promotion category.
The unfavorable weather conditions that prevailed on Saturday, October 30, implied a postponement and a change of route of the regatta, establishing a Barcelona – Vilanova i la Geltrú – Barcelona circuit of 50,4 nautical miles. Garbí's stable wind conditions meant a tactical race, in which the boats that opted for the sea board came out favorably, while those who opted for the land board suffered calms.
The trophy distribution took place on Monday, November 1 at the Marina Vela facilities, with the presence of Meritxell Cornudella, member of the Catalan Sailing Federation, Eugenia Chechueva, Commercial Director of Marina Vela and Enrique Curt, Director of the regatta. After the distribution, the participants were able to enjoy an aperitif at the Vellíssima restaurant in Marina Vela.
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