The RC44 arrived at the end with three teams in a pawn. Nervos in an exciting test in which Peninsula Petroleum, Team Nika and Aqua played everything. Test won by Katusha, followed by Bronenosec and Charisma (Photo Martínez Studio)

The Team Aqua team of Chris Bake and Cameron Appleton as tactical is made with the final victory in the RC44 Sotogrande Cup followed by the gibraltarean - and local team of the Port of Sotogrande - Peninsula Petroleum by John Bassadone and Vasco Vascotto. Third was the Russian team Bronenosec of Vladimir Liubomirov and Cameron Dunn as tactical. The Peninsula Petroleum shines and gives a sailing lesson on a last day of dating and in which he became the leader of the general classification after the second race of the day. Final general classification:

1. Team Aqua. Chris Blake. Cameron Appleton.6, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 8, 4 = 37 points
2. Peninsula Petroleum. John Bassadone. Vasco Vascotto. 3, 8, 8, 1, 3, 1, 5, 2, 1, 8 = 40
3. Bronenosec. Vladimir Liubomirov. Cameron Dunn. 8, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 1, 6, 7, 2 = 40
4. Team Nika. Vladimir Prosikhin. Terry Hutchinson. 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 2, 8, 4, 4, 6, (2) = 41
5. Katusha. Alexander Novosesov. Andy Horton. 1, 6, 7, 5, 1, 5, 7, 7, 5, 1 = 46
6. Artemis Racing. Torbjorn Tornqvist. Francesco Bruni. 7, 2, 5, 6, 8, 8, 3, 1, 6, 5 = 51
7. Ceeref. Igor Lah. Adrian Stead. 4, 7, 3, 7, 7, 6, 2, 9, 2, 7 = 54
8. Charisma. Nico Poons. Morgan Reeser. 5, 5, 6, 8, 6, 7, 6, 5, 3, 3 = 54

29 / 04 / 2017: Return the competition from RC44 to Sotrogrande and leader of the British "Team Aqua"

The British Team Aqua of Chris Blake, a new leader in the general classification of the RC44 Sotogrande Cup, moving Russian Nika to the second place in the classification. Third is also the Russian Bronenosec, after a day in which despite the complicated conditions that continue to prevail on the Gaditan coast, with strong rain, wind and sea, the fleet of RC44 left its hikes in Puerto Sotogrande to fight three races from 1130 hours.

Katusha of Alexander Novoselov, Peninsula Petroleum of John Bassadone and Bronenosec of Vladimir Liubomirov are made with the triumphs of the day (Photo Martínez Studio)

The three ships that have taken the honor of the victory in the day are the Russian Katusha of Alexander Novoselov and Andy Norton as tactical, the British "local" of the Peninsula Petroleum area of John Bassadone and with the 25 times winner of world titles Vasco Vascotto, and also the Russian Bronenosec of Vladimir Liubomirov with Cameron Dunn to the tactic. The cancellation of the tests last Thursday due to the strong wind and sea conditions have caused a change in the planning of the final day. The intention of the Regatta Committee chaired by the American Peter Reggio is to advance the start of the Sunday tests at 11 a.m. in order to fight four races.

For its part, the team of Bassadone and Vascotto went out in the water with a desire to plant face to the seven contenders against whom they fight in this RC44 Sotogrande Cup and which has the support of Puerto Sotogrande, Sunseker and The Sotogrande Reserve. The Peninsula Petroleum was facing the first race of the day with an intelligent and aggressive navigation that raised him to the third step of the podium and would overcome with a first place in the next race. Despite the good shape of the team in the day the nerves played against those of Bassadone, taking the exit prematurely in the final test and scoring a fifth place on the line of arrival. So is the general in Sotogrande:

1. Team Aqua. Chris Blake. Cameron Appleton.6, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4 = 22 points
2. Team Nika. Vladimir Prosikhin. Terry Hutchinson. 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 2, 8 = 25
3. Bronenosec. Vladimir Liubomirov. Cameron Dunn. 8, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 1 = 26
4. Peninsula Petroleum. John Bassadone. Vasco Vascotto. 3, 8, 8, 1, 3, 1, 5 = 29
5. Katusha. Alexander Novosesov. Andy Horton. 1, 6, 7, 5, 1, 5, 7 = 32
6. Ceeref. Igor Lah. Adrian Stead. 4, 7, 3, 7, 7, 6, 2 = 32
7. Artemis Racing. Torbjorn Tornqvist. Francesco Bruni. 7, 2, 5, 6, 8, 8, 3 = 39
8. Charisma. Nico Poons. Morgan Reeser. 5, 5, 6, 8, 6, 7, 6 = 43

28 / 04 / 2017: The strong lift prevents the competition on the second day of the RC44 Sotogrande Cup

White day at the RC44 Sofa Cup that started on Wednesday in Gaditan waters. The strong time of Levante with which the Andalusian coast has dawned, in very strong wind and sea conditions, has caused the cancellation of the tests scheduled for the second day (third if we have the one dedicated on Wednesday to official training).

The wind and sea season on the coast of Andalusia has caused the cancellation of the scheduled races for the second day of the RC44 Sotogrande Cup (Photo Martínez Studio)

The most responsible for everything that happens in the water, Chief Regatta Officer Peter Reggio, informed the teams participating in the RC44 Sotogrande Cup of their intentions in the first hour of the morning: "We have checked the conditions out there since the first hour of the morning and we have gone out to see if there was any chance, but we have waves of more than two meters and the sea will continue to grow. It is more a sea issue than a wind - we have between 16 and 20 knots... all the teams have agreed to the decision when we have met; it has been unanimous."The RC44 fleet will be tied in the Sotogrande Port during the day waiting for the conditions to improve on Saturday and to be able to resume the competition from 11.30 hours.

27 / 04 / 2017: Russian RC44 "Team Nika" leads the Sotogrande Cup after the first day

First day of the RC44 Sotogrande Cup 2017, held with the control of the Russian ships that have achieved two of the four sleeves of the opening, in addition to the leadership that the "Team Nika" holds provisionally armed by Vladimir Prosikhin and with Terry Hutchinso of tactic. With a light and unstable wind of about ten knots, the first of the four tests that the organization had scheduled for an inaugural day that has not been disappointed by its sports tension began at 11.30 hours.

The performance of John Bassadone's gibraltarean team could be described as irregular and with the unparalleled Vasco Vascotto to the tactic. The team in which the Andalusian people Pablo Rosano, Oliver Góngora and Gonzalo Pérez de Guzmán, in addition to the Basque Miguel Jauregui, the Galician Mikel Passabant or the Madrileño Robin Imaz, have shown an irregular performance in waters known as the palm of their hand. However, the Peninsula Petroleum team has been able to finish in fifth position. The general classification is as follows after the first four valid sleeves

1. Team Nika. Vladimir Prosikhin. Terry Hutchinson. 2, 1, 4, 4 = 11 points
2. Team Aqua. Chris Blake. Cameron Appleton.6, 3, 1, 3 = 13
3. Bronenosec. Vladimir Liubomirov. Cameron Dunn. 8, 4, 2, 2 = 16
4. Katusha. Alexander Novosesov. Andy Horton. 1, 6, 7, 5 = 19
5. Peninsula Petroleum. John Bassadone. Vasco Vascotto. 3, 8, 8, 1 = 20
6. Artemis Racing. Torbjorn Tornqvist. Francesco Bruni. 7, 2, 5, 6 = 20
7. Ceeref. Igor Lah. Adrian Stead. 4, 7, 3, 7 = 21
8. Charisma. Nico Poons. Morgan Reeser. 5, 5, 6, 8 = 24

25 / 04 / 2017: "Petroleum Peninsula" puts the Spanish taste in the RC44 Sotogrande Cup that begins

Tomorrow the spectacular Spanish quote of the RC44 Sotogrande Cup begins in Gaditan waters. With eight teams in line of departure, among which it will be with great popular support and is no other than the British flag boat "Peninsula Petroleum," which will regate with the local team vitola. The team of the shipowner John Bassadone is one of those that often has a training base in the Sotogrande Navy and will also align a mainly Spanish crew on the exit line. Miguel Jauregui (Basque Country), Pablo Rosano, Oliver Gongora and Gonzalo Pérez de Guzmán (Andalusia), Mikel Passabant (Galicia), Robin Imaz (Madrid) or Gustavo Martínez Doreeste (Canary Islands) are some of the excellent athletes who will accompany Bassadone and to whom will join the "terrible enfant" of the world sailing Vasco Vascotto as tactic of the ship, Flavia Tamiselli (Italy) and German Panei.

The "Peninsula Pretoleum" comes out in Sotogrande with a factor in its favor such as the knowledge of the local wind regime and the race field, as well as much desire to take the inaugural race of the World Circuit of the class RC44... the crew is as follows:

John Bassadone
Vasco Vascotto
Miguel Jauregui
Pablo Rosano
Mikel Passabant
German Panei
Robin Imaz
Flavia Tamiselli
Oliver Gongora
Gonzalo Pérez de Guzmán
Gustavo Martínez Doreeste

24 / 04 / 2017: Wednesday begins in Sotogrande the International Race Circuit Class RC44

The very strong wind of Levante that has hit the Andalusian coast in the past days has slowed the final preparations of the competitors in the RC44 Sotogrande Cup, which are located in the technical area of the Sotogrande Navy. Monday's day is a counter-watch for all ships to leave the technical area on the ground and occupy their pants. The RC44 Sotogrande Cup will start on Wednesday day, with the official training, and will end next Sunday with four days of competition in the waters of San Roque. Of the nine units that have confirmed their participation in the international circuit, the Sotogrande Navy will host the eight registered units that have confirmed their participation in the inaugural test.

Eight units, of the nine that take part in the international circuit of the class RC44, have not hesitated to return to Sotogrande. One of the top favorites, the Slovenian Team Ceeref of Igor Lah, has already shown its joy for starting the international circuit 2017 in the same place where, last year, it was raised with the world title. The current world champion will have the figure of America's Cup Adrian Stead and already announced in Sotogrande his desire to rise with victory. The British team Team Aqua of Chris Bake, with New Zealand Cameron Appleton in his ranks, begins the competition with the desire to remove the thorn that meant they lost the final victory on the international circuit for just one point.

The inaugural test of the international race circuit of the class RC44 promises a war without barracks in the absence of two days for the start of the competition... The Levant that has hit the Andalusian coast in the past days has slowed the preparations of the teams, which will work along Monday to put the RC44 ships in the water (Photo Pedro Martínez)

The Swedish double team Artemis goes to the 2017 RC44 Sotogrande Cup with only one of its two teams (Artemis Racing, from Torbjon Tornqvist), as its second team (Artemis Youth) is immersed in the impending celebration of the America's Cup. With a Russian flag, three teams have been registered in Sotogrande: the Russian Katusha of Alexander Novoselov who on this occasion will have on his crew the renowned American regatist Andy Horton, the Bronenosec Sailing Team, of the shipowners Vladimir Liubomirov and Kirill Frvol and the Team Nika of Vladimir Prosikhin, which has in their ranks the legend of the America's Cup Terry Hutchinson.

The gibraltareño Peninsula Petroleum has the local vitola, as the team of the British John Bassadone and with Spanish crew carry out their training on the Costa del Sol. The Charisma, of the Dutch Nico Poons is the eighth team to come to Sotogrande with the desire to rise with the first title in liza in this season 2017. The Italian sports recollection, with 25 world titles, Vasco Vascotto, the nine-time world champion and renowned regatist Terry Hutchinson, or the legends of the America's Cup Cameron Appleton, Francesco Bruni or Adrian Stead, along with Hutchinson, are some of the first-class sportsmen who will come to the Sanroqueña sports event. These are the participants in the Sotogrande quote:

"Team Ceeref" by Igor Lah (SLO) & Adrian Stead (GBR)
"Team Aqua" by Chris Bake (GBR) & Cameron Appleton (NZL)
"Artemis Racing" by Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) & Francesco Bruni (ITA)
"Katusha" by Alexander Novoselov (RUS) & Andy Horton (USA)
"Bronenosec Sailing Team" by Vlad.Liubomirov (RUS), Kirill Frolov (RUS) & Cam.Dunn (NZL)
"Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team" by John Bassadone (GBR) & Vasco Vascotto (ITA)
"Team Nika" by Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS) & Terry Hutchinson (USA)
"Charisma" by Nico Poons (NED) & Morgan Reeser (USA)

18 / 04 / 2017: Presented in Sotogrande the International Circuit of RC44

Presentation of the 2017 RC44 Sotgrande Cup for the director of the test and general director of Sunseeker Spain, Manolo Moyano: "The RC44 Sotogrande Cup is a consolidated quote and is increasingly taking a greater position in Sotogrande, growing year by year without a doubt."For his part, German Panei, who is the representative of the class RC44 and member of the team RC44 Peninsula Petroleum, closed the presentation with these words: "I have daily contact with the RC44 class teams and can ensure that they are all willing to return to Sotogrande; it is already a reference place for all of them, as can be Porto Cervo in Sardinia." As for what the team is facing at the sports level... three years ago we finished third the championship, last year seconds and this year we only want to win, and that better than here. "The international circuit RC44 will highlight throughout the season in emblematic places in Italy, Sweden and Portugal, beginning and ending in Spain.

The event was officially presented in Sotogrande

11 / 04 / 2017: Sotogrande is preparing to receive in late April the International Circuit of RC44

As the great event of the International Regatta Circuit of the world fleet of RC44 approaches, in the beautiful gaditan port of Sotogrande, the expectation increases. It will be four days of intense activity and an incomparable show in the magical sea of southern Spain. The scheduled appointment is held from 27 to 30 April, with a fifth day, on 26, which is reserved for official training.

The gaditan test opens the International Race Circuit with the international fleet of boats RC44 (Photo Martínez Studio)

05 / 04 / 2017: Within a month the great quote of the Sotogrande RC44 sailboats

Less than a month for the Gaditan waters of Sotogrande to shine with a great candle show. The sea colossus, the RC44 vessels, are quoted in the Sotogrande Navy to inaugurate its international race calendar. With a world calendar that will start and end in Spain, Sotogrande rehosts these sea colossus after the excellent role that both the Port and the Nautical Club Bevelle held in 2016, with the organization of the past world championship of this class. A success that crossed borders and was reflected in the retina of both sportsman, technicians and international press. The expectations are focused on the gibraltarean team armed by John Bassadone "Petroleum Peninsula," which has its training base in the Sotogrande Navy, and which is one of the favorites following its excellent role in the past world championship and its knowledge of local waters. The effort and synergies created by both Sotogrande and the RC44 class have come to a reality the good operation of the Bevelle Nautical Club. Spain is home this 2017, and for the first time, the start and closure of the International Circuit of the class RC44.

Sotogrande is already living the proximity of the competitions

29 / 03 / 2017: Sotogrande for the second year in a row organizes an international sailing event of the class RC44

The Gaditana villa of San Roque will host in its Port Sotogrande the beginning of the season of high-level cruise races in Spain with the class RC44, from 27 to 30 April. The prestigious class therefore returns to Spanish waters with the dispute of the first of the tests of its international circuit, an inaugural proof of its calendar of races that this season will highlight in Spain, Italy, Sweden and Portugal. After the excellent organization carried out by the Nautical Club Bevelle with the 2016 World Championship dispute in Sotogrande waters and the excellent taste of mouth left in the teams with the 2016 World Cup, thanks to the excellent conditions for both navigation and for its climate among other reasons, the class RC44 repeats gaditan experience. Sotogrande will be the starting point of the 2017 class race calendar and will follow the tests of Porto Cervo (Italy), Marstrand (Sweden), Cascais (Portugal) and Lanzarote (Spain).

Marina Sotogrande will return to the fleet of RC44. (Photo Nico Martínez)

The RC44 ships, designed and driven by the winner of the America's Cup Russell Coutts, are completely equal to each other (an One-Design design), which means that the tests enjoy maximum equality and the always tight victories are the result of team work in each of these high competition units. The team work, the ability to manage the boat or the ability to make the most of each unit are key to these fast ships.

The Port of Sotogrande will be a privileged witness to the launch of a new competition format. The test will have four days of fleet races, with barlovento-sotavento races, while the classic day of competition in Match Race becomes part of the day of training. The organization of the RC44 Sotogrande has announced up to four short-term races for each test day, the tests that form the "2017 RC44 Championship Tour" are as follows:

27 - 30 April. RC44 Sotogrande Cup 2017, Spain
June 29 - July 2. RC44 Porto Cervo Cup, Italy
10 - 13 August. RC44 Marstrand World Championship, Sweden
September 28 - October 1. RC44 Cascais Cup, Portugal
November 23-26. Lanzarote, Spain