Three intense days of races where the lasers have enjoyed the whole wind repertoire of the coast of Girona

Both the Bat regatist Carlos Martínez (RCN Santiago de la Ribera), and the Catalan Mónica Azon (CN el Masnou), have well taken the measure to the Euro Laser Masters Cup - Trofeo Calella Palafrugell - Memorial Pitus Jimenez, which have again won it together in this 2017 edition. Winner, for three years they have been repeating the rise on the top of the podium as absolute victors of the test.

Little could do Carlos Echavarri (RCN Madrid) in the last round, although he first entered the line of arrival, and after dismissing his BFD, he remained with 25 points in the second place in the Standard class. It was an excellent day for Javier Muñoz (Marina Valencia SC), who today signed a 3rd and a 2nd. He has unbanished his rivals and placed himself in the third place of the class podium. With 28 points, the grand master Valencian is again confirmed, as in past editions, as one of the protagonists of the Euro Laser Master de Calella. Also highlighted is the participation of the great Canary master Jose Luis Doreto (CN Port d'Aro), who with a very regular trajectory (1 -8-10-7-4- (12)) has counted 30 points, seven less than its most immediate follower, the French Andre Martinie, who has added 37 points. Among the first 20 of the general class, the Dutch grand master Cesar Serhuis (ninth), the great master of the CV Calella Antoni Roig, twelfth, the Apprentice Leandro Rosado - trigésimo - of CN Betulo, his club partner, the master Oriol Marron - decimoctav- or the Apprentice Chencho Ortega, of CN Portman, in the twenty position.

Also very disputed has been the races in Laser Radio today. Emotion to the end, where the regatist of the CN el Balis, Oriol Cornudella, has highlighted, that from the ninth square that he had after the second day, today he has risen to the fourth place of the general, making today two partial of a second and a third. The race has been very difficult. The woman master Mónica Azón, the absolute winner of the test, has entered the first manga of the day in seventh place, square that has ruled out, to end by signing a first, which has been valid with its 11 points to win again the EuroLaser de Calella de Palafrugell. In second position the Dutch great master Wilmar Groennerdijk, followed by his compatriot, the master Free of Miranda, with 28 points, has left with 22 points. In the fourth position, the master Alfonso Moreno has been unbanished, thanks to the good moment that he has lived on this last day, which with 29 points has surrounded the third square and has been three points above the madrileño Alfonso Moreno, which has had to settle for a fifth meritorious square.

• General Radio Laser: 1st Monica Azon (CN El Masnou), 2nd Wilmar Groenendijk (RZV & WSVR), 3rd Free De Miranda (De Doordrijvers WSV)
• Apprentices: 1st Bruno Gonzalez-Manjoya (RC Astur de Regatas), 2nd Carles Carbonell (GEN Roses), 3rd Caroline Arnall (CM Sitges)
• Masters: 1st Monica Azon (CN El Masnou), 2nd Wilmar Groenenendijk (RZV & WSVR, 3rd Alfonso Moreno (Isabel II Madrid)
• Grand Masters: 1st Wilmar Groenenendijk (RZV & WSVR), 2nd Oriol Cornudella (CN El Balis), 3rd Roel Ballieux (De Doordrijvers WSV)
• Great Grand Masters: 1st Henk Wittenberg (De Doordrijvers WSV), 2nd Ian Rawet (Grafham), 3rd Miquel Alvarez (CV Calella)
• Legend: 1st Pere Jimenez- Meifren (CV Calella), 2nd Gerard de Roffignac (CVHM), 3rd Gonzalo Jimenez (CV Calella)
• Woman: 1st Monica Azon (CN El Masnou), 2nd Elena Saez de Juan (RCN Barcelona), 3rd Alexandra Weihrauch (MSC)

• General Standard: 1st Carlos Martinez (RCR Santiago de la Ribera), 2nd Carlos Echavarri (RCN Madrid), 3rd Javier Muñoz (Marina Valencia Sailing Club)
• Apprentices: 1º Javier Echavarri (RCN Madrid), 2º Leandro Rosado (CN Betulo), 3º Cedric Canas (Indep.)
• Masters: 1st Carlos Martínez (RCR Santiago de la Ribera), 2nd Carlos Echavarri (RCN Madrid), 3rd Jean-Pierre Vogtensperger (SN Narbonne)
• Grand Masters: 1st Javier Muñoz (Marina Valencia Sailing Club), 2nd Jose Luis Doreeste (CN Port d'Aro), 3rd Andre Martinie (YCF)
• Great Grand Masters: 1st Michael Nissen (DTYC), 2nd Wolfgang Gerz (SVW), 3rd Louis Marçon (CV Martigues)

08 / 06 / 2017: Maximum equality in the Eurolaser Masters Cup of Calella de Palafrugell

Today's trepid day in the regatta field of the Club Vela Calella, on the second day of competition of the Eurolaser Masters Cup with the Trofeu Calella de Palafrugell-Memorial Pitus Jimenez, in play. The regatists have left the race field at one in the afternoon, with ten knots of wind from the southwest. The two races scheduled by the committee have been covered, a discard has been made and today the most technical regatists have been able to find the right pace for their interests, which makes the options very open in all categories.

Carlos Martinez unstoppable in Standard and duel between Monica Azon and Alfonso Moreno in Radio

The most characteristic of the day has been the demonstration of the strength of the master regatist Carlos Martinez, of Santiago de la Ribera, which has been clearly imposed on its rivals, with two first positions, making after the second day only 4 points, which gives it a very substantial advantage with the rest of its rivals and presents itself as a clear favorite to win again this trophy, of which 'is the king for three editions'. Martinez has unbanished the leader until yesterday's day, the German great grand master Wolfgang Gerz, which today amounts to 15 points. Although today he has not been very lucky, with a tenth place in today's first test, which he has ruled out and a seventh, he is in a very meritorious third position. In second position is the master of Madrid Carlos Echaverri, with 10 points. Today he has had an irregular day, signing a 14 post, which he has ruled out, and a second, but which maintains a good income thanks to his first day, which he made a seventh and a first. To highlight the fourth place in the general classification, the grand master Jose Luis Doreeste, which adds 16 points and the fifth place of the local master Antoni Roig, which with 19 points, has gone from less to more.

In the radial class, exciting duel between last year's champion Monica Azón, who remains leader with 5 points, but with the threat of the madrileño Alfonso Moreno, who has been able to eliminate his disqualification from the first day amounts to 7 points and gets a good difference from his most immediate pursuer, the Dutch Wilmar Groendijk, which adds 10 points. The fourth and fifth of the General of Radial, the Catalan Carlos Jané and the Dutch Free de Miranda in the fifth position are located at 18 points. To highlight the good races that are being made by the most veterans of the test, included in the category "legend," where Pere Jimenez is the first classified, followed by French Gerard de Rofignac.

07 / 04 / 2017: Gerz (Germany) and Monica Azon (Spain) send in Calella at the Eurolaser Master

Magnificent day of start of the races of the Euro Laser Msters Cup - XI Trofeu Palafrugell - Menory 'Pitus' Jimenez. The tramontana has made the regatists run, who have completed the two sleeves of each class in less than two hours. Strong wind, a boiled sea, has caused many abandoned, especially because of boat failures. After considering the possibility of setting up an alternative route, given the harsh conditions of the race field, the Regata Committee finally decided to maintain the normal route, a trapeze, as indicated in the race announcement. After two tests per class, the German great grand master, Wolfgang Gerz dominates Laser Standard and the woman Mónica Azón master in Laser Radial.

On the first day in Calella... the tramontana makes the masters fly

The first exit of the trophy took place at 12 noon, with the Standards. Very fast and grudgingly, it was the moment the wind was stronger, 20 knots. After the two races played today in the Standard class there is a very equal group that hold the first positions, separated only five points from the leader, the German Wolfgang Gerz, with 7 points (3 + 4) and the English Ellyatt, which with 12 points, closes this group of six regatists, all in a fist. Within this group goes second the master Carlos Echavarri - RCM Madrid- with 8points (7 + 1), tied with the master bat Carlos Martínez - RCR Santiago de la Riber- (2 + 6). In fourth position goes the grand master Luis Doreeste - CN Port d'Ar- with 9 points (1 + 8), followed by the Apprentice Javier Echavarri --RCM Madrid- with 11 points (6 + 5) which makes the trophy very open in this class.

On Radio the departure, five minutes later from the Standard, the day has been more complicated. Many regatists confused the course in the first test, which has caused a DNC to many participants. Mónica Azón - CN el Masnou- with 7 points (2 + 5) is in the first position, with a certain advantage over the second classified, the master Pep Campi - CV Calella- with 10 points (7 + 3), tied with Vicenç Batlle - CN l'Escal- (3 + 7). In fourth position is the grand master Carlos Jane - CN the Masnou- with 13 points (4 + 9), being fifth the British great grand master Ian Raweed with 19 points (6 + 13). To highlight in this class the Dutch Wilmar Groenerndijk, one of the many disqualified in the first manga, and that in the second test today he has achieved a first position, which places him with 57 points in the tenth position, as well as Alfonso Moreno - CDC Isabel II - also disqualified in the first manga, and that he has entered the second manga in second position, placing himself in the ondinner position, with 58 points of the provisional general.

06 / 04 / 2017: The Calella Sailing Club hosts a Eurolaser Cup test with more than 100 ships

The participants are coming, on a radiant day, that began with a strong tramontana, with an average of 25 knots of pressure, which has not prevented many in the middle of the afternoon from going out to test their boats. In the morning you couldn't do the train race.'The water near the beach is calm, which deceives the real situation of the sea, because within a short half mile, outside of the one they call the Port Bo, the wind reigns with a force of 25 knots'. As the population of Calella is oriented to the South, it is completely protected from the wind of the North. In any case, the 'water committee' has been checking the race field for tomorrow and at the middle of the day, many of the regatists arrived have come out to test their boats, when the wind has rolled to the South and their intensity has fallen somewhat.

A hundred regatists will compete for three days at the Vela Calella Club

This edition confirms the roots of this race at the international level, where half of the regatists come from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, the Dominican Republic. The Spanish participation is also very important, with prominent regatists, many of them from other editions, such as the aluminos Michel Majon del CN Altea, Chencho Ortega del CN Portman, Javier Muñoz del CSM Valencia, Jaime Gómez del CN Campillo, Juan Barnuevo del RCR Santiago de la Ribera, the Madrileños Carlos and Javier Echavarri of the RCN Madrid, Alfonso Moreno del CDC Isabel II, the bilbaíno Enrique Arriola, del RSC-El CM Abra, the Catalans Xavier Boluda, Miquel Alvarez, Péropico, José Júlla, José Júsocónico, José Júlla, José Júl, José Jaugico, José, Múlla, José, José, Mámropico, José, José, José Jaureo, José, Mólla, José, José, Mógico, José, José, José, Mónúlico, José, José, José, José, Mógico, Mágico, José. To highlight in this edition the important female presence. Apart from two Spanish Olympics, Natalia Via-Dufresne and Monica Azón, this edition includes Elena Sáez de Juan, the German Alexandra Weihrauch and the Dutch Heleen Wolters. Among the most prominent foreigners are the Dutch Cesar Sierhius, winner in past editions, the French Marçon, Devaux and Galle, the Italians Giuseppe Cavalli and Roberto Bini and the British Tim Law, Chris Ellyatt and Michael Hicks.

The race is part of the Euro Masters Series 2017, a circuit coordinated by the European section of the International Laser Class Association (EurILCA), although the sports event overcomes the strictly sporting side to convert this annual event, in Calella de Palafrugell, instead of fraternization and friendship of many regatists, to remeet again in this privileged environment of the Costa Brava. Calella de Palafrugell becomes during these days, the preferred appointment point of the sailing veterans.

01 / 04 / 2017: From 6 to 9 April Calella de Palafrugell the seat of a Eurolaser Cup test

Everything is ready to be held within a week in the waters of Calella de Palafrugell the Euro Laser Masters Cup - XI Trofeu Calella de Palafrugell- Memorial Pitus Jiménez. This competition will be opened on Thursday, April 6, and will end on Sunday, 9. So far 115 regatists are registered, from 11 countries (Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Dominican Republic, Spain), making this test one of the most popular in the series of international laser masters. The quote in Calella de Palafrugell, is a reference in the world of the Laser Master, for the number of regatists from all over Europe, as for the recognized merit of these athletes, who have left a mark on the world of sailing. On this occasion are registered the Olympic Oros Miguel Noguer, Jose Luis Doreto, José María Van der Ploeg, the regatist Natalia Vía- Dufresne, the also Olympic Monica Azón, who defends his fourth title in this test, the last one conquered in the last edition.

More than a hundred lasers will be in competition, including the Olympic Natalia Vía-Dufresne, Jose Luis Doreeste, José Maria Van der Ploeg, and Miguel Noguer

This international component is particularly noteworthy in this edition, where 48 regatists are foreigners. These include the powerful delegation of the Netherlands, with 10 regatists from Belgium, with three representatives: Jan Willem Wolters, Michel Majon and Bart Meynendonckx. The Swiss will have Guy Wuilleret, Ruedi Corbelli, Joel Broye, among others. France, after the Spanish participation, is the largest representation in this test, with twelve regatists. The participation of the Nordic countries with the Swedish Johan Lindstedt and the Norwegian Atle Lohrmann, the British, with David Schofield, Max Hunt, Ian Rawet, Tim Law, Michael Hicks, Chris Ellyatt, the Germans, Wolfgang Mayer, Michael Nissen, Wolfgang Gerz and the female Alexandra Weihrauch. In this edition comes the Dominican regatist Andre Martinie and two Italian figures, Roberto Bini and Giuseppe Cavalli.

The race is part of the Euro Masters Series 2017, a circuit coordinated by the European section of the International Laser Class Association (EurILCA), although the sports event overcomes the strictly sporting side to convert this annual event, in Calella de Palafrugell, instead of fraternization and friendship of many regatists, to remeet again in this privileged environment of the Costa Brava. Calella de Palafrugell becomes during these days, the preferred appointment point of the sailing veterans.