Black Octopus, Greek, Wise Choice and Carey were awarded the test between Torrevieja and Villa de San Pedro (Photo Pep Portas)

The Maverta, a Rodman 42 armed by Pedro Gil, has been made with the triumph in the absolute general in the 18th Strella Levante Trophy that has been held this weekend between Torrevieja and San Pedro de Pinatar. As for the general class, in ORC 1 the winner has been Maverte de Pedro Gil; Greek has been made with a title in ORC 2, while Pulpo Negro, Wise Choice and Lestes Two have done it in the ORC 3, 4 and Promotion classes.

A second day marked by the very good wind conditions, especially by overcoming the equator of the test after the departure in the vicinity of the CN Villa de San Pedro and arrival in the very mouth of the Torreviejense club. Favorites, especially in class ORC 1, have not failed in the day in compliance with the plan. Triumph in compensation of Maverta, followed by Trabauco and Dignity 3 - Ford Moilsa. The ORC 2 podium has been configured with Greek, Mercator and Odeaminos. As for the ORC 3 the first three squares have been for Black Octopus, Viryi and Marchalado. In the class ORC 4 Wise Choice, which has been the winner, has been accompanied on the podium by Birsa and Kenya. As for the Lestes Two, Carey and Hegoaize promotion fleet have been the three that have occupied podium square.

The first test of the 18th Star of Levante Trophy, between Torrevieja and the CN Villa of San Pedro, with 21.5 nautical miles of journey, took place on the day of Saturday, April 29 under good wind conditions, although that is with a threat of rain. The cruise fleet ORC completed the 21.5 mile tour between Torrevieja and the nautical Villa of San Pedro under good wind conditions, that is under threat of rain. About 35 ORC ships from the Region of Murcia and Comunitat Valenciana took the exit with a slight retras.12: 45 hours, facing a first beacon of dismarking at 0.5 exit to set the proas to island Grosa and from there to the nautical Villa de San Pedro. The ORC 4 and Promotion fleet completed a somewhat lower route, meeting a total of 11.6 nautical miles. The Alicantino Spaniard of Juan Rodríguez was the first of the 'big' to take the line of arrival in San Pedro, followed by the Rodmas 42 Maverta of Pedro Gil and Trabuco of Francisco J. Martínez. Already in the times compensated the triumph was for Octopo Nedro of Eduardo Gil. Another of the winners was the Greek of Mercedes Fernandes. Already in class ORC 4, the triumph after obtaining the compensated times was for Wise Choice by John Wright, while in the class Promotion the winner of that first trial was Carey by José Ginés.

28 / 04 / 2017: Regata Estrella Levante... starts the season of ORC cruises in the Nautico de Torrevieja

Important appointment for this weekend convened by the Royal Nautical Club of Torrevieja: the Star-Up Regatta for ORC cruises. It will be the first of the tests in the sea of Murcia, along with the journey planned for the 18 to 20 May between Torrevieja and Formentera. In this first delivery, with just over 30 ships registered... taking back the Organizing Committee's usual program, following the change in the last edition as the occasion for the 50th anniversary of the Royal Torrevieja Nautical Club. The fleet will face a coastal route to the Nautico de Villa de San Pedro, with the intention to go to the island of Grosa and from there to the line of arrival, located in the vicinity of the club bat Villa de San Pedro, with about 25 nautical miles of route, provided that weather conditions allow.

Organized by the Royal Nautical Club of Torrevieja, it is celebrated this weekend with 30 ORC cruises (Photo Pep Portas)

The level of participation in the Estrella de Levante regatta is again one of the best in a regional regatta, with the best ORC of the Region of Murcia and Valencia, highlighting as no to the local Maverta of Pedro Gil, Icaro V of Emilio Rogel; Pulpo Negro of Eduardo Gil, Greek of Mercedes Fernández or Trabuco of Francisco José Martínez. To them are the Valencians "Dignity Ford Moilsa" of the Real Club of Regatas de Alicante de Tomás Llorens, the "Tucana" of the Nautical Club Campoamor of Patricio Valverde or the "Hegoaiza" of the Real Club Nautico de Gandia patroniado por Antonia María Andreu, without forgetting the powerful fleet of Bats, among which they highlight and enter the quinielas to be on the podium, as can be "Kenya" of Féliz Martínez of the Club Nautico Villa San Pedro or the "Machio of the Club of the Real de Cartagena" of the one of Regénez. "