Exciting closure of the World Championship in La Coruña (Photo M.Arcay)

Raúl Ríos and Mag Agnese of Puerto Rico, have been proclaimed world champions of the Snipe class, which ended in the waters of La Coruña Bay, with the organization of the Royal Nautico Club. The American victory has followed the path since 2009 when Bruno Bethlem was imposed, in 2011 Alexandre Tinoco, in 2013 again Bethlem and in 2015 Mateus Tavares.

Spain had its best choice with the Canary couple composed of Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo had to settle for silver after performing an excellent championship final, as did Rayco Tabares and Gonzalo Morales who reached bronze, staying just one point from the islands. Meritoria also the fourth position of Alfredo González and Cristian Sánchez who were fourth, ahead of a tandem of the favorites, such as the Brazilians Mario Tinoco and Alexandre Muto who were relegated to the fifth place of the final general.

The day began shortly after two in the afternoon, with a fresh north wind of about fifteen knots... Spanish starring already started with the victory of Damian Borras, finishing second Alexandre Tinoco. In the fight for the title, Raúl Ríos noticed how Gustavo del Castillo approached only three points. The antillane was eleventh and the seventh canary.
The second delivery would come to the edge of four o'clock in the afternoon, when the last manga of the world world began... Rayco Tabares showed his quality and ended in the best way, with a first one that assured him to step on the final podium. Second was Alfredo González, who also completed a great championship. And third, the rascal Alexandre Paradeda. For its part, Raúl Ríos secured the World Cup thanks to the sixth position in this partial, with the 8th Castle. So was the final general:

1. Raúl Ríos-Mac Agnese (Puerto Rico) 5 + 3 + (19) + 7 + 4 + 11 + 6 = 36 points
2. Gustavo del Castillo-Rafael del Castillo (Spain) 3 + 10 + 11 + (16) + 2 + 7 + 8 = 41
3. Rayco Tabarees-Gonzalo Morales (Spain) 15 + (18) + 9 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 42
4. Alfredo Lincollez-Cristian Sánchez (Spain) 30 + 5 + 2 + 11 + (13) + 2 = 52
5. Mario Tinoco-Alexandre Muto (Brazil) 1 + 15 + 7 + 13 + (31) + 4 + 16 = 56

Puerto Rico (gold) and Spain (silver and bronze) (Photo M.Arcay)

10 / 08 / 2017: The regularity leads Puerto Rico to lead the Snipe World Cup in La Coruña

Raúl Ríos and Mac Agnese of Puerto Rico are the new leaders of the Snipe World Championship that ends tomorrow Friday in La Coruña Bay, with the organization of the Royal Nautical Club. The Puerto Rican couple moved from the lead to the Brazilian Mario Tinoco, while the Spanish Raúl de Valenzuela was the best of the day, with a third and a first in the two sleeves held.

A lot of wind at times, with rache that reached 23 knots... which benefited the Brazilian Alexandre Paradeda, who thus achieved his second victory in the Oro Group. For his part, the canary Alfredo González maintained the good tone of the previous day, and with a second he maintained his final triumph options. And another Spanish, Raúl de Valenzuela, was finally able to get a good result, with the third square of this partial.

If they don't make mistakes on the closing day, Puerto Rico will get the gold (Photo M.Arcay)

Until then, the leader Mario Tinoco, could only be fourteenth, while the second, Gustavo del Castillo, was even more relegated. The third of the general, Raúl Ríos, made a ninth. About five in the afternoon the second manga began: Raúl de Valenzuela maintained his good tone, and took advantage of the strong winds to make his first partial victory. He also surrendered to a large level a reborn Gustavo del Castillo, second, while the third position was for the Japanese Tetsuo Watanabe. The Brazilians didn't end up among the best. Alexandre Paradeda was thirty-fourth and Mario Tinoco thirty-fourth.

Raúl Ríos will try to defend his seven-point advantage over Gustavo del Castillo on the closing day, which will start at one o'clock in the afternoon... the rest of the competitors, starting with Paradeda, with 36, are already further away, but as the races are developing, it would not be unusual to turn the classification for the last day... Puerto Ricans will try to continue playing their main game, regularity, to win the title.

1. Raúl Ríos-Mac Agnese (Puerto Rico) 5 + 3 + (19) + 7 + 4 = 19
2. Gustavo del Catillo-Rafael del Castillo (Spain) 3 + 10 + 11 + (17) + 2 = 26
3. Alexandre Paradeda-Lucas Chilatz (Brazil) 24 + 1 + 10 + 1 + (34) = 36
4. Mario Tinoco / Alexandre Mutuo (Brazil) 1 + 15 + 7 + 14 + (31) = 37
5. Alvaro Martínez / Gabriel Utrera (Spain) 2 + (28) + 16 + 6 + 13 = 37

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09 / 08 / 2017: Brazil, Spain and Puerto Rico provisional podium of the Snipe World Cup in La Coruña

He began the Oro group on the third day of the Snipe World Championship, which organizes the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña. It was not easy for Brazilian Mario Tinoco to keep the lead, but in the end he got it, even if it was only for one point. 23 has at this time, for 24 of the second, the Spanish Gustavo del Castillo, and for 27 of the third, the Puerto Rican Raúl Ríos... and eye to the Portuguese Mafalda Pires of Lima that has a 22nd that must eliminate at the end, a sixth and a third... is fourth and can give the great surprise...

The Brazilian tandem Mario Tinoco and Alexandre Mutuo hold their heads in the absence of four sleeves (Photo M.Arcay)

The first race of the day began little after the one of the afternoon... the victory of the Brazilian Alexandre Paradeda... behind him crossed the line of arrival his compatriot Mario Sergio de Jesus, and the third Puerto Rican Raúl Ríos... being the best of the Spaniards was Damián Borrás, fourth, then another representative of the host fleet, Alfredo González. Coruñés Marcos Migez obtained a ninth meritoria, and the canary Gustavo del Castillo finished tenth.

Worse things were for the sportsman who began as leader this first day of the Gold Group. Mario Tinoco accumulated many points with his fifteenth position, while the second, Alvaro Martínez, went even further down in the classification of this test. The Malagasy did not have his day and in the second race he made a sixteenth... Tinoco resisted and his seventh square was enough to keep the lead. The best of the day was the canary Alfredo González, with a fifth and a second. However, by accumulating thirty points of the classification phase, it is still eighth in general. For the last Thursday of this World Cup with two tests in the Coruñesa Bay. This is the general in the absence of four evidence:

1. Mario Tinoco / Alexandre Mutuo (Brazil) 1 + 15 + 7 = 23
2. Gustavo del Catillo-Rafael del Castillo (Spain) 3 + 10 + 11 = 24
3. Raúl Ríos-Mac Agnese (Puerto Rico) 5 + 3 + 19 = 27
4. Mafalda Pires de Lima- Tomás Pires de Lima (Portugal) 22 + 6 + 3 = 31
5. Alexandre Paradeda-Lucas Chilatz (Brazil) 24 + 1 + 10 = 35

08 / 08 / 2017: Brazil to dominate after the second day of the World Cup of Snipe

After a first day of Spanish rule, the second day of the Snipe World Championship, which this week organizes the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña, was the reaction of the Brazilians. One of the places of his numerous representation, Mario Tinoco-Alexandre Muto, has been made with a lead that until then occupied the Malagasy Álvaro Martínez, now second. And third is the canary Gustavo del Castillo.

Mario Tinoco and Alexandre Muto of the Iate Clube of Rio de Janeiro new leaders (Photo M.Arcay)

In the first test, there was a division of victories between the two countries that are dominating the competition. In the Yellow Group, Alexandre Tinoco was the fastest, followed by his compatriot Rafael Gagliotti. The third position was obtained by the Spanish Damian Borras. The regatist who took the lead of the general, the Malagasy Alvaro Martínez, made a seventh. In the Blue, Alexandre Paradeda entered the first position, but was punished with an off-line, so the victory corresponded to the next to cross the goal, the Spanish Gustavo del Castillo. The Japanese fleet was again seen in the first places, this time thanks to the second square of Yuichi Ohi and the third of Yuta Kunimi.

A second test was then held, which also gave many head breakers to the participants. Brazil repeated a double in the Yellow Group, this time with Mario Tinoco head and Juliana Duke next. Rayco Tabares took the third square. And the japones Satoru Kasahara dominated the Blue Group. Second finished the Brazilian Felipe Rondina and third the American Doug Hart.

Five races have already been completed, and between Wednesday and the last day, Friday, the final posts will be run in the Gold and Silver Groups. In the first they will compete the best 43 so far. The rest, another 42 crews, will do it in the Silver Group. The ranking for the first five is as follows... we also post on PDF the general of all participants... for the third day Wednesday:

1. Mario Tinoco-Alexander Muto (Brazil) (17) + 2 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 15 points
2. Alvaro Martinez-Gabriel Utrera (Spain) 2 + 2 + 5 + 6 + (12) = 15
3. Gustavo del Castillo-Rafael del Castillo (Spain) 4 + 8 + 3 + 1 + (13) = 16
4. Jordi Triay-Lluis Mas (Spain) 9 + 3 + 4 + (23) + 4 = 20
5. Raúl Ríos-Mac Agnese (Puerto Rico) 2 + (12) + 9 + 4 + 6 = 21

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07 / 08 / 2017: The Navy begins to command at the Snipe World Cup in La Coruña

It began the Snipe World Championship, organized by the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña. The 85 participating crews from 17 countries enjoyed a good wind that allowed for three tests. After them, the leader is the Malagasy Alvaro Martínez. The competition format is different from the Youth World Cup, which ended on Sunday in these same waters. In senior, the fleet is distributed in two groups, the Yellow and the Blue. After four to six races have been completed, participants will enter the Gold Group or the Silver.

Alvaro Martínez leads, followed by other Spanish ships... there were two partial victories of the hosts, those of the Coruñés Marcos Miguez and the Balear Damián Borrás (Photo M.Arcay)

In the first sleeves of yesterday Monday, in the Yellow Group the victory was for Japanese Koji Kamiya, followed by Peruvian Diego Figueroa. The first Spanish, Damián Borrás, is in front of the Japanese Yuichi Ohi, fourth, and the almerian Raúl de Valenzuela. In the Blue, some of the young people who participated in the Youth World Cup showed their shooting and knowledge of the race field. Interestingly, the Brazilian Felipe Rondina, who last week did not achieve any partial triumph, began the senior with a first. The second square was for the third ranked of the former World Cup, the Andalusian Alvaro Martínez, while the podium closed it by another of the prominent Brazilians of the youth meeting, Nick Pellicano. Fourth and fifth finished two more Spaniards, Gustavo del Castillo and José María Guerrero respectively.

In the second manga the Coruñeses Marcos Míguez and José Ramón Pardo were the best, in a beautiful duel with the crew of the Brazilian Mario Tinoco, second. The third position was conquered by the Spanish also Jordi Triay. In the Blue Group, the importance of knowing the race field and having a rhythm of competition was again demonstrated. After winning the youth world subchampionship on Sunday, the Portuguese Mafalda Pires in Lima was the fastest. Alvaro Martínez repeated in the second square, finishing third one of the veterans of this championship, the American Augie Díaz. And since the wind conditions were still acceptable, a third test was completed in both groups. In the Yellow, new Spanish triumph, in charge of Damián Borrás. And in the Blue, Japan also repeated, thanks to Junichiro Shiraishi. The general after the first day is as follows:

1. Alvaro Martinez-Gabriel Utrera (Spain) 2 + 2 + 5 = 9
2. Gustavo del Castillo-Rafael del Castillo (Spain) 4 + 8 + 3 = 15
3. Jordi Triay-Lluis Mas (Spain) 9 + 3 + 4 = 16
4. José María Guerro-Pablo Martínez (Spain) 5 + 4 + 11 = 20
5. Mario Tinoco-Alexander Muto (Brazil) 17 + 2 + 3 = 22
6. Yuichi Oi-Ueda Shinsei (Japan) 4 + 10 + 8 = 22
7. Raúl Ríos-Mac Agnese (Puerto Rico) 2 + 12 + 9 = 23
8. Tetsuo Watanabe-Koji Saito (Japan) 13 + 5 + 7 = 25
9. Damian Borrás-Sara Franceschi (Spain) 3 + 22 + 1 = 26
10. Augie Diaz-Eduardo Mintzias (United States) 18 + 3 + 6 = 27

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