The Nautilus of the Spanish Navy sails leader in its way through Alegranza

The Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria is preparing to receive tomorrow Friday the first ship of the Discovities Race, race that left last Sunday from Lisboa-Cascais (Portugal) and will end in the next hours in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The Discovery Race is a race promoted by the European Sailing Brotherhood, sponsored by Canela Marina Island, Golf & Beach Resorts, and organized by the Lisbon Naval Association, the Cascais Naval Clube and the Real Nautical Club of Gran Canaria.

After a rather complicated start in Portuguese waters due to the loose wind that blew during the first 30 hours of navigation, once they passed to the height of Cape of San Vicente, they began to catch the regime of the Alisios winds, which will accompany them to the end.

After five days of intense navigation, the Nautilus of the Spanish Navy, based in Ferrol (A Coruña), was in the lead in real time. The ship patrolled by Oscar Rodríguez García de la Rosa is scheduled to pass through the forced passage, located at the height of the lighthouse of the island of Alegranza, to the north of the island of La Graciosa and which must be left by starboard, on the night of Thursday to Friday.

The Nautilus is now the number 1 candidate to take the Magellan Trophy, which will be delivered to the first who crosses the arrival line, which will be located at the entrance to the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The ship of the Spanish Navy sailed 43 miles from Alegranza at 8.9 knots of speed and with a north-west wind of about 20 knots of intensity.

Manuel Batallán's Protein 65, which leads Unai Basurko to the wheel, is who sails in second position 7.8 knots 20 miles behind the leader. In these circumstances the CN Sada ship would be the winner in ORC. The Künga of Jorge E. Mallo and with the grympola of Marina de Punta Lagoa, is who sails in third position about 90 miles from the leader.

Estimated time of arrival of the fleet to the Palmas de G.C.

Friday, 1 September
5.30 p.m. - Nautilus
23.30 hours - Protein 65

Saturday, 2 September
06.30 hours - Künga
20.00 hours - Sao Gabriel

Sunday, 3 September
11.00 a.m. - Polar

Monday, 4 September
09.00 hours - Zarco