The crew of Protein 65 celebrating the victory (Photo Quique Curbelo)

The first edition of the Regata Discoveries Race, regates in honor of the Spanish and Portuguese discoverers, and which left Lisboa-Cascais on Sunday, August 27, has ended in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This initiative of 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 Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria.

Protein 65, of the Nautical Club of Sada, of the shipowner Manuel Batallán has been proclaimed champion in the class ORC. The three ships registered in this class have already arrived in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the last to do so was the Portuguese of the AN Lisboa, Sao Gabriel, by Mario Alfredo Silva Jara de Carvalho, who did so first thing on Saturday morning. And along with the Nautilus, they were the three ships in ORC.

The Künga, by Marina Punta Lagoa, by the shipowner Jorge E. Mallo, has been the winner in the Open class. The Viguese ship was imposed on the Barc-school of the Portuguese Navy, Polar, which was the last ship to arrive in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on Saturday night. The third ship in liza, the Zarco, of the Portuguese Navy arrived in the capital of Gran Canaria, but it did so retired.

With the times already compensated, Protein 65, which had the undefeated Unai Basurko on the team, is the winner, exceeding in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 7 seconds the Nautilus of the Spanish Navy, who first crossed the line of arrival, but had to give time to the rest of the ships. The Nautilus that has been second in ORC, takes the Fernando de Magallanes Trophy, after having been the first to arrive in real time to the capital of Gran Canaria. During the night of Friday to Saturday it was also the Künga, of Marina Punta Lagoa, of Jorge E. Mallo, the first of the ships that compete in the Open class and the Saturday to Sunday was the Polar and the Zarco. The Sao Gabriel did it on Saturday at the first hour of Saturday and it has finished third at 01-35-21 in compensated time of the Nautilus.

The Künga in the middle of navigation to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

In the Open class the Künga won, although with suspension, after there was a confusion at the time of reaching the end of the race with the different fixed beacons in the bay of Las Palmas and an external communication with Las Palmas Trabajo created some confusion. After a protest by the Committee of Regats studied by the Jury, after studying the situation and after it finally crossed the line correctly, the Jury was given a repair and was given his arrival time.