The beginning was spectacular, but the fog prevented it from continuing (Photo Pedro Seoane)

25 teams of clubs from all over the north-west of Spain and the northern Lusian were unable to complete the Gadis Laser Extreme which organized the Bouzas Maritime Liceo, the third cycle of the Abanca Week, because of the eruption of a very thick fog bank in the river of Vigo, which made it difficult to visibility beyond two hundred meters and clearly endangered the integrity of the athletes, as it is a traffic area of merchant ships and passengers. After trying for more than six hours, the technicians of the Gadis Laser Extreme, with the Portuguese Olympic referee Joao Nuno Allen at the front, assisted by Spanish judges José María González and Manuel Rodríguez Moreno, decided to cancel the competition.

He began the day with a half-year-long tour of athletes in the middle of the Liceo, among which were those who were the champion and subchampion of Spain of laser, the Vigués Chapu Torné and the Orensano Luis Pérez Canal, as well as the national champion of the class finn the Coruñés Antonio Parra that formed team in representation of the Náutico de La Coruña with Alvaro Sobral Lusquiños, Pedro Salgado del Marítimo, the winner of the Coca Cola Series, the champion and the subchampion of the youth world of the Alcello, and the Club of the Royal de La Carreto of the...

After a wait of the order of three hours in the center of the Viguese ría, after three in the afternoon the judges with a wind of 12 knots with a 15-year-old rache chose to start the competition, even though the fog threatened. The race began with spectacularity and a return to the race site was achieved. The first five to turn the sotavento beacon were, by this order: 1st Carlos Mallo (Bouzas Maritime Liceo), 2nd Rafael Campelo (Real Club de Mar de Aguete), 3rd Antón Camarero (Sada Nautico Club), 4th Tirso Cerqueira (Canido Maritime Club), 5th Antonio Gaona (Vigo Nautico Club). The rest of the head was made up of Iago Carballo (Maritime Liceo de Bouzas), Luis Pérez Canal (Real Club Nautico de Vigo), Miguel de Rocha (Club Marítimo de Canido), Antonio Parra (Real Club Nautico de La Coruña), Pedro Fernández (Club Marítimo de Canido) and Manuel Gestoso (Real Club Nautico de Vigo). The one that closed through the beacon was Luis Inaraja of the Royal Nautical Club of Sanxenxo.

The Galician promises received their Bonilla to the Vista award (Photo Pedro Seoane)

With the participants launched in search of the second turn by barlovento, the fog began to worry the judges, as the visibility fell from miles of meters, to the five hundred and shortly after to the two hundred few; the logical decision was made: to annul. At the edge of five and a half in the afternoon it was again attempted, but the fog still further invaded the river of Vigo... and the feared final annulment came. Now it is the turn of the Trophy Villa de Bouzas Navionics of Cruises, for the next weekend also organized by the Maritime Liceo of Bouzas... in line of departure the best ships and worth the example that will be "Pairo 8" by José Luis Freire, "Oils Abril" by Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal and the "Sun Innovation" by Willy Alonso.

22 / 09 / 2017: Gadis Laser Extreme... a race different from the Abanca Week in the Ria de Vigo

The third cycle of the Abanca Week that continues in the waters of the river of Vigo, even though on this occasion the organization is in charge of the Maritime Licensing of Bouzas and the Maritime Club of Vigo. At the scene the Gadis Laser Extreme, which is the only relay race that is held in the waters of the Iberian peninsula: 25 pairs of lasers representing clubs in Portugal, Galicia, Asturias and Madrid, will compete in two sleeves in full viguese ria in the Olympic disciplines of radial and standard laser. The Gadis Laser Extreme will be for the Portuguese Olympic referee Joao Allen, and will count the Galician Manuel Rodríguez Moreno and José María González as judges.

The relays give both a great spectacularity to the race (Photo Pedro Seoane)

There are two tests scheduled, the first one starting at the edge of 12: 30 in the morning, and the second three hours later. The judges will cast two beacons into the wind, and the first component of each club will complete a full round (with a duration of about 20 minutes) and in a sotavento will be replaced by his partner, and so for two and a half hours. It is a very hard competition that in total lasts five hours, and in which the level is splendid. The two teams that have been successful in the two editions held will be in line with the departure: Antonio Parra and Alvaro Sobral Lusquiños of the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, and the Portuguese Serfaim Gonçalves of the Naval Povoense Club and the Pontevedrés Rafa Campelo of the Real Club de Mar de Aguete. Both are the teams to beat.

On the part of the Maritime of Canido, which presents a total of six teams, there are among others the youth world champions in the last two years: Tirso Cerqueira and Gonzalo Martínez, as well as Pedro Salgado and Pedro Fernández that in the Coca Cola Canido Series de Laser 4.7 were gold and silver. For the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona highlight Willy Caamaño who will form a team with the boucense Juan Pazó. By Bouzas Iago Carballo that sails with the herculin of the Nautico de Sada Jaime Acebal. Also highlight Deo Arija del Náutico Rodeira.

Other of the illustrious veterans will be the Orensian Luis Pérez Canal (former Spanish laser champion) who makes tandem with the vigués who was national laser champion: Chapu Torné. Both are pattern and tactical of the "April Oils." For the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, highlight Rafa Martínez Almeida, for Sada a Pedro Cabalar that will sail with Luis Inaraja del Náutico de La Coruña. Also very strong the Lusitan couple of the Sport Club of Porto of Ferrer and Albuquerque, or Antonio Gaona and Chare of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo. The Gadis Laser Extreme in the Ria de Vigo of the hand of the Abanca Week, a unique race in the national panorama of Olympic sailing, comes.