Gandara returned on the last day of the trophy to take the podium from the Cansino of Nano Yáñez who came leading in the classification and had to settle for the second place (Photo Rosana Calvo)

The Okofen of Javier de la Gandara signed this afternoon in Baiona the closure of a spectacular season of races with the victory in the Autumn League AXA J80, a win that adds to those achieved this year in the Winter League, the Count of Gondomar Trophy and the Prince of Asturias Trophy, in which also took the title of the best ship J80 of the season. He tried, in this last edition of the Autumn League of Monotypes, the comandoro del Monte Real, Nano Yáñez, who at the cane of the Cansino managed to advance the Okofen in the penultimate day, but who finally had to settle for a second meritorious. The Ferromeres de Enrique Porto, the best boat in the last three tests held this afternoon in Baiona, maintained the third position he carried from the previous stage and was made with the bronze of the league.

El Marías - Casas do Telhado de Manuel María Cunha; the Namasté de Luis de Mira, today patronised by Javier Torroja, and the New Moon of Juan Luis Tuero were left fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. They complete the Meltemi classification of Guillermo Blanco, the Pazo de Cea de María Campos, which had Willy Camaño today in a row; the Miudo by Storax tripulated by coaches and students of the School of Sailing of the Royal Mount; the Mondo of Bernardo Macedo; the Cormoran II of Yago-Rwlez- Robatto; the Galera of Diego Carral and the SND Cormorán of Francisco J. Martínez.

With the AXA J80 Autumn League, the Mount Real Club of Yates puts an end to its 2017 sports season, which included the celebration of 11 trophies, two of them specific to the J80 class. The monotypes, in charge of closing the current year, will again have a great role in 2018, opening the season with the Winter League and holding the Spanish Championship of the class, which the Monte Real will organize, by delegation of the Spanish Vela Federation, from 27 April to 1 May.

Final classification of the J80AXA League

1. OKOFEN · Javier de la Gandara · 14 points
2. CANSINO · Fernándo Yáñez · 15 points
3. FERRALEMES · Enrique Porto · 17 points
4. MARIAS - CASE DO TELHADO · Manuel María Cunha · 24 points
5. NAMASTE · Luis de Mira · 31 points
6. LUNA NEW · Juan Luis Tuero · 31 points
7. MELTEMI · Guillermo Blanco · 41 points
8. PAZO DE CEA · María Campos · 43 points
9. MAUDO BY STORAX · Carlos Hernández · 45 points
10. MONDO · Bernardo Macedo · 54 points
11. CORMORAN II · Yago Şlez-Robatto · 54 points
12. LA GALERA · Diego Carral · 60 points
13. SND CORMORAN · Francisco Martínez · 76 points

12 / 11 / 2017: "Cansino" with Nano Yáñez to the new leader of the AXA League of J80 in Baiona

"Cansino" patroniado por Fernando Yáñez del Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona is the leader of the Axa League of J80, which celebrated a new manga in the Ria de Baiona, and which is only one day short.

Nano Yáñez takes over in Baiona (Photo Rosana Calvo)

After achieving two seconds in the two contested races, the Yáñez ship managed to overcome the "Okofen," which came in the head of previous days, but this afternoon noted the absence of its leader, Javier de la Gandara. The winners of the third and penultimate day of the AXA J80 Autumn League were the Marías- Casas do Telado, by Manuel María Cunha; and the Namasté of Luis de Mira. They were the first to cross the line of arrival on the two barlovento sotavento routes to which the regatta committee was able to leave in an afternoon very complicated by the little wind that was recorded in Baiona Bay.

In the fourth position, just three points away from the podium, is the Namasté, followed by the Marías, the Meltemi, and the New Moon. The Pazo de Cea, the Mondo, the Galera and the Cormoran II follow them in the classification that close the Miudo by Storax and the SND Cormorán, with a less test than the rest of the ships.

The AXA J80 Autumn League will end next November 25 with the last day of tests, for which there are planned three new barlovento sotavento sleeves in Baiona Bay. Once the competition is over, the Monte Real Club de Yates will welcome the award of the winners, putting the point and end to their sports season this 2017.

29 / 10 / 2017: "Okofen" by Javier Gandara in the AXA Fall League of J80 in Baiona

After the event was cancelled 15 days ago due to a lack of wind, the first day of the AXA J80 Autumn League was held in Baiona on Saturday, the competition that puts the point and end of the 2017 sports calendar of the Monte Real Club de Yates. The fleet of thirteen monotypes that the liguilla was fighting had to face a very roll and unstable wind, which complicated the navigation and left them stalled on several occasions. The Okofen, patronized by Javier de la Gandara, was the best party to get the situation out, crossing the first line of arrival on both occasions.

The second was the winner and this time if there was a race (Photo Rosana Calvo)

It completed the first routes, designed with a sotavent barlovent structure, with a north-west wind that moved between 7 and 10 knots, sometimes falling to 4 and causing several crouches. The third test started with a good girdle, but when the sailboats went down in the stern, the wind calmed down, it ended up disappearing and the committee decided to cancel.

The Cansino de Fernándo Yáñez and the Ferralemes de Enrique Porto, with 4 and 7 points, are the second and third of the provisional podium behind the Okofen. He is followed by the Namasté de Luis de Mira, the Meltemi de Guillermo Blanco and the New Moon of Juan Luis Tuero. El Monto de Bernardo Macedo, el Marías- Casas do Telhado de Manuel María Cunha, el Pazo de Cea de María Campos, La Galera de Diego Carral, el Cormorán II de Yago González, el SND Cormorán de Francisco Martínez y el Miudo by Storax de Alfonso Leite close the classification.

The AXA J80 Autumn League returns on Sunday November 12 with the third day of tests, also planned in Baiona Bay from noon.