Gonzalo Araújo took the second delivery of the J70 in the Ria de Vigo (Photo Juan Caballero)

"Laguardia & Moreira" by Gonzalo Araújo of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, which had on board the Olympic gold medal Sofia Toro, was proclaimed winner of the second series of the Trophy Linde Sogacsa of J70, after a second Sunday day dominated by the bocana wind in the Ria de Vigo.

"Noticia" and "Solventis" completed the podium tied to points. The silver stand was for the sailing boat of the Pichu Torcida and the Madrileño Luís Martín Cabiedes, of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander, thanks to the average of its results that placed it in this square... being the bronze was for the Coruñés Malalo Bermudez de Castro, of the Nautical Club of Ares, closing an excellent participation in this second series. Four were the canaries Gustavo Martínez Doreeste and Germán Panei, with their "Fermax Sailing Team," of the Nautical Club of Jávea, registering a first in the penultimate manga, with 23 points. And fifth, with one more point, the "Marnatura," by José Luís Freire and Luís Bugallo, from the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo.

With regard to the general classification, the "Noticia," with 37 points, followed by the "Fermax Sailing Team," with 44, and by "Laguardia & Moreira," with 46. The third series of the Linde Sogacsa Trophy, which organizes the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo and the Spanish Association of Owners of J70, will be held on December 16 and 17.

18 / 11 / 2017: "Marnatura" commands in Vigo after the first day of the Sogacsa of J70

This weekend, the second phase of the Linde Sogacsa Trophy, organized by the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo and the Spanish Association of Owners of J70, was held in Vigo, a meeting with the high-level candle of the monotypes, which in this second delivery has received the addition of two units that join the Norwegian one last October, the Gold Sailing, with Basque crew led by Iker Almandoz, of the Nautical Club of Hondribia; and the British one of the Mjölnir, of the Southern, by Thor. With 18 ships in competition the show, both technical and visual, is noted in the Viguese ría, which in June 2018 will host the European championship of this booming class and in which the best talents of the Spanish candle are sailed.

New crews join the Vigo Winter Series of J70 with Basque and British (Photo Juan Caballero)

On this first day of the J70's Linde Sogacsa Trophy two sleeves were validated, although the wind forecast was not good. With 55 (from the north-east) and 8 knots, he started the first of the tests, closing the second shortened in barlovento, with the same axis of the component, but falling to 4 knots. The Marnatura, by José Luís Freire and Luís Bugallo, of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, lead the provisional classification, the fruit of excellent partials where they were second in the first of the sleeves, and first in the second, placing three points in their "have" in the marker, that the catapulan also to the head of the general of the Linde Sogacsa Trophy.

The silver stand is run by another ship of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, the LEsperi & Moreira, of the olivico Gonzalo Araújo and the luso Guillime Almeida, with the Olympic champion of Coruñesa Sofia Toro on board, with 5 points, result of a 3-2. Third is the Solventis, of the also Coruñés Malalo Bermudez de Castro, who defends the grympola of the Nautical Club of Ares, with 12 points, being its 9-3 partial.

Fourth is the Noticia, by Pichu Torcida and Luís Martín Cabiedes, from the Real Club Marítimo de Santander. Cantabre and madrileño are tied to points with the Herculine. And with just one more, in the fifth position, the Petit Palace Hotels, the Coruñés Jesús Pintos and the Malagueño Laureano Wizner, the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo. To highlight the great performance of the Green April, of the orensano Luís Pérez Canal, of the Viguese nautical, which won the first test with wide advantage.

The second day of the Linde Sogacsa Trophy is held this Sunday from 10 in the morning.