The Tierfeño David Santa Creu is made with the Optimist Excellence Cup, completing the podium with the Portuguese Guilherme Cavaco and the Galician Yago Barca (Photo Pep Portas)

The Italian Marco Gradoni and the Spanish Maria Perelló have rejoined a podium behind the World Cup in Thailand. They have now done so in the XI Eurobarina Optimist Torrevieja Trophy after the third day in which four tests have been completed in the gold group.

Gradoni has stepped in depth on the accelerator in this last day, marking four partial wins. This, together with the punches of the Swiss Maxime Thommen, has given him a total of 12 points, with an advantage of 17 over the Swiss, who has had a good start 2-5, but who later was not going to be fine with a 29 to end in the fourth test with a 10.

The absolute general was left by Maria Perelló (CN S'Arenal) who also made the triumph in females. Perelló has also shown strong, over in the first two tests, although then he signed a discreet partial 30 to conclude his participation in Torrevieja with a fifth place. The bullet ends with 44 points in the general.

The top ten is closed with Javier Ojeda (RCN Gran Canaria), fourth, followed by Manuel Álvarez-Dardet (CN Puerto Sherry); Kwinten Borghijs (Belgium); Maxim Dneprov (Switzerland); Yago Barca (RCN Sanxenxo); Malthe Ebdrup (Denmark) and in the 10th square the Andalusian Antonio Villalón (CNM Benalmádena).

The Italian Marco Gradoni, right, and María Perelló, irzquierda, on the podium and regatta in the Euromarina Trophy (Photo Pep Portas)

The torreviejense citation has been the framework of the closing of the Optimist Excellence Cup 2017-2108, following the citations of El Masnou, Vigo and El Puerto de Santa María. The general of the Spanish circuit of optimist, with international projection, has left the Tierfeño David Santaccreu (RCN Tenerife) as champion.

The Portuguese Cavaco Guilherme has finished in the second square, while Yago Barca (RCN Sanxenxo) has been third. The top ten is closed with William Risselin (Belgium) fourth, followed by Javier Ojeda (RNC Gran Canaria); María Perelló (CN S'Arenal); Antonio Villalón (CNM Benalmádena); Manuel Álvarez-Dardet (CN Puerto Sherry); Javier Clement (CN Santa Pola) and in the 10th square Miguel Ángel Camara (RCN Palma).

27 / 01 / 2018: Maxime Tommen of Switzerland leads the Euromarina of Optimist in Torrevieja

Second day with better wind conditions, though very unstable and roll but that has allowed to complete three of the three planned tests... the provisional podium is composed of the Italian and current world champion, the Marco Gradoni and Spanish Yago Barca

The Swiss Maxime Tommen is the leader of the Euromarine Trophy of Optimist, which ends this Sunday in alicantine waters, with the organization of the Royal Nautical Club of Torrevieja... the provisional leader has 5 points, after signing today 1-15-2 which has allowed him to rise to the highest.

The second place of the general is occupied by the current world champion, the Italian Marco Gradoni 1-DNC-1, numbers that together to the partial of yesterday leave him only 2 points of leader, though that is, tied to points with the Spanish Yago Barca of the Royal Nautical Club of Sanxenxo, with partials of 4-1-36.

As for the women, the current champion of the world, the Balar María Perelló (CN S'Arenal) is first with 18 points (it occupies the 6th place of the general) with the records of 9-2-7, today. Behind is the Polish Pola Dzik (7-5-51), with the same score as the shooting and taking the post. The third square is for the Slovenian Alja Petric which has 20 points, and is located in the 10th square.

Tomorrow the torrevieja meeting is closed in which three other tests are planned, with the departure of the first test of the day at 10 a.m. and already with the groups gold, silver and bronze, with the cut established in 130 regatists.

26 / 01 / 2018: Start in Torrevieja of the Euromarina of Optimist with impossible winds

The first day is closed with a single test completed and that has been fought with winds from the north-east, which I have reached 25 knots of intensity... the Belgian Kwintin Borghijs, and the Dutch Adriaan Ouwerkerk and Ties Wijbinga note the triumph in their respective groups (Photo Pep Portas)

The first day of the 11th Eurobarina Optimist Torrevieja Trophy was very hard for the fleet at 11: 00 a.m., the wind reached over 25 knots of constant intensity and rachas reaching 29. This situation forced the judges to start the tests with three hours of delay... despite which the picture was also very hard... nearing about 25 knots... a barbarity, which brought with it the one that only one single test was completed.

The Belgian Kwinten Borghijs has won in the yellow group, while the Dutch Jacobine Leemhuis has been second, followed by Irish Nathan Van Steenberge; the Polish Jacub Pietrzak in the fourth square and in the fifth square the Spanish Marina Gibert of the Cala Gamba Nautical Club.

In the blue group the Dutch Adriaan Ouwerkerk has been the first to take the line of arrival. The Spanish Yago Barco of the Royal Nautical Club of 0 Sanxenxo, best Spanish in this first day, and Joan Fiol de S'Arenal, have come after him. The fourth and fifth place has been for Irish Emily Riordan and Italian Marco Gradoni.

As far as the red fleet is concerned, Ties Wijbinga (Netherlands) has been the first on the arrival line. Maxime Tommen (Switzerland) has been second, while Albertine Lind (Norway), and the Spaniards Manuel Álvarez-Dardet (CN Puerto Sherry) and Javier Clement (CN Santa Pola) have finished in the following three squares.

By tomorrow Saturday, better wind conditions are expected, although the forecast indicates that rain can make an act of presence... the day will begin at 11: 00 in the morning.

25 / 01 / 2018: 390 optimists from 23 countries at the Excellence Cup Euromarinas in Torrevieja

The world champions, the Italian Marco Gradoni and the Spanish Maria Perelló are in Torrevieja (Photo Pep Portas)

The 13th edition of the Eurobarina Optimist Torrevieja Trophy is launched... a meeting that will conclude next Sunday and that has brought together 390 regatists from 23 countries in the city of Alicante, who will compete over three intense days.

As far as the fleet level is concerned, Torrevieja has the participation of the current World Champion: Maria Perellódel Club Náutico S'Arenal, a title she achieved in Thailand. On the same date was the Swiss Anja von Allmen, which concluded at the 12 female post, or the Danish Helena Wolff, one from behind.

In boys, there is also in Torrevieja the World Champion, the Italian Marco Gradoni, so both he and Perelló can revive those moments of celebration on the beach of Pattaya.

In addition, the Torreviejense meeting is also a good starting point for many national teams that will take part in the race, in the case of Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Denmark, Argentina, Germany, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, the next seat of the European Optimist 2018, Norway or Poland, mainly.

They are joined by Austria, Latvia, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Mexico, Sweden, Hungary. As for the Spaniards, the leader of the Optimist Excellence Cup, the Tinerfeño David Santacemu, Javier Clement de Santa Pola; the Nacho Baltasar, Alejandro de Maqua, del Náutico El Balis; the Andalusian Antonio Villalón, the Valencian Carlos Espi; Yago Barca, del Náutico Sanxenxo; Javier Ojeda de Gran Canaria, Mariano Cebrián de Benidorm or the madrileño Alfonso Moreno, del Náutico de Guadalalix.

The Cit also brings together the first classified OEC: David Santaccreu in the first square with 165 points, followed by Portuguese Guilherme Cavaco with 156, Belgian William Risselin with 147, Yago Barco in fourth square with 139 and Miguel Sancho with 130 points. In females, the Portuguese Beatriz Cintra has something easier. Cintra is located in the sixth square with 123 points, while the Galician Adriana Pérez-Canal, of Canido, is second with 80 and Érica Porto, of Portugal, third with 79 points.

The fleet has three days ahead of it in which a total of 9 tests are planned (no more than 3 tests per day). Complicated conditions, with the possibility of rain on the first day and on the last Sunday 28, wind from the north-east that can reach with great intensity and wave... the exit signal to the first test of the day has been established at 10 hours on the first day and 11 hours on the next two hours.