The curtain was raised for light candle in Vizcaya

The 2018 light sailing calendar in the waters of Vizcaya started with the Guadalimar Trophy, organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club. Half a hundred regatists of the Optimist, Snipe, FEVA and Laser classes sailed in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra, making themselves known the first winners of the year in this modality.

The winner of the Optimist class was Gabriel Oraá, with three first posts and two seconds on the five tours scheduled by the committee. The second was Mikel Ibiricu and the third square was for Arrieta Angueira. In Optimist B was imposed Daniela Voss. On the other hand, Alba Ortega and Telma Aja were awarded the Guadalimar Trophy in the FEVA class, while Enrique Arriola beat Manolo Rey Baltar in the Laser Radial class by one point. The final victory in the Laser class 4.7 was for Tanis King Baltar.

14 / 03 / 2018: With the Guadalimar Trophy begins in Getxo the light sailing calendar

The light candle starts its calendar in Vizcaya from the hand of the Maritmo

The 2018 light sailing calendar at the Abra is set to start this weekend with the Guadalimar Trophy, organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club. Half a hundred boats and 70 regatists of the Optimist classes, 420, Snipe, FEVA, L'Equipe and Laser will sail in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra in a test that will make known to the first winners of the year in this mode. They will compete on the six routes planned, three of them on Saturday 17 and three on Sunday 18 (12 and 11 hours, respectively). This Guadalimar Trophy is the beginning of each season of the citations of this light sailing specialty at the Club de Las Arenas. The regatists of the Maritime come to complete an excellent performance last weekend in the waters of Santander.

In addition to this Guadalimar Trophy, the Royal Maritime Club of Abra-Real Sporting Club this year shows several outstanding tests of light sailing in the Abra as are the XVII José Luis Azqueta Trophy (21 and 22 April) or the XXVIII Arteo Trophy - José Luis de Ugarte School of Selling (22 and 23 September). The Bizkaia Championship, the President Trophy, the Eduardo Erecacho Memorial or the Christmas Trophy will also be held here.

Last year there was no luck in celebrating this Guadalimar Trophy. First, on the opening day, the weather parts were very unfavourable and even at the time indicated for the start of the test there was a time in the Abra. Then, what was going to be the day that would decide the first winners of this year 2018 also had to be overturned on the contrary, because of the lack of wind.

The Guadalimar Trophy is a tribute to two great historical regatists of the Sporting who in 1957 achieved the world title of the Snipe class: Allende and Laiseca. In NAUTICA DIGITAL we join this memory and have reedited the article that our director made about this title two years ago.