More than 40 snipes of many countries participated in the Grand Trophy Valencia

The Real Club Náutico de Valencia closed today the 58th edition of the Grand Trophy Valencia de Snipe- IV Memorial Rafa Alapont "El Tigre," which has brought together 41 Snipe class ships from different points in Spain, as well as from Argentina, Italy, France and Portugal this weekend. The test, which has been the class's autonomous championship and the fourth national circuit test, has had the Portuguese Tiago Roquete and Dries Crombe of We Do Sailing / Belgium Team as winners, thanks to a consistent performance with a sixth place, a fifth, two seconds and a first in the last test today.

The second square has been for the menorquines Jordi Triay and Arturo Barranco, with the third position for Agustín Zabalúa and Juanlu Granados, of the RCN Valencia, which have also been proclaimed autonomous champions. The second place in the autonomous podium has been for the Valencians José Luis Maldonado and Juanlu Granados, in the 13th position of the general, with José Luis Marín and Ana Olivas, also from the RCN Valencia, completing the podium, and in the 14th place of the table. The youth winners have been the couple of Antonio López and Francisco Alcázar, of the RCR Cartagena.

The race began last Saturday, with the holding of three tests consisting of barlovento-sotavento routes, with soft winds. On Sunday the fleet did not sail due to weather conditions and today, a total of three tests have been completed with a very roll wind that has ranged between the southwest and the northwest, reaching up to 20 knots. If the first test of the day consisted of a barlovent-sotavent route, in the last two they have carried out a trapeze test.

27 / 08 / 2018: 41 snipes of Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and France in the Grand Trophy Valencia

The Chés waters will live a spectacular edition of the Grand Trophy Valencia

This weekend the Real Club Náutico de Valencia celebrates Grand Trophy Valencia of the Snipe class - IV Memorial Rafa Alapont "El Tigre," which is also the class's autonomous championship and fourth test of the national circuit of the Snipe class that celebrates nothing less than its 58 anniversary.

With the intention of being able to perform seven sleeves, 41 ships will be on the exit line from Torrevieja, Gijón, Santander, Valencia, Motril, Mahón, Madrid, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Alicante, Santiago de la Ribera, Cartagena, La Coruña, Palma de Mallorca, Rosario (Argentina), Trieste (Italy), La Teste-de-Buch (France) and the Leixóes Atlantic Sailing Clube, framed in the Gran Porto of Portugal.

They will not fail to quote the mythical regatists of the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia as the José María, the "Nano" Belda, who at the age of 85 may presume to be the oldest partner of the club and a living legend of the candle, which has in their have numerous national and international titles, including one of the most recent, that of the Spanish Master of Legend Champion achieved in 2016. The couples formed by José Luis Maldonado and Miguel Cebolla, and Agustín Zabalúa and Juanlu Granados, of the RCN Valencia, who have won numerous wins in recent years, as well as the current Spanish class champion, the CartagJanuary Antonio López, or the leaders of the national ranking, Martín Bermudez, of the RCN Madrid, Joaquín Armengot and Salvador Martínez Artero, of the RCM Santader, will also participate.