The sparse wind shone the Sailing of Sitges to Menorca

The sparse wind shone the Sailing of Sitges to Menorca

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Esta Sitges-Ciutadella ha sido una regata muy dura, y táctica, debido la dificultad por la falta de viento en todo el recorrido

This Sitges- Ciutadella has been a very hard, tactical race, due to the difficulty due to the lack of wind throughout the course

The Fires 50 "Don't Ask" by Alberto Fucale, crossed the line of arrival in Ciutadella after 26-16-45 hours of crossing from Sitges... the absence of the wind caused the fleet's navigation to be very slow. In the RI division, Jean Lecarpentier's Class40 "Routes du Large" was imposed, which reached Menorca almost two hours later.

The little wind that the participants have found in this edition has put to the test the staff of the sailors, where in the course of today's day, past the long night, many decided to withdraw from the test. By the squadron of sailors in the reduced crew group, the struggle between the three classified has been spectacular throughout the race.

The "Bandit of Juan Carlos Otamendi has been the winner in this struggle in this category, being the second place for the" X-Merit "of Tito Moure. In third position, Iñaki Rullan's" Renegade "entered.

15 / 06 / 2018: The fleet sails to Menorca from Sitges with little wind... the head "Bandit," "X-Merit" and "Renegade"

A las once horas y cinco minutos de hoy viernes se ha dado la salida de la Regata Sitges-Ciutadella, desde el Port de Sitges – Aiguadolç, destino a Ciutadella en la isla de Menorca

At 11: 00 and five minutes today Friday the departure of the
Sitges-Ciutadella, from the Port of Sitges - Aiguadolç, to Ciutadella on the island of Menorca

The seventh edition of the Sitges-Ciutadella Regata began, with twenty cruises, of which several are also registered in the Catalunya Championship of High Navigation. The output is processed with very little wind... just four knots of this component.

Alberto Fucale's "Don't Ask" has been the first to cross the starting line, rapidly turning south, taking the lead in this first section. Behind it, he was followed by Tito Moure's "X-Merit" and Iñaki Rutlán's "Renegade."

In the first miles, the fleet has been very grouped... they led the test, six hours after the departure, the "Bandit" of Juan Carlos Otamendi, "X-Merit" and the "Renegade" in the ORC class. A little later were the cruises measured with RI, with "Routes of Large" by Jean F. Lecarpentier in the head, followed by the "Wanderlust" and "Juliet" by Ruben Serra.

The first mini 6.5 was the "Atuva" of the Menork Felix Moll. Behind him were, very paired, EOS 360 of Aniol Hernández and the Skeunuch of Adrià Beneria.

Given the unfavourable conditions due to the lack of wind, it is feared that the fleet will complete its journey to Menorca, with a significant delay, over the initially foreseeable.

13 / 06 / 2018: 30 cruises participate in the Sitges-Ciutadella Regata that begins on Friday

Mañana juevesvíspera de la salida de la prueba, tras el cierre de la Oficina de Regata en la Capitanía de Port de Sitges y realizar los registros de tripulaciones y embarcaciones, en la tarde-noche se celebrará, en el pueblo marinero de Aiguadolç, la tradicional fiesta ‘cena de despedida’ donde los participantes podrán departir y confraternizar horas antes de la salida, rumbo Ciutadella

Tomorrow morning the day before the departure of the test, after the closure of the Regata Office in the Port of Sitges and to make the records of crews and ships, in the late night will be held, in the seaside village of Aiguadolç, the traditional party 'dinner of farewell' where the participants will be able to share and fraternize hours before the departure, direction Ciutadella

All ready to start the Sitges-Ciutadella race, organized by Skipper Nautical Club, Nautical Dissemination, Port de Sitges and Ciutadella Nautical Club... a total of 30 pre-registered are intended to cover this Height Navigation test that unites the two Norodental Mediterranean ports and will leave Sitges on Friday 15 at noon.

The test is remarkable for the Championship of Catalunya de Navigación de Altura, and there is much expectation, since throughout this season the high races in this part of the Mediterranean have been characterized by the encalmadas, which has made many ships have not yet been able to score in the calendar.

There are also pre-registered in the Sitges- Ciutadella two catamarans and 12 ships with full crew, mostly framed in the RI measurement system, as are the Madrugada of Gino Luigi Crescioli, Tobarix of Alex Domenech Noguera, B.A.M of Victor Ortet, Routes of the Large of Jean- Françoise Lecarpentier, Broersbank of Hendrik Onnes, Grampa of Cesar Hernandez Martín, Don'Ask of Alberto Fucale, Sad de Jesús de Marbino, Miguel de Mancin, and Miguel de Maramani, Massin II de Maramani.

05 / 06 / 2018: More than 20 ships are already registered in the Sitges-Ciutadella within ten days

Gran ambiente y muchos barcos ante entre los cruceristas del Mediterráneo noroccidental

Great atmosphere and many ships facing between the cruises of the Northwest Mediterranean

Great atmosphere and high participation is breathed ten days before the celebration of the VII Regata Sitges - Ciutadella that unites these two ports of the Northwest Mediterranean and that will leave next June 15 Menorca destination.

More than twenty sailboats are registered in this classic June test that brings together Mediterranean high-rise sailors, in their desire to enjoy the 120-mile navigation that separates both ports and to start, for many crews, the traditional spring parties of the Menorcan island, with the popular 'festa del Xai' and 'Sant Joan'.

The race, punctuable for the championship of Catalonia of navigation of Altura is open to all ships with full crew, A2, solitaires and for the first time to the class mini 6.5.

Among the shipowners of the Sitges- Ciutadella is the winner of past editions, Emilio Cordoba, with the Papan, the Menorcan, Toni Pons with the Txeca Girl, last year in reduced crew, Alberto Fucale, winner of this trial on several occasions with the Don't Ask, David Rabadan, with the Gida III, shipowner who has most often covered this race, Ruben Serra, del Julieta, the Nirvana II of José Martin, the navigator Amador Magraner, among others, with the Cargo of Daniel, with the Cargo.

They will also participate the Barakah of Daniel Martin, who was third in the "Mil Milas" race of 2016, Jesus Pérez, with the Sinead, after his Atlantic journey in the Grand Prix, Agustí Gutiérrez, Patrick Grimbert of the Tangaroa of London, Yrcus of Yuri Onoprienko, Alycon of Fernando Alvarado, Mon Petit of Joaquin Blanch, Aquitat III of César Villegas, Mister Swing of Cesar Villegas, or the Ultima Iris of Evgeny Vankin and Pilar with his return to the Mundus of the Canyau with his return in 2018.

On Thursday the 14th, before the departure of the race, the regatta office will be opened in the Port de Sitges Captains, where the search of crews and ships will be held. On the evening of the same day, the traditional party 'Dinner of Farewell' will be held in the seaside village of Aiguadolç, where participants will be able to share and fraternize hours before departure, heading Ciutadella.