The Portuguese Tiago and Salvador Roquette did not hold the lead on the closing day, and in the end they achieved bronze... this is the family photo of the Spanish Cup (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, from the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, winners of the Spanish Cup of Snipe. José M Guerrero and Pablo Martínez of the Real Club Náutico de Motril are made with the subchampionship. The Portuguese Tiago and Salvador Roquette ended up in third position.

The Spanish Cup of Snipe - XIX Memorial Carlos del Castillo, which was organized by Real Club Astur de Regatas, ended in the Asturian waters. The canaries Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo who left seconds in the general, all went out winning the first manga for less than a second to Martin Bermudez and Rafael Calvo. In the second and third test of the day, the current world champion in the master category, Damian Borras with Sara Franchesci de proel were the first to cross the line of arrival on both occasions. The baleares would finish fifths in the general penalized to a large extent, to end in the twentieth position on the first sleeve.

Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, with the second place in the second race and a seventh in the closing race were proclaimed just winners of the Spanish Cup of Snipe 2018. For their part, José M Guerrero and Pablo Martínez, who left in the third position, were held with the subchampionship, after a day, where they would score a sixth, a fourth and a third. The Motril Nautical had already won the Youth Spanish Championship in Gijón in 2011.

The young Asterians, Jaime Álvarez-Hevia and Ignacio Braña made an excellent Spanish Cup ending in a more than meritorious seventh position in the classification table.

14 / 07 / 2018: Tiago and Salvador Roquette to send at the Spanish Cup of Snipe in Gijón

Effect of the Leixóes Atlantic Sailing Clube couple

The Portuguese Tiago and Salvador Roquete new leaders of the Spanish Cup of Snipe- Memorial Carlos del Castillo. Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo lose the first square and are second, while José M Guerrero and Pablo Martínez go up to the third square of the general.

In the first manga, the performance of the Andalusian José M Guerrero and his partner Pablo Martínez, who won the race taking a remarkable distance from their most immediate pursuers. Seconds were the couple of the Nautico de Madrid, Martín Bermudez and Rafael Calvo followed by the also Andalusian, the Ángel Balleteros, of the Nautico de Motril.

The Portuguese Tiago and Salvador Roquete were the best in the second manga, the second position was obtained by the Cantabros of the Maritime of Santander, Joaquín Armengot and Salvador Martínez that occupy an intermediate position on the table. For their part, Bermudez and Calvo were third parties and are another of the couples with many chances of triumph, and are placed rooms in the general.

Once again the Nautico de Motril, Guerrero and Martínez won the third and last manga, completing a magnificent day. With this triumph they are located in the third square of the general, only two points from the second classified, the canaries Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo.

For their part, the Asterians Jaime Álvarez-Hevia and Ignacio Braña lose a position in the general and are eleventh, getting a fifth meritorious place in the second manga of the day.

13 / 07 / 2018: The Canaries Gustavo and Rafael Castillo lead the Spanish Cup of Snipe in Gijón

42 snipes have taken the exit on the first day of the Spanish Cup of Snipe - XIX Memorial Carlos del Castillo, which has been held today in Gijón, under the organization of the Real Club Astur de Regatas (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, belonging to the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, first leaders of the Spanish Cup of Snipe - XIX Memorial Carlos del Castillo. The Gallegos of the Real Club Náutico de la Coruña, Juan Manuel Cajade and Alexandre Tinoco occupy the second square, while the Portuguese, Tiago and Salvador Roquete are third.

Excellent weather on a typical northern summer day, with a north-east wind that would blow between 7 and 12 knots of intensity, wind sea, on a sunny day with good temperature. With these four ingredients, the three sleeves planned for the day were held in a race field located in the vicinity of the beach of San Lorenzo, under a walking course, with arrival in barlovento.

In the first manga, the representatives of the Real Club Náutico de Madrid, Fabio and Luca Rosa Bruggioni made a good departure and were able to maintain the first position from the beginning to the end of the test, in a highly worked race. The second position was for one of the favorite couples to conquer the Cup, the canaries Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, which have two European championships and two world subchampionships. Another of the winning candidates, the baleares Daniel Borras and Sara Franchesci would end up in third position.

In the second test, with conditions of sea and wind very similar to the first, another couple from the Nautico de Madrid was the first to cross the line of arrival. On this occasion, Martín Bermudez and Rafael Calvo were made with the manga, followed by the Andalusians of the Náutico de Motril, José M Guerrero and Pablo Martínez. The third place would be for the Portuguese Tiago and Salvador Roquete, another one of the a priori couples with podium options.

Many nerves at the end of the third and last sleeve of the day with two off-line massive and where the wind would blow more intensively than in the two previous races. On this occasion the triumph would be taken away by the Valencians, José Antonio Medina and Juan Manuel Cerezo, with this triumph those of the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia would climb up to the fourth place of the general. Seconds were, Damian Borras and Sara Franchesci, who occupy the fifth position on the table. The third place they got, Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, who with a second and a quarter in their locker occupy the first place in the general classification.