From today on, those who complete their documentation (about 40 have been left out of the first court) will have to pay a penalty (Photo Thom Town)

EURILCA's highest authority of the Laser Olympic class on the old continent, which presides for French Luc Michon and is based in Geneva, closed at 12: 00 last night the registration period to be able to participate in the European Laser Master Championship; which is framed in the week Abanca 2018, will be held in Vigo from 5 to 11 October, which will be officially presented in Vigo next Tuesday, in an event that will be chaired by Abel Caballero, the Basque mayor.

The European is organized by the Club Marítimo de Vigo and the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas, with the support of several nautical clubs of the river and the sponsorship of the Concello de Vigo, the Receptación de Pontevedra, the Harbour Authority of Vigo and the Consortium of the Free Zone, as well as the collaboration of the Xunta de Galicia and numerous companies with Abanca at the head.

In the "official" period, 180 applicants have been exceeded, almost equally between the two types of Olympic laser: the most extreme that is standard and radial. However, for different reasons the sports authorities have only granted the approval to 144. From now on and until the days before the European, more laser can be allowed to regulate the documentation they have submitted, but to do so they will have to comply with legal disagreements, and pay a kind of penalty. This is why at least 150 ships are expected to compete in the Vigo era.

Spain is the country of the 20 that will compete in Vigo that will have more online representatives of departure, with 34 lasers, among which are the Barcelona Mónica Azón that has been several times world champion and also Catalan that has in its there an Olympic medal of gold Miguel Noguer. The Spanish participation is very diverse with high-quality athletes from almost the entire peninsula, such as the Basque Miguel Arriola or the Galician Javier Echavarri and the Olympic Alfredo Vázquez.

France and the Netherlands, both with 17 lasers, are the largest expeditions after that of Spain. Italy with 14 ships, the United Kingdom with 11. Sweden will have in the races 9 laser, Switzerland has 8 ships, Germany with 7 and the United States with 6. Following them Belgium and Portugal with 4, Norway with 3, Finland and Austria with 2. With a single representative Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Lithuania and Poland.

The Abanca Week will begin in the waters of the river of Vigo next day 15 and will remain in the Olívica City until the first days of October, following the races of light, heavy and piragüism and the European. From there for La Coruña where the Lexus Breogán Cup will have ships of the snipe class and cruises. The next cycle in Leixóes- Children's Sailing Matosinhos. From there to the Ria de Sada with the Regata Terras Guda from cruises and down after the Ria de Marín and Pontevedra with the rowing cycles, to end in mid-November in Cerceda with the congressional part, with Ibernautics.