Alberto de Castro's boat completed the 135-mile tour in 20 hours and 48 minutes

The Real Club Náutico de Valencia has celebrated this weekend The Intrepid Race, its new height test only suitable for avezado regatists, as participants must travel 135 miles between Valencia and Columbretes passing through Culera without scales. The test, which is noticeable for the A2 Spanish Championship, has had the participation of 12 high-level boats, nine of them competing in A2 mode, one alone and the other with crew.

On Friday morning the fleet took off at 12: 30 from the Royal Nautical Club of València with a low wind of 5 knots of intensity. After bordering the Penyeta del Moro in Culera, they were heading for Columbretes, a total of 135 miles with winds reaching the 18 - 20 knots at night.

After bordering the Culera beacon in third position, the Swan 42 Brujo, by Alberto de Castro, with José Luis Francés as a crew, was a real-time leader, a position he did not leave during the entire race. Thus, on Saturday morning, of Castro, of RCN Valencia, was the first to cross the line of arrival in the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia, after 20 hours and 48 minutes of journey, becoming the winner of the test in real time.

Five hours later, Ziving Badia, Javier Arbona, of RCN Valencia, arrived with his Grand Soleil 46, followed by Bandido, Juan Carlos Otamendi of Port Ginesta, and Inteman, of José Daniel Martín, of RCM Barcelona, which had the experienced ocean regatist Diddac Costa on board as crew. To highlight the intense duel between Brujo 40, de Raúl Armero that signed an impeccable exit, and Cafés Granell, of Agustín Granell, both of the RCN Valencia.

After the time compensation, Brujo retains the title of winner, with the second place for Inteman and third place for Bandido. On the other hand, Ziving Badia fell to eighth place due to a penalty. The Intrepid Race has not been the first A2 race for the couple formed by Alberto de Castro and José Luis Francés, but the first on board the new Swan 42, which they had to set up to navigate in this double mode rather than with 13 crew.

02 / 11 / 2018: The Intrepid Race in progress... 135 miles of adventure in the Mediterranean

The 12 participating ships have taken the exit this morning from the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia... 150 miles between València and Columbretes passing through Culera.

The Intrepid Race has started 12 ships... the new high-rise race that celebrates this weekend the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia... an adventure of 135 miles between València and Columbretes, passing through Culera, which is punctuable for the Spanish Cup ORC of Solitaries and Two Mediterranean areas.

This is a test only suitable for the brave, in which the participating regatists must demonstrate all their ability and expertise to complete the journey, supporting harsh weather conditions for more than 24 hours in a row. Last Thursday the ships were subject to a safety review by the organizing committee, which also sealed the engine, since it is prohibited to use it during the test.

Eight of the participating ships will make the journey to two, that is, with two crew, while one of them, the Menut of Miquel Dellos, will sail alone and Anna of Jesus Cirera, will do it with full crew. The participation of the well-known ocean regatist Didac Costa, as a crew member of the Barcelona Inteman, by José Daniel Martín, is noteworthy. Costa participated in 2016 in the most extreme race in the world, the Vendée Globe, a return to the world alone, without scales or assistance, in which it was 14th. He was also the winner of the Mare Nostrum race in 2016 and fourth ranked in 2015 at the Barcelona World Race.