Family photo of the award winners in the Gala

It was held in the City of La Coruña, the Gala de la Vela Galician organized by the Galician Federation of Vela that was supported by the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, the Abanca Foundation and the Diputacion de La Coruña... it was planned to attend Don Juan Carlos, but in the end it represented the Casa Real la Infanta Elena... the act that was frankly well organized, took place on the late Friday night at the Teatro de Afundo, located in the Cantones of the city of Herculina.

Manuel Villaverde, who opened the event, announced that "at the Tokyo Galicia Games can capitalize on a huge role", recalling that the first Olympic square for Spain was achieved by a Galician regatist, the Vigués Nicolás Rodríguez.

The gala also brought together the two best crews in the world of sub- 17 of 420, Martín Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro of the Real Nautical Club of Vigo... and Jacobo García and Toni Ripoll of the Real Nautical Club of Sanxenxo, who won the World Cup in the Australian town of Fremantle in January and that of Newport in August. The event was closed by the current secretary of the Galician sport, and former president of the José Ramón Lete Lasa High Sports Council.

07 / 03 / 2019: It was presented in the Nautico de La Coruña, the Gala de la Vela organized by the Galician Federation

Good work of Villaverde at the head of his team, with this media Gala de la Vela, which will be held next March 15 in the incomparable framework of the theater of Afundo in the city of La Coruña

The Royal Galician Federation of Vela has released this morning at a press conference, held in the impressive lounge of one of the most legendary and notable clubs of the Spanish candle: that of the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, the name of the award-winners at the Galician Gala de la Vela of this year, whose awards will be delivered on the 15th of this month at the headquarters of Afído, A Coruña.

The president of the Coruñés club, Fernando Cobián, and the coordinator of Corporate Social Responsibility of Afundo, Fernando Filgueiras, accompanied the president of the Royal Galician Federation of Vela, Manuel Villaverde, in this appearance before the media.

In his intervention, Manuel Villaverde thanked the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña and Afundo for their collaboration in the event, which also has the support of the Diputación de A Coruña. President Villaverde also referred to the great moment that the sailing in Galicia and the outstanding role of our athletes "in each of the competitions in which they participate, both at national and international level".

The president of the Herculine Nautico, Fernando Cobián, thanked the Federation for choosing A Coruña as the headquarters of the gala. Cobian highlighted the "The work of this society in the dissemination of this sport through the sailing school".

For his part, Fernando Filgueiras, coordinator of Afección, thanked the federal and club station for the invitation to participate in this party of the Galician candle. The senior management highlighted the program to support the basic sport of Abanca and, in particular, the Aventuras project, in which "relevant athletes such as Sofia Toro, Iván Raña or Martín de la Puente share their experience with young people from the autonomous community."

Among all the awards to be awarded on the night of the sailing will be a special tribute to the two Galician projects that have participated in the World Tour: "Galicia 93 Pescanova" (93 / 94) and "Mapfre" (2017 / 2018). The project led by Javier de la Gandara, which was podium at the Whitbread Round the World 93-94, is 25 years old since his return to the port of Vigo, and the Galician Federation, which pushed him a quarter of a century ago, has not wanted to forget that ship built in Spanish armed and crew (mainly Galician) Astilleros, among which was the Coruñés "Chuny" Bermudez de Castro. So far the federal press release.

In the project "Galicia 93-Pescanova" had had a special relevance for his work, amen de Gandara, Francisco Quiroga then president of the Galician de Vela, as well as Manuel Fernández de Sousa-Faro then president of Pescanova, his wife Charo Andrade and the president of the Xunta de Galicia, Manuel Fraga Iribarne... and other essential in the project such as Bonifacio Logares or César Cervera... or the sadly disappeared and that has been one of the professionals of the highest level of the Galicia, Manuel Fraga Iribarne and all Spanish examples: It will be difficult to match what was achieved in that mythical "Pescanova," as it was a Galician-Galician project: the ship was built in Galicia (Vigo, Astilleros Armaría), the crew was mostly Galician, the sponsor was Galician as it is "Pescanova" and was supported by the Galicia Government... and as a dessert the final bronze, in a Regata Vuelta al Mundo that only resembles the current one in the name. To compare both projects from the perspective of their galleduity and success, it is not possible, while still congratulating from this website the excellent work of the "Mapfre" is these last quotes from the World Tour.

These are the awards that will be given in Aférence:

● Best Male Optimist Regatist
Yago Barca - RCN Sanxenxo; Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking; absolute Galician champion; 6th in the Spanish Championship; 8th in the national ranking of Optimist; member of the national team of Optimist participating in the European Championship, where he was left tenth.

● Best Women's Optimist Regatist
Paula Da Rocha - C Marítimo de Canido; Optimist Class: autonomous ranking champion and Galician champion.

● Best Regatists 420 Men
Martin Wizner and Pedro Ameneiro - RCN Vigo. Medal: autonomous ranking champions; gold medal in the Junior European Championship; bronze medal in the World Championship.

● Best Regatists 420 Women
Alba Trigo and Carmen Fernández - RCN Sanxenxo. Medal: autonomous ranking champions.

● Best Laser 4.7 male regatist
Pedro Fernández - CM Canido. Medal: autonomous ranking champion and Galician champion.

● Best Laser 4.7 female regatist
Claudia Sobral - RCN Sanxenxo; Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best male radial laser regatist
Jorge Juan Tábara - RCN Coruña. Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best female radial laser regatist
Irene Rodríguez Rey - RCN Coruña. Medal: autonomous ranking champion and Galician champion.

• Best Laser standard regatist
Miguel Reboreda - RCN Portosín. Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best male Vaurien Regatists
Antonio Pérez and Laura Llópésica - RCN Vigo. Medal: autonomous ranking champions; absolute world subchampions and mixed world champions.

● Best women's Vaurien Regatists
Paula González and Paloma Şlez- RCN Vigo. Medal: autonomous ranking champions; Galician champions; Spanish and female world champions.

● Best Regatists Snipe
Jaime Miranda and Francisco García- Tizón - RCN Coruña. Medal: autonomous ranking champions.

● Best Male Techno regatist
Pablo González - CN Cangas. Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best women's techno regatist
Rita Caride - CN Cangas. Medal: autonomous ranking champion.

● Best Raceboard Regatist
Juan Portela - Windsurf North. Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best Windsurf Formula Regatists
Simón Fernández - CN Castrelo de Miño. Medal: champion of the autonomous ranking.

● Best Regatist Radio Control
Tomás Pérez - CN Boiro. Medal: Galician champion.

● Best Olympic Regatist Project
Nicolás Rodríguez - RCN Vigo. Medal: bronze in the 470 World Championship with the achievement of the Spanish square for the JJOO.

● Best Olympic Regatist Project
Patricia Suárez - RCN Vigo. Medal: classification within the Spanish pre-Olympic team.

● Best J70 crew
"Marnatura" - José Luis Freire and Luis Bugallo - RCN Vigo. Medal: bronze in the J70 Absolute European Championship and gold in that European Corinthian category; J70 World Champions in Corinthian.

● Best crew J80
"Okofen" - Javier de la Gandara - MRCY Bayona; bronze medal in the Spanish Championship.

● Cruise champion of the Galicia Cup 2018
"Siradella" - Francisco Gude and César Álvarez - RCN Portosín.

● Best crew cruise A two
"Gaiás Clinic." José Mª Peinó / Ramón Quiroga - RCN de la Coruña. Medal: A Two Galician circuit champion.

● Best technician
Ero Pons - coach of the team "Marnatura" and Patricia Suárez, getting their classification for the Spanish pre-Olympic team.

● Best event
J70 European Championship - RCN Vigo and Spanish J70 Association.

● First Baremo Club 2018
Real Club Nautico de Sanxenxo.

● Special mentions and awards

- Jacobo García and Antoni Ripoll - RCN Sanxenxo; champions of the world and Europe from 420 in sub17.
"Tirso Cerqueira and Gonzalo Martínez - CM Canido, Vaien class; youth world champions.
"Iago López" - RCN Portosín - European Champion of 49er.
- RCN Sanxenxo - Bronze of Europe in Nacra.
"Javier de la Gandara, for having made history with the" Galicia 93, "which is 25 years since his arrival at the port of Vigo after his participation in the World Tour 93-94.

- Award to Fernando Giraldo.
- Award for the best entity / company / body that supports the base candle to Afédo / Abanca.
The "Mapfre" special prize for the best Spanish result in history in the World Tour (subchampions). Also, among its crew is the Galician Támara Echegoyen, the best female regatist in the history of this test.
The Special Prize for Pedro Campos, who, capitalizing on the "Bribon," has been able to enter history by winning 11 Copas del Rey, six of them in a consecutive way.
The award for the Best Social Work for Doña Elena, for her valuable contribution to the implementation of the National Sailing Centre adapted to the Sanxenxo RCN and for her support to the I Benefic Cancer Dinner held at this same club in 2018, which obtained a record collection. Doña Elena stands out for her support for the sailing sport, always linking it to inclusive and supportive activities.
- Special award to the "Bribón Movistar" 6 meters, capped by King Juan Carlos, for his title as European champion 2018.
- Special award to the Ferrol Naval Regatta Commission, cradle of the Galicia federal movement.
The Special Prize for the Marin Military Naval School, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.