The wind, undisputed protagonist, forced the withdrawal of almost the entire fleet

Shortly after three in the afternoon of Friday, the 34 cruises participating in the twenty-first edition of the Menorca Sant Joan-Trofeo Alfonso XIII were released, with a smooth 5 knots breeze of the 170. The larger sailboats escaped from the almost total fall of the wind, which was established at the beginning of the race and which forced to sail between 0.5 and 4 knots up to seven hours.

After 11: 00 the head of the fleet finally enjoyed something from the north-west, which went up to more than 20 knots from the north, pushing them quickly to Mahon... causing the first arrivals of ships to Mahon at the edge of 7: 30 in the morning...'Clajasan ',' Sofia 'and' Blue 'were the ones who completed the tour.

During the following hours and already accusing some of tiredness, most of the ships reported their withdrawal, so that only 5 of the 34 cruises who took the exit achieved their goal of completing the test.

Finally, the winner in the ORC Class 0 - 2 was' Clajasan ', the Baltic 61 of Francisco Churtichaga that invested 16h 11' 47 ', followed by the Swan 42' Blue 'of Diana Corominas, both of Real Club Nautico of Barcelona, after just over 20 hours of race.

Juan Carlos Sanchís, owner of Sword 34 'Nàutic Café del Mar' of Club Náutico Sant Antoni, was the winner of the Class ORC 3 - 4, after 34h 32 '41' and l'Oreig de Martí Gelabert of Club Nàutic Port d'Aro, left in second position, arriving an hour later.
The Solaris One 58.1 'Sofia' by Roberto Porta, of the Mahon Maritime Club, was the winner in RI and the only boat that finished the race of its Class, with a time of 20h, 12 '14. "

19 / 06 / 2019: The legendary Alfonso XIII Trophy for this weekend between Barcelona and Mahon

"Clajasan" by Francisco Churtichaga

The Real Club Náutico de Barcelona, the Club Marítimo de Mahón, by delegation of the Real Federación Española de Vela, organize the Regata Menorca Sant Joan, Trofeo Alfonso XIII with the collaboration of the Federació Catalana de Vela, the Federación Balear de Vela and the Real Asociación Nacional de Cruises, for Clases Cruucero ORC and RI.

This June 21 at 3 p.m. will be the departure of a new edition of the Menorca Sant Joan, with the Alfonso XIII Trophy in play, which unites Barcelona and Mahón, separated by 135 nautical miles.

The test is open for the ORC or RI Clases and is suitable for the Spanish Championship of Height Mediterranean area and the Championship of Catalunya of Height.

Among the 35 registered, 'No Name' the X-35 of Manuel Ramos, of CN El Masnou, winner in RI last edition, the Swan 42CS 'Blue' by Diana Corominas, third place in 2017 and second in 2018 or the Baltic 61 'Clajasan' by Francisco G. Churtichaga, fourth in 2018, both ORC 0 -1.

On Saturday 23, the Regata Puerto de Mahón will be held that will turn the Mahonese port into a spectacular race field, with exit in front of the Naval Base and arrival in front of the Club Marítimo. Each race scores independently and there is no joint classification.