"Artako" the Enrique Arriola prize for the Best Conservation and the "Saltillo" the José Manuel Loredo for the Best Restoration.

"Shere-Khan II," category of classic ships, the 'Saltillo' on the ships of Epoch and the 'Gaitero', a Jod 35, in the class Spirit of Tradition were made with the victory in a Gitana Cup that already has 115 years of history, which organized the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club of Getxo.

Yann Lescan Du Plessix's "Shere-Khan II" cut off the absolute domain of the 'Artako' in this millennium. In this edition, with Ivan Olábarri as his master instead of his father John, who died in November of last year, the Sparkman & Stephens had to settle for the second square after having won 17 times (nine consecutive since 2010) in this historic test dating back to 1904.

On the other hand, among the ships of Epoch, "Saltillo" by Mikel Lejarza, from the University of the Basque Country imposed in his particular duel with the 'Asti V', another of which has a good number of triumphs in this Gitana Cup... 12 trophies.

Already in the category of Spirit of Tradition, "El Gaitero" by Juan Valdivia ended up in front of the "Flying Neleb" patroned by Javier-varri and the "Vincitur" by Ricardo Reguilón... then the "Ramper" by Jairo López de Guevara and the "Emilu" by Lucio Fernández were classified.

27 / 07 / 2019: "Artako" (classics), "Saltillo" (epoch) and "Flying Neeb" (tradition) leaders of the Gitana Cup

The 6 meters international "Asti V"

The 'Artako' of Iván Olabarri in the category of classical ships, the 'Saltillo' of Mikel Lejarza of the UPV-EHU on ships of Epoch and the 'Flying Neleb' patroniado by Javier Miguvarri in the Spirit of Tradition are the first leaders of the Gitana Cup, organized by the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club.

'Artako ', 17-time winner of this 115-year-old sailing date, is ahead of Yann Lescann du Plessix's' Shere Khan '. The' Flying Neleb 'has the' Gaitero 'of Juan Valdivia as the main opponent in its category, and the' Saltillo 'will fight for the final victory with the' Asti V 'of José María Solano on the decisive final day of this Sunday.

24 / 07 / 2019: Turn for the Gitana Cup of Classics, Epoch and Spirit of Tradition in Getxo waters

"Artako" of the unforgettable Juanito Olavarri... one of the best Spanish patterns of all time... and to which we can see with his usual nautical vermellona in the bathtub, in the stern

This year's Gitana Cup will have in memory Juan Olábarri, the most laureate regatist of this competition that has 115 years of history. The great Vizcadino navigator of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club died in November last year shortly after his' Artako 'won in July, for a time 17 (nine consecutive since 2010), in this historic test dating from 1904. Juan Olábarri's crew again became the most outstanding in a Gitana Cup that will always have him in memory.

Twenty classic and old ships will compete on the 27th and 28th, in this race created in 1904 by the Real Sporting Club... the 2019 Gitana Cup is again disputed in several categories: Epoco Boats (top 31 December 1949) and Classic Boats (top 31 December 1975), in addition to the Spirit of Tradition category... which have as their limit the construction before 31 December 1993.

The organization also gives the Enrique Arriola Trophy to the Best Conservation (eighth edition) and the José Manuel Loredo Trophy to the Best Restoration, as well as to the first of each class.

The Vizcaina waters of the Abra thus again look back several decades to offer during the last weekend of July a picture similar to that of those historical postcards of an undoubted beauty... is the opportunity to remember old times and to enjoy some ships ('Artako', Asti V ',' Iris III ',' Saltillo '- has confirmed its participation this year -' Arosa ',' Cantarepe ',' Bon Temps', 'Balenharri', 'Westward of Clynder', '' Pasuchas' have taken in the latest years of the sailing of the "Náutico 'and' have taken in the new" Náutias the 'of the' of the 's' s'. The 2019 Gitana Cup was won by the 'Artako' among the classic ships, and by the 'Flying Neleb' in the category Spirit of Tradition.