The Majorcan Hugo Sánchez and the Valencian Blanca Ferrando, champions sub13

The third edition of the OptiOrange Valencia has come to an end today after three days of competition, in which the 346 participating regatists have been able to know the field of Valencian races with very different wind conditions. After the four tests of the qualifying series held on Friday and Saturday, today Sunday came the turn to the final series, for which the fleet has been divided into the groups Oro, Plata, Bronze and Esmeralda.

Today the waters of the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia, which organizes this test next to the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, received the well-known thermal wind of the area, which so far had not appeared in any of the official tests. Thus, the south-east wind of up to 15 knots of very high intensity has allowed to hold three final tests somewhat complicated for all groups, which have shown their nerves and emotion in the exit procedures.

The Saturday day left a very tight board head in which everything could happen, anticipating that consistency in the total evidence was going to be key when it comes to winning. In fact, the participants who were leading the classification yesterday, such as the British Santiago Sesto - Cosby, French Tom Goron or Russian Kirill Shunenkov, have had worse results in the first two trials of the final series, which has led them to lower positions and lose their status on the podium.

The good results achieved in the qualifying series have allowed the Swedish Philip Bjorkman to proclaim himself the absolute winner of the OptiOrange 2020, rising from the third position he held at the beginning of the day, despite the position 23 he has done in the last test today and which has been discarded.

The podium in absolute category has been completed by the Swedish also Leo Birgersson, club partner of the winner, and the Russian Nikita Chernikh. In the female category, the second absolute square has been for the Portuguese Julia Cardoso, and the third position for the Polish Paulina Rutkowska.

In category sub13 the winners have been the Majorcan Hugo Rodríguez Pascual, of the CN S'Arenal, and the Valencian Blanca Ferrando, of the RCN Valencia. The male sub13 podium has been full Mallorcan, with Hugo Rodríguez first, Tim Lubat (CV Port of Andratx) second and Carlos Martínez Tarrasa (CN S'Arenal) third. In the female category, the second and third sub13 were Neus Fernández and Martina Gomila, respectively, both of CN S'Arenal.

Simone Ricci, coach of the Swedish team, has taken home the trophy by country, and the competition has premiered the Perpetual Trophy, which will be delivered every year to the absolute male and female winners. In addition, the winners of the absolute categories and male and female sb13 have received a candle from North Sails, which sponsors the test and an ES26 bag, made of boat candles.

07 / 03 / 2020: The OptiOrange Valencia celebrates its final sleeves on Sunday in Valencian waters

346 regatists from 30 different countries meet in Valencia

The OptiOrange Valencia 2020, the most international light sailing race of the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia, today has lived the second day of qualifying series, in which three tests have been completed, which together with the only manga of yesterday Friday have been sufficient to be able to establish the groups that will fight tomorrow Sunday the final series.

After a first day with a strong wind that only allowed to dispute a test, on this second day of qualifying series the wind has started blowing from the north-west with 16 knots of intensity, to fall in the middle of the day, which has forced the fleet to wait conditions. Finally, the 9-kt south-east wind has made it possible to complete the program to move tomorrow to the final series.

The British Santiago Sesto-Cosby today signed an impeccable performance with three first positions that place him at the head of the table in a promising first position. The second square, just one point behind, is for French Tom Goron, with two first and one second today, followed by Swedish regatist Philip Bjorkman, who has made two first and one fifth in his group.

Rocco Wright of Ireland is fourth thanks to consistent action that has allowed him to rule out his worst position today. Following him are Russian Kirill Shunenkov, his compatriot Ben O'Shaughnessy and Polish Mateusz Gigielewicz.

The first classified female regatist is the Swiss Marie Mazuay, which goes eighth on the general table with a pretty tight score that could allow you to climb positions tomorrow Sunday. The Polish Paulina Rutkowska is the second female in the casification, taking position 11 in the general, and followed by the Spanish Lucie Crosbie of the CN Jávea.

On the part of the national fleet, the first square is occupied by the Valencian Mateo Codoñer, of the RCN Valencia, which goes thirteenth in the general table thanks to a consistent performance.

In the sub13 category, the first square would be for the Mallorcan Tim Lubat, of the CV Puerto d'Andratx, which occupies the 14th position, followed by the dianense Eduardo Reyes and also Mallorcan Hugo Rodríguez of the CN S'Arenal. In the female category sub13, Blanca Ferrando, of the RCN Valencia is the first classified, followed by the British Lila Edwards and Neus Fernández of the CN S'Arenal.

06 / 03 / 2020: Russia, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal at the head of the OptiOrange in Valencia

The intense wind has only allowed a test of the qualifying series

The first day of the qualifying series of the OptiOrange Valencia has been marked by the emotion and the strong wind, which has only allowed to hold a test of the participating fleet, composed of 346 international regatists.

At 12: 00, the first test of the qualifying series began, for which the fleet has been divided into four groups: red, yellow, blue and green. The south-west wind, which has started to blow with an intensity of 16 knots, has been increasing progressively and before 13 hours it reached 26 knots, which has forced the committee to postpone the race and send the participants to the ground, waiting for conditions to return to the water that have not finally occurred.

After the only evidence held, the first four of the provisional table were the winners of their respective classes: Russian Kirill Shunenkov of Saint Petersburg Sailing Academy, Belgian Boris of Wilde, Swiss Marie Mazuay of CN Versoix and Portuguese Julia Cardoso. On the part of the national fleet, the first classified is Mateo Codoñer, of RCN Valencia, which occupies the seventh position thanks to the third square achieved today in its group.

03 / 03 / 2020: 400 young regatists from 30 countries in the OptiOrange that begins in Valencia

The Spanish-Russian children's sailing date... begins after tomorrow and will take place until next Sunday... on which the finals will take place

400 optimists from 30 countries in the OptiOrange Valencia organized by the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia and the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club.

On the Spanish side will be on the way out, leading regatists such as the Spanish subchampion Nora García de la Casa (CN El Masnou), the sub13 Susana Bestart Mir (RCN Palma), the winner of the Excellence Cup, Miguel Campos (RCR Alicante) and several members of the national top10 such as Carlos Espí (Valencia) and Eduardo Reyes (Denia).

The second team after Spain in number of competitors is Russia, with young promises like Kirill Shunenkov, Andrey Sotnikov, Nikita Chenrnykh, Varvara Ureva and Marina Babkina.

For the United Kingdom, its national champion Emma Breese and the country's number one ranking, Robert Mawdsley. Ireland will be led by Rocco Wright, which comes from a second place in Torrevieja and national champion Jessica Riordan, the Netherlands will have the first of the ranking Floris Schraffordt and Thomas Schouten, as well as Belgium whose most prominent regatist is Boris de Wilde.

France premiered in the OptiOrange with a team that will have the sisters Alizee Chinot - winner sub11 in the Palamós Trophy and Oceane Chinot, while Switzerland returns with a contingent twice as large as in the last edition, and with the presence of national champions Boris Hirsch, Victoria Edlinska and Morgane Mazuay (sub13).

Northern Europe also has a powerful partition in this OptiOrange Valencia, with teams from Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Denmark or Poland, all with leading children's athletes. The Hellenic fleet will also have to be kept in mind with the winners of the Mediterranean Optimist Championship Emilios Max Boeros and Andriani Geogiou of Cyprus, and one of the most powerful regatists in Greece, Alexandros Ioannidis. Eastern Europe will be represented by Czech, Bulgarian and Ukrainian athletes. The United States, Canada, Bermuda, Germany or Portugal, among others, complete the cast of nationalities of this race.