Marc Mesquida and Nicola Jane Sadler in SUB16 and Tim Lumbat and Alba Moreno in SUB13 are made with the National title, while the Balear Vela Federation proclaims Spanish champion of Autonomy (Photo Pep Portas)

The Spanish Championship 2020 already has its new champions, in a race that has been very different by all the protocols and security measures being one of the most outstanding notes in the Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel. The national meeting is closed with two tests completed with a wind of 10-11 knots on a 100º axis (E-East) and with changes in podium positions, especially in male category SU16.

In this category the canary Jaime Ayarza (RCN Gran Canaria) arrived as a leader, but it has not been his day in all aspects, although it started well with a fourth place, in the second and last he signed a 33 and joined a 29 that he achieved in the first race of the championship, he brought down two posts, concluding third. Marc Mesquida (CN S'Arenal) has been on the canary line, one of lime and one of sand. It marked a 28 in the first of the day, its worst partial while the rest had good numbers, joining the win in the last race of the championship and that it was going to allow the shooting to take place with the national title. The silver has been for Xavier García (RCN Palma) who has been able to maintain a good regularity in the four days, although today he has followed the path of his podium companions, with a bad result and a good one: 23-2.

Nicola Sadler (CN S'Arenal) was a leader in the last day and has been able to defend his first place in women thanks to his good work today. Worked and brilliant triumph in the first test of the day and a very disputed third place in the second and last of the day. With just two points of difference (53-55) Marisa Alexandre Vicens (CN Cala Gamba) was made with the silver after trying after getting 2-4 partials, although the 26 obtained in the only test yesterday Saturday has passed it bill. The podium has been closed with the Andalusian Maria Castillo (RCM and Tennis Punta Umbria), with 3rd and in the first and 58 in the last (Photo Pep Portas)

With regard to the SUB13 the podium in male category has been formed by Tim Lumbat (CV Port D'Andratx), followed by Miguel Padron (RCN Gran Canaria) and Juan Benassar (RCN Palma), while in females for the first time in an inland water regatist it is made with national title of Optimist in this category. Alba Moreno (CR Madrid), a member of the Federation of Madrid, has been proclaimed a champion. The podium was completed with Marisa Alexandre Vicens (CN Cala Gamba) and Maria Castillo (RCM and Tennis Punta Umbria)

The Andalusian Federation of Vela, for its part, has collected the title of Spanish champion for Teams, a triumph that it achieved last Friday. In the podium he was accompanied by the second classified Balear Federation of Vela, and the third of the Federation of Vela of the Valencian Community.

30 / 07 / 2020: Change of leaders in the National Optimist: Ayarza and Marisa Alexandra Vicens send in Aguilas

For Friday the National title by Teams of Autonomies comes into play, with 8 teams: Catalunya, Baleares, Euskadi, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Galicia, Comunitat Valenciana and Region of Murcia (Photo Pep Portas)

The second day of the National Optimist in the Montiel Sports Port in Eagles, in which four tests were completed, adding 6 in total, so the discard has come into play. Today's results more the power to remove each regatist the worst partial in these two days, has caused an important turn in the provisional classification, yes, they continue to send in bats Canary and Balearic waters.

Jaime Ayarza (RCN Gran Canaria), a club partner of Javier Ojeda and leader until yesterday and now 4th, assumes command of the Optimist class in the absence of two days, although his difference with those who come behind is short. Ayarza has gone from more to less in the four tests. In the first two he achieved two partial wins while in the next two he was 3rd and 8th.

The canary adds 16 points, after the discarding, with 2 points behind the palmesan Xavier García (RCN Palma) has been able to defend its second square yesterday. Today he has been able to maintain a good regularity, although in the third test of the day it was nothing fine and that twenty-eighth that has now been removed can be paid. In the other three tests he has achieved the numbers of 5-5-4.

Marc Mesquida (CN S'Arenal) another favorite of the title has been able to take advantage of today's day, raising two posts on the table and is already third taking the provisional bronze from the Valencian Carlos Espí (RCN Valencia). Mesquida has been able to take advantage of that good Eastern wind conditions of 7 to 9 knots, reaching the end at about 12, the moment that has achieved the worst result today, although maintaining a good regularity: 5-3-4-6.

In women Marisa Alexandra Vicens (CN Cala Gamba) takes the first place to Aina Garau (CN S'Arenal) although this temporary post remains in the Balearic Islands. Vicencs has had two faces, a good one with two-fifths results, 2nd and 4th test of the day, and two bad: 16-12. The bullet occupies the 6th place of the general. Jaime Sadler (CN S'Arenal) is the second female in the provisional podium while the Andalusian Maria Castillo (RCM Tennis Punta Umbria) is third.

In the SUB13, female category, the Madrileña Alba Moreno (CR Madrid) is first with 84 points, followed by Blanca Ferrando (RCN Valencia), adding 90 points, and completing the podium is the Tierfeña Sofía Fernández (RCN Tenerife), with 103. In boys, very equal the podium, the leader is Miguel Padron (RCN Gran Canaria) is first with 34 points, followed by Tim Lubat (CV Port D'Andratx) with 36 and third is the palmesan Juan Benassar (RCN Palma) with 37.

The third day is for the Spanish Championship for Autonomy Teams. It will be held in a league between the eight registered Autonomous Communities: Catalonia, Baleares, Euskadi, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Galicia, Comunitat Valenciana and Region of Murcia, plus the semi-final and final, except for changes.

As for the premises, the cartagJanuary Manuel Barrionuevo (RCR Cartagena) remains the best regatists of the Region of Murcia in the table. Barrionuevo occupies the 37th place of the provisional general, with a rather discreet performance today, highlighting as best partial a 10th place achieved in the first test of the day.

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29 / 07 / 2020: Javier Ojeda (Canary Islands) and Aina Garau (Balearic Islands) command at the National Optimist in Aguilas

The first day of the National of Optimist in the Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel is closed with two tests completed under good wind conditions and exceptional security measures on land and the sea (Photo Pep Portas)

The Optimist 2020 Spanish Championship is already a reality. The first day of the four planned is closed, plus the one that will host the National for the Equipment of Autonomy, Friday, July 31, with two tests completed under very good conditions of wind of Levante, ranging between the 10- 12 knots of intensity on a axis of the 100º and a light wave. In the third test the wind was falling in intensity so the committee was developing intelligence about 'A' and everyone on the ground.

The stop by the pandemic has not been noticed among the favorites who have tightened a lot since the first test. Case of the canary Javier Ojeda (RCN Gran Canaria) who has given no choice in the yellow group, signing two partial wins. The palmesan Xavier García (RNC Palma), in the same groups, is one of the few who has been able to follow the canary and with two second places allows you to close the second day to 2 points of Ojeda.

The third place in this provisional general is occupied by the Valencian Carlos Espí (RCN Valencia), another regatist who has not lost mam at this time and with 2-5 partials in the Azul group allows him to be in third place, that is, tied with the canary Miguel Ángel Morales (CR 4Winds), being its numbers 3-4.

The first female on the table is in the sixth square. Aina Garau (CN S'Arenal), sailing in the Yellow group has had a good performance in the two tests of the day, as reflected in his locker with two quarters on.

In local key, the best regatist in the Murcia Region has been Manuel Barrionuevo (RCR Cartagena). The cartagJanuary, which is part of the Blue group, has gone from less to more, signing a very discreet 23rd place in the first test and the second has better, ending 10th. These numbers leave you at 24 in the absolute general.

As regards security measures, the 'paddock' entry controls have served as the usual control of the arrival and exit signatures of all the regatists. The ships have come out by order of their respective territorial federations, being the same order on arrival on land that after reaching the ramp ship and regatist have been disinfected and only one person of the organization has been the one that as they went by the ship was being shot.

At sea, except for the coaches and staff of the organization who went alone in the pneumatic, the rest of the coaches, beacons, communication and committee have worked with the masks on at all times.

On the sports level, after postponing the third test of the day, the committee intends in the morning to be able to carry out these three tests, plus today's one that has not been completed, provided that the wind conditions allow.

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28 / 07 / 2020: Turno for the most special National of Optimist in history in the Region of Murcia

After two intense days of free measurements and training, the moment of truth for the Spanish Championship comes, with four days for the individual title and one for the National Team (Photo Pep Portas)

The Náutico-Deportiva Juan Montiel Association is already ready for the official start of the Spain Optimist 2020 and the National Championship for Autonomy Teams. After two intense days of material control and measurements, the official gunshot is given to the two national citations. The first one will have 4 days of competition, with the individual title in play: individual (29 and 30 July and 1 and 2 August), while the Team Championship of Autonomy will be held on Friday, 31 July.

Two days have been marked by the strong heat and security measures in all access controls in the areas enabled for the regatists and only authorized personnel have access.

All the regatists, after entering the established area, are taken to their temperature. From that moment and until the end of the day the regatists remain in the area where their boat and material are located, although they can leave, but then they must recomply with all the safety and health protocols, taking of temperature, hand and material hygiens.

After the registration section is officially closed, the national of Águilas is presented with 139 regatists from 9 Autonomous Communities: Catalonia, Canary Islands, Euskadi, Community of Madrid, Andalusia, Galicia, Baleares, Comunitat Valenciana and Region of Murcia.

Weather forecasts aim to be good in the first two, with East component wind and with an intensity that can reach 12-13 knots. By Friday, with the national team at stake, the intensity of the wind seems to be something lower.

On the evening of this Tuesday, the Opening Ceremony of the Spanish Championship Optimist 2020 and the one by Autonomy Teams... have been held... an event that has been held in the facilities of the Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel in private and that has been attended by various authorities.

20 / 07 / 2020: 150 optimistic are quoted in the National of Aguilas, in the heart of Murcia

The event, organized by the Nautical Sports Association Juan Montiel, will be held between July 27 and August 2 under strict security measures (Photo Pep Portas)

The Optimist 2020 Spanish Championship officially closes registration with about 150 regatists from 11 autonomous communities. The event, organized by the Nautico Deportiva Juan Montiel Association, will host this race that is going to be something special and different between June 27 and August 2, in which also the national title by Equipos de Autonomías will be at stake.

A quote that will take place under strict security measures. All regatists must sign the document to the specific rules of the Pandemia, in which they will be subject to daily control of the body temperature at the entrance of the facilities and on all occasions required. The use of masks, as well as ensuring respect for the minimum safety distance of 1.5 meters, will be mandatory in all facilities and by all: regatists, coaches, parents, technical staff...

Two exit ramps have been established, one in the Poniente area and the other in the Levante area. Each regatist must use the same for which he went out to go to the race field. Also in hotel facilities there will be special measures with shifts to keep the distance and avoid agglomerations. No regatist or support staff can share any material. Nor can they share drinks, food, etc.

On the sports level, the territorial areas of Catalonia, Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Comunitat Valenciana are the ones that contribute the most to the two national citations, with 20 optimists each. Galicia, for its part, arrives in Eagles with 18 regatists, while the host: Murcia, is present with 13. The Vasca federation will have 7 representatives, while the cantabra will do it with 6 and Navarra and Madrid with 3 respectively.

15 / 07 / 2020: Official presentation of the Spanish Optimist Championship held in bats

With the presentation today of the race, in the Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel, which has been attended by various authorities of the Region of Murcia and of the municipality of Águilas, the children's sailing test has been launched

The Spanish Optimist Championship, and also the national one for Autonomy Teams, is already a reality. Today, at the Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel, the site of the tests, has been the official presentation and the end of the race that will be launched on July 27, ending on August 2.

It is the first race of this type and national in scope after the 'new normalcy', and it has not been easy to move it forward. All the parties involved, from federations, organizing committee, class, have turned to the maximum to develop a very strict protocol to ensure the safety of all, so the safety standards will be maximum. The goal is to be able to make a championship within normal and within 'normal' parameters.

The Spanish Championship of Optimist 2020 will take place on July 29 and 30 and August 1 and 2, while on the day of July 31 the Spanish Championship will be held for the teams of Autonomy, after two previous days, July 27 and 28, of measurements.