Julio Rodríguez, for the first time, is able to enroll his new "Magic" in the Gondomar panel (Fotos José Ramón Louro)

The Swan 42 "Magical" armed by Julio Rodríguez who counted Gonzalo Araújo among his crew, belonging to the fleet of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo... was proclaimed the absolute winner of the Trophy Count of Gondomar-GP Banco de Sabadell that organized as from its birth in 1986, the Monte Real Club of Yates de Baiona. This is the second time that the Viguese shipowner achieved a victory in the "Conde," the first had taken place in 2001 with the Fisrt 40.7 "Starfaigther."

After "Magical" there was also the "Oils Abril" of the Nautico vigués armed by the Pérez Canal brothers, being the bronze for José Manuel Pérez with "Arroutado" of the Real Club Nautico de Portosín, which he had in his "team" with the great Javier de la Gandara. The other great favorites, the case of the "Pairo 8" of Luis Bugallo and the Swan 45 "Yess Too" of Rui Ramada, were not lucky in this edition... as far as the Portuguese were concerned they had to retire because they had problems in their Swan 45.

In the "Gondomar B," which he gave with his many ships and environment, the colorful and atmosphere to the real Gondomar, victory of the "Deep Blue" in the ORC class, ahead of "Black Mockery" and "Fend la Bise..." the first in J80 was the "Alboroto," ahead of the "Cansino" and the "Spaco..." while in the Figaros of the Royal Mount School, the "Serralleirras" was the best.

25 / 07 / 2020: "Magical" leader of the Gondomar after the "long..." Yess Too "and" April Oils "stalking

Good level and many ships on the "Light Gondomar..." in the so-called Erizana Regata in which you do not go to Finisterre (Photo José Ramón Louro)

Victory in the long race of the Conde de Gondomar-GP Banco Sabadell Trophy, for the Swan 42 of the Real Nautical Vigo Club "Magical" armed by Julio Rodríguez and in which Gonzalo Araújo sailed a very working victory in which he was separated just over 4 minutes in compensated time, from the second classified... the other Swan... that of the Portuguese Rui Ramada... the "Yess Too." The third square was for the "Oils Abril" of the Pérez Canal brothers, six minutes long from the leader.

For Sunday's closure of the legendary "Count" with a "technical" day in which, if the wind is accompanied, two "barlovento-sotavento" are to be held in the west of the river of Vigo from 12: 00 in the morning... and in the afternoon at 18: 30 closing at the beautiful facilities of Mount Real Club of Yates de Baiona.

In the "Gondomar B," in the race of "celebrated to the socaire of the" Count "under the name of Regata Erizana... cruise ships, J80 and the Figaro of the Royal Mount School, the winner was the" Deep Blue 2.0 "and second the" Black Mockery... "both of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo. The third position for veteran Sarrade with his" Fend la Bise. "The J80 best was the" Alboroto "of Juan Ameneiro who had Javier Aguado in the crew, being" Cansino "of Nano Yáñez the second and" Miudo "of Sergio Golpe the third. On the school's ships, Leopoldo Llorente patrolled the" Bouvento "which was the fastest. The tour of these ships was a rise to the Camouco de Ons and down to Baiona... there did not take part in it those who are in the Count of Gondomar, who had a day of rest.

24 / 07 / 2020: The Gondomar in the Carrumeiro goes from "swanes": send "Yess Too" and "Magic"

"Magical" armed by Julio Rodríguez and with Gonzalo Araújo began sending in real (Photo José Ramón Louro)

The Swan 45 "Yess Too" of the Luthanian Rui Ramada was the first to turn the Chico Carrumeiro into Finisterre waters that marks the equator of the first punctuable test of the Count of Gondomar-GP Banco Sabadell Trophy... shortly after seven in the afternoon.

Although starting with an off-line and having to be penalized, Julio Rodríguez's "Magic" was able to recover the rhythm and was able to be the fastest to turn the beacon of the Carallones in the west mouth of the Baiona River... by the way in the Swan 42 of Rodríguez, the great navigator and regatist Gonzalo Araújo was part of the crew, one of the most prestigious of the Galician sails of the last decades... after "Magic" were located the "Arroutado" of José Manuel Pérez with Javier de la Gandara and the "Yess" in the first "of the" de la Ramcomada, "in the first"

The navigation of these first 50 miles towards the Engenada de Corcubion was accompanied by fairly uniform winds of 15 knots... which at times generously exceeded the 20. This led to a rapid rise in girth, in which the Lusitans of the "Yess Too" turned in the head, followed by this order in real time: "Magical," "Apr. oils" by Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal, "Arroutado" by Pérez, "Marias" by Manuel María Cunha, "Pairo 8" with Luis Bugallo to the cane... much further back somewhat behind the regatta head... "Bon III" by Carrion and "Marara IV" by Montenegro

Tomorrow Saturday will be a day of rest for them and will take the lead the rest of the ORC in the competition, including the J80 and Fibarians monotypes... for this group, which will be held the Erizana Regatta, the regatta committee prepared the usual tour back to Ons, turning the Camouco, a test that will come out at noon from Baiona Bay.

23 / 07 / 2020: Good level for the opening of the Gondomar... heading for the Chico Carrumeiro in Finisterre

The Chico Carrumeiro within walking distance of the entrance of the Corcubion ria

Tomorrow at the edge of 11: 00 p.m., the Count of Gondomar Trophy begins at the Ria de Baiona - Banco de Sabadell Trophy, which has organized the Mount Real Club de Yates since its birth in 1976. The test that will mean the rise of the curtain of this classic, will be the Regata Baiona-Carrumeiro Chico-Baiona, proof that has been developing since 1981, when it was decided to dispense with the approach of long race: first the Baiona-Muro-Baiona and in 1980 the Baiona-Póvoa do Varzim-Baiona.

In line of departure, in search of reaching the already legendary Carrumeiro Chico in the middle of Finisterre, eight ships flagged in clubs of Galicia and Portugal: "Yess Tonn" of the Lusian Rui Ramada usual in the "Conde" in recent years, "Oils Abril" of Luis and Jorge Pérez Canal that will have as tactical to the flying of Pablo Iglesias, "Pairo 8" that José Luis Freire arms with Luis Bugallo Arriola to the commanders, "Marías" of Manuel María Cunha, "" Bon III "Patronado by Victor I," Carrión. "" Arroutado "by José Manuel Pérez who will have as a navigator a whole luxury... Javier de la Gandara. Many boys, but few girls... the only Ana Sardiña who will sail on the" Bon III "and Vanese Martínez who will do it with Montenegro.

The younger ones have said these days... that the Gondomar is a regatta for the brave... is a difficult regatta... and I sincerely feel that I do not agree... at all, with these claims. The Galician waters between the Promontory of Fisterra and the Ria of Vigo are among the safest and most pleasant in all of Spain... and more in these times of the year. However, it was not always so, because the difficulties were not greater... because they were much more so. Today the technological advances, especially in reference to the navigation systems, make navigation (except with a terrible time) comfortable and safe... even when it is sailed through the lower Corruebedo between the rios of Arousa and Muros or already in the area of the turn: between the Lobeiras, Carrumeiro Vello and the Chico... because it is an area of the so-called "very dirty." In the 70, 80 and 90... there were many situations of risk in several "Conde" when the fog was closed... and some of them will compete tomorrow to turn the Carrumeiro... they will remember how by mixing "fear and caution" a fleet with many illustrious, case of José Luis Freire or Javier de la Gandara, for giving two examples... they flouted their ships a few meters away from the coast of Corcubion, to the extent that they hear people and the sounds of cars!... were at meters from the Carrumeiro... but the attempt to make it a blind note that we did not qualify as the most reliable... "That was for brave... and bold to say by the way.

21 / 07 / 2020: Monte Real finally decides to celebrate the Count of Gondomar- Trophy Banco Sabadell

In the official presentation held this morning in Baiona, in addition to the president and comodoro of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Álvarez and Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, the Director General of Banco Sabadell, Pablo Junceda; the mayor of Baiona, Carlos Gómez; the provincial head of the sports service of the Xunta de Galicia, Daniel Benavides; and the sports deputy of the Diputación de Pontevedra, Gorka Gómez (Photo Leticia Econo)

The forty-fifth edition of the Conde de Gondomar Trophy was presented in Monte Real, the most traditional race of the Club de Yates de Baiona, which already retains few vestiges of that ambitious series that was created in 1976 by the unforgettable Rafael Lorenzo, Humberto Cervera and Rafael Olmedo as president, who marked a before and after for the prestigious club of the Villa de la Pinta.

The Sabadell Bank will again be the sponsor of the series that will reopen on the 24th with the Baiona-Carrumeiro Chico-Baiona Regata, with a hundred miles ahead heading to the waters of Finisterre with a route of return. This height test, which was for several editions that closed the "Conde," was instituted in honor of Jesus Valverde Viñas in 1981, to give "air to Fasnet..." being that of the idea Fernando García Tobío, who proposed it to the then Committee of Regats of the Club, which was formed by Alfonso Paz Andrade, Estanislao Durán, Jacobo Fontán and Tobío himself.

The "Gondomar B," is now called Regata Erizana, in honor of Baiona's name in the time of Roman domination... in this parallel series competition those ships for which the "Regata del Carrumeiro" is too hard... for them the route will be from Baiona to Camouco de Ons and back. This test that was called years ago "Regata Mar de Baiona" was once a kind of "9" between the archipelagos of Cis and Ons.

As a close for Sunday, July 26, the "barlovento-sotavento" tours in the river of Vigo.

Pairo y Oiltes Abril have already confirmed their presence in the "Conde 2020 ″... the ships of the race armed by José Luis Freire and the brothers Pérez Canal are two representatives of the historic sagas that have historically participated in the competition, to which they have been attending for years (Freire already participated in the first edition, in 1976 and has never missed a "Count") and in which they have been able to write their names several times in the picture of honor... the Pairo is the ship that has added a greater number of victories in the entire history of the Count of Gondomar... because it has achieved a total of 6, three of them in the 1980s (1983, 1984, 1988) and three others in the first years of the new millennium (2003, 2007 and 2009)... by its part Oiltes Abril continues its stela with 4 victories, the same as the Ardora de Paz Andrade in the years 1986 to 1989 and the Castrosúa led by Jorge and the major leader in the 2017, in the 2013-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2017-2016-2016-2016-2016-2016-2016-2016-2016-2016-the-the-the-the-the-most-most-most-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-and-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever In the last edition, the 2019 edition, he remained at the door of achieving the fourth victory followed because the Yess Too Lusian, took away his triumph.