The double Olympic medal Via Dufresne took the gold in the Abra Maritime

The 'Dorsia Sailing Team', patronized by Olympic medalist Natalia Via-Dufresne, confirmed the forecasts during the two days of navigation in the Abra waters and was imposed in the first edition of the 'International Women's Sailing Cup'. This meeting, which brought together some of the best female crews in the J80 class, completed a total of five tours (three on Saturday and two on Sunday) established by the organizing committee of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club.

After the monotype of the Catalan champion, whose hegemony was almost total with three first and two seconds in place, also the gipuzcoanas of the 'Decoexsa' of Olatz Muñoz - at 5 points - and the 'Biobizz Women' of María Sánchez (Royal Maritime Club of Santander) - at 7 points - also shone, ships that completed the podium of a competition that ended in a day in which there were strong winds of the north-northwest of up to 25 knots.

After the first three, two Vizcaina crews of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra- Real Sporting Club were classified: the 'Fingolfin Women's Team' by Carmen Galdós - whose crew will always remember that it won the first tour of this women's championship - and the 'Escuela de Vela José Luis de Ugarte' of Silvia Marcé. In the final general they were followed by the 'Centrosegur' balear of Helena Alegre, who was penalized by an infringement on the first day, the 'Siemens Gamesa' of Lourdes Bilbao, the 'Moura' Galician of Pilar Casares, the 'J80 Pakea Eskola' of Valerie Bertaux and the 'Som Vela' of Lara Himmes.

Without wanting any surprise, the 'Dorsia Sailing Team' (Real Club Náutico Barcelona- Marina Burriananova) already marked ground on the first sleeve of the final day, which began after it unloaded an impressive steel on the Cantabric. After the leaders, their strongest rivals arrived in this' International Women's Sailing Cup ': the' Biobizz Women 'and the' Decoexsa '. The favorites also gave no choice in the fifth and last tour celebrated on a hard and complicated day, this time with the second' Decoexsa 'gipuzcoans and the third' Biobizz 'canals.

2020 / 10 / 10: The Dorsia of Natalia Via Dufresne, leader of the International Women's Sailing Cup

The double Olympic champion Natalia Vía-Dufresne, a favorite for victory, is ahead of the "Decoexsa 'gipuzcoano," Centrosegur' balear and 'Biobizz Women' cantabre

It started in the waters of the Abra the first edition of the International Women's Sailing Cup, which brings together some of the best female crews in the J80 class. The inaugural meeting took place in three sleeves, following which the girls' Dorsia Sailing Team, patroned by the double Olympic medalist Natalia Vía-Dufresne, appeared as leaders and main candidates for the final victory, with two second positions and one first.

After the 'Dorsia' (Real Club Náutico de Barcelona- Marina Burrianova), the guipuzcoanas of the 'Decoexsa' of Olatz Muñoz are classified to 5 points. In the third square, at 6 points, are the 'Centrosegur' of Helena Alegre (Real Club Náutico de Palma) and the 'Biobizz Women' of María Sánchez (Real Club Marítimo de Santander). After that, three crews of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra- Real Sporting Club are classified: the 'Fingolfin Women's Team' by Carmen Galdós - which has the honour of winning in the first course of this competition - the 'School of Sailing José Luis de Ugarte' of Silvia Marcé and the 'Siemens Gamesa' of Lourdes Bilbao. They are followed by the Galician 'Moura' of Pilar Casares, the 'Som Vela' of Lara Himmes and the 'J80 Pakea Eskola' of Valerie Bertaux.

At 12: 00 noon, the time of the first manga, the sky was opened and painted in blue in the Abra race field after a closed and very rainy morning. The regatists were found throughout the day with a sometimes complicated north-west wind of 8 to 10 knots. In the first tour, the "Fingolfin Women's Team 'vizcadno of Carmen Galdós was imposed, which overtook the favorites of the" Dorsia Sailing Team' of Natalia Vía-Dufresne, and the "Decoexsa 'of Olatz Muñoz.

The second manga was pointed out by the shooting crew of the 'Centrosegur' of Helena Alegre, again with the 'Dorsia Sailing Team' in the second position and the 'Biobizz Women' cantabre of María Sánchez in the third square. On this occasion, the until then leader 'Fingolfin' was ranked sixth. The test that closed the first day was for the most regular crew, that of the 'Dorsia', first ahead of the 'Decoexsa' gipuzcoano and the 'Siemens Gamesa' vizcadino of Lourdes Bilbao.

This event, sponsored by Euskadiko Kirol Portuak, has its outcome this Sunday with three other tours, if time allows, in an Abra race field that is discovered as ideal. The 'I International Women's Sailing Cup' is organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra Real Sporting Club, with the collaboration of the City Council of Getxo, the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, and the Real Federación Española de Vela with the Federaciones Vasca y Vizcaine de Vela and the Association of Owners of J80 of Spain.

2020 / 10 / 08: International Women's Sailing Cup in Las Arenas with 11 J80 women from Spain and Portugal

After a few months of waiting for the first weekend, and having also successfully hosted the Spanish Cup in 2018 and the World Cup in 2019, the Las Arenas Club promotes this occasion the navigation of female crews and the promotion of their leadership. This event will start on Friday, October 9 with the opening of the race office, in addition to the registration and control of candles and equipment, on a day where there will be training and meeting tests of employers

The Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club is organizing this weekend the first edition of the "International Women's Sailing Cup" in the J80 class, which will take place in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra... the test, sponsored by Euskadiko Kirol Portuak, was scheduled to take place at the end of March, but it had to be postponed by the pandemic and has been relocated on these dates.

On Saturday at the edge of the 12: 00 a.m., the first of the three routes raised, the same as on the decisive day of Sunday... are expected to compete 11 J80 women from different points in Spain and other countries such as Portugal, including the local crews of the 'Siemens Gamesa' of Lourdes Bilbao, the 'J80 Worlds Getxo' of Silvia Marcé, the 'Fin Goal Women's Team' of Carmen Galdós or the 'J80 Pakea Eskola'.

They are also listed as the 'Biobizz Women' of María Sánchez, the 'Decoexsa' gipuzcoano of Olatz Muñoz, the 'Dorsia Sailing Team' of Ana Pujol and the Olympic champion Natalia Vía- Dufresne (Real Club Náutico Marina Burriananova), as well as the 'Moura' Galician and the 'Centrosegur' balear of Helena Alegre, in addition to the ship of the Portuguese War Rita, the 'Moura' Galician of Rosa María Gundín and Valencian representatives.

The "International Women's Sailing Cup" is organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra Real Sporting Club, with the collaboration of the City Council of Getxo, the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, and the Real Federación Española de Vela along with the Vasca and Vizcaine de Vela Federations and the Association of Owners of J80 of Spain. In terms of safety, the considerations and measures for the holding of sports competitions in this situation of health surveillance will be followed.

Included in this' I International Women's Sailing Cup 'will take place this Friday, at 20 hours, a colloquium and live interviews under the title' The Women in Sailing ', moderated by the regatist Nuria Sánchez (of the Association J80 Spain), and with the participation of Edurne Egaña (director of Euskadiko Kirol Portuak), Natalia Vía-Dufresne (patron of the' Dorsia 'and Olympic medalist in Barcelona and Athens), Carmen Galdós (patron of the' Fin Gol 'Fin' Fin), and in the Olíbímica (Opiz 'in London). In addition, the Olympic champion is the sports director of the Challenge Pelayo Vida 2020 Return to Spain in which five brave women (Marian, Nuria, Lorena, Fátima and María)after overcoming breast cancer, they will participate in this challenge.From October 12 they will turn to the Iberian Sailing Peninsula, from Bilbao to Barcelona with scales in Malaga and Valencia, with the aim of giving visibility to breast cancer, sending a message of hope to those who suffer it today and showing the importance of practicing sport as part of its recovery. On board a 72-foot sailboat, the five chosen for this sixth edition will sail 1,530 nautical miles along the Cantabrian Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.