Important dates for the 29er fleet this weekend: Las Palmas and Valencia

Important dates for the 29er fleet this weekend: Las Palmas and Valencia

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Preciosa imagen captada por ese gran fotógrafo náutico valenciano que es Pep Portas... una auténtica maravilla

Beautiful image captured by that great Valencian nautical photographer who is Pep Portas... a real wonder

The 29er fleet has two very special dates this next weekend. On the one hand, the Real Club Náutico Gran Canaria hosts on Saturday and Sunday the island Vela de Gran Canaria championship, while the Real Club Náutico de Valencia, on those same days, celebrates one of the most important races and with the history of the Valencian club such as the 60º Gran Trofeo Valencia, with an additional incentive for the 29th of the Valencia Community as the new territorial champions will come out at the end of the race.

As for the canaries and in the absence of an official closure of the classification section, eight will be the ships that will compete for the Island title. The current Spanish champions, in the male category, have confirmed their presence. The Tandem Alvaro Alonso and Guillermo Castellano wait at home to expand the sports palmarés in this season. The Paula Laiseca and Elena Barrio women are going to be the great absence of the Canary Islands, except for last-minute changes, in which they arrive knew and new values for the fleet of the Canary Islands.

As for the regatist of the Valencia Community, the nautical of Valencia will have ten ships that will have the incentive to be able to be autonomous champions, in addition to taking the Grand Trophy Valencia. A fleet that continues to grow and to grant even more if there is the good level that Spain has offered in the international citations of recent years, together with the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Cantabria.

The Spanish subchampion of 2020, 'Quicorras' Urios (RCN Valencia) returns to the official competition in Valencian waters with his partner Filipo Benetti, injured a week before the national of Valencia, although he already joined the Italian meeting of Garda in the framework of the Eurocup 2020 circuit in which they finished rooms.

Many levels between the Valencian fleet, with the women Sara and Isabel Momplet (RCN Calpe), novies in the female category in this Italian race of the end of October in which also took part the Valencian-Calpine duo with Sergio Soler (RCN Valencia) and Stijn Gas (RCN Calpe), achieving a 13th place of the absolute general.

As in the Las Palmas citation, a new hornada of regatists in the nautical of Valencia comes to find its place in the 29th, at the same time presenting a strong competition to the regatists who take their place and acquire level, case of the women Daniela Senís and Obdulia Fernández de Ybarra or Rosario and Elena de Tomás, as well as the boys Borja Más and Francisco Torró or the tandem Mariano and Simón Codoñer among others.

The organizing committees of both clubs are planning, in these two days of competition, a maximum of 6 tests. The top of departure for the first test of the day has been established at 11 a.m. in the islands, while in the capital of the Turia the first test will be launched at 1 p.m. on Saturday 14 and 12 noon on Sunday 15 October, except for changes.