Fernando Alonso was the best in radial laser (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera in class I, the Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez Ramón in class II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in group III winners of the Spring Cruise Trophy of the Real Club Astur de Regatas. In the last manga of the Trophy a coastal race BullBox and Orbayu became the best in their classes, while the Silfo, of José Ángel García won in class III... in Vela Ligera, the winners of the Trophy have been, Alvaro Alonso in Optimist, Marta Durán and Carmen Ayuela in Feva, Fernando Alonso in Laser Radial and José Palacio and Alberto Suárez in Snipe.

On Sunday, the last of the 6 days that make up the Spring Trophy of the Regatas Club took place, on this occasion a round-trip coastal race was held between Gijón and Luanco for classes I and II, and between Gijón and Candás for class III.

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera, was again imposed in class I, with a full of victories in his locker proclaimed himself just winner of the class. He is accompanied by the podium, the Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez and the GS1, by Fernando Alonso.

There were also no new developments in class II, with the Orbayu, by Miguel Suárez at the head of the classification, he fired the Trophy with a new victory. The second square was obtained by the University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas second, also on the coast. For its part, Ricardo Simal on board the Wanted ended up in third place in the race and in the general.

In class III, the Espumeru patroniado by Alberto Tablón was clearly imposed in class III, with five first, only the Silfo, of José Ángel García took away a full of victories by beating him in the coastal race between Gijón and Candás. With this triumph the Silfo gets the subchampionship tied to points with the third ranked the Ita II, of Pedro Guerra.

In Vela Ligera on Saturday the Laser Radial, under harsh conditions of sea and wind, which would blow from the West reaching 22 knots, the Laser completed the two scheduled sleeves. Fernando Alonso, winner of the Trophy, won the first manga and was forced to withdraw in the second by the mast break. The second place in the general was obtained by Alfonso Jaudenos, followed by Santiago Mascioli.

In the Snipe class, after 8 contested sleeves José Palacio and Alberto Suárez are the winners, they are accompanied by José Luis de la Rubia and Luis Ford, and Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández third.

Among the Optimist, Alvaro Alonso, with four first and one second, proclaims to be the winner, followed by Gonzalo Jaudenos and Aida Marqués. Finally, among the Feva the couple formed by Marta Durán and Carmen Ayuela with two first and two seconds on the table were the best.

2021 / 05 / 10: Spring of Cruises and Light Sailing of Gijón

With Sebastiano Napoli to the cane, Bullbox once again demonstrated his superiority in the Trophy and became the fastest in the fleet, winning his fifth consecutive race (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera in class I, the Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez Ramón in class II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in group III winners of the fifth test of the Spring Cruise Trophy of the Real Club Astur de Regatas. In the absence of the last race to be fought, they are virtual Trophy champions in their respective classes.

So, in the absence of a test it proclaims virtual winner of class I. The second position in the test was for the Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez second in the general followed by the Geiser, by Fernando Alonso.

In the Cruise class II, the new victory of Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez Ramón, with four first and one second in his locker, also makes him the winner of the class II. The second position was obtained by the University of Oviedo - Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas, second in the general. For its part, the Wanted with Ricardo Simal to the wheel was third on the sleeve and occupies this same position on the table.

The Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón again became the best in his class with a full of victories in the Trophy is the winner of group III. The second position of the day was for the Silfo, by José Ángel García two points below in the general of the Ita II, by Pedro Guerra third in the manga.

On Saturday two sleeves of Light Sailing were held for the Snipe and Radio Laser classes. We had to wait more than an hour and a half to give the exit because the wind did not blow hard enough to start the test. Until a loose Northeast was installed in the regatta field located in front of the beach of San Lorenzo.

In the Snipe class, José Palacio and Alberto Suárez after winning the first manga and scoring a third in the second are located at the front of the general. The second position on the table is for the couple formed by José Luis de la Rubia and Luis Ford who won the second manga and were second in the first. Alvaro Alegría and Elena Quevedo signed up for a third and a second place on the day. The third position in the classification table is held by Sergio Marqués and Jorge Fernández.

In Laser Radial, Fernando Alonso was imposed in the first manga by adding five consecutive victories, in the second manga he would end up in second position and is the class leader. Alfonso Jauderes with a second and a first in the day, is second in the general followed by Santiago Mascioli with a third and fourth.

2021 / 04 / 19: BullBox, Orbayu and Espumeru are imposed in the fourth act of the Spring of Gijon

On Sunday the fourth race of the six that make up the Spring Cruise Trophy was held in San Lorenzo Bay (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera, with Sebastiano Napoli to the cane, again became the fastest of the test, with a full of victories in his locker, leads the table in the absence of 2 tests for the conclusion of the Trophy. For its part, the Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez, maintains the second position in the general, once again the second position in the manga.

In the Cruise class II, the new victory of Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez Ramón, who adds three first and a second place in the Trophy and stands out as a firm candidate for victory. The Wanted, by Ricardo Simal, got a second meritorious place in the test and occupies the third position of the group. The third square of the day was obtained, Roberto Álvarez Bucetas on board the University of Oviedo - Grupo Isastur, second in the general, is another of the candidates for the triumph.

With regard to class III, again the Espumeru, of Alberto Tablón was awarded the victory, with four first in the four sleeves held is a step away from proclaiming himself winner in his class. The Ita II, of Pedro Guerra, stands in second place after ending in this same position in the test. Third is the Silfo, by José Ángel García three points from the second classified.

On Saturday two sleeves of Light Sailing were held for the Optimist and Snipe classes. The strong wind of the Northeast was the main protagonist of the day, with more than 20 knots of intensity testing the fleet that gathered in the Gijonese bay. In the Snipe class, the triumph in the first manga was achieved, Alfonso Cabezudo and Álvaro López followed by José Palacio and Alberto Suárez, the third position was for, Jesus and Marta Suárez. Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández won the second race of the day. In Optimist, Alfonso García was the best and head of the Trophy classification, second is Gonzalo Jaudenos, closing the Aida Marqués honours.

2021 / 04 / 05: Animated weekend in Gijón with the Spring Trophy of light and heavy candles

On Saturday, the second day of the Spring of Light Sailing Trophy was held in the waters of Gijón Bay. A day when the wind blew with force reaching the 18 knots of intensity, north-east direction and the sea with waves over two meters high (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

Francisco Palacio and Ángela Pumariega in Snipe, Fernando Alonso in Laser Radial, Alvaro Alonso in Optimist and Inés Sánchez and Rocío Llanes in Feva winners in the second day of the Spring Trophy of the Real Asur Club of Regatas... in the Cruciero class the Bullbox, by Luis Noguera was the best in group I, the Orbayu, by Miguel Suárez Ramón won among the II class, while the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón became the fastest in class III.

Among the Snipes, the couple formed by Francisco Palacio and Angela Pumariega are the clear favorites to take the Trophy, on Saturday they dominated the two sleeves from beginning to end, crossing the line of arrival very prominent, adding two new victories. The second place in the general is occupied by José Palacio and Carlota García, who were third in the two sleeves. Alfonso Cabezudo and Álvaro López are third parties in the table, after finishing in second position in the two races of the day.

In Laser Radial, again, Fernando Alonso was the first in the two sleeves and with four victories followed by the general, followed by Alfonso Jauderes with a second and third in the day, the third position is occupied by Santiago Mascioli. In Optimist, Alvaro Alonso with two first is placed at the front of the classification, the second position is for, Gonzalo Jaudenos at just one point from the first, closing the honours, Aida Marqués.

Finally, among the Feva, the first place in the general is Marta Durán and Carmen Ayuela followed by Covadonga Fernández and Carmen Simal, third are Inés Sánchez and Rocío Llanes first in the race on Saturday.

Sunday was the turn for the Cruises, on a day where the wind of the Northeast began to blow with an intensity of 10 knots and was gradually rising to 18, sea with bordicillo on a fully clear day.

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera, crossed the line of arrival first by adding his third consecutive victory. The Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez ended in second position and is, three points from the BullBox in the general of class I, for its part the GS1, by Fernando Alonso would end in third place.

In class II, the first was the Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez, with this triumph he recovers the first place in the general followed, from the University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Alvarez second in the day and on the table classifying only one point from the Orbayu. For its part, the Wanted, by Ricardo Simal was third in the day. The Andantino, of Raúl Menéndez fourth in the test, occupies the third place of the general.

The Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón, is the undisputed leader in class III, with three victories, followed by the Ita II, Pedro Guerra and the Silfo of José Ángel García, which ended in second position on Sunday. The Leonidas, by Juan Manuel Quevedo, got the third place in the last day.

2021 / 03 / 22: BullBox by Luis Noguera commands in the great length in the Spring of Gijón

On Saturday, the Light Sailing Spring Trophy could not be held due to the strong wind that struck the gijonese bay with 27-kt raches, forcing the Regatas Committee to suspend the competition... the cruises competed on Sunday, in the image the leader of the class of the largest length... the BullBox (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The BullBox, by Luis Noguera in class I, the University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas in class II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in class III winners of the second day, from the Spring Trophy of the Royal Astur Club of Regatas, are at the forefront of the general classification in their respective classes.

On Sunday the second day of the six that make up the Spring Cruise Trophy was held in San Lorenzo Bay. The departure had to be delayed about 50 minutes due to the absence of wind at the time set for the start of the competition. The wind blew loose from the North component, which would rise in intensity to 12 knots at the end of the test, with the sea in good condition on a sunny day.

After a general call, it finally started the test, where as in the first day the BulBbox, by Luis Noguera, was placed at the head of the fleet crossing the line of arrival after going through the 6 sections of the cane in the first place, with enough time to win the sleeve and continue as leader in the general of class I. The Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez again became second in the test, occupying this same place in the general. For its part the GS1, by Fernando Alonso ended in third position and is also third in the table.

In the class Cruise II, the University of Oviedo - Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas was the best of his group, with the first place achieved in the day he is the leader of the general, tied to points with the second classified, the Orbayu II, by Miguel Suarez Ramón, second in the race. The Andantino, of Raúl Menéndez third in the manga, steps up a step in the general classification of the group and closes the honours of Cruise II.

For its part, the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón, belonging to the School of the Civil Navy and competing for the Regatas Team of the University of Oviedo, was again the best in group III and led the classification. For its part, El Ita II, of Pedro Guerra with the second square of the day, remains second of the class general. The third square of the day was for the Pría, by Hernán Javier del Frade. The third position in the classification table is for the Leonidas, by Juan Manuel Quevedo, which would end in fifth place.

2021 / 03 / 08: Great atmosphere in Gijón on the first day of the Spring Trophy of the hand of the Astur

The regatta activity returned to the asturian waters, with the Spring Trophy organized by Maritime Astur... a complete success with very good atmosphere (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The Bullbox, by Andrés Noguera in class I, the Orbayu II, by Miguel Suárez in class II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in group III, first leaders of the Spring Cruise Trophy, which organizes the Royal Astur Club of Regatas of Gijón... in terms of light sailing those who command in their respective categories are: Francisco Palacio and Carlota García in Snipe, Covadonga Fernández and Carmen Simal in Feva, Fernando Alonso in Laser Radial and Alvaro Alonso in Optist.

On Saturday, the Light Spring Sailing Trophy of the Royal Astur Club of Regatas began in Gijón Bay. The two planned sleeves were held with wind from the Northeast, which would reach points of 15 knots, wave of two meters on a cold and grey day. Therefore, a season start where from the very first moment the state of form of the regatists was tested.

Clear domain of the couple formed by, Francisco Palacio and Carlota García in Snipe who crossed the line of arrival in first position on the two sleeves. Carlos Ordoñez and Leticia Pelayo are placed second, after finishing in third and second position, while the third square obtained it, José Palacio and Deva Pérez, with a sixth and a third.

In Feva, Covadonga Fernández and Carmen Simal are placed in front of the general classification after finishing second in the first manga and winning the second test, tied to points with Marta Durán and Carmen Ayuela with a first and a second in their locker, closing the honorary posts Inés Sánchez and Rocío Llanes.

In Laser Radial, Fernando Alonso heads the table with two first, followed by Alfonso Jaudenes second in the two sleeves, the third position is for Santiago Mascioli. Alvaro Alonso, for his part, leads the classification of the Optimist, with the same points as Gonzalo Jaudenos, won a manga and were second in another. The third position was obtained, Rodrigo Llanes with a third and a fourth.

Sunday was the turn for the Cruises who sailed in the vicinity of the beach of San Lorenzo, under a barlovento-sotavento route with a distance between buoys of 1.6 miles, wind of the north-east of 10 to 12 knots and sea of wind.

In the Cruise Class I, the Bullbox, by Andrés Noguera, with Sebastiano Napoli to the cane led the test from beginning to end, being the first ship to cross the line of arrival and placing itself at the front of the classification. The second position was obtained by the Taxus MedioAmbiente of Alfredo Flórez, the third place was for the GS1, by Fernando Alonso.

The Orbayu II of Miguel Suárez Ramón, which this season competes in the Cruise class II, made an excellent race being the fastest in its class. The University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez would end in second position, followed by the Wanted, by Ricardo Simal.

Finally, in the Cruise class III, one of the most veteran ships of the Spring Trophy belonging to the University of Oviedo, El Espumeru patronado by Alberto Tablón, is placed at the head of the group's classification, followed by the Ita II, of Pedro Guerra always fighting for the posts of honor, the third square would occupy the Leonidas, of Juan Manuel Quevedo, another ship to take into account for the final classification of the Trophy.

2021 / 03 / 04: In Asturias the curtain is raised with the Spring Trophy light and heavy candle

One more year the Spring Trophy is in charge of opening the cruise race calendar in Asturias... a long-run test in which the bulk of the cruise fleet of Gijón take part (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

This weekend it starts in Gijón Bay, the Light Sailing Spring Trophy and cruise, the tests are carried out by the Royal Astur Club of Regatas. Six days are scheduled for both categories, which will be held in March, April and May.

On Saturday at 12.30 p.m. the light sailing fleet will be in charge of opening the Trophy, in which the classes: Optimist, Laser, Feva and Snipe compete. Two sleeves per day are expected to be held on a trapeze course, or on a cane basis, depending on the intensity of the wind with an expected duration of approximately 50 minutes.

The second day will begin at the edge of one in the afternoon on Sunday at one in the afternoon... will be the first test of the six that complete in planning... five of which will take place in Gijón, to which must be added a coastal round trip from Gijón to Luanco planned for the last day.