The president of the Nautico José Antonio Portela with the athletes who will compete in the reservoir of As Pontes

Thirty vaurien of Canarias, Catalonia, Galicia, Extremadura, Cantabria, Valencia, Madrid, Castilla-León and País Vasco... representing twenty clubs from all over the country, in the Copa de España 2021, which is the third time that is celebrated in Lake As Pontes.

It will be the year with the most ships in the largest artificial lake in Europe since in 2014 they regateated twenty-eight Vauriens for twenty-three in 2018, with absolute victories for the Viguese Nacho Campos and Gonzalo Martínez (Flea Vaurien Galicia / Marítimo de Canido) on the first chance and the Basque Alain Arri and Íñigo Amunarriz three years ago. Campos and Arri, with other crew, will be in this championship.

For the fleet of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, this first great test after a year of pandemic also represents the starting pistolet to prepare for the World Cup of Vigo, in the summer of 2022. Six ships from the Náutico, with Pablo Cabello / David Fernández, Tone Pérez / Miriam González and Paula and Paloma González Esteban in front, will seek to present battle to Francesco Zampacavallo and Carlos Francés (RCN Valencia), the winners of the last Cup in the river of Pontevedra in 2019.

In fact, Italian and Sicantine are the favorites. This Wednesday, the president of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, José Antonio Portela, gave all his encouragement and support to employers and crew who will defend the club's grompola in As Pontes de García Rodríguez.
In addition, the test will have two illustrious regatists. Meritxell Cornudella (CN El Balís) and Joan Gelpí (CN Cambrils) will put their history on the table: she was Spanish champion in Sanxenxo 84 and he in El Masnou 85. Gelpí was also a youth world champion at Orbetello 82.

The fleet will start the races this Good Friday at 14: 30, three tests per day are planned until Sunday, with an exit signal at 11: 30 both Saturday and Sunday.