Witch and Strategos IV winners of the RW Spring Trophy in Valencia

The podium in the classes ORC 1 to ORC 3 is completed with Majoche and Inquiethyl-Alambra, while ORC 4 and 5 Hang Lose and Blue Lizard finish in the second and third place respectively (Photo Pep Portas)

The Spring Trophy 2021 ORC Cruise comes to an end. Today the third and final test was closed in the RCN of Valencia, after the two held on 9 and 23 May, with a wind regatta, barlovento-sotavento, in which the favorites have not failed on a complicated day before there is little wind in the field of regats' Manel Casanova 'that has not reached to exceed 6-7 knots of intensity on a axis of 090º.

In the classes ORC 1 to ORC 3, the Swan 45 Brujo, armed by Alberto de Castro, has had no problems in achieving a new triumph, both in real time and in compensation. Three out of three already the ship of De Castro also managed to point out in the two previous quotes in which a triangle and a coastal tour were completed.

The second square has been for the Majoche, led by Alejandro Fliquete. The First 40.7 has maintained a good regularity in this trophy, with the exception of that second test, May 23, in which it was unable to complete the race like the vast majority of the fleet due to the harsh weather conditions of that day. However, the children of Alejandro Fliquete, have achieved two second positions that allows them to conclude second in the trophy, followed by the Inquetino-Alhambra, by José Vicente Alhambra, with partials of 3-DNC-3, adding 13 points to 2 of the second and 10 of the first.

As for the 4-5 ORC, Strategos IV of Kiko Torrent, with a Proto IOR ½ Ton, has been difficult to achieve the title. The ship of Torrent carried a good line, with two partial triumphs, but today it has been overcome by hang Lose of Fernando Muro, concluding second after obtaining the compensated times.

The First 33.7 Wall has been more competitive today, with more favourable wind conditions for your rating numbers. His partial triumph, together with two seconds, allows him to keep the second square, behind Strategos IV with a minimum difference of one point between them.

Blue Lizard, armed by Eduardo Tur, has taken third place, as much in the group general as in this third test. The First 34.7 has signed in the other two tests a fourth and a third, adding a total of 10 points, 4 and 5 of the first and second podium, respectively.

The award of trophies was attended by Alejandro Fliquete, President of the RCN Valencia, accompanied by José Rubio, Vice President. The president, in his intervention, has "thanked all the shipowners and regatists for their participation," stressing that "little by few we are growing, we are going to more" and concluded by inviting everyone to the "next race that will be between June 19 and 20 in the AQ Turianova Cup, Trophy City of Valencia, so we wait for you at your house, your Club" concluded Alejandro Fliquete.

Nacho Ortí's talk on its Magic Disk... in the framework of the third test of the Spring Trophy, the navigator and CEO of Advanced Sails, Nacho Ortí, this morning, before the pattern meeting on the social restaurant's terrace, has given a talk about the usefulness of the Magic Disk, a very useful tool to help you calculate the rounds in a practical, fast and very intuitive way (Photo Pep Portas)