Martín Mijares and Natalia Domínguez Galicia champions at Galega da Vela Week

Martín Mijares and Natalia Domínguez Galicia champions at Galega da Vela Week

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The Sunday Medal Race conceived numerous public in the port race before the Galego de Vela Center

Martín Mijares of the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña and Natalia Domínguez of the Sanxenxo have proclaimed new champions of Galicia sub-16 of the Optimist class after an intense weekend in the river of Arousa, in which also was at stake the Galicia Cup of the class.

The wind accompanied the whole week (from the north, between 8 and 12 knots) and Mijares was imposed with solvency. A first regular day (8-10-5 series) gave way to a second decisive day (1-3-1), which pointed out on Saturday: two third positions that left the disqualification (BFD) of the ninth and final championship test, which would be its discard. As a Galician champion, he has a sub-16 Pablo Rodríguez (RCN Rodeira), while Natalia Domínguez, fifth in the general of the yellow group (3-3-BFD-3-4-2-1-2-BFD), was made with the female title sub-16, which had also won in Baiona 2020 the club that Pedro Campos presides thanks to Mencía Casas.

Mijares was escorted in the podium sub-16 Pablo Marquina (Monte Real) and Miguel Rodríguez (CM Canido), who is the leader of the Galician Ránking of Optimist. In the female category, with the regatist of the Sanxenxo Nautico, they joined the podium Emma Chamorro and Lucía Moro, both from the Maritime of Canido. In addition, in sub-13 Ana Costas (RCN Rodeira) and Andrés Gago (RCN Coruña) won. In the blue group of Optimist, victory for Flavia Rodríguez (RCN Coruña) and Daniel Iglesias (CND Riveira).

If the Galician was from Thursday to Saturday and with nine races, the Galicia de Optimist Cup was held from Friday to Sunday, with the last four tests of the Galician (the third of Friday and the three of Saturday) plus the so-called Sunday Medal Race, a race in the port, near the dársena, with double value for the 15 best according to its category. The "Medal Race," a few metres from the CGV, conceived numerous public, as well as the award of prizes, attended by Manuel Villaverde, federal president; Begoña Mesejo, director of the Harbour Authority of Vilagarcía; Noemí Outeda, provincial deputy, the sports edil of the Concello of Vilagarcía, Miro Serén, and the maritime captain, Manuel Martínez.

Natalia Domínguez would repeat in the female category, while in the male category the triumph was for the sub-13 Bruno Iglesias (CND Riveira), in hard struggle with Martin Mijares himself. The first place in the Sunday trial confirmed Churches as the winner. Mijares was second, with Dominguez third.

As for the other classes, Pablo Cabello and David Fernández (RCN Vigo) were awarded the Galicia de Vaien Cup, recovered by the RFGV after several years without celebration and with important participation on the weekend. Hair and Fernández won the five races, including Medal Race. Marta Torres (Grupo Bazán) and María Lefler (Vela As Pontes) won in the female category. In 420, the Medal Race gave the title "Cospero" to Paula da Rocha and Sofía Martinez-Almeida (RCN Sanxenxo) in females and to Bruno Ameneiro and Pablo Lorenzo (RCN Sanxenxo). And in 470, the triumph of Ignacio Campos and Yolanda Bastos (CD Alagua).

Between the laser and the tables, Lara Peleteiro (ILCA 4) and Diego Peleteiro (ILCA 6), both of the RCN Sanxenxo, were imposed in their respective categories, with Antonio Gaona (RCN Vigo) dominating in ILCA 7. In the spectacular Formula Foil, the Vogués Tomás Vieito (RCN Rodeira) still did not compete in the first test, and Francisco Pan and Martín Maciel, of the CV Playa de Oza, raised the trophy at Raceboard and Techno 293, respectively. In radio control: Tomás Pérez (CN Boiro), again.