The other winners by category were León / Del Castillo (Master), Ferrer / Hernández (Grand Master) and Haga / Pérez (Legend)

The Madrid-Balear crew formed by Fabio Bruggioni (RCN Madrid) and Víctor Pérez (Ca'n Pastilla) was declared the Spanish Snipe Master champion in Puerto Sherry waters. He was accompanied on the absolute podium by Olympic champion Fernando León and Antonio Del Castillo-Olivares (RCN Gran Canaria) and Angel Ballesteros and Sonia Hidalgo (RCN Motril), seconds and third of the general.

The Spanish Snipe Master Championship was held from 17 to 19 September in the bay of Cadiz, the first two days were completed with two daily tests, the first with soft winds and the second with medium winds, while in the latter the wind did not appear, which confirmed the crew of Bruggioni and Pérez as champion, while there were changes in the podium, as José Luis Maldonado and Alexandre Tinoco (RCN Valencia) who were second, suffered a DSQ after a protest, which fell to the fourth square in general.

Classification (64 snipes)

1 Fabio Bruggioni / Víctor Pérez, 8 p
2 Fernando León / Antonio Del Castillo-Olivares, 10 p
3 Angel Ballesteros / Sonia Hidalgo, 12 p
4 José Luis Maldonado / Alexandre Tinoco, 15 p
5 Damián Borrás / Juan Magro, 15 p

Spanish Snipe Master Champions by Category

Junior - Fabio Bruggioni / Victor Pérez
Master - Fernando León / Antonio Del Castillo-Olivares
Grand Master - Pedro Miguel Ferrer / Yamur Hernández
Legend - Jorn Haga / Esperanza Pérez

2021-09-18: Bruggioni and Pérez go on to lead the National of Snipe Master in Puerto Sherry

Maldonado / Tinoco y León / Del Castillo-Olivares are placed two points from the Madrid-Balear crew (Photo José Luis Salamea)

Radical change in the second day of the Spanish Snipe Master Championship, which is held until this Sunday in Puerto Sherry, in El Puerto de Santa María. After a first day of light winds, on this mid-day the ponder rolled the 15 knots - limit intensity in this class - which caused changes in the head of the table. Fabio Bruggioni (RCN Madrid) and Víctor Pérez (Ca'n Pastilla) have been placed at the head of the general after four tests after performing a 5-7 today. They are followed by José Luis Maldonado and Alexandre Tinoco (RCN Valencia) and Fernando León and Antonio Del Castillo-Olivares (RCN Gran Canaria), seconds and third, respectively.

From the first sleeve it was seen that it would not be an easy day. Winds of 12 knots of intensity that were rising as the day progressed. José Luis Maldonado, who is a team with Brazilian world champion Alexandre Tinoco, was the best one to read the race field. It was not easy, as in these conditions choosing the good board is fundamental. The Valencian team was able to take off from the rest of the fleet and face the last two sections with sufficient advantage to gain with relative tranquility. The struggle came from behind between the Andalusian Ángel Ballesteros - the current champion of Spain Master - and Sonia Hidalgo (RCN Motril); with two other ships, that of the Olympic champion Fernando León and Del Castillo- Olivares and the local of Juan Castañeda (Naval Commission of Regatas) and Pablo Alcina (CD Flea Snipe Cádiz), who followed this order, second, third and fourth in a last stretch of very disputed and full of alternatives.

In the second test of the day, the fleet was betting from the first moment to go out by the race committee and sail the board of land; but in the end, those who chose the left sailed more free and took advantage of this situation. The canarian crew Francisco Javier Lorenzo and Eduardo Cebrián (RCN Tenerife) would win the manga, followed by a very consistent León / Del Castillo- Olivares that would be second and Ballesteros / Hidalgo, third. The Maldonado / Tinoco duo was in fourth position.

The brothers Kiko and Gerardo Oses (CD Fleet of Snipe Cadiz / RCN Cadiz), who led the general after the first day, had no choice after performing on this second day a 33 and a 26, down to the seventh position on the table. For this Sunday's day, the last two tests are scheduled to be held from 12: 00 noon, and then the trophies will be delivered on the terrace of the Hotel Puerto Sherry.

2021-09-17: Kiko and Gerardo Oses lead the National of Snipe Master in Puerto Sherry

World master champion Damian Borras occupies third place

The Gaditans Kiko and Gerardo Oses (CD Fleet of Snipe de Cadiz / RCN Cadiz) are the first leaders of the Spanish Snipe Master Championship, which started this Friday in the waters of Puerto Sherry, in El Puerto de Santa María, and will end next Sunday day 19. The second square is occupied by the Madrid crew of Fabio Bruggioni and Víctor Pérez (RCN Madrid / Calanova) tied to points with the former. Third the Menorquins Damián Borras and Juan Magro (CM Mahón).

The first day has been spectacular with a soft south-west wind (220º-240º) of about 8-9 knots of intensity, very stable, which has allowed the first two tests of the Spanish Snipe Master Championship to be held, where the fleet has sailed very well.

In the first test of the day, the victory was carried by Bruggioni and Victor Pérez. Last summer, Bruggioni already took the Anniversary Trophy in these same waters, with what they already know what it's like to win in the bay of Cadiz. They began again with victory, but the test was very open as in the first section they were José Luis Maldonado and Alexandre Tinoco (RCN Valencia) who dominated, followed by Borrás and Magro. In the last stern but, Bruggioni and Pérez and the Ores - father and son - would get over them entering first and second respectively, while world master champion Damian Borras with Juan Magro, made him third.

In the second, the wind conditions were similar. Kiko and Gerardo Oses, they proved to be great dominators of the bay of Cadiz; and if in the first manga they had been second, in this they entered first; Bruggioni and Pérez did second; thus they exchanged positions, finishing the two crews tied to three points, with the Gaditans as leaders having won the last test of the day. Third parties were again the Borras and Magro menorquins, the same position they occupy in the general.

Two points from the podium is the champion of Europe, Alejandro Fresneda and Javier López (CM Almería) two points from the honours, after two quarters. The Olympic champion in Atlanta 96, Fernando León - one of the attractions of the champion - who sails next to Antonio del Castillo-Olivares (RCN Gran Canaria) occupies the ninth position after performing a 5-13.

By tomorrow Saturday it is planned that the start of the tests will be at 13 hours with departure from the CN Puerto Sherry... so is the general after the first day:

1 Kiko Oses / Gerardo Oses, 3 points
2 Fabio Bruggioni / Victor Pérez, 3
3 Damian Borras / Juan Magro, 6
4 Alejandro Fresneda / Javier López, 8
5 José Luis Maldonado / Alexandre Tinoco, 14

2021-09-16: Spanish Snipe Master's Championship by Puerto Sherry

The current edition of the Spanish Snipe Master Championship will have a fleet at the highest level, with Olympic, world and European champions outstanding. This championship is reserved for regatists over 45 years of age in the following categories: Junior (45-54 years), Master (55-64 years), Grand Master (65-74 years) and Legend Master (over 75 years). There will also be an absolute winning crew of the Spanish Championship, which will be the first Spanish in the general classification. An Argentine crew and seven Portuguese will also compete (Photo José Luis Salamea)

The Puerto Sherry Nautical Club is preparing to host the Spanish Snipe Master Championship, which will be held from 17 to 19 September in the waters of the bay of Cadiz.

Among the participants is the presence of the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in the Tornado class, the grancanary Fernando León, who will participate in the National with Antonio Del Castillo-Olivares. There will also be Menorquín Damián Borrás, master world champion who on this occasion will form mixed crew with Sara Franceschi, or the champion of Europe, the almerian Alejandro Fresneda along with Javier López, among others. The fleet of Cadiz will also be numbered with names such as those of the brothers Jaime and Álvaro Parga, Álvaro Corral and Victoria Flethes, Carlos Corral and Adolfo Devesa, Ernesto Herrero and Carlos Arriaga, Juan Castañeda and Pablo Alcina, Carlos de Castellví and Gloria Jiménez, Santiago Flethes and Celia Izquierdo, Luis Galnares and Beatriz Echavarri, among others or the powerful fleet of the Naval Commission of Regatas.

The Andalusian Angel Ballesteros defends the title of Spanish champion obtained in 2020 in the waters of Valencia along with María del Mar Correa. On this occasion the crew of the Motril RCN will be made up of the Ballesteros and Sonia Hidalgo.

70 snipes from ten territories will participate: Andalusia, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Comunitat Valenciana, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia and the Basque Country. There will also be three German crews, who will compete in Open but who do not choose to win the Spanish Cup. A maximum of six tests are scheduled between Friday and Sunday, at two a day. Friday and Saturday from 13: 00 and Sunday at 12: 00.

The Spanish Championship is organized by the Puerto Sherry Nautical Club by delegation of the Royal Spanish Vela Federation with the collaboration of the Andalusian Vela Federation and in agreement with the National Secretariat of the Snipe Class. It has the sponsorship of Puerto Sherry, the foundation of the Spanish Classical Sailing and Gipsy 1927, as well as the collaboration of the municipality of El Puerto de Santa María, Las Suites and the Hotel of Puerto Sherry, Carex Logistics, ABD Consulting and Computer Solutions, Vanguard and the Naval Commission of Regatas de Cadiz.