The exit of the Vila de Bouzas with Deep Blue 2.1 in close-up (Photo Pedro Seoane)

The Swan 42 Magical armed and patronized by Julio Rodríguez of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, he proclaimed himself the absolute winner of the XVII Vila Trophy of Bouzas- Concello of Vigo that organized the Vicedecan of the Galician nautical, the Bouzas Maritime Liceo, with the support of the Organizing Committee of the Abanca Week and the club that leads the multinational event of reference in Spain, the Maritime of Vigo.

At the closing, Vicente Garrigós, one of the most important collaborators of the Week, was the subject of a tribute from his birth as Caixanova Week at the beginning of the century. He was appointed Friend of the Abanca Week, unanimously of the council.

After a long wait in the central area of the Viguese ría and already with the wind making appearance in the regatta field, the judges, for prudence, chose to ride the race in front of the city of Vigo... with a route of about 16 miles with vertices on the west end, at the entrance of the Ria de Baiona and to the east and near the Puente de Rande. The wind ranged between 6 and 10 knots, and together with the sea being fantastic, it led to a fast race, in which the real-time and compensated domain was total by the Swan 42 de Julio Rodríguez, which is currently one of the best cruises in the entire north.

The Swan 42 Magic in the south of the Cis Islands (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Magic crossed the line of arrival in front of Bouzas, with a time of 02.09.58, ahead of the Bon 3 of Victor Carrión that did so with 02.29.39 and the Deep Blue 2.1 of Vicente Cid with 02.39.39. The fourth square in real was for the ship of the Spanish Navy Aldán patroniado by Juan González Escamez with 02-32-51. The favorites had imposed their law, for in compensation the final table was exactly the same, except that the fourth square was for the Secolite of Francisco Javier Rey, to the detriment of the 40 feet of the Military Naval School of Marin.

It must be noted that despite the day was very favorable for the fantastic ship of Julio Rodríguez, the Bon3 demonstrated its power, as winner this year of the Regata Mar de Maeloc Rías Altas and was defeated for just over two minutes, by which he obtained the Trophy Count of Gondomar. It is curious because both units... Magic and Bon 3 could not see the faces throughout the season, as Gondomar and Rías Altas agreed on dates... and for their part in the Maeloc Rías Altas the J109 of Victor Carrión did not participate.

Aldán of the Spanish Navy fourth in ORC and the Salanodos winner in A2 (Photo Pedro Seoane)

For its part among the ships of minor length, victory of the Secolite of Mount Real Club of Yates of Baiona with Francisco Javier Rey Catalán of pattern, ahead of several illustrious, such as Juan Martínez Pazó of the Maritime Liceo of Bouzas with its Ay Carmela and the Snd Cormorán of the Nautico of Vigo that patronized Francisco Javier Martínez.

In the A2 class, for two crew members in which many ships have chosen mixed crews, which are very applicable at the level of other countries... the victory was clear for the Salaño Two of James Neighbor and Brenda Maure, ahead of the Marara IV, who in years ago sailed in Asturias, with Javier Montenegro and Vanese Martínez. The Samoa podium of Simon Pedro Bernardez and Pablo García closed.

The very fast J109 Bon3 by Victor Carrión, second in the general (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Finally, in the category of solitarians, Alfonso Rodríguez, with his Smaku, who is today the best specialist, ahead of Jorge Lago Piñeiro, who with his Fetch became more complicated than on previous occasions, completing the Triplet Jesús Blanco Falque with Baltea.

The Concello Trophy of Vigo was closed after having held competitions of pyragüism, Olympic candle and heavy candle. Now the Abanca Week is on its way to La Coruña, where this next weekend the first event will be held in the beautiful river of Betanzos, also dedicated to the cruises: the Divine Regata Rei, in which by the hand of the Nautical Club of Sada that Enrique Tostado presides will compete the best 40 cruises of the northern Galician area, with the Trophy Villa of Sada in play.

The patterns of the winning ships with the authorities and with Vicente Garrigós that was paid tribute (Photo Pedro Seoane)

2021-09-25: Abanca Week: Magic and Bon3 favorites in the Concello de Vigo

The Swan42 Magic winner 2021 of the Count of Gondomar Trophy (Photo Maria Devesa)

The Abanca Week returns to viguese waters in the hand of the Trophy Concello de Vigo that sponsors the historic Regata Vila de Bouzas that organizes the vicedecano of the Galician nautical: the Bouzas Maritime Liceo that presides the Olympic remer in Barcelona 92 Miguel Pereira. The great atmosphere of this event, in which thirty ships from different points of Galicia and Catalonia will compete, as well as the Spanish Navy through the Naval School of Marin... that will have in regatta with the Aldán that will patronize Juan González Escámez, the Diligent with Ricardo Aneiros of cane and the Firme with Aaron Montesa to the controls.

A lot of atmosphere in the ORC category that will be subdivided into two groups with a total of twenty cruises... among them illustrious as Julio Rodríguez who this year has led his spectacular Swan 42 Magic to victory in the Count of Gondomar Trophy and who could even win also the Sea Regata of Maeloc Rías Baixas... regatta in which the judges greatly harmed him when he was on the lead.

Another of the strong is the J109 Bon3 of Victor Carrión, which was made with the absolute victory in the Sea of Maeloc Rías Altas, after a strong struggle with the Bosch Service Solutions of Ramón Ojea. Also part of the favorites, one of the half-length ships in the shape of the Galician fleet: the Deep Blue 2.1 of Vicente Cid that competes for the Real Nautical Club of Vigo.

Bon 3 del Punta Lagoa de Vigo, winner 2021 Regata Mar de Maeloc Rías Altas (Photo Maria Devesa)

It is also necessary to highlight the Sun Odyssey 37 Coruñés Maraguata by Daniel Taboada of the Nautico Ria de Ares, the Catalan Edge of the Náutic de Vilanova... as well as several units J80 case of the Ay Carmela of Juan Pazó or the Cormorán of Francisco Javier Martínez.

Amen to the ships with full crew, there will also be two traditional classes in the Club de Bouzas: the single sailors and the ships with two crew. Among the former, the Smaku el Bavaria 34 of Alfonso Rodríguez... with permission from among others from the Baltea of the Royal Nautical Club of Tarragona with Jesus White of Pattern and the Fetch of Jorge Lago.

Aldán one of the three ships of the Spanish Navy that will compete in the Vila de Bouzas (Photo María Devesa)

In A2 good participation with several ships all with possibilities: Marara IV of Javier Montenegro and Vanesa Martínez, the Tre Archi of the Sailing Club of Blanes with the tandem Rafael Fidalgo and María Dolores Domínguez or the Salano Two, a fast Sun Fast 36 with Jacobo Vesino and Brende Maure.

The single-test competition starts tomorrow at the edge of 12: 00 in the morning... ahead of a suggestive route all over the river of Vigo, with exit in Bouzas, turned at the foot of the island of San Simón, back to the beacon of the island of Toralla and arrival in Bouzas. The closing ceremony at seven in the afternoon at the Bouzas Maritime Licensing.