This international competition ended for classes 420, 29er, Techno, ILCA4 and Snipe

The twenty-third edition of the Olympic Week of Vela Canaria successfully ends for five classes with a day where conditions helped to develop the scheduled race program for today.

The Snipe class sets its final classification with seven valid races where two crews have carried out their particular struggle apart from the fleet. Although Fernando León / Antonio del Castilla-Olivares stood ahead of the first two days, the brothers of the Castle took advantage of this improvement of the conditions with a more stable wind and less wave, to win the last two races and draw a point on their club companions.

The Techno class had in its three categories, winners representing the RCNGC with Matilde Feliu in the Sub15 class, Bruno Barbara in Techno 293, and Nano Pardo in Donlebum in Techo Plus.

The double classes that played this Canary Olympic Week of Vela in the race field of the south of Gran Canaria, dominion of the current male European Champions sub17, Jaime Ayarza / Mariano Hernández, although the launchers Miguel Ángel Morales / Alejandro Martín of the nautical of Arrecife put the difficult things in some partial. Martina Lodos / Martina Diaz- Salgueiro embroidered this championship, winning seven of the eight trials.

In class ILCA 4 is where the greatest equality has been experienced with the three regatists in the head with the same score, resolving in the last race in favor of Pol Núñez, followed by Jaime Abella and closing the podium of honor Patricia Caballero.

Tomorrow last day of competition where we will meet the winners of the IQFoil, ILCA6, ILCA7 and Waszp classes

The adapted national sailing championship that is being held parallel to this Olympic week, has ended today for the individual Hansa 303 class, with Daniel Llaca as a new winner with a prominent advantage over the Andalusian Rodolfo Fernández of the Club de Mar de Almería and Victor González of the Nautico Lo Pagán in third place. Laca points to the triumph in the two competitions developed in the bay of Las Palmas. Tomorrow the last day of competition for this date where we will meet the new Spanish Champion of class 2.4 mR and the crew of Hansa 303 double.

2021-12-05: All undecided in the Canary Olympic Sailing Week in Las Palmas

The constant changes in the direction of the wind made it difficult to develop the day in Las Palmas

In the Canary Week of Sailing... Ángel Granda does not loosen the accelerator (2 ° -1° -1° -1° -1) leaving few options to the Norwegian Christian Linnerud (1 ° -2° -2° -2° -2nd), establishing a great difference in points with the third provisional Alvaro Jiménez. For the four Waszp participants, Norwegian female Mathilde Robertstad takes two points on the provisional to her partner Jacob Waersten. The Techno 293 Bruno Barbara class is still one more day in front of the provisional, as is Isidro Henríquez in Techo Plus, who, despite the DNC of today's last test, keeps the lead.

Fernando León / Antonio del Castillo Olivares are willing to let us escape this championship and they maintain an atrocious duel with the brothers Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo, to whom they only take one point, leaving in another war the Tierfeños Jorge Pérez / airam Rodríguez, Juan Guerra / Juan Guerra and Néstor Vega / David Pérez these last two of the RCNGC.

In the race field Charlie, the most remote from the land where the individual class ILCA 4.6 and 7 are located, the continuous roles only allowed the completion of the three races for the ILCA 7. Joaquín Blanco Albalat declared when he reached the ground, how quiet he is sailing in these conditions, although for the moment, he does not want to throw bells on the flight despite mastering the general as he still has a championship ahead. In ILCA 6 change of positions by raising the Andalusian Ana Moncada to the first place by getting today the best partial sets.

La grancanaria Isabel Hérnandez maintains its impeccable regularity in the second place of the provisional and Martina Reino loses the lead by passing to third place. In ILCA 4 Jaime Abella of the RCNGC rents the first two achieved yesterday, remaining on the podium (21º-1º-1° 3º-2nd) and at a certain distance Patricia Caballero and Pol Nuñez tied in the second and third position respectively, with the tinerfied Jacobo Pons attentive to assault this provisional podium.

The double classes located in the regatta field of the coast of Mogán, Marina Lodos / Martina Diaz-Salguero continue to take advantage of the soft wind conditions of this area that favor them, keeping Alvaro Alonso / Pablo Rivero at bay letting them win only the last test. The grancanaries Jaime Ayarza / Mariano Hernández continue to advance in their leadership, in front of the launchers Miguel Ángel Morales / Alejandro Martín and the brothers Flethes of the Nautico Puerto Sherry.

On this second day the Catalan Jordi Cargol has reaffirmed his favorite status to the national title, by winning again the two trials disputed today for the class 2.4 mR, adding up to five first. The local José Guerra broke the impeccable regularity always entering after Cargol, giving only one place in the last race in front of his club partner Juan José Santana, who is separated by six points in the provisional.

In the Hansa 303 category today played double competition, with nine crews on the starting line. Daniel Llaca / Jaime Lang-Lenton RCNGC, current Spanish Cup champions, had difficult to pass to Víctor González / Alejandra González (1st-1st) of the Lo Pagán Nautico Club, a crew that optimized its little weight in the very soft wind conditions living in the bay today. Thirdly, the representatives of the Nautical Club of Almería, Rodolfo Fernández / Juan Luís Salinas, two points from the grancanaries.

For tomorrow's day, new individual competition in the Hansa 303 class, where Rodolfo Fernández del CN Almería, leads the provisional after three races.

2021-12-04: First day in Las Palmas de la Semana Canaria de Vela

In the fast monotype with Waszp fire tie to points between the Norwegian patterns Jacob Waersten and the female Mathilde Robertstad

Ángel Granda del Nàutico Gran Canaria continues with its satisfactory preparation in the new Olympic class IQFoil with the point of view set in Paris 2024 winning two of the three races held and giving in only in the first, to the Norwegian Christian Linnerud.

In the Techno 293 classes Bruno Barbara adds a 4-point provisional computation leading the first day, followed by Diego Marichal and Armando Álamo. In the category Plus Isidro Henríquez was able to withstand the pressure of the Pardo family of Donlebum... being placed on the provisional podium of this second and third day provisionally.

In ILCA 7 between the canary Joaquín Blanco Albalat and the chi ccharrero Leopold Barreto in favor of the grancanary, followed by a discreet distance by Thai Arthit Mikhail.

In ILCA 6 tight day between the Canaries Martina Reino, Isabel Hérnandez and Ana Moncada... if Martina showed more superiority, Isabel showed an important regularity while Ana was able to point to a valuable triumph, placing herself by this order in the table.

As far as double classes are concerned, three races valid for the Snipe, where Fernando León / Antonio del Castillo-Olivares (RCNGC) were squeezed by winning two tests and being more successful with these conditions than their fellow RCNGC Gustavo and Rafael del Castillo (1-2-2).

The Tineffeños Jorge Pérez / airam Rodríguez close the most prominent group in provisional puncture. In the race field located on the beach of Puerto Rico (Mogán), excellent start for Jaime Ayarza / Mariano Hernández who start this championship with strength winning two races of the three contested races.

The 29er conducted two tests and the current world champions sub17 Martina Lodos / Martina Diaz- Salgueiro did not let down on the front of the provisional general.

The Catalan Jordi Cargol CV Palamós, again reaches the bay of Las Palmas ready to get a new title to his palmarés in class 2.4 mR, starting with authority this national event, winning the three races. The regatist José Guerra remained close and with three seconds in place, is located three points from the provisional leader. Juan José Santana, also from the nautical grancanary, is third to four points. In the class Hansa 303 indivicual the Andalusian Rodolfo Fernandez premiered the first position of honor followed by bat Victor González. Daniel Llaca, in spite of winning two tests, is now placed in third position by a disqualified man.

03-12-2021: The Canary Sailing Week begins with ships from 8 countries in Las Palmas

With the closing of the period of inscriptions, sealing of candles and security control, the organization faces from tomorrow Saturday, four days of competition in the water. Confirmed 159 participants representing Norway, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain, Latvia, Thailand, Barein and Spain. The flags that represent them already wave in the nautical grancanary for an event where it seems that wind will accompany with a forecast between 8 and 14 knots.

The Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria will live two high-level events to be held on the same dates, under the organization of this entity: the XXIII Canary Olympic Week of Vela-Trophy Manolo Pazos and the Spanish Sailing Championship adapted for ships 2.4 mR and Hansa 303.