Abanca Week: Optimist's Meeting Gadis postponed for 22-23 January, by Orange Alert

Abanca Week: Optimist's Meeting Gadis postponed for 22-23 January, by Orange Alert

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Finally the Meeting Gadis of the Abanca Week has had to be postponed for January by Orange Alert (Photo Pedro Seoane)

The 150 optimist registered at the Meeting Gadis, in the Trophy Aurelio Fernández Lage, from all over Galicia... will have to return to La Coruña in January. Abanca Week 2021 will not end this year, as the candle of the little ones, that of their preferred winter race in the north-west waters will be in 2022, on January 22 and 23.

The reason the wind force, for this weekend: timeless winds, which have caused the meteors to speak already of Orange Alert... conditions in which it is impossible to celebrate a light sailing race, and more if it is true if it is a base sailing.

A shame, because the level in the Regata de Aurelio was going to be amazing, at a crucial time of the season, when all of the above had confirmed their presence in the competition. The positive thing is that after deliberating organizers, with their technicians, as well as with the Royal Galician Federation of Vela and with the different coaches of all the participating fleets... they chose to celebrate the race in January, as it was the least harmful to the interests and commitments of the optimists.

So everyone's contact, it smokes white and guaranteed success for this Meeting Gadis, that both the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña and the Organizing Committee of the Abanca Week, want it to climb many steps, and become a reference in a first step at the level of Spain and Portugal.

The clubs that are confirmed as participants are the Monte Real de Baiona, Marítimo de Panxón, Club Marítimo de Canido, Náutico de Vigo, Rodeira de Cangas, Mar de Aguete, Náutico de Sanxenxo, Club Náutico de Riveira, Náutico de La Coruña, Marina Coruña, Marítimo de Oza, Alamar de Sada, Grupo Bazán de Ferrol, Fluvial de as Pontes and Náutico Castrelo.

The next act of the Abanca Week, which will be the penultimate for this deferral for reasons of force majeure... will be the Gala of the Galician Piragüismo that will take place at the hand of the Galician Federation of Piragüismo... in a very brilliant season of this sport, highlighted with the historic performance of Teresa Portela and the unforgettable silver in K4 500 with two Gallegos on board: Carlos Carlos and the two Gallegos.