The Lanzarote International Regatta already has names and surnames, and these are Diego Botín and Florian Trittel who win for Spain in 49er; Kahena Kunze and Martine Grael for Brazil in 49erFX and Hermann Tomasgaard for Norway in ILCA 7... María Cantero and Patricia Suárez get a sixth place in 49erFX, Andrés Barrio the seventh place in 49er and Joel Rodríguez the ninth place in ILCA 7.

The final of the second edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta with the victory of Diego Botín and the Catalan Florian Trittel in 49er, ahead of the Germans Jakob Meggendorfer and Andreas Spranger... in 49erFX, the gold was for the Brazilian Kahena Kunze and Martine Grael... the silver for the Finnish, Ronja Grönblom and Veera Hokka, and the bronze for Norway, represented by Helene Naes and Marie Renningen.

On behalf of Spain, the Canaria María Cantero and the Galician Patricia Suárez have fought to stay on top 10, signing a sixth post after the medal race. The Norwegian Hermann Tomasgaard who proclaimed himself the champion of the ILCA 7.

2022-02-18: Spanish ships take over the Lanzarote Regatta

The female fleet is still led by Kahena Kunze and Martine Grael of Brazil

Penultimate day of competition of the second edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta and, after being unagitated in yesterday's day, the fleet of the 49th takes off at full speed, although with sudden wind changes. Rols that have been able to anticipate the Spanish of the 49er fleet, especially the golden couple formed by the cantabre Diego Botín and the Catalan Florian Trittel, who manage to take the leadership of the classification from the Americans Andrew Mollerus and Ian Macdiarmid.

After Botín and Trittel, another Spanish couple is imposed that manages to unbank the Germans Maximilian Stingele and Linov Scheel from the second place. They are the canary Elias Aretz and the Mallorcan Albert Torres, who advance from the seventh to the second.

Among the first is almost another Spanish couple, the canary Andrés Barrio and the Alicantino Antonio Torrado, who started third in the first race, but a confusion with the colors of the buoys delayed them.

Meanwhile, the fleet of the 49erFX remains dominated by Brazil, with Kahena Kunze and Martine Grael remaining unsurpassed in almost all races, as demonstrated in Tokyo 2020, where they conquered the gold of the class. On the other hand, the battle to take their crown is being held between Norway (with Helene NÆSS and Marie RØNNINGEN in second place) and Finland (represented by Ronja Grönblom and Veera Hokka in third place). In representation of Spain, the canaria María Cantero and the Galician Patricia Suárez fight to stay in the top 10.

Apart from the Spanish domain in the 49er race field and the Brazilian leadership among the 49erFX, it is the British who continue to be in the ILCA race field, where Elliot Hanson maintains the first, followed by his partner Michael Beckett. However, the Norwegian Hermann Tomasgaard manages to take third place on this competition day.

The Spanish team of this class, led by the Menorcan Joan Cardona and the canary Joel Rodríguez, are taking back a few posts, but now also closely followed by another Spanish, Joan Cardona, bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the Finn class.

2022-02-17: The Navy is approaching head positions in the second part of the Lanzarote Regatta

In ILCA7 two Spanish regatists in the top10: the Menorcan Joan Cardona (seventh place) and the canary Joel Rodríguez (eighth place) (Photo Sailing Energy)

Another couple that stood out in this first day in the male class of the 49th and debuting in the Lanzarote International Regatta are that formed by the cantabre Diego Botín and the Catalan Florian Trittel, who premiered with a victory in the first manga, and a third place in the general classification, behind the Americans Andrew Mollerus and Ian Macdiarmid and the Germans Maximilian Stingele and Linov Scheel.

Among the 49er also stands out another canary, Andrés Barrio, who competes with the Alicantino Antonio Torrado, and who begin the race in the sixth place of the general classification, followed by the duo that competes for the Balear Federation formed by Elías Aretz and the Majorcan Albert Torres (seventh place).

2022-02-16: For Nicole Van Der Velden the Lanzarote International Regatta in iQFoil Women

The ILCA6, ILCA7, 49er and 49er FX classes are in competition today

The Spanish Nicole Van Der Velden rasa in the last day, taking away the first place from the British Islay Watson, although fighting the raceous medal with the Italian Marta Maggetti. Pilar Lamadrid has also shown, getting to position himself in the top 10. It is shown that the women of the Spanish pre-Olympic team will put the bar very high in Paris 2024. The male category has dominated it until the end of the Netherlands, with Huig Jan Tak leading the classification.

The end of iQFoil begins strong, with a blur that left the wind very unstable, with rachas of between 3 and 12 knots, but that have been able to take advantage of the Spanish ones, giving special advantage to Nicole Van Der Velden, who managed to move from the fourth to the second place of the general classification during the first race of barlovento-sotavento. Since then, the regatist in Santander has dominated the whole day, but surprisingly the battle in the end was not against the British Islay Watson, but against the Italian Marta Maggetti, who has finally won second place.

In the male fleet, Holandes Huig Jan Tak has remained unstoppable, winning 4 wins of the 6 races held in Marina Rubicón. Also in yesterday's day, the Dutch regatist proved to dominate in the field of lanzaroteño regatas, with 3 victories of the 4 slalom regatas held. The British Matthew Barton managed to take the second of the Israeli Yoav Omer, however, it was his partner Tomer Vardimon who finally took the second place, followed by Italian Nicolò Renna. On the other hand, this type of racing seems not to have favored the canary Ángel Granda, who has failed to stay on top 10 to compete in the medal race.

The Lanzarote International Regatta is not over yet... we will see other classes of Olympic sailing: ILCA 6 and 7, 49er and 49er FX.

2022-02-15 Dutch Huig Jan Tak and English Islay Watson leaders at the Lanzarote International

Huig Jan Tak of the Netherlands, orders in male with 3 first of 3 in slalom

Third day of the second edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta, with winds of between 10 and 16 knots, flat sea with little wave, spectacular to perform slalom races, one of the modalities of the iQFoil flying tables... with the male races, led by the Holandes Huig Jan Tak, who achieved 3 wins in the 3 slalom races; the second place of the general classification is maintained by the Israeli Yoav Omer, followed by the British Matthew Barton.

On behalf of Spain, the canary Ángel Granda, who remains in the top 15, has to try to be among the top 10 in order to be able to choose to compete in the medal race.

In the women's races of iQFoil, it is the English Islay Watson who manages to master the classification, followed by the French Lola Sorin and the Italian Marta Maggetti... the Spanish Nicole Van Der Velden surprised with a fourth place.

For the end of iQFoil male and female on Tuesday, it is planned to make two more races of barlovento-sotavento (racing mode), in addition to the medal racos.

2022-02-13: White Day for the Lanzarote International Regatta

The Spanish team of QFoil (Photo Sailing Energy)

The wind arrives on the second day of the Lanzarote International Regatta, but late. The lanzarotean winds have blown soft this Sunday in Playa Blanca Bay, in front of Marina Rubicón's marina. But the regatists who compete in the Olympic class of iQFoil have enjoyed a friendly day by letting themselves be carried away by the waves and minimum wind raches that have arrived after the race has been cancelled.

2022-02-12: All set in canary waters to begin the Lanzarote International Regatta

In Lanzarote it has not blown hard enough this Saturday to compete the fleet of the flying tables of the Olympic class of the iQFoil that will debuts in Paris 2024

In Marina Rubicón in Lanzarote, they have been able to train the 49er classes and the laser classes (ILCA 6-7), in the event that they organize the lanzaroteña marina itself, in union with the Canary Federation of Sailing and Dinghycoach.

Tomorrow Sunday the first races will be starred by the iQFoil, both the male and female categories. They will then navigate the double classes: the female mode 49erFX and the male mode 49er; and, finally, the ILCA 6 and 7, which are the individual classes.

On the windsurfing flying tables, the women's team led by the Andalusian, Pilar Lamadrid, who raided during the iQFoil Games in Marina Rubicón at the end of January, is dominant.

Among the women of the iQFoil, there are also Blanca Manchón (Andalusia), Nicole Van Der Velden (Cantabria) and Andrea Torres (Baleares), who make up the Spanish Olympic team of this kind of candle that will debuts in Paris 2024.

In the male category, Spanish athletes who come to the meeting are Ángel Granda (Canarias), Jorge Aranzueque (Valencia), Tomás Vieito (Galicia), Fernando Lamadrid (Andalusia) and José Luís Boronat (Baleares).

In a women's sail for couples (49erFX) we will see the regatist of the Nautico de Vigo Patricia Suárez together with the canaria María Cantero, of the Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria, with one objective: to reach Paris 2024.

The invincible winners are again in the first edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta: the Brazilian couple formed by Kahena Kunze and Martine Grael, who also obtained gold in Tokyo.

In the male category of the 49th, the Spanish army is headed by Diego Botín, who this year competes with Catalan Florian Trittel.