El Bribón 500 que patronea Pedro Campos (Photo Maria Muíña)

The second series of the 6-metre Spanish Cup was completed in Sanxenxo, a test that is part of the Xacobeo Trophy and in which the Regatas Committee was able to complete a total of five sleeves throughout the three days of competition.

This second series of the Spanish Cup, has allowed the ship of the Catalan shipowner, Jose Cusí, not only to win in this April series but to reclaim the discreet result of the previous one and to place the leader of the general.

In the five sleeves played this weekend, the "Bribon 500" only gave in the first manga of today Sunday in favor of the "Astree III" of the Finnish Ossi Paija, a result that served him to ascend to the third position of the Xacobeo Trophy. The second position was, for its part, the "Titia" by Alicia Freire, who took over the podium and stood after these first two series of 2022 as one of the favorites for the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds, the World Cup of the class, to be held in June.

The Swiss of "Sophie" and the Portuguese of "Seljm" have been the major protagonists of this weekend in Sanxenxo in the Open InterRías division.

In the first compasses of this series, the "Seljm" of Patrick Monteiro (Nautic Clube of Cascais) seemed to be able to win his first trial of 2022, but the Swiss "Sophie Racing" of Hugo Stenbeck (Geneve's S.N.) could be reclaimed from a bad start.

On the back, the second was the "Seljm" - which is second of the general of 2022 - and the third place was held by the Swedish "Filippa" of Richard Göransson (Royal Swedish Yacht Club), while the leader of the general to this day, the "Stella" of Violeta Alvarez.

Ranked second act of the Spanish Cup Trophy Xacobeo

Open Interrias
1 - "Sophie" (S.N. de Geneve) / Hugo Stenbeck, 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 11.
2nd - "Seljm" (C.N. Cascais) / Patrick Monteiro, 4 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 3 = 17.
3rd - "Filippa" (R. Swedish Y.C.) / Richard Göransson, 3 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 19.

Classic
1 - "Bribon 500" (R.C.N. Sanxenxo) / José Cusí, 1 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 1 = 10.
2nd - "Titia" (R.C.N. Sanxenxo) / Alicia Freire, 2 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 4 = 14.
3rd - "Astree III" (Nyländska Jk) / Ossi Paija, 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 2 = 15.

General Classification of Circuit

Open Interrias
1 - "Sophie" (S.N. de Geneve) / Hugo Stenbeck, 15 points
2nd - "Seljm" (C.N. Cascais) / Patrick Monteiro, 18 points
3rd - "Stella" (R.C.N. Sanxenxo) / Violeta Alvarez, 19 points

Classic
1 - "Bribon 500" (R.C.N. Sanxenxo) / José Cusí, 11 points
2nd - "Titia" (R.C.N. Sanxenxo) / Alicia Freire, 13 points
3rd - "Alibaba II" (M.R.C.Y. Bayona) / Miguel Lago, 15 points

2022-02-22: The 6-meter competitions return to the river of Pontevedra

The competition for the 6 Meters in Sanxenxo returns with the dispute of the second meeting of the Spanish Cup circuit, proof that it is framed within the Xacobeo Trophy and in which each time new teams are added that are already in the town pontevedresa for the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds next June. In total, 15 units will be thrown into the water tomorrow Friday, April 22, to face the first of the three days that will last the competition.

Among the fleet of Classics, two new teams are incorporated this weekend: the French "Dix Août" of Louis Heckly, one of the most competitive of the French fleet and which already competed in the river of Pontevedra in the European last September, and the Finnish "Astrée III" of Ossi Paija, which was third on the continental date. Along with them, the usual ones like the "Bribon 500" of Pedro Campos, the "Alibaba II" of Miguel Lago, the "Caprice" of Iñigo Echenique, the "Stardust" of Santiago Campos, the also Finnish "Toy" of Juha Salonen and the current leader of the circuit after his victory last month, the "Titia" of Alicia Freire, who with Mauricio Sanchez-Bella a la reis again counting on the Olympic medalist Nicolás Rodríguez among his ranks.

In the Open InterRías division, for its part, the American "Scoundrel" joins the fleet on this occasion. The team led by James A. Hilton is one of the last additions to the World Cup, and will premiere this weekend in the Pontevedra Ria to measure for the first time those who will be their rivals in the great event of the season. The "Stella" of Violeta Álvarez, winner of the first round of the Spanish Cup, the "Maybe XIV" of Eugenio Galdón, the Portuguese "Seljm" of Patrick Monteiro, the "Scoundrel One" of John Harald and the Swedish "Filippa" of Richard Göransson and "Delphina" of Michael Larsson complete the fleet.