Kenex V, Marmotinha, Symphony and Fingolfin took the rest of the classes

The Surne- Trofeo Eskarra Regata returned to the Vizcaina waters of the Abra with the final victory of the Maitena in the Regata class, also absolute winner, of the Kenex V of Ignacio Giménez in Cruciero I, of the Marmotinha of Koldo Báez in Cruciero II, of the Symphony of Javier Onaindia in the uncertified class and of the Fingolfin among the 80 monotypes.

In the ships of the Regata class, the Maitena of Mikel Emaldi, who enjoyed the navigation and conditions that benefited the Farr 45 of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club, organizer of one of the most expected dates in the Cantabrian, was more than anyone else. In second position was the crew of the Carlos Maidagan Despeinado, with the Akelarre of Mauricio Guibert third after the two tours scheduled by the Committee for this class.

On the other hand, the Kenex V of the Royal Nautical Club of Laredo was clearly imposed on Cruise I, followed by the Thelonius, Modark and Tchin Tchin, the three tied with 6 points. The best in Cruise II, as it was a year ago, was the Marmotinha of Koldo Baez, of Orza, with the Kohen of Juan Carlos Estefanía in the second square. Among the uncertified ships, he was first the Symphony of the veteran master Javier Onaindia, with the second Nexus, the third Ramper and the fourth Emilu.

Among the ships of the J80 division, the Fingolfin was the most regular with its triumph in the first manga, after a good departure, and then two seconds put in a hard fight with the Biobizz and the Fhimasa. In the second place of the general was classified only one point from the winner the Biobizz of José Azqueta, which was imposed on the second tour, and third was the Fhimasa School of Vela José Luis of Ugarte of Nicolás Viar, which was pointed out a last manga, that of more miles, that ended with a beautiful triangle in the inner Abra with buoys in the vicinity of Portugalete and Algorta. Fourth finished the Vissi and fifth the Jet Set. The Mandovi dalecandELA, the Obelix and the Ausart were then classified.

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30 ships on the Surne... one of the most classic dates of the Abra Maritime

It returns to the Vizcaina waters of the Abra one of the classic of the candle in the Cantabric: the XVII Surne- 57th Eskarra Trophy. From this month of June until the end of September there are several notable races of the calendar of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club, which already organized a few weeks ago the III International Women's Sailing Cup of the J80 class.

Now, one of the most relevant tests for the J80 class cruises and ships comes this Saturday and announces that the sail's point competitions are approaching the Abra. It was there in 1964 that the first edition of this historic Eskarra Trophy took place, a championship with much solera and history of the Basque candle.

It is now 58 years of that longing start (57 editions after being suspended in 2020 by the pandemic), with about 30 ships of the J80 class cruise and monotypes - with departure scheduled by the Regatta Committee at 13 hours - that will sail to achieve victory in a race with a lot of pull among the crews, which consider it one of the most special of the extensive calendar of the Club de Las Arenas. This time it will also serve to score in the I Trophy Engels & Völkers.

For this reason, the regatists aspire to enlist the name of their ship in the beautiful trophy that will raise the absolute winner of an Eskarra Trophy that emerged in the 1960s of the last century by a beautiful initiative of which he was president of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club, Don Ramón Zubiria, as a tribute to José Luis Azqueta and his sailboat 'Eskarra'.

A year ago, after not being able to celebrate in 2020 by the pandemic, between the cruises were imposed the Carlos Maidagan Despeinado in the Regata class, in addition to being the absolute winner; the Kribi of Juanma Pereiro in the Cruise class I; the Marmotinha of Koldo Báez in the Cruise class II and the Bacilon of José Miguel Franco in the Free class. After the three tours between the monotypes of the class J80, the first classified was the Biobizz of José Azqueta.