After the last day of the race in Sanxenxo, the French Dix Aôut of Louis Heckly and the Swiss Momo of Dieter Schoen became the new champions of the world of class 6 Metros (Photo Maria Muíña)

After six intense days since he started the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds last Monday, Sanxenxo crowned the new class world champions on Saturday. In the division of Classics, the French Dix Aôut of Louis Heckly sealed a great partial victory in the last championship test that allowed him to proclaim himself the winner of the intercontinental event.

Final day of infarction for the fleet of Classics. With five teams pending the entry into play of the discard to define the podium of the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds, after 13: 15 hours the race committee gave the starting horn for a test that ended up being cancelled in the first section. Finally, it was around 14: 45 when he tore off a very tight sleeve that served the French Dix Aôut of Louis Heckly to proclaim the world champion after scoring a partially fought victory ahead of the Aida of Francisco Boots, with whom he kept a hard hand-to-hand until he crossed the line of arrival.

Heckly's team went from less to more throughout the week and the truth is that it reached the final day in second position tied to points with the leader, the Finnish Astrée III of Ossi Paija, who ended up being fourth in the general classification. In total, the Dix Aôut accumulated in its locker a fourth place, two third, one second, an eighth that discards and a partial victory, results that allowed it to become the winners of the intercontinental event.

In the back, the second position of the general went to the hands of the title defender, the Bribon 500 of the shipowner José Cusí, who with a fifth in the last test finished the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds two points from the French and with three of advantage over the third classified, the Aida of Francisco Botas, who had Javier de la Gandara to the cane.

In Open, the Swiss team of Dieter Schoen, the Momo, on Saturday sentenced a brand-new final victory after leading from the first day of race (Photo Maria Muíña)

The Open division, for its part, completed the last two tests on the race field in front of the village of Salnes on Saturday. The results of the first manga of the day were sufficient for the Swiss Momo of Dieter Schoen to sentence the final victory after leading from the first day of World Cup.

Xacobeo 6mR World Championship - Final General Classification
Xacobeo 6mR World Championship - Open Final Classification

2022-06-17: The 6-meter World Cup comes to its final day with nothing decided

The wind conditions that have taken place today in the river of Pontevedra allowed the fleet to retake the fight for the longed world title... in Classics, change of leader with the Finnish Astrée III placing itself on the top of the table while the Momo stands in the head of the fleet of Open...
tomorrow, the entry of the discard could lead to a new turn of the general with the title of the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds still at stake (Muña Maria Photos)

The wind returned to the river of Pontevedra. After two consecutive days in blank due to the lack of conditions, the fourth day of the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds was filled with the dispute of three new sleeves in the race field located in front of Sanxenxo. With five tests already accumulated in the lockers, the Finnish Astrée III was today with the provisional lead in Classics and the Swiss Momo expanded its advantage in Open, caressing an anxious title that will not be decided until tomorrow Saturday.

With the starting horn around 11: 30 this morning, the first manga of today - third of the World - began with the Finnish Astrée III of Ossi Paija, the Bribon 500 of the shipowner José Cusí and the Romanian Essentia of Catalin Trandafir dominating the fleet until a roll allowed the British Nirvana of Andy Postle to reach the head teams, first placing and winning his first partial victory of the championship ahead of the Aida of Francisco Botas with Javier de la Gandara and the Astrée III.

Already in the second test, an off-line Bribon 500 and Essentia prevented the two favorites from fighting for the triumph of the test and it was the Astrée III who added one first ahead of the Titia of Alicia Freire, which has Mauricio Sanchez- Bella at the helm, and the French Dix Aôut of Louis Heckly, second and third respectively.

Tomorrow Saturday, from 12: 00 in the morning, the last tests in the race field will be held to decide the new champions of the class world.

Classic
1. Astrée III, Ossi Paija (FIN), 7 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 20
2. Dix Août, Louis Heckly (FRA), 3 + 4 + 8 + 3 + 2 = 20
3. Aida, Francisco Boots (ESP), 6 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 4 = 23

Open
1. Momo, Dieter Schoen (SUI), 1 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 2 = 13
2. Junior, Durr Philippe (SUI), 4 + 4 + 10 + 4 + 3 = 25
3. Stella, Juan Debén (ESP), 6 + 5 + 11 + 1 + 6 = 29

2022-06-16: World of 6 meters in Sanxenxo... one lime and two sand

Second day in Sanxenxo with a wind that resists to enter the river of Pontevedra. Despite the efforts of the Regatas Committee to complete a test, the fleet was forced to return to land without being able to add new partial in its locker... in view of this Friday day is ahead by 10: 30 in the morning... for now two days of three blank in the Sanxenxo World Cup.

2022-06-15: World of 6 meters in Sanxenxo... one of lime and one of sand

Long day in Sanxenxo waters for the fleet participating in the Xacobeo 6mR Worlds. The wind, with little intensity and very variable throughout the day, complicated the work of the race committee on Wednesday, preventing the completion of new tests for the 40 ships in the world title. Bribon 500 in Classics and Momo in Open - leaders after the day of fasting - continue one more day at the head of the general and waiting for tomorrow Thursday to resume the competition in the river of Pontevedra.