The Swing wins the final stage of the III Discovery Race between Funchal and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The Swing wins the last stage of the Discovery Race between Funchal and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The bulk of the fleet has arrived in the morning after 30 hours of navigation Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. - The Swing (Treino Mar Center) of José Augusto Araujo was the winner of the fifth and final stage of the III Discovities Race 282 miles between Funchal (Madeira) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The Portuguese ship crossed the line of arrival at 4: 56: 55 in the morning.

It has been a very fast stage between 35 and 40 hours of duration, the fleet left at 17 hours last Thursday from the port of Funchal and from there it was sailing very grouped from the same exit, where they mounted a buoy de de marque to take direct direction towards the Canary Islands. The wind blew between 20 and 24 knots, although during the first stretch to the island of Los Salvajes it reached 30. As the fleet approached the island of Gran Canaria, it was losing intensity.

The Atlantis (Bouzas Maritime Liceo) of Ivan Prieto was the second to cross the line, at 5 hours and 39 minutes, just five minutes from the winner, with whom he maintained an intense struggle throughout the course. Manuel Batallán's Protein 65 (CN Sada) arrived at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 8: 47: 13 in the morning and 10 minutes later was done by the Tinerfeño Papoa at 8: 57: 28. The Künga (CN Punta Lagoa) by Jorge E. Mallo at 9: 15: 37 in the morning and the last to arrive, after noon was the goalkeeper Capa de Salvador Méndez.

The Protein 65 of the Nútico of Sada, has been the winner of the Trophy Juan Sebastián of Elcano... Swing of the Center Treino Mar the Trophy Fernando of Magallanes and three have been the ships that have completed the entire route - the Swing, the Protein 65 and the Künga -, which has consisted of five stages: The Coruña-Portosync-Oporto-Sines-Funchalo-Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

2022-08-05: The Discovery Race faces its final line between Funchal and Las Palmas

Two more ships, the Papoa and the Capa, have been incorporated for the last stage of the Discoveries in Funchal

The third edition of the Discoveries Race, a Spanish-Portuguese ocean race, faces the final stretch in which it is the fourth stage between the capital of Madeira, Funchal, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Before the departure of the last stage the trophies were delivered in Funchal to the four ships participating in the stage of the queen between Sines and Funchal, of 508 miles, and they were by order of arrival in ORC, Swing and Protein 65 and in Open the Atlantis and the Künga. It was a very fast stage, but at the same time very hard, due to the strong winds.

The fleet sailed from Sines to Funchal very grouped and entered with just five hours of difference between the first and the last. These four ships have been joined for the final stage of Funchal to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, two more in category ORC, the Papoa de Sergio Acevedo, a Sun Fust 37 model from Tenerife and the Capa de Salvador Méndez, an Oceanis 323 from La Gomera.

The last departure Thursday afternoon was given from Funchal with a 282-mile walk ahead to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where the fleet is expected to arrive this Saturday to Gran Canaria, although the first hours are being very fast, thus even the time of arrival could be advanced.

In the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria will be held next Sunday the award of this 2022 edition of the Discoveries Race.

2022-07-26: For Swing the Oporto-Sines de la Discoveries Race

The Portuguese ship of José Augusto Araujo took 36 hours to travel the 209 miles... the bulk of the fleet arrived at night after the fall of the wind. this Thursday will start the fourth... which is the so-called "queen stage" between Sines and Funchal of 508 miles

The third stage of the 3rd Discovery Race, 209 miles between the Portuguese cities of Porto and Sines was faster than initially planned, especially for Swing of the Treino Mar Centre, patroned by José Augusto Araujo, who was the great protagonist in winning the stage with authority with a time of 36 hours, 07 minutes and 52 seconds.

The Swing was the fastest and only ship that was able to navigate the entire journey with wind, which did not happen to the rest of the ships that saw as the first night blowing winds that came to exceed 30 knots of intensity, but that as the stage progressed the wind was losing strength. Four of the five ships participating in this stage arrived at night closed. The Swing did it after 23 hours on Tuesday, while the rest were doing it at night.

The Protein 65 of the Nautico de Sada, with Manuel Batallán to the cane, which had won the first two stages, was overcome on this occasion by the ship of Madeira, entering two hours later with a time of 38 hours, 34 minutes and 18 seconds and third was the São Gabriel of the Naval Association of Lisbon, which has as its patron Mario Jara de Carvalho, which would enter already on Tuesday morning after investing a time of 38 hours, 34 minutes and 19 seconds.

In open category, victory for the Atlantis of the Bouzas Marítimo Liceo capitanado pro Ivan Prieto, followed by the Künga based on the Viguese Punta Lagoa of Jorge Mallo, who as the São Gabriel would suffer the total fall of the wind. The exit of the stage reigns, the fourth, between Sines and Funchal, of 508 nautical miles will be next Thursday at 18: 00.

2022-07-25: Protein 65 leader of the Discovery Race who left Porto for Sines

Paco Quiroga giving in Porto Manuel Batallán and the crew of Protein 65 the trophy as winners (Photo: Tactic Audiovisual)

The third edition of the Discovery Race is on the way to its first week of navigation with the first two stages completed, which have included La Coruña a Portosín and from Portosín a Porto. The great dominator has been the Protein 65 of Manuel Batallán's Nautico de Sada, who has won the two transvestites in the ORC class. As for the Open category, the Künga del Náutico de Punta Lagoa de Vigo de Jorge Mallo was the winner of the first stage and the Trato of the Real Club Náutico de Portosín de Ramón Sabín of the second stage.

Stage 1: La Coruña - Portosin (89 nautical miles)

On July 19, they left the Royal Nautical Club of the Coruña for Portosin five units: Protein 65, Salseiro, Swing, Künga, and Buen Vino Tino. The Salseiro (RCN Coruña) of Manuel Blanco was the one who marked the road in real time, being the first to arrive in real time to Portosín after 16 hours, 58 minutes and 39 seconds to travel the 89 nautical miles of the route. An hour later, Protein 65 and a quarter of an hour later, the Swing. After the time compensation the winner was Protein 65. The Buen Vino Tinto (RCN Madrid) by Antonio Arenas and patronized by Luis Martín, suffered a setback during the night, with a breakdown in the engine, which caused them to waste quite a while, but they would be able to finish the stage. The Künga, unique Open in this first stage, did so in a time of 18 hours, 57 minutes and 15 seconds.

Stage 2: Portosync-Porto (108 nautical miles)

In the second stage, a new ship was incorporated, the Shore in Open and for its part it ended its way in the Atlantic Sailing Clube, the Salseiro. Protein 65 would take the victory with an inverted time of 24 hours, 37 minutes and 24 seconds. The current champion of the Discovities Race, the Swing (Treino Mar Center) of José Augusto Araujo, as in the first stage was second and the Good Wine Tinto, third. At Open, the victory would be taken by the Trato with a time of 13 hours, 50 minutes and 44 seconds; five minutes later the Künga would enter second position.

The departure of the Oporto- Sines stage of about 200 nautical miles has taken place this Sunday afternoon, where two more ships have been incorporated, the Portuguese Sał Gabriel (AN Lisboa) of Mario Jara de Carvalho, an Oceanis 411, which has participated in all the editions of the Discovities Race and a debutant, the Spanish Atlantis 50 (Maritime Liceo de Bouzas) of Ivan Prieto, a Saranaia 50, which has participated in the race for the first time. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the departure from the waters of Porto in the direction of Sines was timely, in the passage through the buoy of dismarking the positions were: Swing, Sał Gabriel, Protein 65, Atlantis and Künga... the fleet will arrive in Sines between Monday and Tuesday.

2022-07-19: Discovery Race began in La Coruña, heading for Portosin

The Good Wine Tinto, the largest ship in the fleet and the Swing in the middle of the exit in La Coruña (Photo: Audiovisual Tactic)

The Third Discovery Race is already a reality. La Coruña has been the departure of a new edition, the longest to date, with a tour of more than 1,000 miles from the exit from La Coruña and will be held at the end of August 7 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The first stage of 89 miles, the shortest of the five, will have as final Portosín, a night tour to start opening mouth and where the fleet is expected to arrive along the morning of this Wednesday. The second stage, 108 miles, will start on Thursday with the end in Porto.

Five ships have left this afternoon with the Tower of Hercules as a direct witness of an ocean race in stages that unites fraternally through the sea and the candle to Spain and Portugal.

Only one ship of the participants in this year's edition can become the only one, without being able to make the entire journey, in having made the journey into the three editions. It is the Protein 65 (CN of Sada) of Manuel Batallán, a Bavaria 49 Cruiser, first champion in ORC in 2017 and second in 2019. On the way out of La Coruña has also been the Künga (CN Punta Lagoa) of Jorge E.Mallo, it is a Sun Odyssey 45, which won the first edition in Open, but which was not in the second, and will now seek to repeat victory.

The ship of Funchal and Sada promise a closed fight for victory in this year's edition. The premiere are the Buen Vino Tinto (RCN Madrid) by Antonio Arenas and patroniado by Luis Martín, the largest ship on the Coruñesa exit. It is a Villiceli 65, which by length and crew, one of the most impressive in the fleet. Although the one that has the most options to win is another of the debutantes is the Salseiro (RCN La Coruña) of Manuel Blanco, a Delher 44 SQ, the most regained of all, and one of the classics in the inshore races of the high-level cruise circuit in Galicia, and this year has decided to sail in height in the Discoveries Race.

The exit had a buoy to lighten the exit, with the Künga leading followed by Swing, Salseiro, Buen Vino Tinto and Proteina 65, thus starting the first miles, of a total of 89, with south-west winds, and sailing the way to face the first night where there is a forecast of the winds of girded, thus promising a night moved between the crews.

2022-07-18: Tuesday starts Discovery Race in La Coruña

The Polar de la Marinha Portuguese, at the start of the first edition in Lisbon, in front of the capital Ponte do 25 de Abril, has participated in all the editions of the Discoveries Race and will be at the exit of La Coruña

The third edition of the Regata Discoveries Race will start on Tuesday, July 19, at 4: 00 p.m., from La Coruña Bay and will end on August 7 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a tour of more than 1000 nautical miles... the present edition is dedicated to honoring the Spanish and Portuguese Armed Forces, when the 5th anniversary of the first round of the world starring Juan Sebastián de Elcano and Fernando de Magallanes is celebrated.

From the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña, the fleet will set out to the Royal Nautical Club of Portosin, in the middle of Muros and Noia. From there a second stage to the Leixóes Atlantic Sailing Clube, very close to Porto the second city of Portugal, where you will start the Portuguese tour to the Nautico Clube de Sines and the Associaçao Regional de Vela da Madeira. To close as usual in the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria.

The Discovery Race is one of the most attractive stages of the Atlantic, where the sports and social part are united in a commemorative event in which the participants are the major protagonists.

The president of the Discovities Race, the Grand Master of the Sailing Brotherhood, Francisco Quiroga explains that: "We want to make it longer and this obviously complicates it logistics and economically, and as we did the previous edition, they can do it in concrete stages, although the final winners will have had to complete the entire tour from La Coruña to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The winner of the ORC category, in compensated time, will take the Juan Sebastián Trophy of Elcano and the ship that will make it in less real time will take the Fernando Trophy of Magallanes.