The Santanderin crew ended up ahead of the Impredigital, Aizen, Gaitero and Rat Pack, with the Fhimasa as the best among the J80

There were no surprises and the Copa Castro by Centro Porsche Bilbao was taken away by the Yamamay Santanderino by Javier Gallo. For this reason, the beautiful trophy will continue to be exhibited at the Real Club Nautico de Castro Urdiales, organizer of this historical test next to the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club.

The Yamamay had already warned that he was looking for his fourteenth trophy after the first test that began in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra and ended in Castro after 15 miles of tour. In Cantabrian waters he maintained his leadership and the First 40.7 of the Royal Maritime Club of Santander ended up in the general classification ahead of the Impredigital of Emigdio Bedia, which gave him the title, of the Aizen de Gustavo Arce, of the Gaitero de Juan Valdivia and of the Rat Pack of Javier-varri, the first five.

After the second day, a barlovento-sotavento held in Castro with a south wind of 6 to 10 knots - the second had to be suspended on the fall of the view - the Yamamay cantabre of Javier Gallo again won and led his class A ahead of the vizcaderos of the Gaitero of Juan Valdivia and the Rat Pack of Javier-varri, with the Modark of Javier García Peña fourth after his second partial position on the final day. In class B, he first finished the Impredigital of Emigdio Bedia, with the Aizen also Santanderino of Gustavo Arce in second place, La Saiola third and the Thelonious of Jon Garai in the fourth square. Class C was for Gonzalo Arnal's Lasai.

The Fhimasa Escuela de Vela José Luis de Ugarte de Nicolás Viar was established in the J80 monotypes, with two first and two second seats. The young Vizcana crew is preparing for the next World Cup in Newport (United States) to defend their title as world champions. They overcame the Vissi of Juan Llano and the Katxoka of Gonzalo Diaz@-@ Munio, who completed the podium. On the uncertified ships, the winner was Rainer Miller's Kosamui.

The Copa Castro by Centro Porsche Bilbao was organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club and the Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales, under the auspices of the Real Federación Española de Vela. This Cup Castro is always exposed in the winning club of the last edition: the Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales if the winner is a cantabre ship; or the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club if the one imposed is a Basque ship. The sailor who holds the buoy will continue in Castro.

2022-09-10: Yamamay leads the Castro Cup by Centro Porsche Bilbao

The race that unites Getxo and Castro, with 115 years of history, began from the Abra with 32 ships looking for one of the most beautiful and prestigious trophies

The Copa Castro by Centro Porsche Bilbao began in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra on a typical summer day in the Cantábrico, with the north-east wind of 13 and 14 knots and the exit at 1.15 hours for the cruises and five minutes later for the J80 monotypes. After a beautiful start at the height of La Galea, the 32 registered ships took their way to Castro to complete the 15 miles according to the route proposed by the race committee.

Once the classifications have been established after the compensated times, the Yamamay cantabre by Javier Gallo, a First 40.7 that has won this test on 13 occasions, leads class A ahead of the vizcayos of the Gaitero of Juan Valdivia and the Rat Pack of Javier-varri. In class B, it is first the Aizen Santanderino of Gustavo Arce, with the Impredigital of Emigdio Bedia - current champion - second and the Thelonious of Jon Garai in the third position. Meanwhile, class C is dominated by the Boracay of Jesper Bejer.

Among the ships of the J80 division is first in the classification the Fhimasa School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte de Nicolás Viar. The young Vizcayos, who will come to the next World Cup in Newport, won for five minutes the Zeca de Rafael Prada and for almost ten to the Katxoka of Gonzalo Diaz@-@ Munio. On uncertified ships, the leader is the Kosamui of Rainer Miller. The IRC general is headed by the Yamamay, followed by the Aizen - just six seconds after the correct time -, Impredigital, Gaitero and Rat Pack.

2022-09-07: The Dean of the Heavy Sail... The Castro Cup by Centro Porsche Bilbao meets 115 editions

The race that unites Getxo and Castro returns on September 10 and 11 with about 30 ships that will participate in one of the classic tests of the sailing season in the Cantábrico

In the final part of this summer the historic Copa Castro by Centro Porsche Bilbao, the race that links the Vizcaine town of Getxo with the cantabra of Castro Urdiales, returns. It returns these next 10 and 11 September and is 115 years old with about 30 sailing boats that will face two tests in one of the classic sailing competitions in the Cantabrian Sea. A large part of the most prominent ships of the Vizcana and Cantabra fleets will be at the exit of a race in which the ships are divided into the Cruise and J80 classes. All of them in search of the beautiful Castro Cup, in a sailing championship that was run there by far 1907 and whose trophy is one of the most desired by the crews in this final part of the 2022 calendar.

The Copa Castro by Centro Porsche Bilbao is organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club and the Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales, under the auspices of the Real Federación Española de Vela. The two notable races consist of an online tour between Getxo and Castro (16 to 18 miles on Saturday, September 10), while the second, Sunday, 11, will already be a technical race with an Olympic triangle in the water of Castro Urdiales of approximately 12 miles. The computation of the two days will decide the winner of this test with so much solera. The Yamamay has always been one of the great favorites to be the one who has most often won, after having been imposed on thirteen occasions. This year, the Maitena, Despeinado, Thelonious, Alpega, Rat Pack, Impredigital Gorilón - the current winner -, Aizen, Symphony, Turi, La Saiola, Modark, Etrusco, Free Spirit, Lasai, Ramper or Boracay appear among the participating crews. The schedule for the departure of both tests is one in the afternoon.

The Castro Cup is always exposed in the winning club of the last edition: the Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales if the winner is a candid boat; and in the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club if the one imposed is a Basque ship. This year the beautiful trophy has presided over the Cantabrian club after the absolute triumph of a year ago of the 'Impredigital' of Emigdio Bedia, of the Royal Maritime Club of Santander, with the 'Tchin Tchin' vizcadino of José Luis Ribed in the second square and the 'Aizen' cantabro of Gustavo Arce in the third position of the general after one of the most exciting editions of its outcome.