Clínicas W won two of the ten sleeves disputed and remained off the podium by 3 points, behind the winner Tenaz, Noticia Segundo and hang Ten third (Photo Oscar Torrades, Torveo)

The third event of the International Barcelona Winter Series in J70 was held in the waters of Condal City... after three days of race a total of 10 sleeves were held (Friday and Sunday three and Saturday four).

In line of departure 14 registered teams, of the Polish and Spanish fleets: Tenaz, Noticia, hang Ten, Clinics W and the Polish Elessar 2... behind them were the mallorquín Nautia.net de Miquel Coll, Bodega Can Marlés de Ángel Blázquez, Gunter de Javier Serck, Outlier de Federico Madrid, BlackPat de los hermanos Ramón, Cobra de Pedro Sotomayor and Gonzalo Romagosa, SeriousFun and Singularity.

The first day of the race ended with Hang Ten of the young canary Jorge Martínez Doreeste as a provisional leader with only 4 points after a 3rd, 1st and 1st. Following the Elessar 2 with 9 points (4th, 2nd and 3rd) and tied with Tenaz armed by Pablo Garriga with Rayco Tabares to the tactic that this time led to the reed to finnist Alex Muscat (1st, 3rd and 5th).

On Saturday, Clínicas W only 100% canary team went down to the fifth square despite its excellent four exits and having won the fifth manga. Those who did not fail were those of Tenaz who climbed from the third to the first square with 12 points (1, 4, 5, 5, 1), second were those of the Hang Ten with 16 points and good partials (4, 5, 3, 4) and tied to points was placed Noticia with results that were impressive in the water being the best ship of the day (2, 3, 2, 3).

Elessar 2 went from the second place to the podium... Nautia surprised everyone and in the sixth manga he rode in barlovento in first position and thus remained until the end of the test, achieving his first partial win of the championship.

The best teams of the last day were W Clinics with 6th, 2nd and 1st, and Noticia with 1st, 3rd and 5th. This last day score changed the classification again, placing Noticia in second place only two points from the winner Tenaz and followed also two points from hang Ten that closed the podium. The W Clinic was placed with three more points, while Elessar 2 ended up in the fifth position.

This was the third event of the International Barcelona Winter Series in J70, and there are still two events to be held in January and February 2023. So far the general classification is headed by Tenaz (51 points), followed by Noticia (62) and Clínicas W (78). For the next series, new teams from the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Poland and Andorra have already confirmed their participation with a forecast of between 17 and 20 ships. The J70 season continues in Spain intensively. The next weekend (December 17 and 18) will be the third event of the Villalia Winter Series in Vigo, and for each month there will be 2 monthly races, one in Barcelona and the other in Vigo. When it comes to spring the calendar is intensified with more than 10 races to be held in Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Vigo. The J70 is certainly one of the most healthy classes in the landscape of the Spanish candle.