Winning an optimist race with more than a hundred ships is not easy... in the Canary Islands almost very difficult... congratulations for the Canarian of Cambrils Iker Múgica

The regatist of the Nàutic Cambrils Club proclaims to be the absolute winner of the autonomous canary championship, which had at stake the Trophy Manolo Pazos... held this weekend, have participated a total of 116 optimists from seven clubs of the Canary Islands.

The Manolo Pazos de Optimist Trophy that took place this weekend in canarian waters by the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria... created in honor of one of the most important personalities of the Grancan candle... a historic coach, forjador of champions and Olympic oars, who left us two years ago.

A loose and unstable wind on Saturday day and a little more intense on Sunday, with an average of 10 knots. Despite the weather difficulties, the regatist of the Nàutic Cambrils Club, Iker Múgica, has been the best of a competition.

With a total of six disputed tests, Múgica was on the podium to collect his trophy as the first male sub16. In the second position of the general was Sofia Hernández, from the Royal Nautical Club of Tenerife, who also won the first female prize Sub16. The third ranked was Miguel Ángel Méndez, from Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria.