José Palacio and Pablo López won the Spring Trophy of the Snipe class of the Royal Astur Club of Regatas. The second position has been for Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández followed by, Alvaro Alegría and Andrea Ponte... in the class Cruciero the winners were, the Taxus MedioAmbiente, by Alfredo Flórez in group I, the University of Oviedo - Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas in the II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in the III (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

On Saturday, the last two sleeves of the Snipe Spring Trophy were held in Gijón, where José Palacio and Pablo López won the final win, after a first and second place in the day... the couple have been the best in the fleet after the 10-slew dispute, winning the victory three times.

The second square was obtained by Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández, fifth in the first manga on Saturday and first in the last one that completed the Trophy. The third were Alvaro Alegría and Andrea López, second and third on Saturday and with two partial victories in their locker.

The Sunday coastal race that closed the Spring Trophy for the Cruises could not be celebrated because of the very low wind and roll throughout the day, forced the Regatas Committee to cancel the test after a long wait.

Therefore, the Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez with four wins of the five contested races is the winner of class I, followed by the Bullbox, Luis Noguera and GS1, by Fernando Alonso.

In class II, also with four wins in the score, the University of Ovied- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas wins the class, the second position was obtained by the Mambo, by José Enrique García, closing the posts of honor on the Jaar, by Luis Llano.

Finally, the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón, was clearly imposed in class III, with a full of victories, the Ita II, by Pedro Guerra ended in the second square followed by the Leonidas, by Juan Manuel Quevedo.

2023-05-15: Taxi Environment continues to send in the Spring of Gijón

On Sunday it was held in Gijón, the penultimate manga of the Spring Cruise Trophy, in a day that was characterized by the low wind in the race field, which caused an hour delay in starting the test (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

The Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez in Cruciero I, the University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas in Cruciero II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in Cruciero III, repeat victory in the fifth day of the Spring Cruciero Trophy of the Royal Astur Club of Regatas.

In the Cruise class I, the Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez, exceeded to his most immediate rival the Bullbox, by Luis Noguera for only nine seconds in compensated time, which demonstrates the equality between these two ships. The third position was once again for the GS1, by Fernando Alonso within a minute and ten seconds of the first.

In the absence of a sleeve for the conclusion of the Trophy, the Taxus Environment leads the classification, followed by the Bullbox and eight of the GS1.

The University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas was clearly imposed in group II, taking nine minutes of the second classified, the Mambo, by José Enrique García. The third position was for the Andantino, of Raúl Menéndez. The University of Oviedo - Isastur Group with four points leads the general, followed by the Mambo with eight and the Jarr with nine.

In Cruise III, Alberto Tablón, the Spumeru cane has won in the five contested races and is the undisputed leader in this class. Pedro Guerra, of the Ita II is the second classified after finishing in second position all the races, followed by the Leonidas, by Juan Manuel Quevedo.

On the other hand, the Light Sailing Spring Trophy took place on Saturday, in which the ILCA 4, RS Feva and Snipe took part.

In the Snipe class, Alvaro Alegría and Andrea Ponte won the two sleeves of the day and occupy the third position of the general. For their part, José Palacio and Alejandro Roces with two seconds, move to lead the class, followed only one point by, Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández with a quarter and a third in the day. In ILCA 4, Marta Durán won the first manga and Carmen Ayuela won the second. The general heads Mateo Fernández second on the two sleeves on Saturday.

Finally the RS Feva, only played a manga, the triumph was for the couple formed by Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández, first in the general, followed by Miguel Ribera and Hugo Sánchez and Rodrigo Llanes and Diego Pérez.

2023-05-01: Victory of the Environment Taxi in the Spring of Gijón

On Sunday the fourth manga of the Spring Cruise Trophy took place in Gijón. The day passed with a loose wind from the Northeast, the sea as a cloudy dish and sky (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

In Cruise I, the University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas in Cruise II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in Cruise III, winners of the fourth race of the Spring Cruise Trophy of the Real Club Astur de Regatas.

In the Cruise class I, the Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez, was again the fastest in the race and counted three wins in a row, in the absence of two tests to finish the Trophy is a clear candidate for the triumph. For its part, the Bullbox, by Luis Noguera's most immediate persecutor, ended in second place and is placed two points from the Taxi. The third square, once again, was for, Fernando Alonso to the GS1 wheel.

The University of Oviedo- Grupo Isastur by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas added its third victory in class II and led the group with 3 points. The Jarr, by Luis llano second in the manga, occupies this same position in the general. The Andantino of Raúl Menéndez ended in third place.

Alberto Tablón, on board the ship of the Civil Marine College, Espumeru achieved his fourth consecutive victory in class III and practically has the Trophy in his pocket. The Ita II, of Pedro Guerra, once again ended in second position, followed on this occasion by the Leonidas, of Juan Manuel Quevedo.

On the other hand, the third day of the Snipe Spring Trophy was held on Saturday, with a loose north-east wind, flat sea and covered sky. José Palacio and Pablo Suarez with two victories in their locker, and after six sleeves disputed they go up to the second place of the general, which is headed by, Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández who on this occasion would finish the two sleeves in fifth place. Marta Suarez and Alvaro Alonso were second in the two races, closing the podium of the day the couple formed by, Sergio González and Luis Díaz.

2023-04-17: Taxi Environment leading in large length in the Spring of Gijón

The Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez in Cruciero I, the Mambo, by José Enrique García in Cruciero II and the Espumeru, by Alberto Tablón in Cruciero III, winners of the third day of the Spring Cruciero Trophy of the Real Club Astur de Regatas (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

On Sunday, the third manga of the Spring Cruise Trophy was held in the waters of San Lorenzo Bay. The day was marked by the good conditions for navigation, with stable wind of the Northeast of 15 knots, sea of wind and clear sky.

In the Cruise class I, the second consecutive triumph for the Taxus Medio Ambiente, by Alfredo Flórez who made a good departure and kept in the head of the fleet throughout the race crossing the line of arrival in the first place. The second square was for the Bullbox, by Luis Noguera within a minute and fifty-two seconds of the first in compensated time. For the third consecutive time the third position was obtained by the GS1, by Fernando Alonso.

The Mambo, of José Enrique García, very regular throughout the race, notes his first triumph in Cruciero II, and occupies this same place in the general of his class, just one point from the first classified, the University of Oviedo - Grupo Isastur, by Roberto Álvarez Bucetas, which this occasion would end in the third position. The second place in the day was obtained by the Jarr, by Luis Llano, third in the table classified only 2 points from the first.

The ship of the Escuela Superior de Marina Civil, Espumeru patronado por Alberto Tablón counts its participation in the Trophy for victories, three out of three, the university students again won with authority in class III. The Ita II of Pedro Guerra would end in second position the same one that occupies in the general. For its part, the Leonidas of Juan Manuel Quevedo closed the honorary posts of the day.

On the other hand, it is worth noting the excellent performance of the couple of the Real Club Astur de Regatas of the Feva class, Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández, who proclaimed themselves the absolute winners of XXI Trofeo José Luis Azqueta, a reference test in the peninsular north that brought together 200 regatists from Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country in Getxo waters during the weekend. The Gijonese Club went to the meeting with a large team competing in the classes: ILCA 4 and 6, Optimist and Feva.

2024-03-10: Second act of the Light Sailing Spring Trophy in Gijón

The duo Aida Marque ́ s-Carlos Ferna ́ dez de FEVA (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

On Saturday, the second day of the Spring of Light Sailing Trophy of the Royal Astur Club of Regatas was held in the waters of Gijón Bay. The two sleeves were held under a course of cane.

In the Snipe class, Carlos Ordoñez and Leticia Pelayo did not give their winning rivals the two magas, they are second in the general. For their part, Guillermo Marqués and Jorge Fernández ended up second in both races while maintaining the class's leadership. The third position in the day was obtained by the couple formed by José Palacio and Paloma Hernández, with two third.

In RS Feva, Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández were once again the best to cross the line of arrival in the first place, and they are held in the head of the table. Rodrigo Llanes and Diego Pérez ended up second, taking this same position in the general. Miguel Ribera and Manuel Oliveira close the honor posts at the level.

Among the Optimist, Marta Simal was again the fastest and four wins in her locker, she is the undisputed leader of her class. Alejandro Fernández with two seconds goes up to the second place in the general, followed by Lucia Van Der Sanden, with a third and a fifth place in the day.

In ILCA 6, Jesus Manuel Martínez with two seconds leads the classification, followed by Julio Riba, which was the fastest in the first sleeve and fifth in the closing. Fernando Alonso is located in the third place of the general after winning the second manga of the day.

Finally in ILCA 4, Mateo Fernández is placed at the head of the classification, with a fourth and a first. The second position on the table is for Marta Suarez, who was the best in the first sleeve. The third place in the general is for Marta Durán with a fifth and a fourth place.