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The Vizcaina waters of the Abra were again a sailing party with the first year of the Trophy José Luis Azqueta of light sail, organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club in the year its 125th anniversary.

During two days they sailed over 200 Basque, Cantabrian and Asturian regatists, who discovered a beautiful picture with hundreds of candles in the regatta fields in the interior and outside Abra. The couple of the Real Club Astur de Regatas formed by Aida Marqués de Fae and Carlos Fernández registered their name as absolute winners.

The final Sunday test began later than expected pending the wind. The ships of the class ILCA and Snipe had north-east wind of 12 to 14 knots in an interesting and spectacular day, and the tens of ships of the class Optimist and FEVA competed with north-west wind of 5 to 8 knots.

The three sleeves planned on the decisive day were completed in Optimist, after which Iñigo Jáuregui was proclaimed a champion with much superiority, after being imposed on four routes and being second on the other two. Nicolás Bastard, from R.C.M.A.-R.S.C., and Maura Echarri, from Hondarribia, completed the podium. Lukas Etxetxikia, from the Real Club Marítimo de San Sebastián, was the best in Optimist 2.

On the other hand, the Asian couple Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández, from Real Club Astur de Regatas, confirmed their favoritism after the six tests of the FEVA class, in which they ended up in front of the also Asturians Rodrigo Llanes and Miguel Ribera and Jon Berástegui and Vera Aguirre of the organizing club.

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Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández were the absolute winners with five first positions and a second. Paul Emezabal, of San Sebastián, defeated in ILCA 4 after unbanishing the leadership on the second day to Lorea Elduayen, of Hondarribia, with whom he tied to seven points. In addition, Martín Bueno, from the Real Club Marítimo del Abra, ended in the end as a winner in the exciting class ILCA 6 after his two victories on the last tours.

He was closely followed by the cantabre Jorge Campos, only one point away, and Gabriel Oraá, who moved from the first to the third place after a fun race in the outside Abra. On their side, the Vizcados Tomás Trueba and Tanis Rey-Baltar were the first to make full of triumphs in the Snipe class, with Aníbal and Inés Herrero seconds and Carlos Morata and Javier Escalada third.

They took part in this Trophy José Luis Azqueta Regatists of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club, Club Náutico de Álava, Club Náutico de Hondarribia, Club Náutico de Vitoria, Club Pakea, Real Club Astur de Regatas, Real Club Marítimo de Santander, Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales, Real Club Náutico de Laredo and Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián. The award was given in El Saltillo in the midst of a great atmosphere with the presence of José and Reyes Azqueta, sons of José Luis Azqueta, who gives name to one of the reference tests in the Cantábrico.

He thus returned to the waters of the Abra a reference test in this mode, with the ironing of the Royal Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting again filled with young regatists and ships next to the School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte. The Basque, Asturian and Cantabrian regatists participated in a championship that reminded José Luis Azqueta, who was president of this Club of Las Arenas between 1993 and 1997, when he became one of the main drivers of this specialty in the Basque Country. This Trophy was organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club and the School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte, with the collaboration of the Federaciones Vizcaine and Vasca de Vela, the City of Getxo, the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, El Correo and WORK 60.

2023-04-15: Two hundred regatists in the XXI José Luis de Azqueta Trophy in El Abra

Basque, Asturian and Cantabrian representatives of the different classes sail this weekend in the Abra's peach water at a great party of light candle

The Vizcaina waters of the Abra received more than 200 regatists from different communities in the XXI Trophy José Luis Azqueta of light sail, organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club, which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary. This is one of the most consolidated and outstanding tests in the Cantabrian Sea, along with the Trophy José Luis de Ugarte.

They compete, offering for a couple of days a beautiful and spectacular image, over a hundred ships Optimist, sixty ILCA, ten FEVA and another ten ships of the Snipe class. The participants of the Optimist and FEVA classes sailed in the interior Abra and the ILCA and Snipe in the regatta field of the outside Abra, with an initial wind from the northwest of ten to fifteen knots to go down to six along the initial day.

Developed the first tours with hundreds of small candles in the Abra, in one of the most relevant quotes of the calendar that program the Basque light candle, in the class Optimist is leader the absolute winner of last year, the hondarribitarra Iñigo Jáuregui, after being imposed on two tours and being second in the third, which was won by Andrea Periotto, of the organizing club. Alvaro Barquín, of the R.C.M.A.-R.S.C, is the best for now in Optimist 2. The Aida Marqués and Carlos Fernández Asterians won the three FEVA class tests to become the favorite couple before the final day.

On their side, the Vizcayos Tomás Trueba and Tanis Rey-Baltar are the first in the Snipe class with two partial wins. Lorea Elduayen, from Hondarribia, leads the class ILCA 4 with two first and a second place; and Gabriel Oraá, of the Royal Abra Maritime Club, is leader in the exciting class ILCA 6. He was closely followed by the singing of Jorge Campos and his partner Martin Bueno.

He thus returned to the waters of the Abra, on his first day, a reference test in this mode, with the ironing of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting flooded with young regatists and boats that surprised by their frenzy activity to the walkers that passed by the vicinity of the School of Sailing of the organizing club. The Basque, Asturian and Cantabrian regatists participate in a championship in which José Luis Azqueta, who was president of this Club of Las Arenas between 1993 and 1997, was honored and remembered when he became one of the main drivers of this specialty in the Basque Country.

This Trophy, which ends this Sunday with the tests from 11 o'clock, is organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club and the School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte, with the collaboration of the Federaciones Vizcáca and Vasca de Vela, the City of Getxo, the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, El Correo and WORK 60.

2023-04-11: 200 regatists from all the Cantabric in the Trophy José Luis Azqueta

José Luis Azqueta, who was president of the Club between 1993 and 1997. Azqueta was one of the biggest drivers of this sport in the Basque Country

The turn for the José Luis de Azqueta Regata in its twenty-first edition, which together with the José Luis de Ugarte Trophy, are the most consolidated and important in the Cantábrico.

A hundred Optimist, forty ILCA, fifteen FEVA and a dozen 420 and Snipe... the race fields on six planned routes (three on Saturday, April 15, from 13: 00, and three on Sunday, 16: 00, from 11: 00).

This Trophy, which has long become the cantaign cornice, is organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and the José Luis de Ugarte School of Sailing, with the collaboration of the Vizcana and Vasca de Vela Federations, the City of Getxo, the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, El Correo and WOR-60.

Dozens and dozens of young regatists of Basque clubs, cants, Navarre and Asturians will sail on a double-day basis in one of the most popular competitions of this specialty: the José Luis Azqueta Trophy, which now meets 21 editions in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra, the beautiful stage this weekend with hundreds of small candles at sea on one of the most relevant dates on the calendar that program the Basque light candle. This outstanding and always participatory race makes it possible for the promises of this sport from different backgrounds and clubs to define its status in this section of the season near the summer. The light candle thus returns to the Abra with one of the most expected tests and with a large participation of clubs throughout the Cantabrian.

The winners last year, among 175 participants, were Lorea Elduayen in ILCA 4, Gabriel Oraá in ILCA 6, Beñat Lizaso and Iker Aramendi in 420, Covadonga Fernández and Carmen Simal in FEVA and Iñigo Jauregui - the absolute winner - and Markel García in Optimist.