The head of the J70 fleet, heading for the A Guía Peninsula in the central area of the Viguese Ria (Photo Maria Muíña)

Second day of the Galician Villalia Championship of Monotypes J70 and J80 in the waters of the Ria de Vigo, by the J70 Class Association, with the support of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, and collaboration on the plot of logistics and avitualación with 14 / 18..

In J70 he won the monotype of Luis Cabiedes of the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona, being the silver for the Marnatura armed by Enrique Freire and he had as his patron Luis Bugallo and the bronze for the Olympic Canary Jorge Martínez Doreeste of the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, which competed with the La Guardia & Moreira, supplying the usual pattern of this J70, which Gonzalo Araújo.

As far as the J80 is concerned, the first place was for Javier de la Gandara, who was the great dominator of the class, this weekend... by achieving a number of speaking for himself: three first and two seconds. After the great Viguese pattern that competed for the Mount Real Club of Yates, two Lusitan units were located the 4 Jotas of Joaquim Moreira and the Marías Casa Telhado of that great cane of Porto that is Manuel María Cunha, who is also a member of the Club of Baiona.

The fleet of J80 heading for a turn (Photo Maria Muíña)

Complicated the closing day in viguese waters, where only two valid sleeves per category were completed... totaling 5 in the total computation, each participant can discard its worst score. The first test to be held was overbegged: with one hour of postponement... and the second Sunday came with the almost exhausted time limits, after two in the afternoon. The unstable winds, with 8 to 10 knots in most and north-east. In any case three sleeves on Saturday and two on Sunday, this Galician Villalia Championship can be considered successful at the meteor level of conditions.

To highlight in the lot of the J70 the excellent end of the Red April of Jorge Pérez Canal that as for the Orensian ships gave the of lime... the sand in charge of one of the great favorites, the Green April of Luis Pérez Canal that ended in a rare position: ninth. The female crew of Naturea, of the Club de Vela Atlántico, who was commanded by Mafalda Pires de Lima (daughter of Antonio and Pedro the great Portuguese regatists), was also to be noted. Also in very good line Pazo de Cea de Cominges-Ojea, veteran Willy Alonso with Séneca SW, the Portuguese Kuboo and the kids of the Sailway Academy, who completed the top ten.

In the foreground the sheriff of the J80, Javier Gandara in command of Okofen (Photo Maria Muíña)

In J80 with an unstoppable Gandara, his maximum a priori rival that was Juan Carlos Ameneiro who with Alboroto is the current champion of Spain... but his fiasco in the fourth manga, in which it went frankly wrong... led to a score of 17, which left him without options. But it was fourth at the end, at the edge of the podium.

The next events of the J70 will be the Spanish Cup in the waters of Catalonia organized by the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona on 19-20 May... and the Spanish Championship Villalia in Galicia, in the waters of La Toja, organized by the Real Club Náutico de Vigo and the Association of the Class J70 de Vigo, from 16 to 18 June

The splendid crew of Mafalda Pires of Lima and the J70 Pazo de Cea de Cominges- Ojea

CAMPEONATE GALLEGO VILLALIA J70 + J80

General classification J70

1 News, Luis Cabiedes (1-1-5-1-4) = 7 points
2nd Marnatura, Luis Bugallo (8-2-1-4-1) = 8
3rd La Guardia & Moreira, Jorge M.Doreeste (2-4-3-8-2) = 11
4th Red April, Jorge Pérez-Canal (12-5-2-2-8) = 17
5th Pazo de Cea, Ramón Ojea (4-10-4-6-5) = 19
6th Naturea, Mafalda Pires de Lima (3-8-9-11-3) = 23
7th Seneca SW, Willy Alonso (5-12-12-3-7) = 27
8th Kuboo, Henrique Brites (6-6-7-10-10) = 29
9th April Green, Luis Pérez-Canal (7-3-6-15-15) = 31
10th Sailway Academy, Alex Pérez-Canal (11-9-11-5-6) = 31

General classification J80

1º Okofen, Javier Gandara (1-2-1-2-1) = 5 points
2º 4 Jotes, Joaquim Moreira (2-9-2-5-2) = 11
3rd Marías Casa Telhado, Manuel María Cunha (10-6-3-1-5) = 15
4th Alboroto, Juan Carlos Ameneiro (5-1-6-17-4) = 16
5th Cansino, Nano Yáñez (3-3-13-4-8) = 18
6th Maija, José Luis Pérez (7-5-8-7-7) = 26
7th Waikiki, Andrés Gómez (6-7-10-11-6) = 29
8th Namaste, Luis de Mira (12-12-4-13-3) = 31
9th Pezoas, Diego Carral (4-10-9-9) = 32
10th Picacho, Miguel Viejo (11-4-5-15-13) = 33

2023-05-13: News (J70) and Okofen (J80) leaders of the Galician Villalia J70 + J80 in Vigo

High level in J70 as usual (Photo Maria Muíña)

First day of the Galician Villalia Championship of Monotypes J70 and J80 in the waters of the Ria de Vigo, by the J70 Class Association, with the support of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo, and collaboration on the plot of logistics and avitualación with 1418.es

In J70 with 15 registered ships he commands the Noticia de Real Club Náutico de Barcelona patronado by Luis Martín Cabiedes ahead of the Olympic Jorge Martínez Doreste with La Guardia & Moreira and the component of Americas Cup Luis Bugallo with Marnatura.

Among the 22 registered of J80 the best after the first day is the great ocean navigator of the Viguese Javier de la Gandara with Okofen, second is the current champion of Spain Juan Carlos Ameneiro with Alboroto in which the alicantino Javier Aguado sails of tactic and third the 4Jotas of Joaquim Moreira of the Clube de Vela Atlántico de Leixóes-Porto.

Spectacular the opening of this Galician Villalia, who was delayed for an hour... not because the wind was missing, but because he was capricious and variable. With an intensity of 6 to 18 knots, and some streak that reached the twenty... the chief judge, the coruñés Jaime García, made the sound of the first exit for the J70 class, to do it later with the J80.

Among the most watery, the J70, the Noticia managed to impose on the first two sleeves, completing with a fifth in the third sleeve. The monotype of the Barcelona Nautico was converted with these data, followed by a Viguese ship, but this Saturday with an Olympic canary to the controls... which is common in the regatas of the City Condal: Jorge Martínez Doreeste, very regular in its scores; second, fourth and third. The provisional podium was closed by the redhead of the Spanish team of Americas Cup: Luis Bugallo Arriola in command of the Marnatura, who also won the third manga.

Following this group of April Green by Luis Pérez Canal, Pazo de Cea (which follows in an excellent line) with the Tandem Ojea-Cominges in command, April Red by Jorge Pérez Canal, and the Lusitans Kuboo by Henrique Brites and Leixoes of Mafalda Pires of Lima. They completed the top ten of this class Nacua Sogasa by Sancho Paramo and Seneca SW by Willy Alonso.

The fleet of J80 heading to Rande (Photo Maria Muíña)

In J80 as it could not be otherwise it is "Gandara Territory" that has once again shown who is the class sheriff in the Atlantic. Two first and one second in three sleeves, leaving in discussion the second place a good Alboroto that is the current champion of Spain of the category and that had Javier Aguado next to Juan Carlos Ameneiro, who achieved a first partial, to which I add a fifth and a sixth... to which the Portuguese 4Jotas step.

This magnificent pattern that is Nano Yáñez is in the fourth place, in a handkerchief with María Casa Telhado, who patrons the Portuguese Manuel María Cunha, as well as with Picacho de Miguel Viejo and Maija. After them the Coruñés Pezoas of Diego Carral... while another ship of La Coruña, such as the Kotablue, remains at the door of the top ten of the class... and up to 22 ships, being the one that closes the board the Bazan of the Bazan Group of Ferrol.

For the second and last Sunday with three sleeves that will start at 10.30; the closing will take place at the edge of five o'clock in the public port area annexed to the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo.

CAMPEONATE GALLEGO VILLALIA J70 + J80

General classification J70

1 News, Luis Cabiedes (1-1-5) = 7 points
2nd La Guardia & Moreira, Jorge M.Doreeste (2-4-3) = 9
3rd Marnatura, Luis Bugallo (8-2-1) = 11
4th April Green, Luis Pérez-Canal (7-3-6) = 16
5th Pazo de Cea, Ramón Ojea (4-10-4) = 18
6th Red April, Jorge Pérez-Canal (12-5-2) = 19
7th Kuboo, Henrique Brites (6-6-7) = 19
8th Leixoes, Mafalda Pires de Lima (3-8-9) = 20
9th Nacua Sogacsa, Sancho Paramo (10-7-8) = 25
10th Seneca SW, Willy Alonso (5-12-12) = 29

General classification J80

1º Okofen, Javier Gandara (1-2-1) = 4 points
2nd Alboroto, Juan Carlos Ameneiro (5-1-6) = 12
3rd 4 Jotes, Joaquim Moreira (2-9-2) = 13
4th Cansino, Nano Yáñez (3-3-13) = 19
5th Marías Casa Telhado, Manuel María Cunha (10-6-3) = 19
6th Picacho, Miguel Viejo (11-4-5) = 20
7th Maija, José Luis Pérez (7-5-8) = 20
8th Pezoas, Diego Carral (4-10-9) = 23
9th Namaste, Luis de Mira (12-12-4) = 28
10th Spaco, Santiago Estevez (9-15-7) = 31

2023-05-12: The Galician Villalia Championship of J70 + J80 begins in Vigo

An image of the J70 fleet at the Rande inlet (Photo Maria Muíña)

Luxury poster in the waters of the Ria de Vigo, which has the Galician Championship of the Classes J70 and J80, in which they compete about 40 units of both monotypes, with the organization in charge of the associations of the two classes as well as the Royal Nautical Club.

The starting pistolet will be at the edge of the two of the afternoon of Saturday, with a single field of races... which will undoubtedly bring visibility and spectacle to the competition, considered the antecedent of the Spanish Championship to be held next June, in Galician waters.

The J80 fleet that this year has its World Championship in Baiona in September, provides 22 online units of output. Among them is the Okofen of the great Javier de la Gandara considered one of the brightest sailors of the Spanish Sailing of all time, which will feature Diego Fernández in his crew, as well as his sons Jaime and Javier, who compete for the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona.

Among his rivals the current champion of Spain, the Alboroto de Juan Carlos Ameneiro... who has a great tactic, such as the Alicantino Javier Aguado... who was the patron of the 60 Piés Estrella Galicia at the Admiral's Cup, component of the Spanish Cup team... who has a splendid curriculum.

Departure of the J80 Galician held in Vigo in 2020 (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Other heavy weights in the category: Atlantic 3D printing by Guillermo Blanco of the Real Club Nautico de La Coruña, or the also Herculino Pezoes of Diego Corral or the Kotablue of Esteban Martínez de la Colina, also of the Nautico Coruñés.

For the ferrolana candle, there is the Bazán de Joaquín Martínez Group, and for Portugal the Marías Casa do Telhado and the 4 Jotas de Joaquín Moreira del Clube de Vela Atlántico de Porto.

In J70 there will be a large part of the usual with units such as the heavy weights of the fleet of the south of Galicia... case of the Green April and Red April of the Pérez Canal brothers, or the Marnatura armed by Enrique Freire and which has as its patron the America's Cup, Luis Bugallo, or the La Guardia & Moreira that will have on this occasion the Olympic Canary Jorge Martínez Doreste to the cane, or the Noticia of the Real Club Náutico of Barcelona that patronizes Luis Martín Cabíedes.

From Lisbon the teams of Sail Cascais will again compete, under the masterful baton of the legendary Olympic Portugal Vasco Sherpa, which will have the Olympic medalists of Lithuania, the Toniste brothers.

High-competition weekend in the Ria de Vigo, with the Galician Villalia Championship of J70 + J80 with a schedule of eight sleeves, distributed in two days of Saturday and Sunday.