In the group the Kotablue-Fibra Coruña-1418 European champion of Finn and bronze in the World Cup... plus four national titles (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Grupo Bazán de Ferrol de Joaquín Martínez Rabbit was declared the absolute winner of the Coruña version of the Transcantábrica Regata Xacobeo Navega, which has organized the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, along with the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club de Getxo and the Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón.

For the Ferrol crew formed by Martínez Rabbit, Jaime Maceiras, Luis Filgueira and Gabriela Bustabad, it is their greatest success in a heavy sailing competition: "After the changes made on our ship, we have noticed a great improvement in performance, and this victory supports our work..." the patron of the Bazan Group declared us.

Kotablue-Fibra Coruña-14 / 18 of the European champion and bronze medal in the world of Finn, Miguel Fernández Vasco, has proclaimed himself winner in the J80Coruña Class of the Transcantonal Regata this Sunday in the Coruñesa Bay, in an event that has organized the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña.

The beautiful Cantons of La Coruña serve as a luxury decoration to the Celma del Nautico de Cabanas when it crosses the line of arrival... in urban plan (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Fernández Vasco, who also accumulates four Spanish championships of the end class, competed with Enrique Vilariño Abella, Esteban Martínez de La Colina, Carlos González Regueral and Miguel Fernández Alonso... on a spectacular day in which the wind does not fail: of a northeastern component of 15 to 20 knots... which caused a great beauty in all the maneuvers of this test that had a length of 13 miles; with two turns between the beacons of Chino, Mera and Oza.

The second square in La Coruña, was for the winner of the Rias Altas 2023, the Atlantic 3D Printing of Guillermo Blanco, and the bronze for another of the favorites... the José Naya Golfiño of the Club Nautico Ria de Ares.

After the podium, the ship of Fernández Vasco was classified, the fifth square was for Jaime Araújo with Carpancho V, completing the top ten: the veteran Mascato de Enrique Vilariño (with the name of Ardora achieved four victories in the Trophy Conde de Gondomar del Monte Real de Baiona), Bastiagueiro de David Conde, Paw de Gonzalo Etcheverría, Boi de Canto de Fernando González del Castillo and Valhala de Javier González Moro.

On Sunday in Gijón, we closed with brilliance the Gijón Version in which it represented the Club de Sela Bahia de Gijón (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

TRANSCANTABRIC REGATA XACOBEO NAVEGA

VERSION GETXO-AUARA (Final Classification)
1 Thelonius (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Jon Garai
2nd Go Blue (RCN Castro Urdiales) Angel Herrerías
3rd Marieta (RCM Santander) Pedro Guijarro
4th Andarax Bi (CN Zumaia) Josu Portularrueme
5th La Galea (RCMA-Orza Getxo) Christian Reinicke

(REGATA Final Classification)
1st Taxus Environment (Club Bahia de Gijón) Alfredo Florez (1-1-3): 5 points
2nd GS-1 (RCAR Gijón) Fernando Alonso (2-3-1): 6
3rd Bull Box (EV Avilés) Luis Noguera / Sebastiano Napoli (3-2-2): 7
4th Orbayu II (RCAR Gijón) Miguel Suárez (4-5-5): 14
5th Kaiser (RCAR Gijón) Alvaro Alegría (5-4-6): 15

(Final classification)
1º Silfo (Club Bahia de Gijón) José García (1-1-1): 3 points
2nd Begus II (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Aitor Aguirre (2-2-3): 7
3rd Ita Two (RCAR Gijón) Pedro Guerra (3-3-5): 11
4th Airoso V (RCAR Gijón) Antonio Hevia (5-6-4): 15
5th Wanted (RCAR Gijón) Ricardo Simal (4-5-7): 16

(Final ABSOLUT Classification)
1 Bazán Group (Bazán de Ferrol Group) Joaquín Martínez C onejo
2nd Atlantic 3D Printing (RCN La Coruña) Guillermo Blanco
3rd Golfiño (CN Ria de Ares) José Naya
4th Kota Blue-Fibra Coruña -14 / 18 (RCN La Coruña) Miguel Fernández Vasco
5th Carpancho V (RCN La Coruña) Jaime Araújo

2023-08-05: Xacobeo Navega: Thelonius of Jon Garai winner of the Getxo-Auara Version

Bull Box and Taxi Environment heading to Luarca in Gijón waters (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

Thelonius patronized by the viscino Jon Garai of the fleet of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sportina Club has been imposed on the height crossing of the Transcantábrica Regata Xacobeo Navega, held between the ports of Getxo and Gijón, with a total of 125 miles in length.

The podium was made up of the Archambault 35 de Garai, along with the Go Blue of the Real Nautical Club of Castro Urdiales) with Angel Herreerías a la rea, and the Marieta of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander patronado by Pedro Guijarro.

The race was spectacular and with wind... that began to be violent in El Abra de Vizcaya at noon Friday when it was kept in 25 knots, with some rachas that were flirting, with 30 knots. The north-east component on the whole route along the Basque coast, canteen, stars... that on the night of Friday to Saturday went down to the 8 knots... to end in the last miles on the 12 knots. It is beautiful the navigation, in which the fleet was maintained on a general average of 6 to 7 knots of average speed.

GS1 from the gijonese Fernando Alonso to the cane (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

For its part in Gijón, in front of the Ensenada de San Lorenzo... the technical leaders of the Gijón-Abanca version (the asturian Eva Diez and the Basque Oriol Riz Cabestany that is the president of the Basque Federation of Vela) gave in punctuality at one of the afternoon... the departure for the second test: a Gijón-Luarca-Gijón, with a total of about 16 miles, derived from a round trip, to the beautiful villa astur.

The 40-foot Archambault of the Gijón Bay Club... the Alfredo López Environmental Taxus of the Gijón Bay Club achieved its second victory, which has made it the virtual winner of the Gijon- Abanca version in the race class... among the cruises a fellow of its Club, José García with the Dehler 31 also repeated victory and has it clear, except in the closing stage that will begin on Sunday at one afternoon... a wind route in Gijon, and is immersed in the Aproches Trophy.

Finally in La Coruña at one o'clock in the afternoon will begin the La Coruña Xacobeo version with 20 ships and a lot of atmosphere. Among the favorites the recent winner of the Rías Altas, the Atlantic 3D Printing by Guillermo Blanco, the Golfiño of José Naya of the Nautico Club Rías de Ares, the Mascato of Enrique Vilariño, La María... with one new one: the West Wind Bonloc one of the legendary ships of the Real Club Nautico de La Coruña again compete with Jorge Etchverría a la reada. At nine o'clock in the night, the closure of the Transcantanian Regatta Xacobeo Navega is scheduled for the Coruñés Nautico.

TRANSCANTABRIC REGATA XACOBEO NAVEGA

VERSION GETXO-AUARA (Final Classification)
1 Thelonius (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Jon Garai
2nd Go Blue (RCN Castro Urdiales) Angel Herrerías
3rd Marieta (RCM Santander) Pedro Guijarro
4th Andarax Bi (CN Zumaia) Josu Portularrueme
5th La Galea (RCMA-Orza Getxo) Christian Reinicke

(General, two REGATA tests)
1st Taxus Environment (Club Bahia de Gijón) Alfredo Florez (1-1): 2 points
2nd GS-1 (RCAR Gijón) Fernando Alonso (3-2): 5
3rd Bull Box (EV Avilés) Luis Noguera / Sebastiano Napoli (2-3): 5
4th Kaiser (RCAR Gijón) Alvaro Alegría (5-4): 9
5th Orbayu II (RCAR Gijón) Miguel Suárez (4-5): 9

(General, two CRUCERO tests)
1º Silfo (Club Bahia de Gijón) José García (1-1): 2 points
2nd Begus II (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Aitor Aguirre (2-2): 4
3rd Ita Two (RCAR Gijón) Pedro Guerra (3-3): 6
4th Wanted (RCAR Gijón) Ricardo Simal (4-4): 8
5th Airoso V (RCAR Gijón) Antonio Hevia (5-5): 10

2023-08-04: Taxi Environment orders in the Gijón-Abanca version of the Xacobeo Navega

25 knots at the end of the Getxo-Auara version (Photo Rafa Aspiunza)

The 40-foot Archambault of the Gijón Bay Club... the Taxus Environment armed and patronized by Alfredo López is the first leader of the Xacovo Navega Transcantábrica Regata, which on Friday began in two of the three ports involved in this great project: Getxo Auara version of the Royal Abra Maritime Club - Real Sporting Club and Gijón Abanca Version with the organization of the Gijonese Regatta Club and immersed in the Aproches Trophy.

As for the results of the height race with its 125 miles, Getxo-Gijón last Friday was in the way of Santander Bay, so the fleet is likely to reach the Gijón Sports Port on the afternoon of Saturday.

Puntuality in the San Lorenzo Ensenada where the Gijón-Abanca version was held, with a total of 15 participating ships. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the president of the Basque Vela Federation, the gipuzcoan Oriol Ruiz Cabestany (brother of the renowned and historic cyclist Donostiarra), completed the procedure of the exit to face a test of barlovento-sotavento, with ten miles of route.

A clear victory among those of the regatta class of which was the great favorite in the end: the RC 40 feet of Alfredo López, which was imposed both in real time and in compensation. The chrono of the spectacular Taxus environment was 01-49-17... to which the IMX40 Bull Box of Luis Noguera, which has the Italian Sebastiano Napoli of cane, which crossed the line of arrival to 00.06.12 in real, being the third (second in corrected) the X37 of Fernando Alonso, another of the favorites.

They completed the first squares: the Orbayu II of Miguel Suárez, the Kaiser of Alvaro Alegría and the Starfigther... the 40.7 of Jesús Suárez... which was for a few seasons one of the pointed ships of the Galician regatta fleet, based in the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo.

In the cruise class the first was the Dehler 31 of José García, Silfo of the Bay of Gijón... ahead of the Negus II the Sun Fast of Aitor Aguirre of the Maritime of the Abra of Getxo and of the Ita Two a Jeanneau Rush 31 of Pedro Guerra, as well as the Swah 411 of Ricardo Simal... the Wanted; both of the Royal Astur Club of Gijón Regades.

The head of the Gijón-Abanca Version (Photo Felix G.Muñiz)

TRANSCANTABRIC REGATA XACOBEO NAVEGA

VERSION GETXO-AUARA (in real time, not concluded)
1 Thelonius (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Jon Garai
2nd Go Blue (RCN Castro Urdiales) Angel Herrerías
3rd Marieta (RCM Santander) Pedro Guijarro
4th Andarax Bi (CN Zumaia) Josu Portularrueme
5th La Galea (RCMA-Orza Getxo) Christian Reinicke

VISION GIJON- ABANCA (first sleeve) (REGATA)
1st Environmental Taxi (Gijón Bay Club) Alfredo Florez
2nd GS-1 (RCAR Gijón) Fernando Alonso
3rd Bull Box (EV Avilés) Luis Noguera / Sebastiano Napoli
4th Orbayu II (RCAR Gijón) Miguel Suárez
5th Kaiser (RCAR Gijón) Alvaro Alegría

(CRUCERO)
1º Silfo (Club Bahia de Gijón) José García
2nd Begus II (RCMA-RSC Getxo) Aitor Aguirre
3rd Ita Two (RCAR Gijón) Pedro Guerra
4th Wanted (RCAR Gijón) Ricardo Simal
5th Airoso V (RCAR Gijón) Antonio Hevia

2023-08-03: The Getxo-Auara and Gijón-Abanca versions mark the beginning of the Xacobeo Navega

In the Abra de Vizcaya, you will live 30 years later, an exit from the Transcantábrica, which returns to stay (Photo José Capello)

At 12: 00 in the morning, the Xacobeo Navega Transcantarium Regata will begin on Friday, which had to be reconsidered in terms of its planning... in view of the strong winds of these days in the Cantabric.

Despite all the problems of a meteor nature, the illusion of the clubs immersed in the front line: the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club de Getxo, the Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón and the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña has been able to value the reference event of heavy sailing in the north and north-west of Spain, after many years of absence in the official calendar.

Finally they will be after the versions of the Xacobeo Navega: the Getxo-Auara that begins at 12: 00 in the morning of Friday with a 125-mile route between the ports of Getxo and Gijón. Four hours later, the Gijón-Abanca Version starts, with a wind race in San Lorenzo Bay, in asturian waters.

It should be noted that the centenary club Gijonés brings to the Transcantábrica its most emblematic event of heavy sailing: the Trophy Aproches, heir to the legendary Regata El Gaitero. For its part, the La Coruña Version will be held on Sunday with a start at three o'clock in the spectacular herculine bay. In total, a figure close to half a hundred is cut.

Also to highlight the collaboration of Class One Sails 50, for with the Transcantábrica, by moving to Getxo six units that score in its Interautonomous League, as third puncture test.

So I begin in the Abra vizcadino of the Auara Version, with a length of 125 miles in which the fleet will meet the promontories, of Cabo Mayor (35 miles from the exit), as well as the Quejo and Ajo cabos... also on the coast of Santanderina... passing through the ports of Castro Urdiales, Laredo, Santander in Cantabria... as well as of Ribadesella and Lassres in Asturias... it is foreseeable that the fleet begins its arrival to the Deportivo of Gijón on the afternoon, with at least one hour in the afternoon of the morning.

The Getxo-Auara Version will begin at 12: 00, and the Gijón-Abanca at 4: 00 in the afternoon (Photo José Capello)

Among the favorites of this first round: Telonius patronized by Jon Garai of the Real Maritimo Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club, which is an Archambault 35; Andarax Bi which is a Dufour 334 that has as a cane to Josu Portuladume based on the Nautical Club of Zumaia; Go Blue of the Real Club of the Nautical Castro Urdiales of Angel Herrerias that is a First 36.7... and Marieta de Pedro Guijarro with the X34 of the Royal Maritime Club of Santander.

In the asturian waters, at four o'clock, the Gijón Abanca Version, which is the Aproches Trophy of the Regatas Club, will be in line with the departure of a 20-year-old cruise, among which the Bullbox that has recently won the Vizcaya Championship in Las Arenas... considered the reference of the competitions concerning the Basque calendar... the IMX40 of Luis Noguera, which has as its patron the Italian Sebastiano Napoli, also managed to be second in the Vasca Regata in past days. It's probably the boat to beat.

Another strong one is the Taxus Medioambiente of the Club de Vela Bahia de Gijón by Alfredo Florez, which is a 40-foot Archambault... or the JOD35 Kayser by Alvaro Alegría Club de Regatas de Gijón.

For its part, with the La Coruña Xacobeo version already on Sunday in the Herculine bay of the hand of the Royal Nautical Club, the transcantabcal will be put to a point and end with a test for which there is a lot of atmosphere, and in which the winner of the Rías Altas Regata, the Atlantic 3D Impression... that patrons the Coruñés Guillermo Blanco, which has among others the Santanderino Alejo Gutiérrez and the lantern Elena Polaina, is the great favorite to victory.

2023-08-01: Transcantábrica-Xacobeo Navega, from Getxo to Gijón and La Coruña

After the problems of meteor... the Organization has shortened the competition to three days, with three different versions: Getxo-Auara, Gijón-Abanca and La Coruña-Xacobeo (Photo José Capeillo)

The strong timeless winds expected for this Wednesday and Thursday have significantly disrupted the programming of the Xacobeo Navega Transcantábrica Regata, which initially planned to start on Wednesday two of the Abra Vizcadno, of Getxo... by the hand of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club... to the port of Gijón. This event had illustriated all the nautical of the Cantabrian and Atlantic in the 1990s, celebrated with remarkable success its first edition in 1993, so they are 30 years of birth.

José Luis Azqueta and José Manu Loredo for the Marítimo del Abra, Rafael Olmedo and Estanislao Durán for the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona, Antonio Pereda for the Marítimo de Santander, Rafael Munilla for the Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián, Joaquín Merediz for the Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón, Aurelio Fernández Lage and Ricardo Castro for the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña and Juan López Oviedo for the Real Club Náutico de Portosín... had been the ones that achieved in a high quality of the Atlantic season.

The avatars of time were weakening the project, until it became a beautiful story, but passed... until the hand of the successors of the former fomenators, the project took strength and with the support of the Xunta de Galicia, the Corporación Hijos de Rivera and Abanca, began to take shape. For this reason, despite the great difficulties being encountered on the way to the recovery of this great event, no one takes a step back and the bet is firm and determined by the different clubs that are within the great project.

A total of half a hundred cruises in all three versions (Photo José Capello)

The cathedral of the Spanish candle, the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club, as in the distant year of 1993, leads the project. 30 years ago José Luis Azqueta took over... now his son the Commodore of the club Vizcino José does. The also centenary Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón has put on the table its most powerful race of cruises on the initiative of its comandoro, Guillermo Marqués Prendes: the Trophy Aproches, to be part of the Xacobeo Navega... and in the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, it has been Jorge Etcheverría who has bet on this event, and has the total support of the fleet of the Gulf Artebro.

The sports director of the Getxo Club, Eduardo García Santamarina, the asturian director Eva Diez, that of the Coruñés Nautico David Conde, together with the president of the Basque Federation of Vela, Oriol Ruiz de Cabestany... are those who make up the technical cadre of the Transcantábrica Regata.

For Friday at the edge of the twelve, the Getxo Auara Version begins, an online 125-mile route from Vizcain waters, to Gijón... in which the notoriety will be in charge of the 50Plus +, case of Thelonius of Jon Garay of the Royal Maritime Club of the Abra-Real Sporting Club... Andarax Bi with Josu Portularrume of the Nautico of Zumaia or the Go Blue of Angel Herrerias of the Nautical Castro Urdial Club of Cantabria.

The Gijón Abanca version, which is the Aproches Trophy, will be held in the asturian waters, in which more than twenty cruises are gathered, with units with a high quality case of Bulbox by Luis Noguera of Puerto Ría de Aviles... the Environmental Taxi of the Gijón Bay Sailing Club or the Kayser of Alvaro Alegría of Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón or the GS1 of Fernando Alonso also of the Regatas Club. In the end, the Xacobeo Coruña Version on Sunday with twenty cruises that will compete in the Coruñesa era.