Optimists awarded with César Fernandez Vice President Receptation Ourense, Rosana Neira de Abanca and Beatriz Alberte del Náutico Castrelo (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Carolina Comesaña del Marítimo de Canido was the absolute winner of the unified category of girls and boys of the Ourense Trophy Dependation of Optimist--Grand Prix Oiltes Aprilos, which celebrated its closing in the last hour of Saturday, in the Galicia Nautical Park, located in Castrelo de Miño, which was chaired by the vice president of the provincial institution of Orense: César Fernández Gil.

The viguesa that also won one of the four sleeves held achieved 9 net points, product of 1 ° -5 ° -3, exceeding Sara Reboredo of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo that achieved the third absolute position, that is, with two first partial posts, with an accumulated of 10 points. The girls also achieved the 4th (Carmen Bermejo Etchevarría del Náutico de La Coruña and the 6th (Laura Pérez de Canido)... so the boys had to be content with the second absolute position of Javier Ríos and the fifth of Pablo Gago del Náutico Coruñés. The girls on this occasion beat when they occupied 1-3-4-6 while the boys registered 2-5.

In any case, the 14 winners in Castrelo, belonging to the Nautics of La Coruña and Vigo, the Maritime of Canido and the River of the Pontes, represent a new generation of young promises from the Spanish candle of the Atlantic. The Abanca Week, faithful to its founding principles, fully supports the nautical base, and precisely its organizers celebrated yesterday the signing of one of the best professionals of the Spanish candle... to the Catalan Pep Subirats... to convert this quote, of reference to the competitions in the inland waters in this segment, at the national level.

2023-09-09: La Coruña, Vigo, Canido and As Pontes look at the Ourense- April

Chief Judge Pedro Fernandez Alarcón cancelling one of the exits in Castrelo (Photo Pedro Alarcón)

It ended in the waters of Castrelo de Miño, the Ourense Trophy of Optimist - Grand Prix Oils April, which closed the Galicia Interior version of the Abanca Week. After two spectacular days, in which despite the many chucbascos, the program planned by the organization that was in charge of the Castrelo Nautical Club and the Vigo Maritime Club was completed.

Sub16F Carolina Comesaña (CM Canido), Sub 16M Javier Ríos (RCN Vigo), Sub13F Rosa Rivero (RCN La Coruña), Sub13M Pablo Gago (RCN La Coruña), Sub11F Xulia Dopico (CVF as Pontes), Sub 11M José Luis Ríos (RCN Vigo)... were the winners in the different categories.

If on Friday day three sleeves were to be completed with 5-knots west winds... on Saturday there was not so much luck... for to complete the one that would be only valid sleeve, it was necessary for the judges to give three exits that were cancelled, to get right in the fourth. The winds were of similar intensity to the first day.

Among the older, the Sub16, in girls was imposed with very little margin in points, the viguesa Carolina Comesaña del Marítimo de Canido that totaled 9 points... with one more point was Sara Reboredo who also achieved two partial victories of the Náutico de Vigo; being the bronze for the herculina Carmen Bermejo.

Among the children was Javier Ríos del Náutico vigués also with 9 points, with Xairon Carballo de As Pontes the second and third Juan Camado del Marítimo de Canido.

In the Sub13 groups, the first three girls were the Coruñesa Rosa Rivero, the Viguesa Inés Rasilla and Mafalda Nonmedeu of the Náutico de La Coruña... while in boys the podium triplet formed it: Pablo Gago (La Coruña), Hugo Nieto (La Coruña) and Roque Gonzalez-Llanos (Vigo).

Finally, among the younger, Xulia Dopico of the as Pontes and José Luis Ríos of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo were imposed.

Now the Abanca Week, begins the Rías Baixas I version with the Concello de Vigo Trophy that will be officially presented in the Vigo Consistory on Monday and in which there will be three the punctuable competitions: the Iberian of ILCA that organizes the Marítimo Club of Canido, the Kayak de Mar International of the hand of the Olívico of Piragüismo and the Vila of Bouzas with the rank of Iberic of A2-A3 and of Galician of Cruzeros, directed by the Vicecano of the nautical of Galicia, by the Marítima.

2023-09-08: Abanca Week: Ourense- GP Oils April began

Excellent the opening of this event that aims to become a reference within the base sailing competitions, in the Spanish inland waters... (Photo Pedro Seoane)

The first day of the Ourense Sequtation Trophy of Optimist - Grand Prix Oils April is immersed in the Abanca Week, and is being organized by the Castrelo Nautical Club, with the support of the Vigo Maritime Club.

Impeccable assembly in the Regatas Field of the Enchorus of Castrelo, directed by the Oresano Gabriel Fernández, the Herculino Carlos Sardiña and the Ferrolano Pedro Fernández Alarcón... the result is that with winds of 5-6 knots from the west, they managed to mount three quality regatas that made the delight of the athletes, in an afternoon with sun and heat, with the micro climate of the Ribeiro area.

The three sleeves, of which the third was shortened in their journey, had as winners the viguesa Carolina Comesaña of the Marítimo de Canido Club, the second for the olive, Sara Reboredo, and the third for the optimist of the Real Club Nautico de Vigo, Roque Migulez-Llanos.

In the different categories the first three places are as follows after the first day. In Sub16 boys command Javier Ríos del Náutico de Vigo, followed by Xairon Carballo and David Villanueva, both from the Inland Club of As Pontes. As for the Carmen Bermejo of the Nautico of La Coruña, the first is the provisional silver Carolina Comesaña and the bronze Laura Pérez... these two from the Club Marítimo de Canido.

In Sub13 the best at the moment are Pablo Gago, followed by Luis Tourón and third Federico Pardo... the three of the Royal Nautical Club of La Coruña. In girls form the podium triplet the herculine Rosa Riveiro, followed by the also Coruñesa Mafalda Nomdeu and Inés Rasilla of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo.

For the second day Saturday that will close the Galicia Inner version of the Abanca Week, with the beginning of the tests at four o'clock in the afternoon... at the edge of eight and a half will be the closure in the Nautical Park of Galicia, in Castrelo de Miño.

Pep Subirats "Project maganer" of the base candle at Abanca Week

The Catalan Pep Subirats, considered one of the best sailing technicians, has accepted the offer of the Abanca Week to make the Ourense Trophy of Optimist a short-term reference event.

The sabadellense has maintained a very close relationship with the event that was until 2012 Caixanova Week, and later Novagaliciabanco Week; before it was definitely Abanca Week.

Pep, along with the Vigués Pedro Quiroga and the Belgian, based in Girona, who was coach of the Spanish Olympic Team, Paul Maes... were the great artists of this competition being a national reference of the base candle, reaching a participation in 2010 of more than 400 optimist, of 20 countries.

Pep has an extraordinary curriculum, highlighting the organizational success of the 2023 Optimist World Championship held on the Costa Brava, as well as being the creator of the Optimist Meeting of Palamós, and director of organization of events such as the world championships of Hobie Cat, European of Laser (held in Vigo in 2018 within the Abanca Week), technical director of the Catalan Federation of Vela and the Nautico of Cambrils...

This was what the Catalan said after the agreement... "The challenge of organizing a high-level sports event in a natural indoor environment in Ourense goes beyond the competition itself. It is a great opportunity to promote sustainability, environmental education and respect for the natural environment and associated educational actions, it is an exciting challenge. Ourense, with its impressive rivers and reservoirs, offers an idyllic setting to combine quality sport and its attractive sustainable family tourism. This wonderful environment is shown as the ideal setting to combine high-level sailing and technical spaces for young regatists."

2023-09-07: Abanca Week: in Castrelo Trophy Ourense- GP Olives April

In the right-to-left image Zulema Prado president of the Maritimo de Vigo, Carlos Diez de Abanca, the Vice-President of the Depession of Ourense César Fernández Gil, the mayor of Castrelo de Miño Avelino Pazos, Carlos Diez por Abanca and the president of the Nautico de Castrelo Beatriz Alberte (Photo Pedro Seoane)

It was officially presented in the Castrelo de Miño Nautical Park in the heart of the province of Ourense, the third act of the Galicia Interior version of the Abanca Week... dedicated to the youngest candle: the optimist. On-line several of the main teams of the Atlantic area, as well as other areas of Spain and northern Portugal.

At the event the Mayor of Castrelo de Miño Avelino Pazos, the Vice President of the Office of Ourense César Fernández Gil, as well as the presidents of the Náutico Castrelo Beatriz Alberte and the Maritime of Vigo, who is of the Abanca Week, Zulema Prado, and by Abanca attended Carlos Diez.

The Trophy, which in its first edition consists of two days, is named after the Ourense Recession and will have in play the Grand Prix Oils April... the organization of the Castrelo Nautical Club. Both Thursday and Friday will start at 4: 00... the half-hour pattern briefing. The closing on Saturday at 8: 30.

In the staff, he is director of the race to the Orensano Gabriel Fernández, a specialist in this type of events in inland waters, the chief officer the Coruñés Carlos Sardiña and the main jury the Ferrollano Pedro Fernández Alarcón.

Table of the presentation that was held on the morning of Thursday, in the facilities of the Nautical Park of Galicia de Castrelo de Miño (Photo Pedro Seoane)

In today's competition is confirmed the presence of representation of the Real Club Nautico de La Coruña, the Real Club Nautico de Vigo, the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club de Getxo- Vizcaya, the Club Marítimo de Canido, the Club de Vela Fluvial as Pontes, the Real Club Nautico de Rodeira, the Club Nautico Rías de Ares and the Club Nautico Castrelo... in others. Among other possible participants, there are Lusian and Mediterranean optimists.

This event in Castrelo will close the first version of the five of which has the week Abanca 2023: the Galicia Interior. It is worth noting the success of the two events already held in Cortegada (Ourense) and in Fornelos (Pontevedra), both in the competitions of Nautical Skiing in which the Dummies of Ourense was imposed in the medallion by teams... and in those of Wakeboard with an outstanding performance of the Vigués Nolito, in an Iberian Open, in which the medals were distributed among the athletes of Vigo, La Coruña and Villagarcía.

It should be noted that in view of the success of the meeting of Fornelos de Montes, the president of the Marítimo de Vigo Club, with the approval of the Galician Federation of Nautical Skiing Jacobo Pereira, has formalized the application to the Spanish Federation, of the organization of the Spanish Championship of Wakeboard 2024, which is possible to be held in Ourense.