Final of the World Championship of ORC A2 2023, organized by the Royal Nautical Club of Barcelona... the second and final test, a 65-mile tour, took the 53 ships from Barcelona to the boy Obas Blanes and back to Barcelona (Photo Oscar Torveo)

In Catalan waters the World Cup of Cruises for two crew members ended... the first ship to cross the line of arrival was the Duende 50, of Inés Rodríguez with Jorge Arnal, with a chrono of 08-15-29, its maximum rivals in real time was the Hydra-HM Hospital, of Oscar Chaves and Bachero, and the Urbania tripulated by the tandem Fernando Julio-Retegui Bernardeau... the competition ended at the edge of 6: 30 p.m. in Barcelona, with the entry of the last ship in competition.

The new world champions are in Class A, the Dufour 44 It is the unnus of Pep Soldevila and Pol Servant... in Class B, the largest category, Americans Jonathan McKee-Peter Isler cpn the Sun Fast 3300 Red Ruby; while in Class C, Jesus of Michael and Unai Cilleruelo with their X 332 O'Marylou were the winners.

The Corinthian division, intended for fully amateur teams, these were the best in Class A, Marco Corno and David Belda were highlighted with the X-41 Magica; in Class B, the X-35 Comet tripulated by Lluis Blanchar and Pablo Calbeto, he rose with victory; and in Class C, Jesus of Michael and Unai Cilleruelol X 332 O'Marylou.

2023-09-14: With Goblin in head began in Barcelona the secthe World Cup A2

Today at noon, the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona began the second and final trial of the World Championship ORC A2, which will end tomorrow Friday (Photo Oscar Torveo)

The departure was scheduled for 11: 00 in the morning, but the lack of wind has forced it to be postponed... it has not been until last hour and a half, when a south-east wind has entered eight knots of intensity, which has allowed the test to begin. Class A has left at 12.35 p.m., Class B at 12.40 p.m. and five minutes later Class C joined the competition.

In total, 53 ships from 9 countries embarked on the journey to the north-east following the route number 5, from Barcelona to ODAS Blanes, with a return to Barcelona, covering a total of 63 nautical miles, as well as a step through a buoy de desmarque on the exit, which added 2 miles to the route.

In the middle of the afternoon, the 50 Duende, Urbania, and HM Hospitals led Class A, while Red Ruby, Comet and Shaka led Class B. In Class C, Txeca Girl, Asterix and Fragile V were highlighted as the first competitors.

It is expected that the first ships will begin to arrive at the fall of the afternoon and that the competition will continue until the early morning of Friday.

2023-09-13: Soldevila-Servant, with the Dufour 44 is Tes Unno leaders of the World Cup A2

Pep Soldevila and Pol Servant, with the Dufour 44 is Tes Unno... Class A leaders... American Jonathan McKee and Peter Isler on board the Sunfast 3300 Red Ruby, first of Class B... leadership of the Sun Odyssey 36.i Tarterita by David Garcia and Jordi Bosch in Class C (Photo Oscar Torveo)

On Tuesday afternoon, at 14: 52: 33 hours, Duende 50 of the shipowner Inés Rodríguez with Jorge Arnal crossed the line of arrival, 13 minutes later, it was the Urbania of Fernando Julio with Retegui Bernardeau... were the first ships of class A to finish the first of the two tests that make up the World Championship of ABC A2 that is held until Friday and that it organizes the Real Club Nautico of Barcelona... in total 183 miles of tour and seven abandoned.

In Class A, the results after applying the compensation, Pep Soldevila and Pol Servant are located leaders with their Dufour 44 Es Tes Unno... Second Marco Corno and David Belda on board the X-41 MAGICA, and third Joan Balaguer and Alex Fernández with their X-46 SD Korrigan
Jonathan McKee and Peter Isler, on board their SunFast 3300 Red Ruby, have won the long high race and have been placed in the head of Class B of the World Championship ORC to Two 2023. They have achieved a victory with a margin of 31 minutes over the second classified, the Inteman, a Figaro 2 by José Daniel Martín and Didac Costa. The third position is for Lluis Blanchar and Pablo Calbeto and their X-35 Comet.

In time the results were very tight for Class C, with the leadership of the Sun Odyssey 36.i Tarterita of David Garcia and Jordi Bosch with a margin of 00: 04: 14 above X 332 O'Marilou, of Jesus of Michael and Unai Cilleruelo. They close the third drawer in the locker, Toni Pons and Josep Pons, of the Sun Fast 3200 Txeca Girl. Guillermo Díaz and Stephane Azzoni of the X 332 Sport Asterix, were the first of their kind to complete the tour.

Tomorrow the second and final test of the ORC Double Handed World Championship 2023 will take place. The route, of approximately 70 nautical miles, will be determined at the end of the day, according to the weather conditions that allow the best development of the competition.

2023-09-11: The fleet of the ORC Double Handed World Championship 2023 towards the Medas

At the close of this note the wind conditions are 190 degrees and about 12-13 knots, it has also been reported that by failure in the spinnaker the Blue boat of Diana Corominas and Jordi Costa, have made the decision to withdraw from the test (Photo Oscar Torveo)

This morning, the first test was launched for the 53 ships participating in the ORC Double Honed World Championship 2023, organized by the Reial Club Nàutic in Barcelona. The teams spent the last two days being inspected to ensure compliance with the rules of ORC and safety, in addition to preparing their boats and candles for the two tests that make up the event.

On Sunday afternoon, after a careful analysis of the weather parts, the Regatas Committee set out the routes selected for the navigation of the first test, the longest of the championship. The number 11 tour was established for the 17 ships of Class A and 21 of Class B, a 180-mile journey heading north-east along the Catalan coast, passing through the Medas Islands by starboard, then heading east to the ODAS Begur beacon, returning to the Medas Islands to leave them by port before returning to Barcelona.

For the 16 ships of Class C, the number 10, a 162-mile route that begins in the north-east direction, leaving ODAS Begur to port, the Medas Islands also to port, and then returning to Barcelona to the arrival line. The two routes are added 1 nautical mile by the dismantling beacon that they had to turn after the exit.

In the middle of the afternoon, most of the boats are at the height of Pineda de Mar. In class A, the DK 46 "Urbania," tripulated by Fernando Retegui and Julio Bernardeu (ESP), leads the competition. Closer to the coast are the Finns Jorma Nuutinen and Suzanna Edelman Nuutinen with their Grand Soleil 45, "Sopu Tres," and in a third very difficult position, the Duende 50 of Inés Soldevila and Jorge Arnal (ESP) and the "Smerit" of Tito Moure with Toni Del Rio (ESP) compete.

2023-09-08: With measurements, the World Cruise World ORC-A2 begins in Barcelona

The first two days of the ORC Double Handed World Championship 2023 will be devoted to the procedures of records, technical checks and safety checks of the vessels. On the afternoon of Sunday, September 10, the welcome event will be held in the Village, located in the facilities of the Real Club Nautico of Barcelona, where competitors can meet and share experiences

The waters of the Barcelona regatta field will host the World Championship of ORC A2, which begins tomorrow and will take place until the 15th of September, organized by the Royal Nautical Club of Barcelona, by delegation of the Royal Spanish Federation of Vela under the authority of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and the collaboration of the Federació Catalana de Vela.

55 ships from 9 representative countries will meet in Barcelona to compete in the second edition of the ORC Double Honed World Championship, the first edition was held in July 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The participating fleet shall be divided into three categories: Class A, Class B and Class C, grouping similar performance vessels. In addition, the Global ORC A2 2023 will include the Corinthian division and the Corinthian Trophy, intended for fully amateur teams.

The sports program consists of a total of two planned tests, a long offshore test and a short offshore. The Organizing Committee has planned different routes, with distances of approximately 200 to 70 nautical miles. Some of these tours will take participants from the Barcelona coast to the Balearic Islands and back, while other options will explore the Catalan coast. The exit signal of the first long test is scheduled for Monday at 11 in the morning, and the short test will take place on Thursday 14, at the same time. The specific routes will be determined according to the weather conditions to ensure the optimal development of the competition.