The Queen's Trophy for Lisa R of the United Kingdom
The Queen's Trophy for Lisa R of the United Kingdom
The British ship dominated with solvency the class ORC 0 and the global score gave it to proclaim itself the absolute champion of the emblematic regatta of the Royal Nautical Club of Valencia (Photo María Muíña)
The Lisa R, of the shipowner Giovanni di Vincenzo, competing for the Scuffia, conquered the Queen's Trophy in Valencian waters... after imposing in six the seven tests scheduled in the class, giving in only the last one with a second.
The final victory in the ClubSwan class 42 was for the Nadir, of Adriano Majolino; the Elena Nova achieved the general victory in ORC 1 - Varadero Valencia; the Katara by Ready Set Go, of Hermogenes and Diego Barcia, did the same in ORC 2 - Royal Blis; in ORC 3 - MSC, the victory was for the Mon of L'Ona II, of Ramón Cañellas; it was imposed in the general of ORC 4 - Occident el Enewtec, of Engineering and New Technology 2004; the Sos Sos, of Mar Minor, of José Antonio MportC - European, of Ort. Finally, in Open class, he won the Jerónimo II, by Mike Marqués, and, in Promotion, the Cormorant, by Vicente Irazo.
2024-07-06: The Queen's Trophy in the absence of her last act in Valencia
Tomorrow Sunday the classic Valencian puts its point and end (Photo Maria Muíña)
The Queen's Trophy comes to its last day with intense competition in the classes ORC 2, 3 and 4, where the minimum differences between the crews open a closed struggle for the title. In contrast, in the classes ORC 0 and 1, the leaders have managed to stand out, paving their way for victory.
ORC 0 Mercedes Benz Valdisa: Lisa R. Imbatible
In the category ORC 0, the Italian Lisa R. of Giovanni di Vincenzo is the clear winner after winning in the three sleeves of the day, keeping his undefeated in the Queen's Trophy. Aifos, patronized by Jaime Rodríguez Touges, has promoted to the second place in the general, while the Swan50 Tenaz of Pablo Garriga occupies the third position. The TP52, Urbania and Blue Carbon-Aproperties will need to improve significantly in the coming weeks to deliver well in the Mapfre King's Cup, its priority goal. Currently, these Catalan ships are fourth and fifth, respectively.
ORC 1 Varadero Valencia: Elena Nova Domina
The Swan42 Elena Nova of the German Christian Plump has dominated the class ORC 1 with two first positions and one fifth, obtaining a comfortable advantage over the Ecuadorian Shark and the Estonian Katariina II, who occupy second and third place respectively. The Italian Ulika and the Spanish Mercedes Benz- Valdisa and Seabury MarAmigo have been practically out of the fight for the podium.
Competition Closed in OrC Royal Bliss 2, MSC 3 and Occident 4
In ORC 2, the Ebury Foster Swiss of the CartagJanuary Francisco Javier Sabiote and the Spanish Saetta II-Proalegos of Eduardo Maestre arrive tied to points to the final day. The Argentine Katara, the first leader, is now in third position, only one point from the first two.
In ORC 3, the Mon de l'Ona of the Tarraconense Ramon Cañellas has taken a step forward, exceeding the Falapouco by three points. In ORC 4, the Enewtec added three first places, leaving the Lassal three points behind.
Pressure at the European ORC Musto SportBoat
In the European ORC SportBoat, the Esta24 Milu 4 of the Italian Andrea Pietrolucci and the Bat Sonar23 Sos Mar Menorde José Antonio Anton are tied to 8 points, which guarantees an exciting dispute for the continental title in the last manga.
ClubSwan42: Change of Leader
In ClubSwan42, the Nadir Balar of Pedro Vaquer has become the new leader, exceeding by five points the April Pez Bat of José María Meseguer. The first leader, the Italian Canopo of Adriano Majolino, has fallen to third position.
The last day of the Queen's Trophy promises to be intense and exciting, with several crews fighting for the title in a spectacular closure of this prestigious race.
2024-07-05: The foreign fleet leading in the beginning of the Queen's Trophy
Italians, Germans and Argentines starring in the first day of the Valencian race (Photo Maria Muíña)
The waters of Valencia offered ideal conditions in the inaugural day of the 25th Trophy of the Queen, hosting an international fleet of 130 ships. The race began with a clear control of the foreign fleet, highlighting the Italians, Germans and Argentines in the first positions of different classes.
In the class ORC 0, the Italian Lisa R. de Giovanni di Vincenzo was imposed with two consecutive victories. On board its Ker46, di Vincenzo overtook a very competitive fleet, including the spectacular Swan50 of Barcelona's Pablo Garriga, which was placed in second position with two seconds.
The three T52 ', Urbania, Aifos and Blue Carbon, although they sailed forward in real time, were relegated to the third, fourth and fifth place respectively when applying the compensated time.
In ORC 1, the German Elena Nova of Cristian Plump, with a second and a first place, seeks to revalidate his title last year. However, it faces a strong competition from the Ecuadorian Tiburón de Julio Hidalgo, which also added a first and a second, tying both ships to three points.
The Estonian Katariina II remains in third place with two third positions, while other aspirants such as Mercedes Benz Valdisa of Jorge Martínez Doreto and Seabery-MarAmigo de Basilio Marquínez occupy the fourth and sixth positions respectively.
In the category of ClubSwan42 monotypes, the Italian Canopo of Adriano Majolino leads provisionally after a first and a second place, followed closely by the Balear Nadir of Pedro Vaquer, world champion in 2022, who achieved a sixth and a first place.
The ORC 2 class presents an exciting triple tie to five points between the Argentine Katara by ready set go of Hermogenes and Diego Barcia, the Spanish Saeta II-Proalvente of Javier Maestre and the Gaditan Taboga School of Emilio Guzmán.
In the predominantly Spanish classes ORC 3 and ORC 4, they lead the alicantino Tanit IV Medilevel of Nacho Campos and Lassal of Gonzalo Calvo, with the tarraconense Mon de l'Ona of Ramon Cañellas and the bat Enewtec of Francisco Miguel Jiménez on their heels.
In the European ORC SportBoat, the Italian Milu 4 by Andrea Pietrolucci is located as a new leader, followed by the Bat Sonar 23 patroniado by José Antonio Antón and the cartagJanuary GP26 Pinto Tercero de Emilio Azofra.
Finally, in the Open category, the Remoli of José Miguel Fortea leads the classification, while in Promotion, the Cormorant of Vicente Iranzo occupies the first position.
The opening day of the Queen's Trophy has made it clear that international competition is ready to fight for the first positions, promising an exciting development in the coming days of race.
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