The Witch of Federico Linares wins the 30 Regata Juan de la Cosa... the ship of the Real Club Náutico de Cadiz gets its eighth trophy in the race tribute to the Spanish navigator and cartographer

Wizard of the shipowner Federico Linares has proclaimed himself the winner of the 3th edition of the Regata Juan de La Cosa, which today has ended in the waters of the bay of Cadiz... with victory of the Grand Soleil 37 based in the Royal Nautical Club of Cadiz

The Witch won the first test for more than a minute on the 6 and almost two on the Taboga, the three ships in a fight in which the Witch show one step ahead. The Valencian Neurored got the fourth place ahead of the 50 feet of the Regatas de Alicante Spaniard that brings among its crew the Olympic medalist Kiko Sánchez Luna.

In general by class, the Witch wins in ORC 3, School of Taboga Navigation in ORC 2, Befesa Ybarra in ORC 4, Merdocq in ORC 0-1 and in ORC 5 the victory is for the J / 80 Aquaholic of Álvaro Arias and José Couret... thus ends the first part of the week of Cruises in the Gaditana Bay and is pending two new assaults of the 53 Nautical Week for the Cruise class, in which the ship to beat will be the ship of Federico Linares.

2024-08-22: Merdocq of Ivan Bohórquez begins by dominating in the bay of Cadiz

The Merdocq of Ivan Bohórquez is imposed in the premiere but feels the breath of the Gaditano Brujo, winner of the Southern Rural Box Trophy... the onubense Befesa Ybarra and the Gaditans Taboga and Estero Blanco, first leaders in their classes

Merdocq of the shipowner Iván Bohórquez has been imposed on the first day of the 30th Regata Juan de la Cosa and the 53rd Nautical Week of El Puerto de Santa María disputed in the afternoon of this in the waters of the Gaditana bay. The 61-foot flag of the Marírimo de Santander that has in the cane the Gaditano Nacho Alcina, takes a step forward and is already the ship to beat from face to face the next days, after today of flagging a fleet of 37 ships to which it kept enough distance to win after the correction of times. The first thing that draws attention to this new edition of both races is the largest number of ships of large length, leaving an impressive image in Gaditan waters.

Bohórquez's win by 2 '33 "at 37 feet from the RCN of Cadiz Brujo de Federico Linares forming tandem in the direction with the Sevillian Juan Luis Páez, team that completes a great race sailing among the ships of the largest length, as well as the Dufour 34 Befesa Ybarra of Arturo Montes, based on the RCMT Punta Umbria, with another impeccable race that deserves the third place of the general.

With two new tests in the program, tomorrow we will meet the winners of the 30th Regata Juan de La Cosa, while the dean will maintain the tension until Sunday 25 to complete four days. After tomorrow's race will take place the award of trophies to the winners of the race tribute to the flagship cartographer, ceremony that will take place from 21: 00 in the Bodegas Caballero, main sponsor of the race Juan de la Cosa.

2024-08-21: Turn for the Juan de la Cosa Regata and the Nautical Week of El Puerto

More than 30 ships and 300 regatists will compete for four days until Sunday 25. Veterania and youth join to aspire to two of the most coveted titles of the High Level Cruise Sailing

The turn of the Cruises comes to the bay of Gaditana, with the simultaneous start on Thursday of the regatas Juan de La Cosa in its thirty edition and the Nautical Week of El Puerto de Santa María which is no less than fifty-three years old honoring the title of 'dean' as the longest race of the calendar of Cruise in Spain. More than thirty vessels and three hundred regatists will be seen these days by the RCN of El Puerto de Santa María, organizer of both regatas punctuable for the autonomous and national circuits of Cruciero.

The two great harbour races presuppose a year more of a fleet made up of great regatists, crews very competitive ships and in perfect setting to aspire to two of the most coveted titles of the Crocero candle in our country. There are those who come from the best possible training after participating and getting great results at the 42 Cup of the Mapfre King in Palma de Mallorca. This is the case of the Salona 37 'Varicentro DE6' of the RCMT Canaleta Sports Association and flag of the RCMT Punta Umbria, subchampion in its class ORC3, the same in which the Grand Soleil 37 of the RCN of Cadiz 'Brujo' of the shipowner Federico Linares scored a meritorious fourth place and the Dufour 34 'Ybarra Befesa' of Arturo Montes based on the RCMT Punta Umbria, an eighth. The three next to the BH 41 'Taboga School' of the RCN of Cadiz with the Gaditan Pablo Guitian in command, sixth in his class in the ballast race and subchampions of the prestigious SM Trophy The Queen of Valencia, access through the big door to the Gaditan bay with a great desire to put the guinda to a great season.

In the absence of the defender of both titles, the ship 'Seabury Dralion' of Basilio Marquínez, many looks point to the 'Brujo' of Linares, a team that holds no less than nine wins in the Nautical Week, four of them consecutive between 2017 and 2020 and the last in 2022, and seven in the race Juan de la Cosa, being the most successful in both races. In his effort you will find in front of other aspirants such as the 61 feet 'Merdocq' of the shipowner Iván Bohórquez doing tandem with Nacho Alcina, at the head of a crew that will wave again the RCMtmo de Santander and that comes from winning the Cup of Sotogrande and the race Friends of the Sail, or the Swan 43 'Jaque Mate' of the virtuous cane Sergio Llorca with flag of the CN Puerto Sherry and a crew that will join together with the veteranía and youth and in which some of its companions stand out in the mythical Cuty Sark.

The same formula will use other ships such as the Dufour 44 based on the RCN of El Puerto de Santa María 'Pantalán Zero' by Jorge Domenecq and Ángel Ruiz, which will take on board the Spanish subchampions of 420, the young Josete Ruiz and Vicente Hernández. Also representing the organizing club, the ships' Estero Blanco 'of Santiago Villagrán' and 'Buzz Lightyear' of Eric Perignat.

The faithful 'Kapote III' of Álvaro González Camacho or 'Camaguey' of Luciano Pérez de Acevedo, of the CN Puerto Sherry, the 'Salvora' of Pedro Agudo and the majestic 'Pasay' of José Ramón Pérez Díaz Alersi, both based on the RCN of Cadiz, 'Leiden' of Leonardo Ulecia with grympola of the Vistahermosa Club of Golf, and Curro Azcárate with its' Trebolissimo 'based on the RCM of Huelva. De Algeciras comes from the' Pequod 'of Miguel Santos de Quevedo, and among the ships that come from other communities, are the J99' Neurored 'of Ricardo Medem based on the RCN of Valencia, and the Grand Soleil 50' Spaniard 'of the president of the RCR of Alicante, Fidel Alfonso García. With Portuguese flag and many options participate the 44 feet' Hacker Kitchen '.

The premiere will be a great day that will begin at 4: 00 hours on Thursday, August 22, with a carousel between the gaditana bay buoys and will end with the entrance of the fleet on the Guadalete River boasting of velamen with the spinaker in place, finishing the first test in front of the award of honor of the RCN of El Puerto de Santa Maria. One day later, on Friday 23, two more tests will be held with which the 30th Regata Juan de la Cosa will end, and the fleet will continue to compete on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 to complete the 53rd Nautical Week of El Puerto de Santa María.

The winners of the Juan de la Cosa will receive their trophies at a ceremony to take place in the Caballero Bodegas on Friday night, and the gold catavino winners will raise it on Sunday night at the restaurant La Cabaña of the remembered Gaditano businessman Pablo Grosso. A few hours from the beginning, the weather part announces good winds for four great days of race.