Flying Dutchman European Championship in Gaditan waters, by the hand of the Puerto Sherry Nautical

The Gaditan regatist and leader of the race team Timón de Roche, Pepe Ruiz, along with his partner Fran Martínez, is a Spanish reference in the Flying Dutchman Class and one of the artists of this European organization that is about to begin. Ruiz, representative of the RCN of Cadiz, and Martínez of the RCN of Torrevieja, champions of the master world in 2021 and current subchampions of Europe, form one of the favorite crews in the battle for the continental title. The Timón de Roche race team is presented with another point ship manned by Pablo Villar and Juan Pablo de Diego under the flag of the RCM of Sotogrande.

The goal does not seem easy in the presence of the best aspirants of the class, such as the German crew formed by Kay-uwe Lüdtke and Kai Schafers of the Yatch Club Hanover, world champions since last March, European champions and recently proclaimed national champions in their country, or the Hungarians Szalbolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos, world champions on more than a dozen occasions.

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The final day of the Lurauto Trophy comes in the waters of the Abra de Vizcaya

Final for the Lurauto Trophy, organized by the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club, at its final outcome. The more than 20 ships participating in the J80, Regata and Cruise divisions will decide in the field of regats of the Vizcaina waters of the Abra who are the winners of a competition that began in early September. It is time to meet the most regular crews after the four days of the Lurauto Trophy.

For the moment, after the previous tests, among the J80 monotypes is first the José Azqueta Biobizz. The world's subchampion in Denmark in 2021 is the great favorite with 5 points - a discard - for the 17 that has the Obelix of Pablo Gomeza and the 22 of the Brut of Juan Mocoroa. For its part, in the Regata class, Carlos Maidagan's Despeinado appears in the leadership, which is equal to three points with Javier Onaindia's Symphony. The Alpega of Alfonso Churruca is third in an exciting general classification, followed by the Txupinazo of Juan Valdivia, the Rat Pack of Javier-varri, the Maitena of Mikel Emaldi and the Akelarre of Mauricio Guibert.

In Cruciero I, the first position is the Bacilón of José Miguel Franco, winner of the previous day, with the Marmotinha second and the Nexus of Javier Trueba third. The lead in Cruise II is for the Kohen of Ander Estefanía, winner in the penultimate day, followed by the Blai of Iñigo Aldea, the Haize Lore of Javier Gómez de Segura and the Ramper of Jairo López de Guevara.