Image of the last edition that ended with the victory of the Nautico de La Coruña with the gold medal Sofia Toro de capitana (Photo Moebius)

In the version A Coruña Nautical Festival of the Abanca Week in Herculine waters, for the female sailing... with one of the national reference competitions of the speciality of the J80 monotypes for the regatists: the Regata Isabel Zendal, which has the strong support of the Concello Coruñés of the hand of Gonzalo Castro, in which is recalled the extraordinary figure, of which is already officially considered the first nurse of planetary history in an international mission, universal recognition of the World Health Organization.

60 athletes at the highest level of our country will compete for two intense days on equal ships from Real Club Nautico de La Coruña, which is very comfortable in this promotion of the woman and more when it has in its own ranks no less than an Olympic gold medal: Sofia Toro... which led the Herculino club last year to get for the first time to register its name as a winning team, ahead of its eternal rivals of Real Club Nautico de Vigo (which had the cane one of the maximum promises of the Spanish candle, Africa Alonso) and the young Club of the "Abra" and "of the" of the "of the" the "Abrvago," one of the "of the" of the "Royal Club of the" of the "the" the "Abrvascana," and "of the" the "of the" the "de la.

On this occasion the clubs represented will be: Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona, Real Club Náutico de Vigo, Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, Real Club Náutico de La Coruña, Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón, Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club de Getxo, Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián, Real Club Náutico Gran Canaria de Las Palmas and Club Náutico Puerto Sherry de El Puerto de Santa María. A team from the Valencia Community (Real Club de Regatas de Alicante) was confirmed, but their presence was cancelled.

The competition will take place Saturday and Sunday in groups of four ships with the same tribado, seeking maximum equality. The sleeves will start at 10: 30 in the morning in both cases. The great final will take place on the morning of Sunday, the official reception of the Nautico de La Coruña is held at the edge of 18: 30 on Saturday, following the Saturday tests. The closing ceremony at 4: 00 on Sunday also at the Club, which will be chaired by the Concelleiro de Cultura y Turismo Coruñés, Gonzalo Castro.

Isabel Zendal was born on February 26, 1773 in the Coruñesa Parish of Santa María de Parada, in the Concello de Ordenes. Her participation in the Royal Philanthropic Expedition of the Francisco Javier Balmis smallpox vaccine, when she was the rector of the Orphanate of Charity of La Coruña... made her the first nurse in world history as the first in an international mission... expedition that lasted ten years, with a trip to America and the Philippines included, in which the Spanish overseas territories defeated the then terrible disease.