Abanca Week: Gran Canaria leader of the Zendal of A Coruña Nautical Festival

Abanca Week: Gran Canaria leader of the Zendal of A Coruña Nautical Festival

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Photo of the family of athletes and technicians (Photo Moebius)

In the third step of the provisional podium, which won in 2022: the Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón, with Raquel García, Covadonga Fernández, Carmen Ayuela, Aida Marques and Marta Simal... being the fourth place for the Nautical Club of Puerto Sherry, which is competing in La Coruña with Susana Ridao as patron, María Fernández, Ana Sánchez, Marina Martn-Prat and Myriam Tortosa.

In the undebuted ships due to the lack of wind equipment such as that of La Coruña with a whole gold medal as patron: Sofía Toro. Or the Nautico de Vigo that presents a great crew with Daniela Mariño a la Caña, or the very Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona with Ruth Jimenez of cane, and with a second luxury: Hilda Martín, one of the best. The closure is scheduled for 4: 00 in the afternoon, at the Real Club Nautico de La Coruña.

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The last winners Gijón and La Coruña, with the morbo to repeat the crews they won in the years 2023 and 2024 (Photo Moebius)

Without clear favorites in the waters of A Coruña the traditional quote of Vela Femenina de la Semana Abanca, by the hand of Concello da Coruña and the organization of the Herculino Nautico. In line of departure many of the best Spanish heavy sailing rods of today... with a really amazing level, it is worth the fact that the Olympic gold medal, Sofia Toro that won in 2023 will have a second luxury in Paloma Martínez de la Riva (one of the great promises of the Galician sailing...

But its rivals are not left behind: as examples the Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián with the dupla champion of the world of J80 to the commanders: Olatz Muñoz and Marta Lizaraga... or the Canary Islands Cristina Martínez Doresta who within the Team of Canarias was imposed in the Iberdrola League this season... or the great gaditana promise, Susana Ridao, leader of the team of Puerto Sherry, or the girls of the Náutico de Vigo with an extraordinary crew, or the gionesses of Raquel García who Monteaguada defeated in 2022. Levels in Galician waters.

Olatz Muñoz, Marta Lizaraga, Patrizia Alza, Gabriela Cruz and María Sánchez who represent the team Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián Doexa, is for many the great favorite a priori, especially for their great experience in the J80, the four ships that the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña has made available for this event. On the other side of the balance the knowledge of the Coruñesa era of Sofia Toro and its equipiers, which have sailed in these waters since they are optimistic. For its part the Real Club Astur de Regatas de Gijón as well as the Real Club Nautico de Vigo, you know what it is to win and present a very good team.

For the Principality you will go to the Herculine regatta camp Raquel García, Covadonga Diez, Carmen Ayuela, Aida Marques and Marta Simal... while the viguesas go out to sea with Rosario García Royo, Susana Doles Folla-Cisneros, Hilda Martín Alonso, Cristina González de Cominges and Ruth Jimenes, who will be the patron.

From 10: 30 the first day, after the required boat draw to be administered by the director Deportivo David Conde, will begin the competition for liguilla of all against all in 15-minute sleeves.

Many of our best athletes in competition, in which what is clear... is that there is no great favorite, given the very high level that this trophy Isabel Zendal, an essential part of A Coruña Nautical Festival, has come to stay at the Abanca Week, with the support of the Concelery of Culture and Sports da Coruña that runs Gonzalo Castro.