Akelarre in the Regata class, Turi in Cruise I, Kohen in Cruise II and Biobizz in the J80 class were the winners (Photo José Capeillo)

There was magic in the Abra again. It was facilitated in the closing of the calendar of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra-Real Sporting Club with one of the most special races of each season: the Regata del Gallo, which has allowed for 40 years a spectacular and very photographed image in the Vizquino sport with almost a hundred boats and 500 regatists passing under the Pendant Bridge at the exit.

They won the Akelarre de Mauricio Guibert in the Regata class, which repeated last year's triumph; the Turi of Simon Cortés in Cruise I; the Kohen of Juan Carlos Estefanía in Cruise II; and the Biobizz of José Azqueta in the J80 division after a very close day with little south-west wind on the magical exit. Kohen and Biobizz, like the Akelarre, also republished victory.

The current facilitated the departure of the ships from the dársena of the Benedicta, which at the entrance to the Abra followed with little north-west wind that only reached up to 8 knots, so only 17 ships entered the time limit set by the Regatas Committee.

2024-12-19: A hundred ships on the annual meeting of the Regata del Gallo in Getxo

The traditional citation of the candle closes another year the calendar of the Real Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club with a spectacular and classic image

On Saturday from 12: 00 in the morning, one of the most special sailing races of each season returns. It is the Regata del Gallo, which departs, one of the most spectacular and photographed images in the Vizcadno sport with almost a hundred boats passing under the Pendant Bridge, at the exit.

In addition to the cruise and J80 race, there will also be a workshop of knots (11 to 12.30 hours) on the two terraces of the Pendant Bridge (Las Arenas and Portugalete) and an exhibition of the Optimist class (12.30 to 13 hours) by the young regatists of the School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte.

The wonderful picture that generates about a hundred cruises sailing under the Pendant bridge with six hundred crew members is portrayed by hundreds of spectators on both sides of the Ria. This Regata del Gallo has the collaboration of the Department of Transport, Mobility and Tourism of the Foral Diputación of Bizkaia, of the Municipalities of Getxo and Portugalete.

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