The Digital Nautical Trophy opened the race calendar for the cruises and J80 (Photo José Capeillo)

The Maitena of Mikel Emaldi in the Regata class, the Turi of Simón Cortés among the Cruise I, the Kohen of Juan Carlos Estefanía in Cruise II and the Biobizz of José Azqueta in the J80 class had the honour of becoming the first leaders of this new year 2025 after the first routes of the IV Digital Nautical Trophy in the Vizcaina waters of the Abra.

The first rainy day began at 12.05 noon with 12 knots of 300 and a half meters of wave, with the wind rolling from the northwest to the west. After the 10-mile test of the Regata class, the Maitena of Mikel Emaldi used a real time of 1 hour, 32 minutes and 42 seconds, with the Symphony of Javier Onaindia second to 2.15. Third was the Thelonious of Jon Garay and then were classified the Carlos Maidagan Despeinado, the Txupinazo of Juan Valdivia, the Akelarre of Mauricio Guibert, the Rat Pack of Javier-varri and the Alpega of Alfonso Churruca.

Already in Cruise I, after the five miles of tour established by the Committee of Regatas, the Turi of Simón Cortés was imposed with a time of 57 minutes, followed by the Bacilón of José Miguel Franco and the Nexus of Javier Trueba. In Cruciero II, the Kohen de Juan Carlos Estefanía, with the Manila de Miguel Oraá second, the Ramper de Jairo López de Guevara third and the Blai de Iñigo Aldea fourth, won in this first trial of the year. Maitena, Turi and Kohen are placed from the beginning in the best position to reedit their final triumph achieved last year.

Among the monotypes of the J80 division leads the classification the favorite Biobizz of José Azqueta, which was noted the three routes programmed. Second is the Rural Kutxa School of Vela José Luis de Ugarte, 4 points, with Team Group Engineering and the Wilco sharing the third square with 10 points. The Mandovi dalecandELA and the Obelix are then classified. The following quotes from this IV Digital Nautical Trophy is held on 25 January and 1 February.