On Saturday at one o'clock in the afternoon 25 cruises will compete in one of the most historic vizcaina races dating from 1964: the Eskarra (Photo José Capello)

This Saturday in the waters of the Abra de Vizcaya, turn for one of the most legendary heavy sailing competitions of the RCMA-RSC... the Eskarra-Noralth Trophy. And he does it in a very special year when he meets the 60 editions in his palmaris... which he disputes on Saturday with 25 ships in competition.

It was in 1964 that the first edition of this historic Eskarra Trophy was held, a very lonely test in the Basque candle. It is 61 years of that remembered birth (60 editions after the 2020 suspension by the pandemic), with the departure scheduled by the race committee at 13: 00. They will sail in search of the triumph in a race always with appeal between the fleet, as it is considered one of the most special of the wide calendar scheduled each year by the Club de Las Arenas... a tribute to the unforgettable José Luis Azqueta and its cruise: the Eskarra,

Last year, the Tchin Tchin was imposed by José Luis Ribed, who won in the Cruise class I and the absolute general, while the Yamamay Cantabre won in Regata, the Paquita IV in Cruise II and the Brut among the J80 class monotypes. This Trophy has the sponsorship of Noralth and the collaboration of the City Council of Getxo, the Foral Diputación de Bizkaia and the Vasca and Vizcaine de Vela Federations.