Luis Martínez Doreste (ESP), patron of the Damm Star (ESP), champion of Sail Racing ORC A: "The week started well, because we did a four but with good feelings that the ship was really fast. That day gave us the impression that we could have won the race. Then the long race came, and there the ClubSwan 42 had a clear advantage, because they have many more square meters of spi and it was difficult to take their time, as proved. Then the barlovent--sotavento began, and there the wind was a little higher we had an additional plus. We started sailing really well, with good exits, not failing a single role, and we nailed them all yesterday and today. Very happy... King's Cup Champions and European Champions!"

Today, as the chronicle closes, it is written by its protagonists... the skippers of the most outstanding units of this Mapfre King's Cup... who among all... those who shone and those who did not so much have generated a historic edition, which has placed our Spain in the elite of the sport king of planetary nautical. The competition in honor of Don Felipe de Borbón, this time deserves a Superintendent cum laude. Congratulations, everyone.

David Team (USA), shipowner and tymonel of Vesper (USA), champion of Abanca ORC0: "The ship has worked very well all week, the crew's work has been phenomenal, we have not had to worry about anything about the ship's configuration. It's my first time here, my first race in the Mediterranean this season after La Giraglia. It's fantastic. We have been competing in the United States for five or six years, in the GL52, Newport RI, the west coast and Florida, where we went on the podium and often fought great battles with Fox, and we decided that we wanted to do something different and live fun experiences in Europe. Today we go out and compete as if everyone was tied to points and we got the victory. We thought about not doing the second race to not affect anyone's career or results, but I said, 'We're here, we've come to sail'. It is fabulous to win here, it is a very prestigious race and the level of participation in the number of ships is fantastic, much more than in the United States, and the organization of the race and the environment have really been first class. And I guess we'll meet the King tonight, which will be great. And we will return, no doubt, maybe not next year, maybe not with this ship, but we will return."

Mati Sepp (EST), owner and patron of the Technonicol (EST), champion of Ubico ORC B: "For us it is very important to have won, it is the most important race in the Mediterranean, the best organized and with the best wind, so coming here and winning is something huge. It's a dream. It's amazing. I think the key to us is that we are a group of friends who go out for fun, we compete for fun and enjoy it a lot. Today it has been hard, because the first three ships were very equal and perhaps the wind has favored us a little today as a larger ship. But he's always been very close. And this is very important for Estonia, as we are a small country among many large sailing countries here. We had two Estonian ships among the first four of the fleet, so I'm very happy for our country."

Alvaro García (ESP), strategist of the Nunoto Chafir (ESP), champion of Uber ORC C: "We started regular, with a sixth that we considered good. But we knew there was a lot of room for improvement. We went up every day, up, up. We didn't pry any day and the discard was the first day. Round week. It is an achievement for a team with little training: we only train a week, but we get together a very good team and we get to compenetrate very well."

María Bover (ESP), patron of Balearia Team RCNP (ESP), champion of Balearia Women's Cup: "We are super happy. Today it has been a very close ending, and we have had a lot of flaw out of line, of pits,... even a crew member has fallen into the water. It's been exciting to the end. There have been nerves in the face of so many adversities, but we are very happy because we started a little regular, but we gained a lot of confidence before yesterday and yesterday, which we made many first. Today we were dealing with the day with a lot of safety on board, but it is true that the Medal Races were worth twice as much, and that has made it all very hard to end. The competitors have been super successful and have made it very complicated. It's been a very exciting King's Cup. Very happy."

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2025-08-01: Copa del Rey Mapfre: Estrella Damm at a point in its fourth Cup

The crew of Star Damm, patronized by Luis Martínez Dorest, had clearly that today had to be the day of all or nothing. That is why they went out all the way from the beginning of the day and in the first test of the day, fifth of the global they did a perfect navigation, good exit, placing themselves in the head from the beginning and beginning to win meters to win the test with a slack in real time and in compensation, which was the first step to take the podium while waiting for the first discard to enter. In this second test was the April Oils and third the Nadir, which was placed provisional leader after five tests unbanking the April Fish

The provisional of the 43rd Mapfre King Cup for the last day of competition is led by the American Vesper in class Abanca ORC 0, the Italian Guardamago in Ubico ORC B, the German Early Bird in Uber ORC and the Spanish Nadir in Sail Racing ORC A and Balearia Team RCNP in Balearia Women's Cup. The final Saturday day will begin at the edge of 12: 00 in the morning... the closing ceremony will begin at 9: 00 in the evening in the Palace of La Almudaina.

The fleet of Abanca ORC began with the equality between Blue and Vesper. The American TP52, armed and patronized by David Team, was the best of the day with two seconds and a victory that confirms its pole position for the last day. Vesper leads 5.5 points on the Brazilian Crioula IV and 11 points against the Italian Blue. Among the Spanish teams, the best classified is the Aifos, which is now sixth.

In Sail Racing ORC A there was also a turn in the classification... Estrella Damm de Nacho Montes was the best ship of the day (1 + 4 + 1), but the Nadir of Pedro Vaquer was placed at the front of the table as a prize for its regularity throughout the week. After four days and seven tests, ClubSwan 42's world subchampion and King's Cup winner in 2022 and 2023 (3 + 3 + 5 today) takes the minimum to the Damm Star and six points to the Hydra-HM Hotels.

In Ubico ORC B, the Guardamago de Massimo Piparo signed a magnificent day, with three second positions that place it at the front of a fleet of 34 ships. The Italian team beat the minimum of Estonian Technonicol, which began the leading day and with a victory, but fired him with a 26, his worst partial of the week. Third, at 9.5 points from the leader, is Sugar 3. The Taboga Navigation School, armed by Aurelio Guzmán, is the best classified Spanish, sixth.

The Early Bird of Hendrik Brandis took over the classification of Uber ORC on the first day and has been able to defend it until today, but by the hairs. The entry into play of the discards, together with its most discreet day of the week (3 + 4 + 5) and the great performance of the Nunota Cafir that Patronea Mon Cañellas (1 + 1 + 3), allowed the Spanish team to present its candidacy for the title by only half the German. Third, after a big round of the championship, it is the JP Financial of 6 patronized by Jorge Martínez Doreeste.

Friday's session for the girls at Balearia Women's Cup allowed the 15 teams to return to the RCNP with an accumulated 14 partials on their markers. The provisional after 35 crosses is led by the Balearia Team RCNP by María Bover, which has been imposed in its last seven clashes and accumulates ten partial wins of 14 possible. Second ranked, five points from the leaders, is now the CN Regatas de Esther Gómez, which in turn leads the CN El Balís for five more points.

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2025-07-31: Copa del Rey Mapfre: change in Abanca ORC0... send Italy and USA

The third day of competition involved the return of the participants of the European ORC to the barlovento-sotavento format and allowed the female Balearia Women's Cup to score a good ration of partials to its rating series... the four ORC divisions came out in the water with the intention of disputing up to three tests, but the wind only allowed them to complete the first two.

Crossing the equator of the competition program of the 43rd Mapfre King Cup, the provisional leaders are the Italian Blue in class Abanca ORC0, the Estonian Technonicol in Ubico ORC B, the German Early Bird in Uber ORC C and the Spanish Pez de Abril in Sail Racing ORC A and CN Regatas in Balearia Women's Cup.

Abanca ORC0 is the most equal class in the battle for the European title of ORC. After three days and four tests, the classification shows a tie in the head between the Italian Blue and the American Vesper. The day began with the victory of the Brazilian Crioula IV and a technical tie for the second square between the American Vespery the Italian Blue, which came down momentarily to the Vudu from the top of the table. Mauro Gestri's team, who would recover the lead by scoring a second position in the next assault, was disqualified from reaching ground by an incident with Vesper in the last step by buoy. Blue is the new leader, with the same 13.5 points as Vesper. The Urbania of Tomás Gasset occupies the fourth position and is the best classified Spanish. For its part, the TP52 Aifos, who is the king of Don Felipe, has left the day with a ninth and an eighth, and has the eighth provisional square.

In Sail Racing ORC A, the April Fish of José María Meseguer is the new leader. The winner of the last MAPHRE King's Cup and current world champion of ClubSwan 42, won the first test and added a fifth in the next one to be placed with a total of 12 points and three advantage over the world's subchampion, the Nadir of Pedro Vaquer (4 + 2 today). Third is also the ClubSwan 42 Elena Nova of the German Christian Plump.

In Ubico ORCB, the Estonian Technonicol is the new rival to beat. The team led by Mati Sepp, fourth in the two previous tests, signed a first and third to stand in front of the classification with eight points of advantage over the Italian Sideracordis and 8.5 over the European champion of ORC in 2024, also the Estonian Sugar 3. The best Spanish team after three days is the School of Taboga Navigation of Aurelio Guzmán, fourth.

The third day of the week at Uber ORC C served to check that the Early Bird is not unbeatable. Although by little. The German ship, unique to the fleet with as many victories as the evidence disputed until this morning, scored two seconds that do not compromise its leadership. The Cape 31 armed by the German Hendrick Brandis has six points of advantage over the winner of today's second test, the Italian Sarchiapone Fuoriserie, and with 8.5 over the winner of the first, the Spanish Nunota Cafir of Antonio Porres.

13 trials at the Women's Sailing Balearia... the provisional after two days and 23 sleeves continues to be led by the Esther Gómez Regatas CN after winning six of its ten crosses, ahead of the Barbara Cornudella's El Balís CN and the RCN Palma Balearia of María Bover.

Tomorrow, Friday, from the twelve beginning of the competition with barlovento-sotavento for the four ORC divisions and a new round Robin cross-section for the Women's Cup. If the program is completed, at the end of the second test of the day the discards in the ORC classes will come into play...

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2025-07-30: Copa del Rey Mapfre: Crioula IV of Brazil dominates in Abanca ORC0

The second day of competition incorporated the Balearia Women's Cup class to complete the grill of the 43rd Cup of King Mapfre. The four ORC divisions competed in coastal format, causing changes in the list of leaders in the battle for the ORC European Championship: only the Italian Guaramago and the German Early Bird managed to defend the first position obtained in the inaugural day. The Aifos patronized by King Don Felipe signed a sixth, ascending a position in the classification of Abanca ORC0 to place eighth of the provisional

The coastal route passed from the exit in front of the Nautico de Palma and towards the Island of Toro and the Malgrats, with passage through different beacons distributed through the bay before the goal set in the vicinity of the host club. The distance would be 57 nautical miles for the Abanca ORC0, 52 for the Sail Racing ORC A and Ubico ORC B, and 38 for the Uber ORC C. The leaders at the end of the second day are the Italians Vudu in class ABANCA Orc0 and Guardamago in Ubico ORCB, the German Early Bird in Uber ORCC, and the Spanish Elena Nova in Sail Racing ORCA and CN Regatas in Balearia Women's Cup,.

In Abanca ORC0, the Crioula IV of the Brazilian Eduardo Plass would not take long to get to the head of the fleet in rea time. The Brazilian TP52 was imposed in the duel with the American giant and stopped the crone in six hours, 32 minutes and 29 seconds, second finished the other Brazilian TP52 of the fleet, the Alizé. The negative note of the day was the withdrawal of the Soho- San Miguel Theatre by break from its major candle. In addition to the first two days, the Vudu of the Italian Mauro Gestro is the new leader, a point ahead of Vesper. The sixth signed by the Aifos, patronized by King Don Felipe, served him to ascend a place on the provisional, in which he is now eighth.

The coast of Sail Racing ORC A showed an interesting duel for the first position for much of the tour between two teams that already know what it's like to win the Cup: the DK46 Hydra-HM Hotels of Oscar Chaves (champion 2021) and the ClubSwan 42 Elena Nova of Christian Plump (winner in 2023 and 2024). After more than seven and a quarter hours of navigation, the victory corresponded to Elena Nova, ahead of the Koyre-Spirit of Nerina and the Nadir, completing for the second day in a row a podium of ClubSwan 42 ships. Elena Nova is the new class leader.

Among the 32 teams that played the test in the category Ubico ORCB, the first to complete the tour was the Italian One Mr JJ, after just over seven and a half hours, but the winner once the times were compensated was the Estonian Sugar 3 of Ott Kikkas. The Italian Guardamago Massimo Romeo Piparo was third, allowing him to retain the leadership obtained with his first day victory.

The Early Bird of German Hendrick Brandis, winner of the inaugural day at Uber ORC, was the first to complete the tour with a time of six hours and seven minutes and confirmed his second consecutive victory, consolidating his position at the front of the provisional after two days and two tests. The German ship, in which it competes as tactical the Mallorcan Manu Weiller, faces the third day with three points of advantage over the German also Meerblick (third today) and five over the Italian Sarchapone Furiserie (second today).

The premiere of the battle for the title of Balearia Women's Cup opened the series of rating crosses among the 15 teams of the female class. The Round Robin competition system that governs this class was performed with ten tests in groups of six ships, resulting in four partials for each team. With three wins and one second, the CN Regatas de Esther Gómez is the first leader of the week, tied to five points with the CN El Balís de Barbara Cornudella. Third provisional is the Balearia / RCN Palma de María Bover, with nine points.

The competition returns tomorrow, Thursday, from 12: 00 with a new ration of barlovento-sotavento tests for the four ORC divisions and more Round Robin for the Women's Cup. In the evening, the RCNP will welcome the expected cocktail in White.

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2025-07-29: Copa del Rey Mapfre: first day and first leaders in Palma Bay

The first day of competition of the 43 Cup of the King Mapfre opened the lockers in the four classes that compete for the European Championship 2025 of ORC... the wind conditions in the bay of Palma only allowed to dispute one of two scheduled tests, enough to identify the first leaders of the week... Italian ships lead three of the four classifications and the Aifos of the King Don Felipe occupies the ninth position in Abanca ORC 0

The four ORC classes premiered their lockers in the 43 Copa del Rey Mapfre distributed in two areas of race in Palma Bay. They were expected to have a north-east component wind with intensities that timidly exceeded the ten knots, but would fall as the day moved forward. Although they arrived on time and allowed everyone to start their fighting from 12: 00, the breeze stopped blowing after the first test of the week and would no longer allow the second. The 117 ships of 24 nationalities competing for the ORC European Championship returned to the Real Club Nautico de Palma with a single partial in their locker.

The leaders at the end of the first day are the Italians Blue in class Abanca ORC 0, Morgan V in Sail Racing ORC A and Guardamago in Ubico ORC B, and the German Early Bird in Uber ORC C. The premiere among the most powerful ships of this edition was dominated by two Italian TP52, with the victory of the Blue Patronized by Fabrizio Boromei, with the former Portuguese Olympics Afonso Domingos and Nuno Barreto (bronze of 470 in Atlanta 1996). The second position was for the Vudu de Mauro Gestri, followed by the Soto 52 Urbania of Tomas Gasset. King Don Felipe's Aifos premiered his locker with a ninth, two positions ahead of the only team that won the Navy ship in 2024, the Soho Theatre - San Miguel de Javier Banderas.

The ClubSwan 42 were the protagonists of the first assault of Sail Racing ORC A. The victory was the Morgan V of the Italian Nicola De Geminis (winner of the Italian ABC 1 championship) followed by the April Fish of José María Meseguer (current world champion of ClubSwan 42) and the Elena Nova of Christian Plump (winner of the last MAPHRE Cup). The DK46 Estrella Damm patroniado por Luis Martínez Dureste, who led the test for much of the tour, finished fourth as the only different design of the ClubSwan 42 on the provisional top six.

The Ubico ORC B premiere was won by another Italian ship, the Guardamago of Massimo Romeo Piparo, second ranked from ORC 2 in 2024. It was imposed for 22 seconds on the Bamak of Rodrigo Vargas and for 41 on the Syone Panther of Nuno Neves. The negative note of the day was the collision between the L'Immens of Augusto Cortina and the Proalvente Nautical Services of Eduardo Maestre, which resulted in the withdrawal of both and serious damage to the hull of the L'Immens that compromise their continuity. They were third-parties to ORC 2 in 2024 and champions of ORC 3 in 2018 and 2020.

Early Bird is the first leader of the week in Uber ORC C. class The German shipowner Hendrik Brandis, the current world champion and winner of the last Mapfre King Cup of the ClubSwan 50 monotypes, on this occasion chose a Cape 31 and reinforced his crew with the tactic of Mallorcan Manu Weiller to compete for the European crown of ORC. Early Bird was imposed for 39 seconds on also Cape 31 Meerblick of his compatriots Otto and Gabriele Pohlmann (champion of ORC 4 in 2022). Third finished the 6-year Financial JP, patronized by Félix Sanz de Frutos.

Resolved the debut of the four ORC fleets, tomorrow will be incorporated the 15 teams of Balearia Women's Cup to complete the total grill of the 43 Cup of King Mapfre: 132 teams from 24 countries

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