The Spanish Club of the Atlantic with the greatest experience in high-rise races (Bermuda, Lymington, Cork, Lorient and Infamous Azores), has launched this Baiona- Açores 2016, super interesting.

The "Saint Maxime" by Miguel Lago armed by José Miguel Roquette.

Unai Basurko had to enter Leixóes for problems in his "Pakea-Cadenote," but he's already in a race.

Departure from Baiona on Sunday

The Baiona-Azores Ocean Regatta, which organizes the Mount Real Club of Yates and the Angra Iate Clube, left Baiona Bay. In line of output the ten registered units enjoyed a soft wind of 8 knots of speed. According to the information of the Organizing Committee two hours after the departure the wind has increased to twenty knots of northern component. For the time being, a favourable wind, but with the fear of a roll to the north-west, which would cause the ships to sail in a knot. For now as it is said: fin wind.

Great expectation this morning at Baiona Bay to attend the return of Mount Real Club of Yates to international races with the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, a competition that the Club of Yates organizes in collaboration with the Angra Iate Clube de Azores. Very punctual, at one in the afternoon, nine ships took their way to Angra do Heroismo, on Terceira Island of the Azorian archipelago, where the first ones are expected to start arriving within five days. Although at the time of the exit the wind blew with very little intensity and did not allow a quick and lucid advance towards the beacon of the dismarking, after the Beacon of Carallones, the wind rose with intensity and the regatta took on momentum. In the head, highlighting the rest, the Saint Maxime, a 50 feet of very agile carbon in navigation even with light winds, patrolled by Miguel Lago. Very close to him, another ship of Mount Real, the Txole of Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui, 47 feet. And without taking off from them, it also sails the Xekmatt of José Carlos Prista, of the Associaçao Nautica Recreio (ANR), used to the Atlantic waters after having completed several races from Lisbon to Azores. The Pakistan of Unai Basurko and the Cleopatra led by José Rafael Ribeiro are also sailing these first miles at a very good rate, with about 9 knots of average. The Atlantis of Ivan Prieto, the Free Spirit of Yann Lascan, and the Brumario of Alejandro Pazó are located later. And closing ranks, the Moflete of Antonio Díaz.

"Xekmatt" by José Carlos Prista

The Dulcamara of Henril Olsson, which was to run along the Mount Real Club of Yates, was not finally able to go out to sea because of a problem in the engine, which gave failure hours before the departure and prevented the ship from meeting the safety requirements required by the race committee. Nine ships, therefore, are the ones who are fighting, from today, the victory of the first stage of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, which will increase in emotion as the ships approach Azores. If the forecasts are met, it is more than likely that the wind, which at the beginning will be favourable, will begin to fall within the last 100 miles, which will force the crews to squeeze to the maximum all their techniques and tactics of navigation.

The Yates Club has planned a real-time follow-up of the race, which can be effective for all fans, entering the following link:

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On the 13th will be the award of this first stage in Azores and the 14th will be the departure of the second, between Angra and Baiona, on what will be the second journey... and back to Galicia.

The countdown for the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, the ocean race organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube that was presented this morning in Baiona and that on the weekend it will start from the Galician marinera villa towards the Lust Archipelago of Azores. In just three days, on Sunday, July 3, at one o'clock in the afternoon, you will be able to leave in the waters of the Baionese Bay to the first stage of the competition, with final destination in Angra do Heroismo, a town of about 35,000 inhabitants located on the Azorian Isla Terceira. The 10 participating ships will have to travel the 865 miles that, approximately, separate both points, and do so in a maximum of 9 days and 8 hours.

On Wednesday, July 13, once all the boats have arrived in Azores, the Angra Iate Clube, co-organizer of the competition, will welcome the award of the first stage, and just a day later, Thursday, July 14, will be released to the second phase, back to Baiona. Participants will again have more than 800 miles ahead of them to sail within 224 hours. The Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will end on Saturday, July 23 at the Yates Monte Real Club, with the award of prizes to the winners. The best ships of each stage and from the race to the whole in each of the categories will be distinguished, and real-time winners will be awarded prizes.

Ten luxury crews from different points in Spain and Portugal

In the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race will participate ten crews arrived from different points in Spain and Portugal, a fleet that, according to the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Alvarez, "brings together many and very good regatists of the current nautical landscape. "In the presentation of the race, held this morning at the facilities of the Baionese club, Álvarez said he was very satisfied with the great welcome that this first edition of a competition that he hopes, he said, can be repeated biannually."It's obvious.- he said,which is a complicated test, which is not available to any ship or crew. It demands good boats with great patterns and regatists on board, and in this sense I think the list of registered is very significant for the quality of the participants ", said José Luis Álvarez. Among the crews that will fight for the victory of the Baiona Angra is the one led by the national sailing prize and one of the most prominent regatists of the world's ocean sailing, Unai Basurko, only Spanish to get on the podium of a solo return to the world with two scales. The Basque navigator will compete on board the Pakea, a 50-foot Bavaria of Nautica Cadenote.

It is the first major international project of the new board chaired by José Luis Alvarez, the new "commander in chief" of Mount Real Club de Yates

50 feet is also the Saint Maxime that will patronize Miguel Lago, one of the great names of the nautical in Galicia. The vineyard returns in 2016 to embark on a long-run race across the Atlantic, an ocean that has already crossed on several occasions with the Route of Discovery. Winner of several world championships and the Fastnet Race, Lago will sail on the ground of the Mount Real Club of Yates, as will Ignacio Sánchez Otaegui on board the Txole. Representing the Royal Maritime Club of Abra - Real Sporting Club will regateate the Free Spirit, with Pablo Toja at the head; and Tucho Díaz will be in charge of leading the crew of the Moflete, of the Beluso Nautical Club. The team of José Carlos Prista on board the Xekmatt and that of José Rafael Ribeiro on board the Cleopatra, are two of the luous representatives of the fleet and will try to place the Portuguese flag at the top of the podium of the Baiona Angra. The Brumario de Alejandro Pazó, the Atlantis of the Bouzas Maritime Licensing Patroned by Ivan Prieto, and the Dulcamara with Angel López to the command are other ships that will fight for the victory of the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race.

A day of safety at sea, prelude to the competition

The Baiona Angra Atlántico Race was presented this morning in Baiona in the framework of security days organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates with the collaboration of Gardoclas de Galicia, Salvamento Marítimo, Inaer and Viking, to train the crews that will participate in the race. The meeting was opened by the president of the Monte Real Club de Yates, José Luis Alvarez, and the head of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, José María Suárez Llanos. Then, the Instruction Commander of Fisheries 1, Álvaro Espejo, and the SAR rescuer, José Luis Iglesias, gave talks on issues related to safety and rescue at sea. In the afternoon the sessions were moved to the sea. In Baiona Bay, several practical sessions were held with life raft, smoke boats, hand flares and parachute rockets. There were also three rescue drills with the rescue helicopter Fishing 1, and an exhibition of security and rescue material on the terrace of Mount Real Club de Yates.

The day was the beginning of the countdown for the celebration of which will certainly be one of the great regatta citations of the year, the Baiona Angra Atlantic Race, organized by the Monte Real Club de Yates and the Angra Iate Clube, with the collaboration of the Diputación de Pontevedra, the Concello de Baiona, the Municipal Chamber of Angra do Heroismo, Portos dos Açores and the Spanish and Portuguese sailing federations.