«Estrella Damm» saved the furniture

he last day the wind rose to around 15 knots in intensity heading south, for which the German Red Bandit was proclaimed the winner of the 40th edition of the Copa del Rey Mapfre in the ORC 1 (BMW) class. The last race was won by Aifos, skippered by the King because this time he defended his rating well and, except for a downwind maneuver, in the rest he shone with his own light. The Spanish Navy ship deserved this victory due to the great attitude that the team has had throughout the Copa del Rey Mapfre and for the involvement of the King, who led all the races except two. The day dawned with calm and heat installed in Palma. Everything pointed to the fact that the wind would pick up a gentle gust of intensity of 10 knots, which would benefit HM Hospitales in its assault on the lead, but the postponement of the regatta by one hour played a trick on the boat of Carles Rodríguez and Fernando Lion. The intensity increased and it was established from the south very tangled. The start was given and it was immediately clear to Estrella Damm that they had to beat HN Hospitales to try, at least, to get on the podium. Both boats marked each other during the first beat, but on reaching windward the Estrella Damm, which was on the port tack, passed frankly without being disturbed, unlike the HN Hospitales, who had to give way to starboard and fell losing two positions. At that moment, those led by Luis Martínez Doreste began to gain speed and those led by Fernando León, to lose ground. A very even stern and the tack at the fundamental mark with a perfect maneuver by Estrella Damm and another not very good one by HM Hotels. Teatro Soho – María Muiña Iron Marking The second beat clarified things much more. The Estrella Damm rose like lightning while the HM Hospitales lost speed. You just had to mark him to not let him gain meters. Ahead are the Red Bandit, the Arroba and the Aifos, already unreachable due to the intensity of the wind. There was only one stern left and the Estrella Damm’s mission was to also overtake the Argentine From Now On to rise to second place overall. Luis Martínez Doreste’s men were sailing very well when their spinakker broke and it took them precious 40 seconds to solve the problem. The Argentine took advantage of this circumstance to win by four seconds in the final classification. In this class, the boat that was fourth at the end of the first phase prevailed, second was the one that was fifth, third was the one that was second and fourth was the one that was first. In any case, and apart from the more or less unfairness of the classification, it is unbelievable to have included the IRC boats in this class. The cut in ORC1 (BMW) this year has clearly hurt the class. One more of the organization. In ORC 2 (BMW) the Teatro Soho, by Javier Banderas and Luis Doreste, won. The Andalusian boat also prevailed in the classification among the boats that are measured in compensated time. She has taken 17 points from German Elena Nova and 18 from Katarina. Very good Copa del Rey Mapfre de Banderas, which revalidates the title it won last year. This is the fifth time that he has won in his class and the second time that he has done so in the overall final general. RCNP – Nico Martínez The Women’s Cup, attraction The Women’s Cup (Mallorca Sotheby’s) is the third most important class of the Copa del Rey Mapfre, although the Royal Spanish Federation insists on despising it and taking advantage of it to use the money that Iberdrola gives as sponsorship. The regatta has been very competitive, with an RCNP Team with a lot of quality and always fighting against Dorsia Covirán, who has been second. Those of María Bover have also won the final general among the boats that sail in real time. The Trocadero girls have also given very good vibes, but it is clear that all the teams are in need of help. The inclusion of women in sailing, as proposed by the Federation, is not such. It is not about accommodating them in a class, it is about accommodating them without forcing anyone in the cruise fleet, which is not what is happening. Gaspar Morey, the essential PRO to manage the Copa del Rey Mapfre Gaspar Morey has been at the Real Club Náutico de Palma for many years and many more in sailing. He is the “guru” of the Copa del Rey Mapfre, the one who arranges and organizes the regatta on the water, where this year it has been a real success. Three very different fields and three very professional and successful PRO. Ariane Mainemare has managed the Swans, as always without fail; Chimo González Devesa to the ORC 1,2 and 4, with a gap on the penultimate day, but improving in past years and Aleix Ballester, with the J80, the J70 and the ORC 3, a not easy course that he has solved masterfully. The Copa del Rey Mapfre has the best. Red Bandit – María Muiña ORC Rankings 1 (BMW) 1. Red Bandit (4) (6/1/2/1/3), 17. 2. From Now On (5) (3/7/1/4/4 ), 23. 3. Estrella Damm (2) (2/3/5/8.5/5), 25.5. 4. MH Hospitales (1) (1/2/9/6/7), 26. 5. Aifos (7) (7/13/7/2/1), 35. 6. Arobas (6) (4, 5/17/8/3/2), 38.5. 7. Palibex (3) (4.5/4/11/7/9), 38.5. 8. Ulika (8) (9/7/4/8.5), 41.5. 8. Urbania (9) (8/9/8/5/8), 44. ORC 2 (BMW) 1. Teatro Soho (1) (1/5/1/2/1), 11. 2. Elena Nova (3) (3/6/2/1/3), 18. 3. Katarina (2) (2/2/3/6/4), 19. 4. Defcom (4) (4/3/4/ 3/2), 20. 5. Fandango (5) (9/1/7/4/5), 31. ORC 3 (BMW) 1. Scugnizza (1) (2/5/1/1/3), 13. 2. Warlock (2) (4/1/3/14/4), 28. 3. Varicentro (5) (5/4/2/12/2), 30. 4. Tanit (4) (1 /7.5/19/2/7), 31.5. 3. Immac Fram (3) (6/2/8/6/8), 33. ORC 4 (BMW) 1. Meerblick (1) (NSC/NSC/1/1/1), 20. 3. Enewtec ( 2) (NSC/NSC/2/2/2), 24. 3. Black Octopus (6) (NSC/1/4/5/6), 29. Swan 50 1. Hatari (4) (4/1/ 1/2/11), 23. 2. One Group (3) (1/2/9/1/12), 28. 3. Niramo (6) (2/5/2/10/3), 28. Swan 42 1. Nadir (5), (2/2/1/3/2), 15. 2. Spirit Nernia (1), (7/1/8/1/3), 21. 3. April Fish (3) (4/6/2/2/4), 21. Swan 36 1. Gspot (2) (1/5/3/1/2), 14. 2. Farstar (1) (3/1/ 2/3/5), 15. 3. Facing (4) (2/4/6/2/6), 24. Womens Cup (Mallorca Sotheby’s) 1. Team RCNP (1) (2/3/5/1 /1/2/3/1), 19. 2. Dorsia Covirán(2) (3/1/1/4/6/1/2/4), 23. 3. Trocadero (3) (1/4/ 2/10/3/3/1/2), 29. 4. Ethnicity (5) (4/7/3.8/3.8/4/5/4/6), 37.8. 5. Herbalife (6) (5/2/3/6/5/7/5/5), 43. 6. Salt (4) (6/6/4/5/2/4/6/3), 47. J70 1. Warden (2) (1/2/1/3/3/2/2/2), 18. 2. Les Roches (1) (2/3/3/1/1/7/4 /3), 25. 3. Marles (3) (3/5/4/2/2/1/1/4), 25.


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