He TabarcaVela Provincial Council of Alicante enters its decisive phase this Sunday. And he will do it with an intense and interesting battle in the ORC 1-2 class. José María Meseguer’s Swan42 Pez de Abril was the winner of the return to Tabarca and placed just half a point behind Óscar Chaves’ DK46 HM Hospitales. In the intermediate pass of the island of Tabarca located 18 miles from the start, it counted as a test with a coefficient of 0.5, the HM Hospitales Hydra of Óscar Chaves with José Ponce at the helm was the winner followed 32 seconds behind by Pez April by José María Meseguer. Both boats saw each other after more than two hours of sailing and an endless beat (almost 12 miles). Pedro Rebollo’s Maverta Defcom Seguridad was the third to cross the intermediate pass. Already In the entire lap, the Pez de Abril won a victory that allows him to push HM Hospitales even more and dream of victory in the regatta.
In ORC 3, José Romero’s Nemox-Binfix maintains the lead, also by 0.5 points from María José Vila’s Tanit IV Medilevel. In ORC 4-5, Francisco Miguel’s Enewtec is the leader. In Promo Club, Máximo Caturla’s Kai is the champion and in the Alicante City & Beach one-designs, Núria Sánchez Nomdedeu’s Dorsia Covirán and Alejandro Arroyo’s Plis Play II in Dragón.
Regarding the day of this Saturday, the return to the island of Tabarca was divided into two. Between a total of 30 nautical miles, with a departure and a forced passage through Cabo Huertas for the ORC 1-2 and ORC 3 classes, while the ORC 4-5 had a result of 25.1 miles with a direct departure to the island. The Promo Clubs carried out a 19-mile course in the wind and the Alicante City & Beach J22 and Dragon one-designs continued with their traditional poles.
In ORC 3, the local Tanit IV Medilevel of Nacho Campos, who knows the area well, was able to stand out and demonstrate control of the situation. The Nemox-Binfix from Cartagena was second, which helped him to become the leader of the general classification. Gustavo Gastaldi’s TeamTac, which would ultimately be the winner of the lap, remains in third overall.
Among the ORC 4-5, Francisco Miguel’s Enewtec took the lead in the general classification after winning the tour of the island and surpasses Alberto Jerez’s Tatan by 3.5 points. Third place is occupied by Gonzalo Calvo’s Lassal. The intermediate test was for Francisco Tornero’s No Te Nom from Alicante, followed by Alberto Jerez’s Tatan and Rafael Morán’s MK III. in the turn
Among the fleet of monotypes, In the Alicante City & Beach J22, Dorsia Covirán led by Núria Sánchez Nomdedeu continues to dominate with authority, with a first, a second and a sixth place, this last place due to an offline that was complicated and where they could not finally come back. The Galicians of Rosario García’s Women’s Sailing followed in the wake of seven points, the Bayona boat made a fourth, a third and a second. While the team made up of RCR Alicante and Catherina Avenga’s RCV Valencia occupies third place.
Among the Dragones everything remains the same among the Plis Play of Vicente García, with the Plis Play II skippered by Alejandro Arroyo leader. Tadeusz Witold’s Plis Play I, with a first and two seconds, stalks him and is one point behind the leader. Third is the Plis Play III by Álvaro Llusiá. In the Promo Club class, which only competed this Saturday, Máximo Caturla’s Kai won and will be accompanied on the podium by Juan Rodríguez’s Akra, second, and Michael Selley’s Nai 2, third. For this Sunday, the final day, the last two windward-leeward tests are scheduled for all classes.
Josep Margalef received the 2023 Communication Award at the Castillo de Santa Bárbara
The Real Club de Regatas de Alicante held the dinner for shipowners of the 27th Edition of the TabarcaVela Diputación de Alicante on Friday night at the Castillo de Santa Bárbara and the 2023 TabarcaVela Communication Awards were presented. In the National Press, the award went to Josep Margalef, sports journalist with a long history at Agencia EFE and Diario AS. And the Special Prize for Photography went to Alfred Farré, dean of nautical photography and winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award.
