Botín wins J/80 Campeonato de Espana at Real Club Marítimo de Santander
by J/Boats 23 Jun 2019 06:18 NZST
J/80 Campeonato de Espana at Real Club Marítimo de Santander © Real Club Martimo de Santander
The forty-three teams that were participating in the 2019 edition of the Campeonato de Espana were treated to simply spectacular sailing conditions in the beautiful bay off Santander, Spain. Three sunny days, winds rising up to 15-25 kts on the last day, the spectacular backdrop of the snow-capped Pyrenees Mountains off to the southeast made for a spectacular weekend events.
Rising to the occasion to win the regatta in a dominating performance was one of Spain's top Olympic sailors- the Cantabrian Diego Botín from the Real Club Maritimo de Santander. Botín and his crew on Ono M & G Tressis put their stamp of authority on the event by winning four of seven races for an 8 pts net score.
The pre-regatta favorite, the Cantabrian double J/80 World Champion - José María "Pichu" Torcida - took second place with his RCM Santander team on AILA with 23 pts net. Just one point behind them on the final step of the podium was Jose Azqueta Arrue on Biobizz with 24 pts net.
Among the Women's Team, it was the President of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation - Julia Casanueva - skippering Central Optica that won the Women's Trophy. Meanwhile, winning the Under 25 Division was J/80 Worlds 2019 Getxo skippered by the Basque Nicolás Viar.
For more about Spanish J/80 Sailing Championship see j80spain.es