Quim Ferrer, sailor of the Club Náutico Sant Feliu de Guíxols, has been runner-up of Spain in ILCA 4 in the Spanish Cup held from January 18 to 21 at the Real Club Náutico de Valencia. With this result, the 16-year-old crochet athlete has qualified for the ILCA Class European Championships, which will take place from April 5 to 12 in Izola, Slovenia. Her teammate, Mireia Garriga, placed 6th in the women’s U16 category and will also accompany her in the European category.
The Sant Feliu de Guíxols Yacht Club values this milestone as a recognition of the effort of the sailors, families and coaches of the club. At the same time, he believes that the good health of his regatta teams at national level is evident and that his commitment to the sport of sailing is consolidated.
The Spanish Cup
The ILCA Spanish Cup brought together 143 boats from all over Spain. The CNSFG participated with 4 athletes: Quim Ferrer, Mireia Garriga, Sofia Constans and Ènia Pallí. All four are ranked among the 21 best sailors in the Catalan ranking.
The championship was marked by extreme weather conditions, with a first day with strong winds of between 20 and 25 knots, rain and waves of up to 2 meters high that allowed the organization to hold 3 tests. The sailor of the CNSFG Quim Ferrer managed to place in 2nd place in the provisional general classification, getting partials of 3-1-2 in the tests of the day, tied with the Canarian Alfonso Pérez (RCN Arrecife) who led the classification.
The second and third days of the championship were conditioned by the lack of wind, which only allowed to hold a test with a wind of 7 knots of intensity.
