Great participation in the
52nd Medes
Guíxols of the Sant Feliu de Guíxols Yacht Club (CNSFG) that was held this weekend with thirty sailors from the Solitaires, A Dos, Altura and Mini classes. It is the oldest continuously held regatta in Catalonia.
Solitaris, with 4 participants, Eduardo de las Heras of the Real Club Náutico de Tarragona has won. He was followed by Francesc Santanach from the Real Club Marítimo de Barcelona and Joel Brosa from Club Náutico Arenys de Mar.
In A Dos, with 10 participants, first place went to Joan Balaguer from Club Vela de Blanes. He was accompanied on the podium by Luis Tort from the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona and Xavi Torredeflot from the Club Náutico Port d’Aro.
In the High Altitude category, with 10 boats with crew competing, Martí Gelabert from the Club Nàutic Port d’Aro won. Second place went to Ramon Garriga from the same club and third place to Josep Maria Falgueras from Club Nàutic Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
The race
The start of the regatta took place on Saturday at noon and the first boat to complete the route of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Medes Islands, Odas buoy and port ganxó arrived at 3 in the morning. Exceptionally, on Friday at 5 pm 6 boats of the mini class left from Barcelona that also completed the route of the test.
The balance of the regatta is very positive since all the participants have been able to finish it. It highlights the good weather and the full moon that has facilitated navigation at night.
Awards ceremony
The presentation of the silver ingots to the winners took place this Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Tinglado. It was attended by the vice-president of the Catalan Sailing Federation Josep Maria Isern, the Councilor for Sports of Sant Feliu de Guíxols Mireia Borrego and Josep Mediñà representing the sports commission of the CNSFG.
Previously, a raffle of gifts has been held among attendees courtesy of Imnasa.
