(Santander, Spain)- The Spanish J/80 teams are at it again. No matter how many J/80 World Champions they have, their fellow J/80 sailors are simply having fun getting out on the water and thrashing around the buoys before retiring after the race for some great Spanish paella and vino rojo.
The wavy conditions and good southwest 10-20 knot winds, combined with the flexibility of the Race Committee, allowed three good sets of races to play out on Santander Bay for the weekend. It was fortunate that three sets of six races were completed, it's been a nasty few weeks for storms that have lashed the coastline. The winner Pichu Torcida on ECC VIVIENDAS sailed to a very consistent 3-3-5 score. Second place went to NEXTEL ENGINEERING sailed by Ignacio Camino and Armando Gutierrez and bronze was won by the BANCAJA-AVIVA, raced by Javier Lopez-Vazquez and Alvaro Mazarrasa. Rounding out the top five were MABLE in 4th sailed by Alberto Padron and Jose Miguel Oriol, winning on a tie-breaker over Jaime Piris on FONESTAR (5th overall). For more J/80 Autumn Championship sailing information. Sailing photos courtesy of Chapifoto.com
The wavy conditions and good southwest 10-20 knot winds, combined with the flexibility of the Race Committee, allowed three good sets of races to play out on Santander Bay for the weekend. It was fortunate that three sets of six races were completed, it's been a nasty few weeks for storms that have lashed the coastline. The winner Pichu Torcida on ECC VIVIENDAS sailed to a very consistent 3-3-5 score. Second place went to NEXTEL ENGINEERING sailed by Ignacio Camino and Armando Gutierrez and bronze was won by the BANCAJA-AVIVA, raced by Javier Lopez-Vazquez and Alvaro Mazarrasa. Rounding out the top five were MABLE in 4th sailed by Alberto Padron and Jose Miguel Oriol, winning on a tie-breaker over Jaime Piris on FONESTAR (5th overall). For more J/80 Autumn Championship sailing information. Sailing photos courtesy of Chapifoto.com
