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Top drawer action at the Copa del Rey Agua Brava

The 95 participants of this Copa del Rey-Agua Brava edition, distributed in 34 boats in IMS 500, 40 in IMS 600 and 21 in the recently created IMS 670, sailed under variable wind conditions, in intensity as well as of component; this fact obliged the Regattas Committee to change courses.

IMS 500. The first test began on time at 1:00 p.m. with course of 10.5 miles and finish to leeward. In that moment the wind was of 215º with an intensity of 8 knots. The start took place without problems with Orlanda-Olimpus and Bribón well located by the finder boat (on the port side/right). The majority of the fleet started on the central side of the start line. Nevertheless, on arriving in the leeward buoy Caixa Galicia crossed first, followed by Tau Cerámica-UBS and Honda; behind them Bribon and Orlanda-Olimpus. Finally, the classification in balanced time of today´s first race was:
1st Caixa Galicia
2nd Tau-Cerámica-UBS
3rd Honda
4th Orlanda-Olimpus
5th CAM
6th Bribon.

At 3:40 p.m. today´s second race began, having the boats to complete a 12.7 miles course with arrival in windward. Tau Cerámica-UBS as well as Honda, risked a lot starting on the right side of the regattas field, while Bribon, CAM and Caixa Galicia chose the left side. On arriving at the windward mark, the cross by the buoy was marked by the boats which came from the left. Another outstanding boat has been Azur de Puig which fought with the leading pack. Finally, Bribon scored a victory in the second race, followed by CAM with 14 seconds and, in third place Caixa Galicia with 18 seconds. Due to these results, Caixa Galicia has an advantage of three points before Tau Cerámica-UBS, five before CAM and six before Bribón. In this class prevails a maximum equality, though Caixa Galicia starts to take advantage.

IMS 500 (Top 20):

		Yacht	Skipper	Type	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	ESP6789	CAIXA GALICIA	SANTIAGO LOPEZ VAZQUEZ	G.SOLEIL 56R	3	1	3	7
2	ESP7070	TAU CERAMICA - UBS	LAUREANO WIZNER	JV 57	2	2	6	10
3	ESP7007	CAM	S.A.R.FELIPE DE BORBON	FARR 54	5	5	2	12
4	ESP6666	BRIBON	S.M.JUAN CARLOS DE BORBON	JV 56	6	6	1	13
5	ITA149	ORLANDA OLYMPUS	TOMMASO CHIEFFI	FARR 53	7	4	8	19
6	ESP6100	CODORNIU	JOSE LUIS DORESTE	IMS R 52	8	7	7	22
7	ESP7373	AZUR DE PUIG	S.A.R.INFANTA CRISTINA	B&C 49	12	8	4	24
8	ITA235	QQ8 WORLD CARGO	RICCARDO SIMONESCHI	EVENTO 46	1	12	13	26
9	ITA121	HONDA	STEFANO SPANGARO	G.SOLEIL 56R	10	3	14	27
10	ESP7010	ADECCO TELEFONICA MOVIST.	P.IGLESIAS / J.GANDARA	EVENTO 46	4	14	11	29
11	GBR4803	CRISTABELLA	JOHN COOK	JV 48	11	10	8	29
12	ESP6655	BALEARIA	T.GOROSTEGUI	G.SOLEIL 42R	9	11	12	32
13	NOR9990	FRAM XV	H.M.HARALD V	FARR 50	16	9	9	34
14	CHI6119	HASTA SIEMPRE 3	RODRIGO ZUAZOLA	FARR 53	14	13	10	37
15	ESP6969	SANTA ANA GRUPO INMOBILI.	IGNACIO CAMINO	FIRST 44.7	15	18	16	49
16	ITA18181	STAURINO FRATELLI	GIORGIO MORI	G.SOLEIL 44R	13	17	21	51
17	ITA14351	SEAWONDER	MATTEO IVALDI	MC 46	19	15	17	51
18	ESP6014	PUERTO CALERO - HESPERIA	ALFREDO MORALES	NONE	18	19	15	52
19	AUT70	C-QUADRAT ASTRO 3D	RAINER WILHELM	J/V 50	24	16	18	58
20	ESP5767	NN	CARL EDWARD JANSEN	PROTOTIPO	20	22	19	61

IMS 600. At 1.10 p.m. began the first race of the day with a course of 10.5 miles. Lexus crossed first by the windward buoy followed by Near Miss, and the third one was Zurich with a difference of 42 seconds. Behind them, Memo Memulini and Forum Filatélico. Telefónica Movistar passed in sixth place. Finally, at the finish line, the arrival order was:
1st Near Miss
2nd Zurich
3rd Lexus – Seahawk
4th Forum Filatélico
5th Memo Memulini
6th Husa Hoteles

After the compensation of times, Telefónica Movistar reached the sixth position relegating Husa Hoteles to eighth behind Andalucía Te Quiere.

At 3:50 p.m. the boats started to sail through a 12.7 miles course. Once again, the fight was focused among Lexus, Near Miss and Telefónica Movistar and Zurich; followed by Forum Filatélico, Ono and Siemens Mobile. Finally, Telefónica Movistar classified first, followed by Zurich, Near Miss and Lexus-SeaHawk. The leadership of this class after three tests is for Near Miss, with two point of advantage before Telefónica Movistar and four points before Zurich. Lexus-Sea Hawk remains fourth with six points of difference and Forum Filatélico with ten points. It is relevant to state that in this group the equality is very significant as five boats have possibilities for the final triumph.

IMS 600 (Top 20):

		Yacht	Skipper	Type	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	SUI1957	NEAR MISS	THIERRY PEPONNET	G.SOLEIL 42R	2	1	3	6
2	CHI2010	TELEFONICA MOVISTAR 1	P.CAMPOS / V.VASCOTTO	G.SOLEIL 42R	1	6	1	8
3	ESP6966	ZURICH	JORDI CALAFAT	G.SOLEIL 42R	6	2	2	10
4	ITA14660	LEXUS - SEAHAWK	LORENZO BRESSANI	G.SOLEIL 42R	5	3	4	12
5	ESP7227	FORUM FILATELICO	GONZALO ARAUJO	IMS 42'	7	4	5	16
6	URU2004	MEMO MEMULINI	RICARDO FABINI	G.SOLEIL 42R	11	5	6	22
7	ESP7090	ONO	I¥AKI CASTA¥ER	VROLIJK 42	4	13	7	24
8	ESP6746	FERMAX	DANIEL MAESTRE	RODMAN 42	3	10	12	25
9	ESP7333	SIEMENS MOBILE	PEDRO PERELLO CANAL	PUMA 42	8	9	8	25
10	ESP7411	ANDALUCIA TE QUIERE	OLIVER GONGORA	VROLIJK 42	10	7	11	28
11	POR2241	JAZZTEL	PEDRO MACEDO PINTO	G.SOLEIL 42R	9	12	10	31
12	ESP6610	HUSA HOTELES	CARLOS MARTINEZ	RODMAN 42	12	8	14	34
13	ESP6939	YATES 3	MARKUS WIESER	BAVARIA 42	15	11	13	39
14	ESP6262	QUEBRAMAR CHRYSLER	GONZALO ESTEVES	B&C 41	14	14	20	48
15	ITA155	SKY	ROBERTI FERRARESE	RODMAN 42	17	15	17	49
16	GER4646	DAPHAL	GUNTER JANSEN	IMX 40	18	16	21	55
17	ESP5878	TURISMOCASTILLAYLEON.COM	JORDI COSTA FLORIT	SINERGIA 40	22	19	16	57
18	ESP6606	AIFOS	J.RODRIGUEZ TOUBES	FARR 42	16	18	24	58
19	ESP7415	M.TORRES	FRANCISCO SANCHEZ FERRER	FARR 42	13	41	9	63
20	ESP5656	NATI II	GUILLERMO BELTRI	IMX 40	23	22	19	64

IMS 670. The category passed over the start line at 1:20 p.m. without incidences, the course for this class was of 10.5 miles with arrival in leeward. After almost three hours of sailing, the first boats reached the line, remaining the classification for this first beam in balanced time as follows:
1st Gaggenau
2nd Vindio
3rd Polaris World
4th Clinica Arroyo
5th Blu Ferrari
6th Vértigo.

IMS 670 (Top 20):

		Yacht	Skipper	Type	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	ESP7557	VINDIO	ALFONSO PASCUAL	DUFOUR 34	4	2	4	10
2	ESP7097	POLARIS WORLD	ADRIAN VIUDES VELASCO	DUFOUR 34	5	3	3	11
3	ESP4626	GAGGENAU	EDUARDO HORRACH	FIRST 33.7	10	1	2	13
4	RSA676	VERTIGO	ANTONIO GUASCH	FARR 38	3	6	5	14
5	ESP6898	ITACA X	JERRY VINKESTEIN	DUFOUR 34	6	8	1	15
6	ESP6349	BLU FERRARI	MANUEL DE TOMAS	DEHLER 36	3	5	7	15
7	ESP6989	Q1 - QUUM COMUNICACION	SERGIO LLORCA LOPEZ	DUFOUR 34	2	9	6	17
8	ESP5223	DURAVIT	JAIME DURAN ABAD	FIRST 36.7	7	7	10	24
9	ESP4224	CLINICA ARROYO	SERGIO GONZALEZ	J.O.D. 35	11	4	11	26
10	ITA13555	ATAME A VITTORIA	ALFREDO GALASSI	X-362 SPORT	9	12	8	29
11	ESP7330	PLANTOUR	JOAN BELLVER	BAVARIA 35	8	10	16	34
12	ESP5435	MARINA GREENWICH	RAMON JUNEMANN	DUFOUR 334	12	11	12	35
13	ESP6992	COSTA BLANCA	ROSANA AMORRICH	DUFOUR 34	13	14	9	36
14	ARG4774	MALBEC DOC MARINA VINAROS	HERNAN MONES RUIZ	MYSTIC 290	14	15	14	43
15	ESP6486	NAULOGA / HERTZ	MARC PATI¥O	SUN FAST 32	18	17	13	48
16	ESP6069	LA HERRAMIENTA BALEAR	MARTIN AIZCORBE	X 302	17	16	15	48
17	ESP7087	MARELAN I	ARNE PLOCH	ELAN 37	21	13	17	51
18	ESP6837	AKUNAMATATA	JAUME PALAU BACH	FIRST 36.7	15	19	18	52
19	GBR6336	SKIPPER MARINE	ENRIQUE MORENO LOUIS	SUN FAST 36	16	18	19	53
20	ESP6981	TETE	JAIME PONT FERRER	FIRST 36.7	19	21	20	60