Meanwhile off Valencia

Pedro Campos and movistar get ahead after opening day of the Trofeio SM La Reina Copa Rolex

Due to yesterday's late finish for all fleets competing in the VIII Trofeo S.M. La Reina Copa Rolex, only the TP 52 results were posted last night. Results for the other fleets follow below.

Among the IMS Open division, Movistar of Pedro Campos currently lies in first, having scored a second and a first, and is tied with Fernando León and Kiko Sánchez Luna's CAM. Pedro Campos, America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race veteran, sails into the second day of the series hoping to be in better shape than yesterday: "Yesterday we sailed blind - with no electronics. Luckily, in the second race we were able to get some good boat speed and that enabled us to win. We are still learning and discovering the boat's potential, therefore we are quite satisfied with the first day's performance. Hopefully today we will be able to sail with the aid of our instruments - that will definitely make things easier for us around the race course." Puerto Calero Hesperia, with a third and a sixth lies in third.

Jaime Monjo's Icaro yesterday dominated the IMS 600 LC division (the only other class in this event racing in real time besides the TP 52 fleet) by scoring two brilliant wins. Quebramar Chrysler of Gonzalo Esteves followed in second, ahead of Murcia Turística.

Among the IMS 670 class, where there are 20 entries, Alessandro Ferrari's Aquasonic Vuelta Y Media is currently leading with a second and a first on handicap, followed by Jose Van der Ploeg's Turismo Madrid and by Card & Oil Premium, 2005 title holder. The current IMS 670 world champion, Sergio Llorca's Quum Cap Cana, lies in fourth.

Last night Sergio Llorca summed up a difficult first day of racing: "Today the wind was quite unusual. The breeze kept going up and down, especially in the second race, and we were never sure if we were sailing towards a good shift. All the crews in this class are very well prepared and until the last day no one can be sure to win."

Among the RN Class (a Spanish rating division), the winners from yesterday's race were: Itaca IX (RN1), Intersa (RN2), Fandango (RN3).

Current provisional standings 0(top 3)

Place, Boat Name, Owner, R1/R2/Points

TP 52

1. CAIXA GALICIA, VICENTE TIRADO, 1.00/2.00/3.00
2. SIEMENS, EAMON CONNEELY, 4.00/1.00/5.00
3. ONO, ONO CABLE EUROPA, 2.00/3.00/5.00

IMS OPEN

1. MOVISTAR, PEDRO CAMPOS, 2.00/1.00/3.00
2. CAM, FERNANDO LEON/FRANCISCO SANCHEZ LUNA, 1.00/2.00/3.00
3. PUERTO CALERO - HESPERIA, JOSE A.CALERO RODRIGUEZ, 3.00/6.00/9.00

IMS 600 LC

1. ICARO, JAIME MONJO CARRIO, 1.00/1.00/2.00
2. QUEBRAMAR CHRYSLER, QUEBRAMAR SAILING TEAM, 4.00/2.00/6.00
3. MURCIA TURISTICA, MTORRES INGENIERIA Y PROCESOS S.L., 2.00/5.00/7.00

IMS 670

1. AQUASONIC VUELTA Y MEDIA, ALESSANDRO FERRARI, 2.00/1.00/3.00
2. TURISMO MADRID, JOSE M. VAN DER PLOEG, 1.00/3.00/4.00
3. CARD & OIL PREMIUM, CARD & OIL, 4.00/4.00/8.00