J/80 Campeonato Mundialito at Real Club Martimo de Santander
by RCMS 4 Dec 2020 22:05 PST
28-29 November 2020
Remarkably, the Spanish J/80 Class was able to host their annual J/80 Campeonato Mundialito on the gorgeous bay off Santander, Spain this past weekend. In the end, after four races sailed, it was Jaime Piris Turner's MERCURY that won the regatta counting just podium finishes.
On Saturday afternoon, two races were sailed in the bay, with a northeast wind of about ten knots. Starting fast out of the box, Piris- Turner's MERCURY team scored two bullets to throw down the gauntlet in front several notable J/80 World Champions. They were followed at day's end by Pablo Colvee's RAITAN in second with two 3rd places and by Daniel de la Pedraja's EDIFICIO CASTELAR in third with a 5-2 tally.
Things looked good for the MERCURY team as Sunday dawned with less wind, though another beautiful day. The day started off with an hour postponement, and the RCN Santander PRO finally started the last two races in a northeast breeze of 6 to 8 kts.
In the third race on Sunday, EDIFICIO CASTELAR prevailed, followed by MERCURY and Manuel Vidal de la Peña’s RACANO. By the end of the race, the wind nearly died off. However, within the next half hour rebuilt back to the 6 to 8 kts range. For the final race, J/80 World Champion Ignacio Camino Rodriguez's SOLITAL won, followed by another J/80 World Champion in second- Jose Maria "Pichu" Torcida's FREDO ESTRELLA DEL NORTE. Rounding out the final race podium was Jaime Yllera Secades' COMPESCA.
As a result of Sunday's outcomes, it was the MERCURY team prevailing with a 1-1-2-11, winning with 4 pts net. Taking the silver on a tie-breaker of 8 pts net was Pedraja's EDIFICIO CASTELAR with a 5-2-1-9 tally. They won the countback over Pichu Torcida's FREDO ESTRELLA DEL NORTE with a 2-9-4-2 record. Rounding out the top five was Jaime Yllera Secades' COMPESCA in fourth and David Madrazo's ZONA FRANCA SANTANDER in fifth position.
More J/80 Mundialito Santander Regatta sailing information here.