Everything ready for the 59th Great Sailing Day - Bufete Frau

Everything is ready at the Club Nàutic S'Arenal (CNA) to kick off tomorrow Saturday the 59th edition of the Gran Día de la Vela - Bufete Frau, one of the flagship regattas of the club's sports calendar, which will take place in waters near the club in two phases, from Saturday 19th to Monday 21st and, next week, from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th August.

The club's longest running regatta will count in its 59th edition with the participation of more than 700 top level local and national sailors, aboard a total of 575 boats in the Optimist, 420, ILCA 6, ILCA 4, Open IQ Foil, Techno 293, Formula Windsurf, Musto Skiff, lateen sailing and cruising classes, representing dozens of yacht clubs from all over Spain.

Specifically, the starting signal for the first race will be given tomorrow Saturday at 14:00 hours, and the races will continue throughout Sunday and Monday, with races for the Optimist U11, Optimist D, IQ Foil, Techno 293, Musto Skiff and Formula Windsurf categories. This first phase will close on Monday with the corresponding awards ceremony at the CNA facilities. Nine races are scheduled, one of which must be completed for the regatta to be valid.

The following week will be the turn of the Optimist U13, Optimist U16, ILCA 4, ILCA 6 and 420 categories, with races from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th, when the final trophy presentation will also take place.

The traditional sailing will also have its protagonism in the meeting, since the second weekend will be held regattas of lateen sailing, in Regatta, Llaüts and Open modalities. The more social side of sailing will also have its moment, with regattas on August 26th for the cruiser class, which will compete in ORC. Also, the meeting will feature other parallel activities, among which is the XX Travesía Sa Milla CNA - Cala Blava, an emblematic open water swimming event that will take place on August 26 from 9 am on the beach of Es Caló and whose benefits will go to the association ELA Balears.

The Great Day of Sailing - Bufete Frau is the oldest regatta organized by the CNA and undoubtedly one of the most anticipated by sailing enthusiasts. It is one of the first regattas that were launched in the club, which faces it as a great celebration of the work done during the season. This great sporting and social event every year puts an end to the summer competitions and kicks off the new sporting season in the Balearic Islands.

The meeting, already consecrated in the regatta calendar of the Bay of Palma, is possible thanks to the collaboration of Bufete Frau. A company whose founder, José Frau Greenfield, has a historical relationship with the club in which he was formed and in which he has sailed since he was a child, achieving a not inconsiderable record, with titles such as Optimist world runner-up (1983), Spanish champion in Europe Class in 1984 and world runner-up in Europe Class in 1985. The family saga continued sailing in the CNA, so they are not only united by a commercial relationship, but also by an emotional one.