Martín Tieles from Real Club Náutico Portosín and Leya Seguí from Real Club Náutico Pollensa have won the Spanish National Championship in the male and female categories, respectively, at the Ibiza Wingfoil Open Spanish Racing Championship (IWO), held in the bay of Portmany, under the organization of Club Nàutic Sant Antoni and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation.
STAY UP TO DATE OF WHAT WE DO AND RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTERThe last day of competition was a very intense day with good wind, during which the finals for the gold (1st to 33rd place in Saturday's semifinals) and silver (33rd to 68th place) were contested through three races held in the channel between sa Conillera and Platges de Comte. In addition, a long-distance race was held, with a circuit starting at sa Conillera and ending in Port des Torrent. Both the eight races held on Saturday and the races on Sunday provided spectacular scenes, with the boards elevated over the water throughout the bay of Portmany.
In the overall classification of the event, the youth category stood out, with 1st place going to Martín Tieles (Real Club Náutico Portosín), 2nd place to Simón Codoñer, and 3rd to Quan Adriano Cardi (Circolo Velico Antignano). The classification also coincides with that of the male youth category (Sub 19), as all three belong to it. In the female version of Sub 19, the aforementioned Leya Seguí took 1st place, followed by Neus Pericàs (2nd) and Valentina Cifre (3rd), all from Real Club Náutico Pollensa.
In the senior male category, the podium was topped by the following sailors: 1st Jeremy Rodríguez, 2nd Franco Lattianzo (Wings Tarifa), and 3rd Andrés Sánchez (Club Aloha), while in the female category, Natalia Cerdán won. Regarding Masters, the winners in the male category were; 1st Albert Perelló, 2nd Regy Elis (CD Kitesurf Denia), and 3rd Mario Fernández (RCR Alicante. And finally, in Grand Masters, the podium was as follows: 1st Ferran Recasens, 2nd Rui Novais (El Portet de Denia), and 3rd Marcos Colomar (Club Nàutic Sant Antoni), with María del Carmen Zaragoza (Club Nàutic S’Arenal) being first in the female category.
In addition, special awards were given to Luis López Ramírez (CW Área) for being the youngest sailor, and to Fernando Salgado (CN S’Arenal) for being the most veteran.