The Balearics top the podium at the Spanish 420 Championship

With the celebration of a single race, the 420 Spanish Championship began yesterday in the waters of the Bay of Cadiz, which brings together in Puerto de Santa Maria more than a hundred athletes from eight autonomous communities, and among them, the best of each territory.

The conditions of light winds and, above all, their variable condition, have left the opening day lame and, of the three races planned, only a very fair one could be completed which, at least, serves to open the classification and to have the first leaders of each category.  

The first podium was dominated by the Balearics, with the first victory at the hands of the crew formed by Bernardo Cavaco (CN Arenal) and Hugo Valor (CN Can Pastilla), first sub17, followed by the number one in the national female ranking, Marisa Vicens (CN Arenal) and Marina Borras (RCN Port de Pollença), first sub19, and Nicola Jane Sadler (CN Arenal) and Sofía Cavaco (CN Arenal), third absolute and second sub19. The Balearic dominance continues up to fourth place, occupied by the two sailors of the CN Arenal Neus Fernández and Martina Gomila, first sub17 girls, ahead of the Cantabrians Javier Torcida and Juan Ilya Marcos, first sub19 among the boys. The juniors leave behind the first senior crew, which is that of world champion Pol Mateu and Quim Serra, from Balís.

The championship also opens to the mixed category, with the first place after this first day for the crew of the Cantabrian Candela Escobedo and the Balearic Fernando Barceló (CN Arenal), ninth overall. And mixed is the first sub15 crew formed by the Galicians Paco Riveras and Celia de la Fuente competing for the mixed title.

For today, Friday, the organizers are bringing forward the schedule in order to get the most out of the second day.