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  •  08/06/2013  •   Cruising Regattas

Airlan Aermec wins the Trofeo de las Fuerzas Armadas

The Real Club Náutico de Palma holds this years edition of the Comisión Naval de Regatas

Airlan Aermec, of Juan Cabrer Borrás, won the XXXV Trofeo de las Fuerzas Armadas, in the ORC category, regatta organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma. Yabadaba Two of Martín Aizcorbe wins in the Estimated Rating Class, Illetas, of the Comisión Naval de Regatas de la Armada, wins in the Toxo Class; Pro-Rigging, of Javier Sanz, in J80, and Dragonera, of Robert Helhuitz, in Dragon class, completed the winners out of 70 participants.

The Trofeo de las Fuerzas Armadas is a "classic" regatta of the Balearic cruising family and founded 35 years ago by the contralmirante Marcial Sánchez Barcaiztegui with the aim to gather the balearic cruising fleet with the fleet of the Comisión Naval de Regatas in the bay of Palma but from all around Mallorca.

The ORC sailed a course of 12,5 miles and the Toxo and one designs sailed a course of 7.5 miles. A constant 15 knots of wind from the southeast blew during the whole day. These conditions added to a beautiful sunny day provided some fantastic photographs.

The prize giving ceremony took place on Sunday at the RCNP terraces at 20:00.