Gaastra PalmaVela crowns its winners
May 4, 2014"Magic Carpet Cubed" and "Rán V" won first place in Wally and Mini Maxi classes respectively.
Today Sunday May 4, the 11th edition of the Gaastra PalmaVela finished in the waters of Palma de Majorca, Spain, with the presence of traditional Embat wind from Majorca.
"Magic Carpet Cubed" takes the lead and wins the Gaastra PalmaVela among the Wallies.
The winner in the Wally class was still to be decided depending on what happened today in the bay of Palma. The fleet today sailed a 27 mile coastal race in which Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’ "Magic Carpet Cubed" took the advantage to climb up to the overall first position by winning a complicated race. Behind the British crew, Antonio Cacace’s "Magic Blue" with Sergio Lottini at the helm, took the silver and the bronze went to last edition’s winner, Jean-Charles Decaux’s "J One" with Piers Richardson as skipper.
"Rán V", winner in Mini Maxi
As expected, Niklas Zennström’s "Rán V" won the gold in the Gaastra PalmaVela in Mini Maxi class after having an impressive performance in the race of Real Club Náutico de Palma. He started today with five podiums out of the five races sailed so far, and with a very comfortable points cushion. The fight in the overall leader board was among their pursuers, so they finished fourth in today’s race.
In today’s coastal race, Andrés Soriano’s "Alegre" was able to react and, in addition to winning today’s race, he also took third place overall. Roberto Tomasini’s "Robertissima" with Vasco Vascotto as tactician, took the silver.
Iñigo Losada, crew member onboard Robertissima III (second in Mini Maxi)
"The team is very happy because it is the first time we have sailed with this boat and some crew members are new as well. But despite all this we have adapted really well. We have options to stay at the top and we will fight the next races to win. There was no discussion here, "Rán V" was the best, but we have the feeling that we can keep ahead".
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