Three IMA members on the podium: Open Season (Wally, owner Thomas Bscher), Momo (Maxi 72, owner Dieter Schoen), Azzurra (TP52, owner Alberto Roemmers)

Gaastra PalmaVela 2015 ended today with a day of light breezes, but sufficient to hold races for all 16 participating classes. Three boats managed to defend their 2014 titles.

The winners of the Gaastra PalmaVela 2015 are: Open Season (Wally), Momo (Maxi 72), Azzurra (TP52), Grupo Clínico Dr. Luis Senís (IRC), Airis (ORC 0), Fyord (ORC 1), Pinyol Vermell (ORC 2), La Sirena I (ORC 3), Fehurihi (ORC 4), Bribon Movistar (J80), Flyinghigh (Flying Fifteen), Lazy Daisy (Dragon), Moonbeam IV (Traditional/Classic), Fundación Damm (2.4), CVP Andratx 2 (Hansa 303 Individual) and RCNP/Fundación Handisport 1 (Hansa 303 Double).

Wally: Open Season
The Wallys went out on the water with three boats drawn even at the top of the leaderboard, and a programme of two windward/leeward races to decide the class champion for the first event on the international circuit. Conditions only allowed for one race, and victory was claimed by Magic Carpet 3 ahead of Open Season and Tango G. After the five races of the week, two coastal races and three windward/leewards, the final victory went to the Wally 107 Thomas Bscher's Open Season, skippered by Mike Atkinson, who very closely beat the 2014 winners, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’ Magic Carpet 3, and was just two points ahead of Claus-Peter Offen’s Y3K.

Maxi 72: Momo  
In the Maxi 72, it was a very close triumph in the final race for Sir Peter Ogden’s Jethou, 13 seconds ahead of Alexander Schaerer’s Caol Ila R. However, Dieter Schon’s Momo only needed a third to claim the final victory with the bare minimum over Jethou after five races. Third place went to Caol Ila R.

TP52: Azzurra  
Classification in the TP52 class was decided in the very last race of the championship. Azzurra started the day drawn even with the leaders Quantum Racing, who they needed to beat to aspire to victory. And thus was the case for Alberto Roemmers’s boat with an absolutely perfect race, clocking up their third consecutive victory to claim the first title of the season on their recently christened TP52 designed by Botín. Dalton DeVos' Quantum Racing finished second overall after scoring three in the final race.  Third place went to Dean Barker’s Interlodge.

Full results for other classes are posted on the event' website: www.palmavela.com

Media Contacts Gaastra Palmavela 2015:

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Clara Giraldo
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José Luis Miró
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