Lanzarote Sailing Paradise, Solum AEDAS Homes and Buchaca finish as leaders after the first two races of the competition.

On Friday afternoon, with excellent weather conditions, the XII Trofeo César Manrique – RCNA – Calero Marinas began, with the bay of Arrecife as the main stage of a race course that met the expectations of the 20 participating crews.

The race committee organized the competition in two groups to offer a greater sailing spectacle: group 1, composed of ORC 1, ORC 2 and ORC 3, and group 2, with ORC 4 and ORC 5 (J80). Both categories have top level crews that have come to enjoy this competition in the waters of Lanzarote.

With precise punctuality, the first race began on a course that surprised the teams with its excellent conditions. After the start of the first group, four boats took the lead: Ye Cabrera’s Lanzarote Sailing Paradise, Oscar Pattenden’s Katanga, Lucio Pérez Aranaz’s Solum AEDAS Homes and Sorondongo IV skippered by Miguel Ángel Matallana.

After the second passage through the windward mark, the three leading boats were still leading the race, followed by a second group that included Ferrer y García and Muyay. Finally, the victory was disputed between Solum and Lanzarote Sailing Paradise, with a spectacular finish in which Ye Cabrera’s team won by the narrowest of margins.

By classes, in ORC 1 and 2, the win went to Lanzarote Sailing Paradise, followed by Katanga in second place and Muyay in third, with Arcturus and Sorondongo IV completing the classification.

Solum AEDAS Homes took the victory in ORC 3, followed by Ferrer y García in second place and Pionene in third, with Alaia I and Poseidon closing the classification.

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In the first race of the second group (ORC 4 and 5), Maeña 9 and Butxaca soon took the lead, reaching the first turn with several meters of advantage over the rest of the fleet. Both boats remained in the lead until the end of the race, with Joaquín Blanco’s Butxaca taking the victory, while Maeña 9 came in second. Tango crossed the finish line in third place, followed by Calero Marina Wind Team, Alzent, Calero Marinas Lanzarote, Altamar 1, Luna Doce, Manitu and Mateo.

In the second race of the day, the excellent conditions were maintained on the race course located in the capital of Lanzarote. In Group 1, the battle between Solum AEDAS Homes, Lanzarote Sailing Team and Katanga was repeated in an exciting competition.

at sea. In this second leg, Solum AEDAS Homes took the victory, followed by Lanzarote Sailing Team and Katanga in third.

In ORC 1 and 2, Lanzarote Sailing Paradise again took first place, followed by Katanga in second and Muyay in third, with Arcturus and Sorondongo IV in fourth and fifth place respectively.

In ORC 3, Solum AEDAS Homes was again first, followed by Ferrer y García in second place and Pioneer in third, with Alaia I and Poseidón closing the classification.

The ORC 5 podium in the second race was defined with Buchaca in first position, followed by Tango and Maeña 9. The Calero Marinas Wind Team was fourth, followed by Mateo, Alzenit, Altamar I, Calero Marina Lanzarote, Luna Doce and Manitu.

After the first two races, Ye Cabrera’s Lanzarote Sailing Paradise leads in ORC 1 and 2. In ORC 3, Lucio Pérez’s Solum AEDAS Homes leads the provisional classification. Finally, in ORC 4 and 5, Joaquín Blanco’s Buchaca finished the first day as leader.

Tomorrow the last four races of this competition will be held, with two races for each group, promising a lot of excitement to know the winners of the XIII Trofeo César Manrique – RCNA – Calero Marinas. The races can be followed live on the event’s official website, www.trofeocesarmanrique.com.

This event is organized by Calero Marinas and the RCNA, and is sponsored by Islas Canarias, Turismo Lanzarote, Deportes del Cabildo de Lanzarote, Ayuntamiento de Arrecife and Mercedes-Benz Louzao.