Thursday, February 26, 2015

Spanish J/80 Teams Prep For Worlds

J/80 sailors in Spain- sponsored by TRIG Money TRIG Money Sailing Team announcement
(Santander, Spain)- “The Wheelhouse” at the Real Club Maritimo de Santander, was the venue chosen by the newly minted TRIG MONEY Sailing Team, for the presentation of their racing calendar for 2015 and its new sponsor the Swedish multinational TRIG MONEY.

With the presence of Jaime Yllera (President RCMS), Julia Casanueva (President of the Cantabrian Sailing Federation), Antonio Gorostegui (Olympic medalist), Juan Carlos Castro (Director General of TRIG) and Juan Dominguez (Director of the Municipal Institute of Sports), the sailing team led by Ignacio “Pichu” Camino and Armando Gutierrez Mendoza, along with the rest of his crew Jose Luis Gomez, "Cospe" Juan Valle, Pablo Cuervas and Miguel Merino, presented their racing schedule for the summer which included three prominent regattas- the 2015 J/80 World Championships in Germany, the Spanish J/80 Championship and Copa de Espana.

The Swedish company, TRIG MONEY, through Juan Carlos Castro, explained that it has made a very strong commitment to sport in Spain, sponsoring nearly 50 teams in different specialties and is particularly enthusiastic about supporting sailing.   Through its TV channel- TRIG TV- the company aims to promote its e-commerce payment system for merchants and consumers in Santander by broadcasting “live TV” of the various J/80 championship sailing regattas.  For more Spanish J/80 sailing information