(Barcelona, Spain)- This past weekend marked the fifth and final act of
the Barcelona J/70 & J/80 Winter Sportboat Series in Barcelona,
Spain. In the end, the Real Çlub Nautico de Barcelona managed to run
twenty-nine races, much to the delight of the sailors that looked
forward to their monthly races.In the J/70 fleet, it was Javier Scherk on GUNTER that won the final weekend, setting a blistering pace with a 1-1-2-6-1 tally to win by a large margin. Finishing second for the weekend and winning the overall series was Luis Albert Solana skippering PATAKIN from Club de Mar Palma Mallorca. Second for the winter series was Massimo Rama’s JENIALE EUROSYSTEM, an Italian skipper and crew that had been Italy’s J/80 National Champion. Then, rounding out the podium overall was David Marco’s REBUFF from RCN Barcelona.
The
clear, runaway winner of the finale and the overall J/80 Winter Series
was Gonzalo Morales’ BRIBON MOVISTAR with top skipper Marc de Antonio;
they managed seventeen 1sts and seven 2nds out of 29 races! Finishing a
comfortable second overall was top Spanish woman skipper Silvia
Ravetllat on AKEWELE from Club Nautico de Balis. Taking the bronze was
another leading woman skipper, Rosa Artigas, sailing Luis
Corbella-Jordi’s MIKAKU from RCN Barcelona. For more Barcelona J/70 & J/80 Winter Series sailing informationAdd to Flipboard Magazine.
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