Great start to Trofeo S.M. La Reina Rolex Cup

by KPMS on 13 Jul 2007
With an offshore southeasterly breeze fluctuating between 8 and 14 knots throughout the day, the IX Trofeo S.M. La Reina Rolex Cup kicked off with a great start. The 140-boat fleet enjoyed some close racing on the three race courses.

The racing was as tense and as challenging as expected in the Alpha course where the fleet of TP52s and GP42s offered an exciting show in today's two windward-leeward races of 8 nautical miles each.

In the TP52 class Mutua Madrileña, with skipper Vasco Vascotto, currently holds the provisional overall lead by 2 points over Gonzalo Araujo's Baleria by finishing second and a first in today's races. The brand new Matador, owned by Alberto Roemmers, performed very well in the first race by beating Mutua Madrileña but then finished a disappointing 8th in race 2.

The GP42s are having their debut in Spain, the regatta counting as the first leg of the Spanish National Championship. The nine GP42s competed in real time, Laureano Wizner's Quebramar-Chrysler and his winning Alinghi America's Cup crew won both races. Jan Santana's Zurich and Filippo Fauffini's Roma finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the provisional ranking.

The IMS Open, IMS 670 and IMS 570 divisions were able to complete two windward-leeward races, while the three classes of the RN division completed one.

In the IMS 670 class, the 2006 World Champion Navantia, skippered by Jesús Pintos, showed true champion form to win the IX Trofeo SM La Reina Rolex Cup by scoring a first and a second in today's races, while Carlos Rodríguez' Ícaro dominated the IMS 570 fleet with a first in both real and elapsed time.

Tomorrow's weather forecast predicts similar wind conditions as today with approximately 8 -10 knots coming from a southeasterly direction.

Racing is due to start at 12 noon and will see the Classic yachts in their debut race at the IX Trofeo SM La Reina Rolex Cup.

IX Trofeo S.M. La Reina Rolex Cup Top 3 Provisional Standings Day 1

Place/Boat Name/Owner/R1/R2/TOTAL

TP52
1. MUTUA MADRILEÑA, B. MATTE.A. ORLANDI , 2.00/1.00/3.00
2. BALEARIA, ADOLFO UTOR, 3.00/2.00/5.00
3. ANONIMO Q8, RICCARDO SIMONESCHI, 4.00/4.00

GP42
1. QUEBRAMAR-CHRYSLER, GONZALO ESTEVES, 1.00/1.00/2.00
2. ZURICH, JAN SANTANA, 2.00/3.00/5.00
3. ROMA, FILIPPO FAUFFINI, 4.00/2.00/6.00

IMS 570
1. ÍCARO, LOUIS MAS BORREL, 1.00/1.00/2.00
2. ITACA XII, MANUEL GALLEGO FRONTERA, 3.00/2.00/5.00
3. POWER PLATE-HEMPEL, JAIME MONJO CARRIO, 2.00/5.00/7.00

IMS 670
1. NAVATIA, MALI PRINC S.L., 1.00/2.00/3.00
2. TURISMO MADRID-G. SAILING, V DE PLOEG CONSULTING, 5.00/1.00/6.00
3. CARD & OIL, CARD & OIL, 2.00/4.00/6.00

IMS OPEN
1. BOHEMIA EXPRESS, EVROPSKA VODNI, 1.00/1.00/2.00
2. SIRIUS V, ARMADA ESPANOLA, 2.00/3.00/5.00
3. INVERSIONES Y N. GÁLVEZ, CARLOS BALLESTEROS, 5.00/2.00/7.00

RN 1
1. BRUJO , ALBERTO DE CASTRO, 1.00
2. CASAS DEL MEDITERRÁNEO, GONZALO CALVO, 2.00
3. EUROTEC - HYDRA, TONO SÁNCHEZ, 3.00

RN 2
1. INTERSA, A. JOSÉ A. C., 1.00
2. INSOTEL, JAVIER W., 2.00
3. RALIP, F. J. GARCÍA, 3.00

RN 3
1. TETIS, FERNANDO SAN JOSÉ, 1.00
2. FANDANGO, GUILLERMO FRASQUET, 2.00
3. CONSTRUCCIONES KER, J.L. FRANCÉS, 3.00

For more information about the IX Trofeo S.M. La Reina Rolex Cup including entry lists and results please visit www.trofeoreina.com

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