Please select your home edition
Edition
Palm Beach Motor Yachts

Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja at Real Club Náutico de Torrevieja - Day 3

by Prensa Sailing Comunicación 1 Feb 12:07 PST 30 January - 2 February 2025
previous next

The Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja Trophy faces its final stretch. Today was the third day, the first of the final round with good wind conditions, in general, which has allowed three races for the Gold, Silver and Bronze groups, while Perla has completed only two.

The general standings have taken an important turn in the Gold group, after this first round, in which there has been a dance in the positions. Until today it was the Canarian and reigning world champion, Marta Mansito-Valverde (RCN Gran Canaria) who held the number 1 position in the table, but she has given way and that has been as a result of the last two partials of the day: 7-48, in the first one she kept the type with a brilliant and hard-worked second place. Some numbers that make her drop to 4th in the overall absolute, although she maintains the first place in women and with an important cushion on the following sailors.

The overall lead in the men's category is taken by the Catalan Juan Lleonart (CN El Balís) with 28 points. Lleonart sealed a 10th place in the first race of the day, improving in the second with a 2nd place, but in the third race he fell to 39th place, a result that he would take away and mercede to the previous partials of 2-7-3-4 allows him to reach the last day leader with a small margin of 6 points over the second.

Oliver Iglesias (CN Port d'Andratx), second in the table with 34 points has also suffered a puncture, being in the second race in which he achieved his worst partial in Torrevieja with a 33. With 9 points behind Iglesias is another Spaniard: Alejandro Valero (RCR Alicante) who also and like the other two above has not been successful in one of the three races. The Spaniard was no better than 27th in the second race, in the other two he closed with 8-4.

There is maximum equality among the protagonists to be in the first three-piece podium. Lleonart has 28, Iglesias 34 and Valero 43 but... Sweden's Alexander Forssén is fifth with 44, the same as the female Mansito-Valverde. Behind and with some options are the Turkish Mehmet Erkut Budak (Sopraventus Team- Istanbul SC) and Peruvian 10th of the World: Joaquin Acevedo (Team Happy) with 50 points, occupying places 6 and 7 respectively.

Izan Rogel (RCN Torrevieja), who has scored a partial victory today in the first race of the day, together with the French Lilou Backes (YCPR Sopraventus) lead the SUB13 fleet.

Tomorrow, Sunday 2nd February, the XVII Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja closes with the new champions. Three races are scheduled in the programme, with the start of the first one at 10.00 am.

More information on the event website.

About Euromarina - Main sponsor

The main sponsor of the international Optimist event in Torrevieja is a family business in the construction industry. Founded in 1972, its main market is international, building all over the Spanish Levante, both in the province of Alicante, with various locations such as Guardamar, Arenales, Ciudad Quesada, Torrevieja, as well as other projects in the Region of Murcia, mainly in La Manga del Mar Menor and Los Alcázares.

Related Articles

Gill Optimist Early Summer Championships
Brightlingsea delivered a thrilling test of skill and adaptability The IOCA Early Summer Championships at Brightlingsea SC delivered a thrilling test of skill and adaptability for the Optimist Fleet, with sailors battling extreme variations in wind speed and direction over two days of racing. Posted today at 6:15 am
Cambridgeshire Youth League at Grafham Water
33 sailors took part in windy conditions The second leg of the Cambridgeshire Youth Sailing League took place at Grafham Water Sailing Club on Saturday 14th June. Despite the forecast for strong winds, 33 intrepid young sailors set sail in gusty conditions. Posted on 18 Jun
Tyson Tops 32nd International Optimist Regatta
Getting good starts and sailing fast led to the win at St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Getting good starts and sailing fast led the USA's Daniel Skutch Tyson to win the 32nd International Optimist Regatta (IOR), hosted at the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC), June 13-15, 2025. Posted on 16 Jun
2025 TOTE Team Racing Championships
USA National Team Wins ahead of the 32nd International Optimist Regatta A good start and a first-place finish in the final race proved a win for the USA National Team, with sailors representing yacht clubs in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island, in Thursday's TOTE Team Racing Championship. Posted on 12 Jun
12th Carey Olsen Jersey Regatta open for entries
With the GBR IRC Channel Islands Championship this September Slated for Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September, the Carey Olsen Jersey Regatta is open for entries. This, the 27th edition of the combined clubs' flagship event is the sixth to be kindly sponsored by offshore law firm Carey Olsen. Posted on 10 Jun
32nd International Optimist Regatta starts soon
A fleet of nearly 100 sailors will compete at St. Thomas YC One week, three events! The TOTE Clinic kicks off Monday through Wednesday, the TOTE Team Race is on Thursday, and the 32nd International Optimist Regatta (IOR), hosted by the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC), runs from Friday through Sunday. Posted on 9 Jun
Still all to play for in the NEYYSA Series
Off to Pennine SC this weekend Sailors are gearing up for the next round of the North East & Yorkshire Youth Travellers Series which resumes at Pennine Sailing Club on Saturday 7 June after a short siesta over the half term period. Posted on 6 Jun
Brooklyn kids launch 7 ft boats they built by hand
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our boat-building students Brooklyn Boatworks, a local nonprofit that teaches NYC public school students—mostly from underserved communities—to build and launch their own wooden sailboats from 3 sheets of plywood, a set of plans, and tools. Posted on 5 Jun
Optimist Trophy Kinder Joy of Moving Overall
Sunny but without wind on the final day The third leg of the Optimist Trophy - Kinder Joy of Moving concluded in Villasimius under brilliant sunshine, but the final day of racing was cancelled due to a lack of wind. Posted on 3 Jun
Bosham Sailing Club Junior Regatta
A gob-smacking 90+ entries tak part A gob-smacking 90+ entries for the Bosham SC Junior Regatta, aligned with a late high tide and a wedding marquee on the meadow normally used for rigging and de-rigging created a unique challenge to celebrate its newly acquired RYA Pathway Club status. Posted on 3 Jun
North Sails Loft 57 PodcastMackay Boats 728x90 BOTTOMArmstrong 728x90 - MA Foil Range - BOTTOM