From next Friday, December 16 to Sunday, December 18, the second event and final phase of the Spanish Sailing League 2022, organized by the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation at the El Arenal Yacht Club in Mallorca, will be held in the waters of the Bay of Palma, in which the "Lanzarote European Sports Destination" of the RCN of Arrecife, champions in 2019 and 2021, will compete aboard a Beneteau B-One, against the RCN of Valencia (champions in 2020), CN Altea, CN El Balís, RCN of Dénia, RCR of Alicante, RC El Candado, RCN Torrevieja, RCN Calpe and CN Arenal.
The first event of the league was held last October in Altea in the Platú 25. The provisional classification is headed by the team of the RCN of Valencia, followed by only 14 points by the Canary Islanders of the "Lanzarote European Sports Destination (RCN Arrecife) and the third provisional place is for the sailors of the RCN of Torrevieja.
The winning team is guaranteed to participate in the final of the Sailing Champions League, which will be held in J70 boats.
Experience and youth from Lanzarote
The Lanzarote team has not missed any of the 4 editions of the Spanish League and its commitment is to combine the youth of the promises of Lanzarote sailing with the experience and veteran status of more established sailors.
As Ricardo Terrades, its trimmer and project manager, explains, "for us it is important that young and veteran sailors compete together with a common goal from which we all come out satisfied. So far it has worked very well for us. For young people it is an excellent opportunity to learn and a huge motivation, but for the older ones this competition is also attractive in which the intensity of the tests and teamwork is so important".
About his crew he said "in this second event of El Arenal, Nano Negrín (ex America's Cup and one of the most successful sailors in the country) joins, but two young people with a lot of talent such as Alberto Morales and Andrea Stinga continue sailing. I trust that everything flows and we can fully enjoy the competition. The rivalry is very great and all the teams come very well armed".
The regatta with the most original system
The Spanish Sailing League is a very original regatta, in which the teams come without their own boats and it is the organization that provides them with boats that are exactly the same. The teams rotate in each round they play of boat and in this way seeks to reward the good work of sailors and not so much the set-up and the war of material, so common in this sport.
The regattas are of great intensity and very short duration (12-15 minutes) with tight windward-leeward courses, making all participating teams strive to the maximum, as more than 30 tests can be held throughout the weekend. There are continuously dances in the classification and there are many possibilities to come back in each round.
The crew must be formed by 4 or 5 members over 16 years, in each team must be represented both genders (male and female), the weight limit is usually 350 kg and all members of the crew must have their federative license issued by the same club.
