Regatta Copa del Rey Update
(Palma Mallorca, Spain)- A very special edition of the Copa del MAPFRE, the 40th-anniversary edition, has been taking place from July 30th to August 6th on the Bay of Palma, off Palma Mallorca, Spain. Hosting the event and rolling out the red carpet for the 111 teams and 18 nations is the Real Club Náutico de Palma. The event features four divisions for the BMW ORC fleet and one-design classes for the Herbalife J/70 fleet and the Mallorca Sotheby’s J/80 Women’s Cup.
One-Design
In both the Herbalife J/70 and Mallorca Sotheby´s J/80 Women´s Cup classes, the pre-regatta favorites for victory were being put to a severe test so far. Here is how the first half of the six-day regatta is going for the protagonists and their pretenders to the top of the throne.
In the Mallorca Sotheby’s J/80 Women’s Cup, giving the pre-regatta favorite- Nuria Sánchez’s DORSIA COVIRAN (skippered by Natalia Vía-Dufresne)- serious competition is a surprise team- Mariva Bover’s BALERIA- TEAM RCNP. So far, Bover’s team has posted a blistering 2-1-1-1-5-1 record for 11 pts total. The DORSIA COVIRAN team sits in second with a 1-5-3-3-1-2 tally for 14 pts. Then, currently in the third position is Eva Gonzalez’s SOHO HOTELS with a 5-2-2-2-4-3 scorecard for 18 pts.
For the Herbalife J/70 class, it’s Luis Bugallo’s LES ROCHES- TRIP SST team that is leading with a 4-6-1-1-1-2 record for 15 pts. However, sitting just a 1/2 point back is pre-regatta favorite Gustavo Martinez Doreste’s ALCAIDESA MARINA with a 1-2.6-3-2-2-5 for 15.6 pts. Not far off the pace is Jorge Martinez Doreste’s BODEGA CAN MARLES’s team with a roller-coaster scoreline of 2-2-4-5-6-1 for 20 pts.
ORC Offshore
In ORC 4 division, much to the surprise and delight of Otto & Gabriele Pohlmann’s J/99 MEERBLICK FUN team from Germany, they are sitting atop the leaderboard! Starting on the right foot with a bullet, they amassed an enviable record of 1-2-2-2-2-2 for 11 pts total to lead the fleet by 2 pts. For more Regatta Copa Del Rey MAPFRE sailing information