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98 TEAMS FACE OFF AT COPA DE ESPANA

13
Nov 2017

An impressive line-up of ninety-eight teams contested a qualification and final series in a fight to the end at the 2017 Coa de Espana in the Bay of Cadiz.

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Hosted at Club Nautico Puerto Sherry, teams from Germany, Portugal and Switzerland joined the host country teams from Spain. A six-race opening series, decided the teams advancing to gold and silver fleets for the final series. Ultimately, the weather did not play ball with just 2 final races for the gold fleet and one for the silver fleet.

Elias Aretz/Pablo Garcia (ESP) raced a consistent scorecard, counting four race victories including a critical win in the final race, to claim the Copa de Espana title by 3 points over the second placed team and top girls Laura Akrich/Clara Llabres (ESP). Third to Pablo Flethes/Manuel Paez (ESP), who also picked up the top placed U19 men's prize.

The top placed U19 women's team were Julia Minanan/Silvia Sebastiao (ESP) in ninth overall.