La Federació Catalana de Vela gana la segunda edición de la Barcelona Team Racing de Optimist

September 22, 2024_ The Barcelona Team Racing d’Optimist has arrived at its launch, with Team 1 of the Federació Catalana de Vela proclaiming the winner. Despite the complicated weather conditions, insufficient wind and wind, all round robin events have been completed, but it has not been possible to hold the semi-finals or the Grand Final. For this reason, the podium has been decided according to the current classification, with the Turkish National Team in second position and the Federació Catalana de Vela Team 2 in third.

Team 1 of the Federació Catalana de Vela, formatted by Juan Lleonart, Pepe García, Agnès Hadzi and Anna Rentería, has shown great consistency throughout the competition. In the second position, the Turkish National Team has been classified, made up of Derin Değişen, Mehmet Erkut, Zeynep Özer and Cengiz Eren. Team 2 of the Federació Catalana de Vela, together with Lluc Garcés, Damiano Tierno, Daniela Garcia and Giulia Sandri, completed the podium in third position.

The Federació Catalana de Vela’s Team 1 now adds a new victory after its great performance at the Campeonato de España de Optimist of Autonomías, which will be held in July as well as at the Barcelona International Sailing Center. Thanks to that victory, the team will achieve classification for the European Team Racing Optimist, which will be held from October 15 to 20 in Monaco. The Turkish National Team will also participate in Europe.

The championship, organized by the Federació Catalana de Vela, the Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona and the Reial Club Marítim de Barcelona, ​​has been held at the Barcelona International Sailing Center (BISC), one of the most prestigious sailing technology facilities. of the mon This competition is part of the 4a Setmana Catalana de l’Esport, promoted by the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (UFEC) and the Departament d’Esports de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The championship has also been supported by the Ajuntament de Barcelona, World Sailing and the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA), Port Fòrum and Òscar Trives-Solucions Nàutiques.

In the award ceremony was capçalat the treasurer of thela Federació Catalana de Vela, Federico Comajuan, who thanked and congratulated all the participating teams for their continued involvement and effort throughout the competition.