The Galician Sailing Center in Vilagarcía de Arousa hosted this past weekend the Spanish Championship of Olympic Classes, part of the Galician Olympic Week organized by the Royal Galician Sailing Federation. The competition focused on the 49er and 470 Mixed classes.
Andrea Stinga and Gabriel Gallego, from the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife and supported by CACT Lanzarote, demonstrated remarkable consistency over the nine scheduled races, sailed with northeasterly winds ranging from 10 to 14 knots. They concluded the first day with two third places and a fifth, provisionally leading the U24 category.
On Saturday, the Lanzarote sailors secured two third places and a sixth position. On Sunday, they finished the final races in sixth, third, and fifth places respectively. With a total of 31 points, they achieved fourth place in the overall standings of the Spanish 470 Mixed Championship and secured the national runner-up title in the U24 category, just three points behind the leader.
The president of the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife, Julio Romero, along with the Board of Directors, has congratulated Stinga and Gallego for their outstanding performance in Vilagarcía de Arousa, placing the club on the second step of the U24 podium.
