Caxia
Galicia And Telefonica Movistar And Maquina Total
Win The 10th Infanta Cristina Trophy In Tenerife,
Spain
Tenerife,
Spain October 2003
With
only two days of racing, out of the three in program,
the Real Club Nautico of Tenerife, Spain, concluded
the 10th edition of the Infanta Cristina Trophy,
a regatta organized by her highness the Princess
of Spain. The last day couldn’t have been
any better, with a nice constant wind, the last
race was a sure spectacle!
In
this edition of the Infanta Cristina Trophy, there
were present many top level athletes as well as
top level boats, among which was Caixa Galicia,
recent winner of the Copa del Rey, in Palma de
Mallorca, and Telefònica Movistar, helmed
by Pedro Campos. Also in the fleet of competitors,
were CAM, Siemens and Andalucìa and Azur
de Puig the boat of the princess Cristina.
The
first day of racing was suspended due to poor
weather conditions, and as the wind was not stable,
everything was delayed until the next day. The
second day of racing was characterized by a stronger,
much more constant wind, which permitted two races
for the crews. The race course was set in front
of the Royal Yacht Club, with a distance totalling
13 miles. The third day of racing was even more
spectacular due to the even stronger wind.
In
the end of the racing event, the overall winner
for the first class was Caixa Galicia, the 56
Grand Soleil, followed by CAM and Azur de Puig.
In
the second class, overall winner was Telefònica
Movistar followed by Pto. Calero and Siemens Mobile.
For the third class, overall winner was Maquina
Total, followed by Canarias 2000 and Silvia V.
Fourth and final class, the overall results show
Maena 2, Libby’s Vitaplus and Vidvan.
The
Royal Yacht Club Tenerife and the Infanta Cristina
Trophy will host the 11th edition of this event
next year, hoping to gather more European teams
to this already established event.
