News
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10/03/10 ESCUDERIA FNOB
Integration and solidarity in a new competition ocean sailing project
The expert ocean racer Albert Bargués and Eric Villalón, winner of five gold Paralympic medals, are joining to form a new team to compete in the second edition of the Barcelona World Race...
- 27/02/10 NY-BCN Transoceanic Sailing Record
The NY-BCN record yachts are loaded for transport to the USA
Estrella Damm and W Hotels have been loaded onto a cargo ship that will take them to Baltimore.Once they are there, the boats will be sailed to New York, where they will be watching closely for suitable conditions for the... - 19/02/10 Vuelta a España a Vela
Spanish Sailing Tour to start in Hondarribia and finish in Barcelona
Four Spanish teams and two French teams have already signed up for the 'Vuelta a España a Vela' (Spanish Sailing Tour) that will visit eight different Autonomous Communities and will be raced on the round the world...
GAES Solidaria / Gran Prix del Atlántico
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17/02/10
Iberdac-GAES Solidaria crosses the finishing line of the Atlantic Grand Prix
With handicap calculations applied Pilar Pasanau finishes in fourth place in the overall provisional rankings...
Articles
- 28/11/09 ESCUDERIA FNOB / TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
On target with a Spanish podium
Following an incredibly tough race, the two FNOB sailing team entries made it across the finishing line in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. This Spanish success was consolidated by Bubi Sansó’s third place finish in the competition. This is a milestone in Spanish ocean sailing, a sport that continues to gain ground in an international arena. - 06/11/09 ESCUDERIA FNOB / TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
Two boats and four Spanish sailors take on the great double-handed Atlantic crossing
1876 co-skippered by Pachi Rivero and Yves Parlier and W Hotels with Alex Pella and Pepe Ribes will be on the starting line of the Transat Jacques Vabre, along with fourteen of the best other skippers in the current IMOCA Open 60 class. Spaniard Bubi Sansó will also be competing in the race with Mike Golding. This is the very first time in the history of the race that Spanish boats appear on the entry list. The entries will be sailing this regatta with the Barcelona World Race 2010/11 firmly in their sights.
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- 29/10/09 Vela Oceánica
Women and the sea
The milestone achievement of Anna Corbella, the first Spanish woman to sail a transatlantic solo race will serve to encourage other women to get involved in offshore sailing. Over the past three decades women have been breaking down the barriers in this sport and showing that where offshore sailing is concerned, it’s juggling all of the different aspects of the challenge that is the key to success.0 Comentaris