Piris' FONESTAR Beats the House!
(Santander, Spain)- The Spanish teams continue to build on their competitiveness in the J/80 class. A strong fleet assembled for Santander's Maqueche Trophy sailed off Isla Santa Marina, with Real Club MarÃtimo de Santander playing host.Few could imagine that after scoring four straight wins in the first half of the regatta that FONESTAR could lose the top spot, but that's the way it is in the Santander J/80 fleet. After sailing ECC VIVIENDAS to a sensational series of 1-1-1-2 in the second half of the regatta, the crew of Pichu Torcida and Juan Gonzalez were just a single point away from overall victory. On the last leg of the last race, Jaime Piris sailed FONESTAR back into contention to just hold on to their tenuous lead in this highly competitive fleet.
If the fight for the lead was creating a lot of anxiety between Piris' and Torcida's crew, there was even more emotion as to who would take the third overall- a virtual three-way tie going into the last race. In the end, David Madrazo's LUPA won the tie-breaker and took third overall with thirty points. Tono Gorostegui sailed FUNDESTIC well, but not enough to overcome some bad scores to finish fourth on the tie-breaker. Alberto Padron's MABLE got the short end of the stick on a few tactical calls and hung in there to finish fifth overall. For more Spanish J/80 sailing info
