DID YOU LIKE THIS CONTENT? WELL… YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR FULL PROGRAMS HERE!<\/a><\/p>\nThe 22nd Copa del Rey Repsol de Barcos de \u00c9poca has come to an end in the waters of Mah\u00f3n, with the five leaders from the previous day crowned as champions. The regatta, organised by Club Mar\u00edtimo de Mah\u00f3n from Tuesday until today, brought together 41 boats from 12 countries and completed its planned programme of one race per day despite the unstable weather that affected much of the week. The fleet once again delivered a high level of competition at one of the leading events on the Mediterranean classic sailing calendar.<\/p>\n
The final day was finally held under clear skies after three days of cloud cover. The five classes tackled a 13-mile coastal course along the north coast, close to the port of Mah\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
The Lady Anne (1912), the 15-Metre designed by William Fife III, lived up to expectations and claimed a commanding overall victory. The yacht owned by Gonzalo Bot\u00edn won three of the four races and demonstrated clear superiority over her rivals. Viveka (1929), owned by Keith Mills, finished second, while the schooner Altair (1931), owned by George Ruiz, completed the podium following the withdrawal of Cariad (1896) with mechanical damage on the second day.<\/p>\n
The three NY40s produced a true battle between historic yachts.\u00a0Chinook (1916), designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and owned by Paolo Zannoni, claimed the title after remaining at the top of the standings throughout the regatta. Marilee (1926), owned by Alessandra Angelini, finished second, while Rowdy (1916), owned by Donna Dyer, had to settle for third place. The yacht based at Real Club N\u00e1utico de Palma won the final two races and demonstrated her potential, but the disqualification she received on the opening day proved decisive and prevented her from challenging for the leading positions.<\/p>\n
Varuna (1939), designed by Sparkman & Stephens, completed a very solid performance and was crowned champion with a six-point advantage over the runner-up. The German yacht, owned by Jens Kellinghusen, won three of the four races and was the dominant force in a class where her consistency allowed her to control the standings until the end. Argyll (1948), owned by British actor Griff Rhys Jones and winner of the opening race, finished second, while Sonny (1935), owned by Harold Goddijn, completed the podium after showing remarkable consistency throughout the week, with three third-place finishes and one fourth.<\/p>\n
Argos (1964), the Holman 42 designed by Kim Holman and owned by Barbara Trilling, added another victory to her extraordinary record and claimed her eleventh Copa del Rey Repsol de Barcos de \u00c9poca title in Mah\u00f3n. Clarionet (1966), owned by Andrew Harvey, was unable to beat the dominant yacht in the class in any of the four races and finished second. Mowgli (1965), owned by the Harris brothers, secured a well-deserved third place. The result once again confirms Argos as an almost unbeatable team in Mah\u00f3n waters.<\/p>\n
Andaluc\u00eda-Barlovento (1973), designed and built by Harry Becker, completed a perfect Copa with four victories from the four races sailed. Torres\u2019 yacht showed unquestionable superiority and finished ahead of the three Spirit Yachts models that followed her in the standings: Legolas (1996), owned by Jens Ricke, finished second, while Flight of Durgan (2007), owned by David Grylls, secured third place. Andaluc\u00eda-Barlovento\u2019s performance, with local sailor Fernando Rita at the helm, extends her record to two Copa del Rey Repsol de Barcos de \u00c9poca victories after an emphatic display.<\/p>\n
Beyond the sporting results, the Copa del Rey Repsol de Barcos de \u00c9poca once again turned Mah\u00f3n into a meeting point for enthusiasts of the sea and classic sailing. Over these days, the harbour became both a place for people to come together and a floating museum, with a fleet whose average year of construction is 1957, equivalent to an average age of around 69 years, and an average length of 16.6 metres. The diversity between the categories is particularly striking: Spirit of Tradition boats have an average age of 32 years, compared with 60 for the Classics, 91 for Vintage Bermudian, 104 for Vintage Gaff and 106 for the Big Boats. The range could hardly be wider: from Cariad (1896), with 130 years of history, to Victoria (2026), newly built this very year.<\/p>\n
Fernando Rita, skipper of Andaluc\u00eda Barlovento: \u201cIt has gone very well for us, especially over the last two days, when the conditions were ideal for the boat. Almost everything went perfectly for us, both in the manoeuvres and in terms of strategy. However, we struggled a little more over the first two days because of the boat set-up and the light winds. Even so, we managed to defend our rating and keep climbing positions. The key to this victory has been the crew, who are exceptional. The team is a mix of sailors from M\u00e1laga and Menorca who contribute enormously to the strategy and tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Louis Bave, crew member aboard Chinook: \u201cWe knew we only had to finish the race to win, so we took it calmly. The Copa del Rey Repsol is our favourite event of the season and winning here is hugely satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gonzalo Bot\u00edn, owner of The Lady Anne: \u201cWe were the favourites, but if Viveka had not retired on the first day, they would have been just as much favourites as we were. Today was a fun race, although difficult like the rest of the week because of the wind and the waves. With this victory, we make up for the disappointment of last year, when we broke the bowsprit and a spreader.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chlo\u00eb Whitton, crew member aboard Varuna 1939: \u201cWe are very happy because the team has done a great job in weather conditions that are not the best for this boat. We managed to control the situation and stay near the top throughout all these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Juan Colomar, bowman aboard Argos: \u201cIt was a tough and complicated victory. What we do may look easy, but there is actually a lot of work behind it. Our most dangerous rival was Clarionet, although here, with stronger winds, we managed to play to our strengths and beat them. We wanted to dedicate the victory to Gonzalo Infante, who was a member of the Argos team for a time and who recently passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"31st August 2026 by Agencies The five leaders from the third day held on to their positions to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[30033,127],"class_list":["post-80448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-repsol","tag-22nd-copa-del-rey-repsol-de-barcos-de-epoca","tag-repsol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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