Joanjo Vilafranca and Joan Bosch rise up with the Vuelta a Menorca A2 Regatta aboard the ‘Atria’

The ‘Atria’, of Joanjo Vilafranca and Joan Bosch, is the new winner of the XXXIII Volta a Menorca A2 of cruising ships, which is organized by the Club Marítimo de Mahón.

Club Nàutic de Ciutadella’s ships imposed itself in a race marked by the little wind in which it needed 19:45:51 to depart from Mahón, towards the South, and return to the port after sailing around the island. A total of 11 participants took part in the departure, but only 6 completed it.

The event kicked off at half-morning on Saturday, May 31st, and, after the departure, the whole fleet sailed south at the departure of the port’s mouth. The fastest in arriving to the port was the ‘Savimiki’ with Miquel Pons and Felip Moll after 19:07:32, followed by the ‘Chica Txeca’, of Toni Pons and Ignasi Cifre with 19:16:36.  After the times’ compensation, the winner was the ‘Atria’, who, with 19:45:51, obtained an advantage of just with 4:20 over the second classified, the ‘Rupit By Seth’, of David Saura and Mireia Garcia, from Club Marítimo de Mahón. The same Savimiki’, from CN Ciutadella, was third with 9:48 of difference.

The race has an average wind of 3 knots, which turned the regatta into an authentic bravery and patience exercise to fulfill the 70 nautical miles of journey. The same ‘Rupit By Seth’ needed 21:00:49 to get to the port.