Seven CVPA sailors will compete in the National adapted sailing Championship in the Hansa 303 class

In the far east of Andalusia, in the waters of the Bay of Almeria, the Club de Mar is hosting the Spanish Adaptive and Inclusive Sailing Cup for the Hansa 303 Single and Double Class from today 13th May until Sunday 18th May.

Organised by the delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, the city of Almería once again picks up the importance of the sea, social integration and sporting development of people with physical and psychophysical disabilities in the individual (adapted) and double (inclusive) modalities on board of the Hansa 303, a class officially recognised by the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) and which sails in twenty-eight countries around the world at the forefront of sailing.

For six days, Almería’s Club de Mar will host sailors from different parts of Spain (Canary Islands, Catalonia, Madrid, Balearic Islands, Region of Murcia, Valencian Community and Andalusia) to compete in the individual and double categories.

Likewise, the Balearic sailors Violeta del Reino, Mari Carmen García, Juan Martorell, Jordi Cargol, Isaias Iglesias, Pau Toni Homar and Ramón Gutiérrez, all from the Club de Vela Port d'Andratx, will compete in this new edition, accompanied by their coaches, Juanjo Beltrán and Alejandro Solera.

The event will be divided into two phases. From the 13th to the 15th of May, the Spanish Adaptive Sailing Cup (Hansa 303 single-handed class) will be held, and from the 16th to the 18th of May, the Spanish Inclusive Sailing Cup (Hansa 303 double-handed class) will take place.

Athletes with disabilities will participate in the individual category, while the inclusive category will be sailed in doubles, allowing sailors with and without disabilities to sail together. These are two competitions with the same spirit: to make sailing an accessible and shared sport.

In this edition, it is expected to exceed the participation figures of previous years, with more than 20 sailors in single-handed and around 30 sailors (15 crews) in doubles, thus consolidating the growth of a young class but increasingly present on the national scene.