The ILCA 7 Nationals will take place in Ibiza’s waters

On Wednesday 14th of May, the ILCA 7 class Spanish Championship will begin at the Marina Ibiza facilities.

The event is organised by Club Náutico Ibiza, the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Balearic Sailing Federation, with a team of 22 people. These include judges, a measurer, rescue personnel from the Civil Guard and Civil Protection, markers and members of the club itself.

The event will be supported by Ibiza’s Island Council, the Sports’ Municipal Board of Ibiza’s Council, the Real Spanish Sailing Federation, the Balearic Sailing Federation and the Spanish International Class Association ILCA, as well as several local companies that are also collaborating with the event.

Wednesday 14th of May will be dedicated to the verification of the material, measurements and registration of participants, from 16:00 PM to 19:00 PM. The first race of the Championship is scheduled for Thursday 15th May, starting at 13:00 PM. The races on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th will start at 12:00 AM, while the final day will be held on Sunday 18th May at 11:30 AM.

A total of 12 races are scheduled, at least three of which must be sailed for the Championship to be considered valid. The races will take place in the area of Playa d'en Bossa.

Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia will be the seven communities represented in this championship. Likewise, the community that will have the largest representation of sailors will be the Balearic Islands, with 14 registered by their Sailing Federation.

For its part, the Club Náutico Ibiza, host of the Championship, will provide two sailors: Carlos Roselló, who already has several national titles to his credit, and Adrián Tempera, who is debuting in the class.

The races will take place in the area of Playa d'en Bossa, with three scheduled per day, where the best sailors on the national scene will compete for the titles of Champion of Spain. There are two categories at stake, Senior and U21.

The Spanish Federation has set this event as scoring for competitors in the U21 category, so they will represent the bulk of the participating fleet.

As for the favourites, the sailors from the Real Club Náutico de Palma stand out with David Ponsetí, Tim Lubat or Pedro Conde, competitors who already know what it is like to win a Spanish Championship. Karol Krupski, from the Club de Vela Port d'Andratx, who recently qualified in the Gold group of the Princesa Sofia, is also a candidate for the final victory, as is the sailor from the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, Viktor Kateliev, who has already demonstrated his skills in this discipline.