These are the winners of the 30th Illes Balears Clàssics Regatta

The competition organized by Club de Mar-Mallorca ended yesterday, August 17th, with a day in which competition was not possible due to lack of wind in the Bay of Palma.

‘Tuiga’ in Big Boats, ‘Argos’ in Classics, ‘Sonata’ in Bermudian Era, ‘Rowdy’ in Crab Era, ‘Celeste di Mare’ in the Spirit of Tradition class and ‘Micanga’ in RI Classics were the winners of the XXX Illes Balears Clàssics Regatta, which ended yesterday in the Club de Mar-Mallorca. 

The wind didn't appear in the Bay of Palma, and the nearly 40 participating boats were unable to compete on the final day. The excessive heat prevented the thermal wind from entering, and although the Race Committee waited for a change in conditions, just after 2:00 p.m., they decided to end the day and, with it, the competition. 

Thus, the regatta's overall standings remained unchanged, and some of the expected most exciting duels for this Sunday were unresolved. Three of the winners, ‘Argos’, ‘Sonata’, and ‘Rowdy’, repeated the triumph they achieved in the last edition of Mallorca's major classic boat event. 

The ‘Tuiga’ (1909) was crowned the winner in the Big Boats category. The Yacht Club of Monaco boat, skippered by Daniel Pereira, beat ‘The Lady Anne’ (1912), skippered by Gonzalo Botín, by one point. The ‘Star Sapphire of London’ (1957), owned by Jacob Glatz, completed the podium in third place. 

In the Classics class, the ‘Argos’ (1964) and the ‘Clarionet’ (1960) tied for first place, but the victory went to the boat helmed by Barbara Trilling, who scored two partial victories compared to the single one achieved by the cutter designed by Sparkman & Stephens and helmed by Andrew Harvey. Third place went to the ‘Mowgli’ (1965), of the RCN Port de Pollença, helmed by the Harris brothers. 

Jordi Cabau's ‘Sonata’ (1937) took the victory in the Bermudian Era after leading the standings from the opening day, followed by Jones's ‘Argyll’ (1948) and Charles Mourruau's ‘Manitou’ (1937) followed in second and third place, respectively. 

The ‘Rowdy’ (1916), owned by owner Donna Dyer, achieved a double victory: in the Crab Age category and in the overall standings of the 30th Illes Balears Clàssics. The cutter designed by Herreshoff achieved a full victory in the three races contested and beat the ketch ‘Gipsy’ (1927), skippered by Javier Gorbeña, and the schooner ‘Archangelo’ (1892)  skippered by Ana Martínez Vara de Rey. 

In the Spirit of Tradition category, the victory went to Amador Magraner's ‘Celeste di Mare’ (1971), which was one point ahead of Pachi Rivero's ‘Barlovento’ (1973). Third place went to Alfonso Valdés' ‘Sirah’ (1996). 

Mateu Grimalt's ‘Micanga’ (1974) had no rival in the Classic RI. He won all three races, claiming a commanding victory. Second place went to Tiffany Blackman's ‘Orion’ (1973), and third to José Luis Roses'  ‘Veritas Dolç’ ( 1985).

Mateu Grimalt, owner of Micanga: “The weather is what it is, we can't change it. If the conditions are right, we sail; if not, we go to the bar. It's always a pleasure to come to this Club de Mar-Mallorca regatta; we enjoy the boats, the excellent organization, and the wonderful people who serve us.” 

Jordi Cabau, owner of Sonata : “We've secured two first places and a second. Our rival had a chance, but we wanted to defend our position because we're here to compete. It's a shame, because we've enjoyed three days of splendid weather conditions, and today it was incredibly hot, with not enough wind to sail.” 

Daniel Pereira, skipper of Tuiga: “We're very happy to have won the Illes Balears Clàssics. The rivalry with The Lady Anne—the other competing F15 class boat—is always very strong. We would have liked to have been able to sail today and compete against them, but it wasn't possible.” 

Donna Dyer, owner of Rowdy: “The crew has worked hard this year because the handicap competition is so tough. We'll be back next year because our boat is based at the Real Club Náutico de Palma, 70% of the crew lives here, and we're fascinated by this race.”