The Italian crews dominate in 420 with Cindero/Valente and ILCA 6 with El Haddadi and the Polish crews in 29er with Kolka/Zmudi.
Palamós (20/12/24) - Another long day in the 48th Palamós Christmas Race, which has reached its halfway point after the first two days of competition. The wind, which blew strongly from the north (tramuntana) in the early hours of the morning, ended up disappearing after midday and returned in the early afternoon, reaching up to 14 knots in intensity, allowing two races to be sailed on the ILCA course and one on the 420 and 29er course. The forecast for Saturday is for sunshine and light winds from the south (migjorn) between 5 and 8 knots.
Polish dominance in 29er
In the 29er class there was a change of leadership, although the Polish crews continue to dominate the overall. In this case it is Symon Kolka and Bartosz Zmudzinski who have taken the lead after winning the only race sailed yesterday.
The first Spanish crew is the Balearic crew of Francisco Truyols and Ignacio Martín (RCN Palma) in eleventh position.
Sustainable regatta
The Palamós Christmas Race has been a CLEAN REGATTA for two editions, recognised by the international Sailors for the Sea association.
Aware of the environment and the presentation of the seas, the regatta carries out different actions related to sustainability, such as PaperLess, Be One With the Sea, No Plastics, Green Regatta, Sailors for the Sea.
In recent editions, plastic has been completely eliminated and the use of refillable bottles has been encouraged through water fountains placed in different parts of the club.
The Palamós Christmas Race is organised by the Club Nàutic Costa Brava - Vela Palamós, with the support of the Spanish and Catalan Sailing Federations, as well as the institutional support of the Catalan Government, the Girona Provincial Council and Palamós Town Council.