Kolka/Zmudzinski (29er) lead with authority in the 48th Palamós Christmas Race.
Palamós (21/12/24). -The penultimate day of the 48th Palamós Christmas Race saw some classes, such as the 29er class with the Poles Symon Kolka and Bartorsz Zmudzinski, in 420 the Italians Alessio Cindolo and Sara Valente and in ILCA 4 the Argentinean Bruno Römer, very well on course for the final victory.
The day started again with some delay due to the late entry of the wind, which when it did come in after 12 noon, blew softly from the south, barely exceeding 6-7 knots, causing some starts to be aborted due to the total fall of the wind. Even so, two races were sailed in all classes, except the 420, which only sailed one.
Kolka and Zmudzinski regain the lead in the 29er class
The Polish crews are not giving any options in the 29er class, the leadership has been exchanged between them, until this Saturday Symon Kolka and Bartosz Zmudzinski decided to give almost sentenced the regatta, winning the two races of the day and discarding the fifth place of Friday, so they are firm leaders with five points ahead of their compatriots Antonina Puchowska and Alicja Dampc, who are second absolute and first female. Five points behind, in third position are the Swiss Ilke Huber and Liam Berger, who will start the last day with the mission of defending the podium, as the Italians Cosimo del Bimbo and Leonardo Scarpelini and the French Quentin Bourrust and Gautier Neau are fourth and fifth respectively, one point behind the Swiss crew. The best Spanish crew is Inés Martín-Urda and Natalia Méndez (RCN Gran Canaria), who are seventh.
This Sunday, the last day of the 48th Palamós Christmas Race, will start at 11 am and the deadline for the start is 15.30 pm. The prize-giving ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the Platja Gran Village.