Bribón, skippered by Juan Carlos I, wins third series of the Trofeo Xacobeo in Sanxenxo
- On May 17, 2026, Bribón, the 6 Metre yacht linked to former king Juan Carlos I, won the third Trofeo Xacobeo series in Sanxenxo. - Moura, skippered by Xoan Bermúdez de Castro, won the J/80 class after a duel with Meltemi, while Titia and Acacia completed the 6 Metre podium. - The fourth series is scheduled for June 19-21 in Sanxenxo before the 6 Metre European Championship in Geneva in July.
Juan Carlos I’s Bribón won the third series of the Trofeo Xacobeo on Sunday in Sanxenxo, adding another result to its 2026 campaign in the Galician regatta circuit. Moura, from Club Náutico Marina Coruña, took the J/80 class in the same event after racing in the Ría de Pontevedra, according to race reports published by Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia. The regatta ran for three days for the 6 Metres and two days for the J/80 fleet, with the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo serving as organizer. Jane Abascal, the Olympic gold medalist who handled the helm on Bribón, was identified in the reports as the key sailor aboard the Sanxenxo boat associated with the former Spanish king. (europapress.es) ### Who actually sailed Bribón, and what role did Juan Carlos I have? Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia reported that Bribón competed as the team of Juan Carlos I, while Jane Abascal steered the boat. Both reports described the yacht as belonging to the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and said Abascal, an Olympic gold medalist from Moscow 1980, was at the helm. (europapress.es) That distinction matters because coverage of Bribón often names Juan Carlos I as the central figure around the boat while race reports separately identify the helmsman. In this weekend’s third series, the published accounts credited the Bribón team of Juan Carlos I with the victory and named Abascal as the sailor on the tiller. (europapress.es) ### Which boats finished behind Bribón in the 6 Metre fleet? Titia, owned by Mauricio Sánchez-Bella, finished as Bribón’s main rival in the 6 Metre class, and Acacia, owned by Juan Debén, took third place, according to both Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia. The same reports said Alibaba II, of Miguel Lago, as well as Caprice-RH Privé and Stardust, of Alfonso Moreno, were in the fight for podium positions. (europapress.es) The result extended a run of strong form for Bribón in the 2026 series. Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo said on April 19 that Bribón had already won the second series and, with that result, strengthened its lead in the league after also winning the first series in March. ### How did Moura win the J/80 class? (europapress.es) Moura, armed by Rosa María Gundín Pita and skippered by Xoan Bermúdez de Castro, won the J/80 class after what Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia described as an intense duel with Meltemi of the Real Club Náutico de La Coruña. Meltemi was steered by Guillermo Blanco and had won the second series in April, the reports said. (rcnsanxenxo.com) Namaste, from the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona and skippered by Luis de Mira, finished third in J/80. Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia said Namaste held off Grupo Bazán, of Juan Joaquín Martínez, and Cactus Digital-Petrilla, skippered by Jaime Barreiro, for the final podium place. (europapress.es) ### Was this a one-off result or part of a broader 2026 run? April 19 was already a marker for Bribón’s season. The Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo said then that the boat had won the second series by one point after also taking the first series in March, giving it a strong position in the 2026 league standings. (europapress.es) May 17 added another series win in Sanxenxo. Taken together, the March, April and May results show Bribón repeatedly at the front of the domestic 6 Metre calendar, according to the club’s April report and the race coverage from Sunday. ### What comes next in Sanxenxo and in Geneva? The next stop for both fleets is the fourth series of the Trofeo Xacobeo, scheduled for June 19-21 in Sanxenxo, Europa Press and La Voz de Galicia reported. (rcnsanxenxo.com) Those reports said it will be the last event for the 6 Metre fleet before the European Championship. The Société Nautique de Genève says the 2026 Swiss and European Championships for the Six Metre class will run from July 13 to July 24 on Lake Geneva, with the European Championship scheduled within that program. The International Six Metre Association and event materials say the European regatta is set for July 15-24 in Geneva. (nautique.ch) (europapress.es)
