Castro-Urdiales Hosts Cantabria Snipe Championship

The Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales staged the VI Trofeo Ciudad de Castro Urdiales on May 23 and 24 in the bay off the Cantabrian town, pairing the local regatta with the Campeonato de Cantabria de Snipe. The event was organized with the Real Federación Cántabra de Vela and advertised across four classes: Snipe, Feva, Optimist and 29er. Cantabria Directa reported that the regatta drew strong turnout and was sponsored by Grünblau Motor. Racing was concentrated on Sunday after light wind prevented Saturday tests from being completed. ### Which fleets actually raced in Castro Urdiales? The regatta notice listed Snipe, Feva, Optimist and 29er as the official classes for the May 23-24 program in Castro Urdiales. The same notice said the Snipe fleet carried both Copa Cantábrico and Campeonato de Cantabria status, while Optimist counted for the RFCV 2025-2026 ranking. The town’s events page also described the weekend as a combined stop for Snipe, Feva, Optimist and 29er sailors. (cantabriadirecta.es) Cantabria Directa’s post-event report described elevated participation in Snipe, Optimist, Optimist C and 29er. That creates a small discrepancy with the advance notice, which referred to Feva rather than Optimist C. The published results carried by Cantabria Directa list Snipe, Optimist, Optimist C and 29er finishers, and do not include a Feva classification in the excerpt available online. (cyberaltura.com) ### How many sailors and boats took part? Jon Madariaga, president of the Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales, said before the weekend that more than 40 boats had been confirmed. In comments reported by Castro Punto Radio on May 19, he said the fleet included entries from Castro, Laredo, Santander, Getxo, San Sebastián, Madrid and Asturias. He described the event as the sixth edition of a regatta created to place Castro Urdiales on the Cantabrian sailing calendar. (cantabriadirecta.es) The Real Federación Cántabra de Vela said on May 22 that the competition would bring together sailors from different autonomous communities and clubs along the Cantabrian coast and elsewhere in Spain. The federation’s preview did not publish a final entry count, but it described the meeting as one of the more prominent light-sailing dates in the regional calendar. (castropuntoradio.es) ### What happened on the water over the weekend? Cantabria Directa reported that stable weather and sunshine marked Saturday, but light wind prevented racing that day. Sunday then produced enough breeze for the race committee to complete four races for Snipe, Optimist and Optimist C, and three races for 29er. The report said wind stayed between 5 and 7 knots and competition ended at about 4:15 p.m. (rfcv.es) The regatta notice had scheduled first starts from 1 p.m. on May 23 and from noon on May 24, with no start procedure after 3:30 p.m. on the final day. Ángel Díaz-Munío, a club official, said before the event that northwesterly wind was preferred in the bay and that Sunday’s course area would still be visible from La Atalaya. ### Who won the main classes? (cantabriadirecta.es) Cantabria Directa listed David Solana Curto and Álvaro Martínez of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander as first overall in the Campeonato de Cantabria Snipe. Asensio Martínez-Asua and Rocío Maristany Domínguez of RCMA-RSC were second, and Javier Cifrián and Tomás Merendón were third. (cyberaltura.com) The same report named Nicolás Bastard Taboada of RCMA-RSC as Optimist winner, ahead of Martín Guezuraga Carreras and Andrea Periotto, also of RCMA-RSC. In Optimist C, Jon Casasempere Armenteros of the Real Club Náutico de San Sebastián finished first, followed by Olivia Domínguez Lechuga and Viggo Abascal Prieto of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander. (cantabriadirecta.es) In 29er, Cantabria Directa listed Javier Arroyo Alonso-Villalobos and Leonor Rodríguez Elorza of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander in first place. Alex Vivanco and Asier Vivanco of the Real Club Náutico de Castro Urdiales were second, and Nicolás Fernández Zeilfelder with Goyo Pereda García of the Real Club Marítimo de Santander were third. The outlet also reported that NED 2615 was disqualified after a protest involving ESP 1630 at the leeward mark in the second 29er race. (cantabriadirecta.es) ### What comes next after this weekend? The official notice said the trophy ceremony would follow once classifications were established on May 24. The same document said Optimist results count toward the RFCV 2025-2026 ranking, making the Castro Urdiales stop part of the federation’s broader season schedule. Results, notices and related regatta information were published through the club’s registration platform, the federation and local event pages. (cyberaltura.com) (cantabriadirecta.es)