Day 5 of 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE

August 5, 2023 - Palma, Mallorca - With one day of racing still to be completed at the 41^st Copa del Rey MAPFRE, two key teams carry perfect scores into the last day, Majorica ORC Class 2 leaders Javier Banderas Teatro del Soho CaixaBank and Majorica ORC 3 were the Italia Yachts 11.98 Scugnizza C’an Eduardo.

Things look straightforward in Majorica ORC Class 1 where Javier Sanz and Christian Plump’s ClubSwan 42 team Palibex-Elena Nova won Race 4 and are now nine points clear of the second-placed Argentine Swan 45 From Now On of Fernando Chain.

The tactician Cole Parada of From Now On commented,

“It was tricky, shifty day as the wind was round at 260 degrees unlike the usual Embat sea breeze from 240 degrees and so there was a gradient component, And so there was a fight between the gradient and the thermal component and that meant light patches on the right on the beat but the shift was to the right,” said Parada. “Our week has been good but I don’t like this format even if it worked our way last year.”

Majorica ORC Class 2 surely sees Javier Banderas Teatro del Soho CaixaBank on course to win the Copa del Rey with an unblemished scorecard. They added their third win of the Finals today and are six points clear of sistership ClubSwan 42 SeaBery Dralion going into the final day.

Tactician Luis Doreste said, 

"It was a very complicated day, we had to wait until four o'clock to be able to race. The conditions today were not what we expected and they didn't even appear in our weather forecasts, but we are satisfied because we have taken an important hold in the classifications. It was certainly the most complicated day of the whole of this Copa del Rey".

Likewise there is no change at the top of Majorica ORC 3 where the Italia Yachts 11.98 Scugnizza C’an Eduardo also maintained their unbeaten record in the Finals, while Scott Beattie’s J/97E Just the Job go into the last day with a lead of four points in Majorica ORC 4.

(Position/Boat/Type/Skipper/Qualifying Series/Final Series Results/Point)

Majorica ORC 1
1. Palibex-Elena Nova, Club Swan 42, Christian Plump/Javier Sanz, 1+2+1+1=5
2. From Now On, Swan 45, Fernando Chain, 2+5+5+2=14
3. Aifos, TP52, el Rey Don Felipe, 3+3+4+4=14
… up to 14 boats.

Majorica ORC 2
1. Teatro del Soho Caixabank, Club Swan 42, Daniel Cuevas, 1+1+1+1=4
2. Seabery Dralion, Club Swan 42, Basilio Marquinez, 2+2+3+3=10
3. Maverta, Rodman 42 mod, Pedro Gil, 5+4+2+2=13
… up to 15 boats.

Majorica ORC 3
1. Scugnizza Ca N´Eduardo, Italia 11.98, Enzo de Blasio, 1+1+1+1=4
2. Laplaza Assessors, Sinergia 40 Mod., Carles Rodríguez, 2+2+3+2=9
3. Tanit IV - Medilevel, G. Soleil 37 B, Ignacio Campos, 3+5+8+4=20
… up to 21 boats.

Majorica ORC 4
1. Just The Job, J 97 E, Scott Beattie, 1+1+2+1+1=6
2. Lassal, Italia 9.98, Gonzalo Calvo, 3+2+1+2+2=10
3. Mestral Fast, Sun Fast 36 (IK), Jaume Morell, 4+3+3+3+3=16
… up to 7 boats.

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