2023-09-14 22:05:24
The Sailing America’s Cup It officially flew this Thursday. She has done it in Vilanova and Geltrú, in the first preliminary regatta. After months of training and preparations, the 37 edition of this historic competition has proven the strength of the six teams who aspire to win next year in Barcelona. The results of the first three rounds have been revealing, with a Emirates Team New Zealand winning in all of them.
But in this sport things can change from one moment to another. The New Zealanders They are the defenders of the title, those who chose the boat to compete with and set the rules, because that is what the rules of the competition establish, which dates back to 1851.
Dalton, delighted
In the water there was no discussion and, on land, only one protest of a hundred people in the port quickly suffocated by the ‘mossos’ and some circulatory collapse on the sea front. The organization was delighted with the result of the first day and the CEO of America’s Cup Events, Grant Daltonwas crystal clear: “Look out there and you will see that we have the best conditions. Couldn’t do it anywhere better than in this one,” he smiled.
Next to him, pleased to hear it, was the ‘president’ of the Generalitat, Peter Aragonés, which reiterated the Government’s commitment to an event that, he stressed, “does not only last two weeks.” He legacy What happens beyond these days in Vilanova and later in Barcelona is one of the obsessions of all administrations, in the form of a blue economy.
No women on the stand
Aragonese He stressed that they are pleased that the youth competition has been recovered and a women’s competition is being held for the first time. However, this progressive feminization of the world of sailing was not accompanied by the official photo of the authorities, where there were only two women in front of almost a dozen men.
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The host, the mayor of Vilanova, Juan Luis Ruiz, once again celebrated the election of his municipality and, in an elegant manner, thanked his predecessor in office, Olga Arnau, for choosing to participate in the regattas that are being held these days. He also highlighted everyone’s willingness to make the event go well.
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Starting this Friday (as long as the rain forecast don’t spoil it) the scoring competitions begin and also the avalanche of visitors, who will be able to follow the flight of the AC40 monohulls from the screens, from the beach, from the sea.
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