Real Club Náutico de Vigo sweeps 420 podium at A Coruña Nautical Festival

The A Coruña Nautical Festival concluded its first event in the waters of A Coruña, featuring competitions in the 420 and Snipe sailing classes. The regattas served as Galician Championships and qualifiers for the Spanish Championships.

In the 420 class, the Real Club Náutico de Vigo swept the podium. Paco Riveras and Helena Alcaraz secured the gold medal, narrowly defeating Luis Wizner and Celia de la Fuente after both pairs finished with 18 points; Riveras took the lead due to having four first-place finishes compared to Wizner’s three. Alejandro Pérez and Martín Díez of Náutico de Sanxenxo earned the bronze.

The Snipe class featured a fleet of approximately thirty boats from Galicia, Asturias, the Canary Islands, and Madrid. The victory went to Roberto Bermúdez de Castro and José Ramón Galdo of Club Náutico Marina Coruña.