The British Toby Wagget (ILCA 6) has been the winner of the Trofeu Manel Albalat and the Catalan Marc Araba the Diputació of Girona to the best young... the other champions have been Ramon Figueres (Europe), Aier Jáudenes / Diego Coronado (420) and the Dutch Jeroen and Rik Dieperink (29er) (Photo Oscar Torveo)

Three Spanish victories with the Catalan Ramon Figueras (CN Costa Brava-Vela Palamós) in Europe; Marc Araba (CN Arenys de Mar) in ILCA 4 and the Aier Jáudenes and Diego Coronado (CN S'Arenal-CM San Antonio de la Playa) in 420. While in 29er the triumph was for the Dutch Jeroen and Rik Dieperink (WS Braassemermeer) and in ILCA 6 for the British Toby Wagget (Derwent Reservoir SC).

The 29er class premiered the EuroCup 2026 circuit in Palamós, with maximum equality between the first three classified where anyone could win. In the end, the Dutch crew of the Jeroen and Rik Dieperink brothers took the final win, outtaking the French Ouentin Borrust and Gautier Neur, who were subchampions and two first leaders, the Americans Braden Ozarski and Bennet Simpson. The best crew in this class was that of the Francisco Truyols and Pablo Romero baleares (RCN Palma) (Photo Oscar Torveo)

In the Europe class the great favorite was local regatist Ramon Figueras, European bronze and four times Spanish champion. The one in Palamós did not leave the opportunity to win at home and for the first time the Christmas Race. Leader from the beginning gave no choice after winning the last two sleeves of the championship. He was accompanied on the podium by two other Catalans, Pere Rentería, second and Roc Pérez, both of CN Masnou).

In ILCA 6, the British Toby Wagget was able to take away in the last manga the first place to Catalan Ricard Garriga (CN Sant Feliu de Guíxols) with whom the title was played, both made an 1-2 but in the last race the English made a second and the Spanish a 21. The third square was for the British also Tom Hakes (Parkstone YC). In the female category, the only Olympic class in the Christmas Race, the best was the Danish Annelie Friis Jensen (Fredericia Seljklub), who finished ninth in the final general.

In ILCA 4 Marc Abara, who arrived with full victories on the last day, added a third and a fourth and I can already rule out the seventh test in which he no longer competed by having the title in his pocket. The second position was for his club partner, Vladik López and third and first female, tied to points with the second Nerea Obeso (CN L'Escala).

In the class 420 Balar triumph of Aier Jáudenes and Diego Coronado, who held a fight with the Greeks Iason Panagopoulos and Fevronia Bouzana (NC Kalamaki), who made an off-line with black flag, which made the Spanish crew automatically a champion. Third were also the helenas Maria Christina Melaniti and Nefeli Podiadi (Paros NC-Kalamki NC) (Photo Oscar Torveo)

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2025-12-21: Christmas Race: on the third day... four sleeves in Palamos

Liderato de los españoles Ricard Garriga (ILCA 6), Marc Abara (ILCA 4), Ramon Figueras (Europe) y Asier Jáudenes / Diego Coronado (420) y de los Americanos Braden Ozarski / Bennet Simpson (29er) (Photo Torveo)

After two days in which the lack of wind had marked the beginning of the 49 Palamós Christmas Race, we finally had to wait for the third day of regatta to live what is the candle in its maximum dimension and what has us used to in the waters of the bay of Palamós. Southwest wind between 9 and 13 knots that allowed four tests to be held for 420, ILCA 6, ILCA 4 and Europe and five for 29er.

The weather forecasts of Enric Agud were met and in a timely manner at 11 a.m. the Regata Committees chaired by Lucky Serrano (Bravo) for the 420 and 29er and Aleix Ballester (Alfa) for ILCA 6, ILCA 4 and Europe, began a day that would be complete, with the holding of the three tests scheduled for the day, plus the recovery of a fourth of the previous days.

The largest class, with 107 participants, is the 420 that lead the Aier Jáudenes and Diego Coronado baleares (CN S'Arenal-CM San Antonio de la Playa), which performed a 4-1-6-3, provisionally discards the sixth place and just behind in second place follow them to two points their companions Aaron Lucas and Nicolás Montoya (CN S'Arenal). Third are the Greeks Iason Paganopoulos / Fevronia Bouzana (NC Kalamaki). The first female crew is that of the also Greek Maria Christina Melaniti / Nefeli Podiadi (NC-NC Kalamaki Paros). (Photo Torveo)

Five sleeves were held in class 29, which starts the EuroCup 2026 circuit in Palamós. The first leaders in Palamós are the American Braden Ozarski / Bennet Simpson (San Diego YC) who marked a 4-4-2-2-1, which allows them to head the general with a single point of advantage over the Dutch crews of the brothers Jeroen / Rik Dieperink and French of Hippolyte Kerfourn / Jules Gautier. The first Spanish crew is that of Francisco Truyols / Pablo Romero (RCN Palma) who occupy the ninth position in the general.

In class ILCA 6, which is Olympic in its female version, the Catalan Ricard Garriga (CN Sant Feliu de Guíxols), well-known of these waters and with a large partial 1-4-2-1, ruled out the fourth place, and was located in the head with a point of rent on the British Toby Wagget (Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club), which was marked 3-2-1-2. While third to three points of the first is the British Tom Hakes (Parkstone Yacht Club). The first female is the Danish Annelie Friis Jensen (Fredericia Sejkub), which occupies the eighth place in the general.

In the Europe class, he regates that he has the Christmas Race as his national ranking, the four-time champion of Spain, Ramon Figueras (CN Costa Brava-Vela Palamós) is the first leader after performing 8-2-1-1, exceeding by one point the current champion of France Cyril Richard (CV d'Arcachon). Third is the female Spanish champion, the shooting Anna Musatova (CV Port d'Andratx) (Photo Torveo)

In ILCA 4 heads the table, with full victories, Catalan Marc Abara (CN Arenys de Mar) winner of the four sleeves, which in the absence of a day, has everything in his hand to win the Christmas Race. He follows him in second position five points behind the Catalan also Nerea Obeso (CN L'Escalo) and third is his club partner Vladik López (CN Arenys de Mar), seven points behind.

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In view of the final day of this Monday the forecast is to celebrate the last three sleeves in all classes, in conditions of rain and wind, so everything remains open for the new champions of the 49 Palamós Christmas Race.

2025-12-20: Christmas Race: the wind still does not appear in Palamós

Second day without races on the 49 Palamós Christmas Race... the wind does not appear and everything focuses on the last two days... the forecast is to do the maximum of tests this Sunday (Photo Torveo)

The second day of the 49 Palamós Christmas Race in which the wind did not appear in the bay, which again at 1430 hours the day was concluded without the crews even leaving the port, as the wind barely exceeded a knot of intensity throughout the day.

The time scheduled for the departure of the tests is 11 hours on Sunday and if conditions allow, three sleeves will be tried in each of the classes.

2025-12-20: Christmas Race: the wind does not appear in Palamós

The 350 regatists were waiting on the ground until 1430 hours the day was officially cancelled.

Sail is a sport that depends 100% on weather, sea and wind. This is what happened on the first day of the forty-first edition of the Palamós Christmas Race, in which the fleet could not be made to the sea due to the total absence of wind. At 1430 hours, the AP flag of deferral over A, which indicated the end of the day, was set up, and the crews began to disassemble their vessels.

The day began with the cloudy sky and during the morning there were intermittent blanks; the last one, the one with the greatest intensity after the 14 hours and which was final, and after permanent communication with the two Regata Committees that were on the high seas and that were giving soft breezes that were barely reaching the 5 knots, it caused the PRO of the race, Carlos Palomares, to end the day before the visos that no more wind would enter and the fact that they could not be given out until an hour before the sunset, scheduled for 17.18 hours.

With a view to the second day of the 49 Palamós Christmas Race, the forecast is that it will be with an unstable wind from the southeast between 4 and 7 knots and a day of chubascos will be repeated.

2025-12-16 Christmas Race: 350 regatists from 15 countries in Palamós waters

La Palamós Christmas Race is organized by the Club Nàutic Costa Brava-Vela Palamós, with the recognition of the Spanish and Catalan Federations of Vela, and the institutional support of the City of Palamós, the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputación de Girona and Ports de la Generalitat

The forty-ninth edition of the Christmas Race, an international sailing race that will be held from December 19 to 22 in the waters of the Bay of Palamós, has been presented at the restaurant Es Nàutic, of the Club Nàutic Costa Brava-Vela Palamós. The event was attended by Miquel Avigó, sports vice president of the club; Yolanda Aguilar, sports councillor; Toni Bachiller, economic councillor; Narcís Casassa, sports delegate of the Generalitat, and Josep Medinyà, delegate in Girona of the Catalan Vela Federation.

The Palamós Christmas Race has been a Clean Regatta recognized by the international Sailors for the Sea. Committed to the environment and the preservation of seas and oceans, the race carries out various actions related to sustainability, such as online management, the elimination of single-use plastics, among others.

This year the race has the participation of 350 regatists distributed in five categories: ILCA 6 male and female (35 crews); ILCA 4 male and female (15); 420 male (107); 29er male and female (27), and also returns the Europe class as guest (32). The participating countries total 15: Belgium (7), Canada (2), Denmark (5), France (11), Germany (13), Italy (22), Greece (5), Hong Kong (1), Poland (21), Portugal (4), Spain (5), Turkey (5), and Ukraine (1).