Day 2 of 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE

August 1, 2023 - Palma, Mallorca - After an excellent second day of racing at the 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE Teatro Soho Caixabank is dominating Majorica ORC Class 2 after winning five races from five. 

The defending Majorica ORC 1 and Copa del Rey Champions Palibex - Elena Nova, Christian Plump and Javier Sanz’s ClubSwan 42, returned a solid, bankable day with a second and a third to consolidate their lead but the Argentinian Swan 45 From Now On of Fernando Chain – who were second in class year behind the German TP52 Red Bandit - are increasing the pressure with a 1,2 today. The second race was won by the TP52 Aifos steered by HRH King Felipe which moves up to third overall.

Argentina’s Mariano ‘Cole’ Parada, tactician on From Now One recalled, 

“Yesterday we had a good day but today with a little less wind then maybe the rating works a little better, we felt really good around the course both days. The rating is better for is in the lighter breeze." 

Javier Banderas’ Teatro Soho Caixabank also have an untouchable air about them after winning five from five in Majorica ORC 2. Javier Banderas from the leading boat cautions, 

“We are very happy with the results so far but not all the fish is sold, not by a long shot. It's true that the conditions have been perfect for racing and we've done very well, five wins from five races sailed, but, as they say in other sports, the championship is won game by game. The important thing is to be up there on top on Saturday."

Majorica ORC Class 3 sees a big lead for the defending champions, the Italia Yachts 11.98 Scugnizza which added their third win from four starts and then took second. Posting a third from the first and a bullet from today’s last race, made Tanit IV - MediLevel, Grand Soleil 37 B of Maria Jose Vila to jump from yesterday’s fifth to the 3rd position in the Class MAJORICA ORC 3.

The Puerto Andratx based, GBR flagged J97E Just the Job still leads Majorica ORC Class 4, while Arturo Montes' Ybarra-Befesa, the first Paralympic skipper in the history of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE, is right behind with 1.5-point margin.

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝟭

1. 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗫 - 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔 Club Swan 42 of C. Plum & J. Sanz 1-2-2-2-3 10 pts
2. FROM NOW ON Swan 45 of Fernando Chain - 3.5-1-4-1-2 11.5 pts
3. AIFOS TP52 of Armada Espanola 3.5-3-3-5-1. 15.5 pts

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝟮

1. TEATRO SOHO CAIXABANK Club Swan 42 of Javier Banderas 1-1-1-1-1 5 pts
2. DARING SISTERS Club Swan 42 of Tomas Dolezal 7-8-2-5-3 25 pts
3. SEABERY DRALION Club Swan 42 of Basilio Marquinez 42 4-4-11-2-4 25 pts

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝟯

1. SCUGNIZZA Italia 11.98 of Vincenzo de Blasio 1-1-2-1-2 7 pts
2. LAPLAZA ASSESORS Sinergia 40 Mod. of Alexandre Laplaza 3-2-1-5-6 17 pts
3. TANIT IV - MEDILEVEL Grand Soleil 37 B Maria Jose Vila 6-8-5-3-1 23 pts

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗢𝗥𝗖 𝟰

1. JUST THE JOB J 97 E of Scott Beattie 1-1-3-3-1 9 pts
2. YBARRA-BEFESA Dufour 34 of Arturo Montes 2-2-1-1.5-4 10.5 pts
3. LASSAL Italia 9.98 B of Gonzalo Calvo 3-4-2-1.5-2 12.5 pts

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