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Boletín informativo del Club de Mar Mallorca · Número 1 · Diciembre de 2011 clubdemar-mallorca.com · Tel: (+34) 971 403 611 · Email: secretaria@clubdemar-mallorca.com
Hispania was the charm of the Regatta “lles Balears – Trofeo Clàssics Ramón Peña”, one of the benchmarks of the classic circuit.
Hispania: premiere at the Sea Club The boat of King Alfonso the XIII made its debut during the regatta “Illes Balears Clàssics” The yacht “Hispania”, which was owned by King Alfonso XIII, competed for the first time in the regatta “Illes Baleares Clàssics – Trofeo Ramón Peña”, held in Mallorca at the Club de Mar - Mallorca between August 12th and 14th, 2011. “Hispania”, built in 1909 in Pasajes on a design by William Fife was, with its 102 year history, one of the oldest ships in the fleet, consisting of 37 sailboats in classes “Época Cangreja”, “Marconi”, Dragon, Classic, RI Classic and “Spirit of Tradition”. “Pesa” (1911) from Jean Yves Roubinet, and “Peter” (1939) from Claudio Mealli were the winners of the competition. The Hispania had to settle for third place overall in “Época Cangreja”. “Pesa” defended the title, already awarded last year in “Época Cangreja” class, while “Peter” was awarded the victory in “Época Marconi”. Other winners of the XVII Regatta “Illes Baleares Clàssics - Tro-
José Ramón Bauzà, President of the Govern Balear, visited the “Hispania”.
feo Ramón Peña” were “Adair” (1956) of Marcus Desaunois in the Dragon class, “Merengue” (1985) of Xisco Pou in Classics, Germain Fernandez’s “Gruñón” (1985) in class RI Classics, and Eugeny Panevino’s sailboat “Tichy Don” (1981), in “Spirit of Tradition” class.
The awards ceremony was held on August 14th with the presence of the President of the Balearic Islands Government, Jose Ramon Bauzà, and the President of the Council of Mallorca, Maria Salom. Bauzà visited the “Hispania” together with his owner, Jose Francisco Rábade, the president of the Balearic Islands Port Authority, Jose Maria Urrutia, and the president of Club de Mar - Mallorca, Borja de la Rosa. Edition 2011 has been, so far, the best edition of the race since, five years ago, the Club de Mar – Mallorca decided to bet on classic boats. Its inclusion in the International Championship circuit of the Mediterranean (CIM) has been a great boost for the trophy this year. Besides the institutional collaboration of the Government of the Balearic Islands, the competition has been sponsored by the company “Hijos de Ramón Peña”.