The 34 Copa del Rey Mafre Crowns its 8 Champions - BYM News (press release)
Eight teams from four different nationalities were crowned today winners of the 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE, the edition with the most entries ever. 135 teams from 23 nations enjoyed a week of extraordinary competition which confirmed the reputation of the Bay of Palma as an excellent race course and the Real Club Náutico de Palma as an organizer of high level events. The 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE finalized today with action, excitement and surprises in the race course of the bay of Palma. Both the team "Movistar" as its skipper have set new records of victories in the Copa del Rey MAPFRE. The winners of the 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE are: Americans "Ran V" (Gaastra IRC 0) and "Quantum Racing" (TP52 Super Series), Japanese "Mamma Aiuto" (Rías Baixas IRC 1), Italian "BMW Sail Racing Academy" (BMW ORC 1), and Spaniards "Noticia IV"... The American boat owned and skippered by George Sakellaris, champion of the category in 2014 with "Shockwave," won the ten races sailed, diverting the excitement in the Gaastra IRC 0 class to the fight for second place. Source: bymnews.com
