Lara Rondalli, new champion of the ILCA 4 Spanish Cup
The ILCA 4 class already has its new champions of the Spanish Cup of the ILCA 4 class and among them is our sailor Lara Rondalli. The Real Club Náutico de Valencia lowers the curtain on the first big event of the 2024 season for the club and for the class. Three intense days in which four newly scheduled tests were completed and with two great protagonists. On the one hand, the favorites who in the end have done well with the forecasts, occupying some of the podium places this Sunday at La Base de Regatas RCNV, and on the other the weather that, although it arrived excessively on Friday accompanied by rain, On Saturday he disappeared completely, while today he arrived late for the appointment, although in the end it was possible to close a test. In the U18s the title travels to Las Palmas, specifically to the RCN of Arrecife, led by Alfonso Pérez. The player from Reef concludes with 6 points, after a discard, the same ones obtained by Quim Ferrer (CN Sant Feliu de Guixols), second. Pérez's best partial results decide that first place in his favor. Bronze went to Joan Fargas (CN Cambrils) with 9 points, the same as those obtained by Juan Bennassar (RCN Palma) and Enrique Ferrando (RCN Valencia). In the women's category, the title and the silver medal remain in the Valencian Community. Anna Korecka (RCN Calpe) wins the ILCA 4 Spanish Cup, while Clara Sophie García (CN Altea) takes silver. The first of them concludes with 13 points to 22 for the Altean. Bronze for Lucia Cardona (CN S’Arenal) with 37 points. Regarding the U16s, the podium has been distributed geographically. David Sales, sailing for the RCM of Santander, takes the cup with 31 points. The silver and bronze has been disputed and tied between Biel Lladó from Palma and Loe Griñán from Torrevieja (RCN Torrevieja), both finishing with the same score: 40 points. In the girls, podium with the color of the RCN of Valencia since the title goes to Lara Rondalli and the silver to Blanca Ferrando. The bronze moves south, to the RCR of Cartagena with Berta Rodado. A podium also very close between them. Rondalli finishes the Valencian event with 82 points, Ferrando 86 and Rodado 87. The trophy presentation was held at the RCNV Regata Base with the presence of Carlos Cerdá, Secretary of the Sailing Federation of the Valencian Community; Javier Blanco, National Secretary of the ILCA Class; Marisa Arlandis, president of the RCN of Valencia, accompanied by Chema Escudero, RCNV Member. Also present was Irene de Tomás, an ILCA 6 sailor from the RCNV who has been honored for her 7th place in the Youth World Cup in Argentina.