La Dénia versionfull 31 Route of the Salt that will sail at 14 hours this Thursday from the Real Club Nautico Denia, has registered an inscription of 96 boats manned by 565 athletes, will gather ships from some 25 nautical and marine clubs.
The fleet with foreign pavilions will align 21 challenges representing 9 different nationalities: Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and Italy. You will have to cover a circuit of 120 miles taking Formentera by port, the Island of Tagomago and, navigating the north coast of Ibiza, get to Sant Antoni.
Favorite boats to win
In this start an obligatory reference is the Swan 75 by Agustín Gregory, "Alzira Moraira", Winner, with a record of 21 hours, 59 minutes and 51 seconds, in real time of the Dénia version of 2017.
Also to take into account boats like the 34 sword "Nautic Café del Mar"By Juan Carlos Sanchis of Club Nautico de Sant Antoni de Portmany, a brilliant sailor with many miles of experience, winner on four occasions The Salt Route, initially on board "Alba"And"Aivis", And already with the J92 S"Café del Mar"In the 2013 and 2014 editions. He navigates with a very fast Sword 34 designed by Iñigo de Echenique that, without a doubt, can be considered as a favorite to the podium.
Paradoxically, the J92S with which Sanchis won the 2013 and 2014 editions of La Sal, he will participate, on this occasion, as "Purple- Café del Mar"Patronized by Toni Tur of Club Náutico Sant Antoni.
He too X-65 Performance stated, "two Much"by Joan Seguí of the Real Club Náutico del Puerto de Pollensa; a team that in 2011 was a Real Time winner of the East Version of Salt. -Now Version Dénia.
Without forgetting other teams, very pointers and with magnificent sports records in this race, such as Carlos Fernández-Matos and his First 50 "Condor of Jávea"Of the Club Náutico Jávea, the Bavaria 49 "Three Escualo"Of Marcelino Cardona of the Real Club Náutico Dénia, or 34 sword Ibicencos "The Bagpiper"By Vicente Amengual of the Santa Eulalia Nautical Club, and"Piper Two"By Marc Terrassa of the Ibiza Yacht Club.
In short, a very competitive fleet, very numerous and in general with bands of very similar lengths that guarantee an enjoyable and high level regatta for this departure from Denia of the 2018 Salt Route.
A participation that in general, and for the three Versions of La Sal 2018, confirms a sports profile in clear renovation, aimed at the entry into competition of new equipment and boats increasingly modern and competitive that will contribute to the regatta be more dynamic and demanding.
On the other hand, a fleet whose internationality is every year more evident, in which foreign teams formed by community residents with boats based in Spanish ports of the western Mediterranean come into play. As teams that move from their countries of origin to take part in La Sal.
During the day, on Friday normally, the boats in competition will arrive at Sant Antoni. Continuous provisional results will be generated that will gradually allow the profile of the winners of the race to be defined.
In the day of Saturday at 20 hours, will take place the official ceremony of trophies and great raffle in the Tent of La Sal.
