The V Trofeo Puerto Calero Match Race has officially started after the welcome ceremony celebration and the skippers meeting.
These ceremonies took place in the Salón de Estribor in Amura Restaurant and 12 skippers and their respective crew took part in these ceremonies.
José Juan Calero as host of the event and on behalf of Puerto Calero said some kind words to those present and he thanked Adan Minoprio for coming to Puerto Calero Match Race, as the number one of the international ranking and the recent winner of the Match Race World Championship. Also he encouraged the competitors to visit the Pitstop, a new area where the competitors will have a rest each day after the races, as well as to read the newspaper, netsurf and above all enjoy breakfast each morning.
Also present were Manuel Acosta, on behalf of Promotur del Gobierno de Canarias, who gave the teams a gift, Manuel Torres of the Real Federación Española de Vela and Luís Jordán of the Federación Canaria de Vela.
Although the weather forecast is not very attractive for these days, it is hoped that the wind will blow to create good conditions for racing, since this is the first ISAF grade 1 event to take place in the Canary Islands.
