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Were honored yesterday in Cartagena | Audi MedCup Circuit was started by a group of sailing enthusiasts and has continued to attract shipowners, sailors, designers and professionals seeking to participate in sailing a circus considered a world reference in the sailing competition in fleet.
This is the story of three owners who have contributed most to magnify his support for the Audi MedCup: Spanish Jose Cusi (Rogue), the Argentine Alberto Roemmers (Matador) and Portugal's Pedro Mendonça (Bigamist).
Yesterday was just honored at the Audi MedCup Village of Cartagena, on the occasion of the Caja Mediterráneo Trophy Region of Murcia. Yllera Jaime (president of Med Fleet), Nacho Postigo (Technical Director Audi MedCup) and Ignacio Triay (Director of Audi MedCup ) took delivery of two separate hulls of their boats means the three owners. Guillermo Parada Alberto Roemmers represented the only three who could not attend. Yllera Jaime presented them as "three gentlemen of the candle."
Let's take a look at the history of these three shipowners and their ships.
José Cusi and Rogue series
Speaking of cruising sail in Spain is not possible without mentioning Rogue.
The hobby sport of its owner Jose Cusi led him to become interested in sailing, beginning a remarkable voyage as a cruise ship owner.
Have been so many years ago decided to remove the numbers, a detail beyond anything intended to circumvent coquetry role.
From the first, the half-ton Elvström 30 'which in 1972 opened the legendary saga, José Cusi has always had SM Don Juan Carlos on board, with whom he shared many sailing campaigns.
Campaigns that have never missed the most prestigious stakes in European events such as the Admiral's Cup, the Sardinia Cup and several World Championships Level Class.
His innovative spirit led him six years ago to promote a new class to compete in real time, having exhausted his enthusiasm for ratings and offset times.
So it was decided that the future of Rogue passed by the Transpac 52 and a circuit race itself, one of their ambassadors pioneer, founder of the Association of Shipowners and having competed in every one of the events from MedCup began in Punta Ala (Italy) in May 2005.
After their ships IOR and IMS, Jose Cusi has built two TP52 for the five seasons he has been competing.
The first was a Bruce Farr design that debuted in 2005, while his current boat is the work of Judel / Vrolijk and was released in 2007.
That boat won its first race, the Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante 2007, in 2008 he won the Region of Murcia Trophy and Audi MedCup ended 2008 in second place.
Alberto Roemmers and Matador
Few owners cherish the passion and fascination with sailing and racing that flows through the veins of the Argentinian Alberto Roemmers owner, a sailor from his childhood in the Yacht Club Argentino, in Mar de Plata.
Roemmers had a number of cruise ships, perhaps the most prominent and longest armed was Valentina, with whom he enjoyed the sea for many years, also carrying with them some local races.
It was not until 1995 when the legendary Argentine guard began its journey arming race boats.
With the Maximizer debuted on the international circuit, changing the following season by the Windquest, which was renamed after paint Alexia.
It was not until 2003 that construction began on his first thoroughbred.
It was the Maxi Wally 100 designed by Javier Soto, launched in the 2004 season and with still browsing.
The family branch Matador went parallel with the maxis, botándose the first in 1998.
Was 40 feet, designed by Javier Soto IMS to compete in the same category for which in 2005 created the second Matador.
This time a 46-foot Marcelino Botin.
It was not until a couple of years until the arrival of the first TP52 family who, after two campaigns was renewed in 2009 by the last of the series in Argentina.
Alberto Roemmers them all participated in the most prestigious regattas on the east coast of the Americas, as well as in the Old Continent.
No shortage of fond memories in the form of wins in classic races such as the Newport-Bermuda Race or the Fasnet Cup, was famously scored twice over in 2007 and 2009.
But perhaps his greatest joy was also double victory in 2002 and 2004, reached the Maxi World Championships held in Porto Cervo (Sardinia, Italy).
The Matador-Alexia saga still has a long way.
Not surprisingly, the passion he feels for Alberto Roemmers sea, sailing and racing has become successful in their children. Roemmers Alberto Jr. and Paul are participants from many years of racing in the Argentine team badge, sailing regularly in many races can move from his native Buenos Aires.
Matador was third in the Audi MedCup 2008.
Pedro Mendonça and Bigamist
Pedro Mendonça, owner of Bigamist 7, has a long history in the sport of sailing, the result of a great family tradition started by his father, Ernesto Portuguese Olympic Mendonça.
Peter took his first steps in Oporto, in the category of the Mocidade Lusita Portuguesa.
At 18 years old, still sailing, went to classes Sharpie Snipe and 12, and later, and then in Lisbon, in 470 and Laser sailing.
Foxhound sail later in his father's, which would learn about organization and discipline.
At 35 years old became owner of her first cruise ship, 33 feet with the contesting many races in the Portuguese Algarve.
The Bigamist I, formerly of Tony Castro, had won the Admiral's Cup
The Bigamist term with which he has since named all their ships came from the idea of creating a word with "Big" (Large).
The Bigamist saga subsequently include 41 and BH41 Farr, among others.
Among the many titles he has garnered throughout his life, recalled with special satisfaction the Golden Catavino harvested in the race Osborne 1999.
The premiere of Pedro Mendonça in MedCup occurred in 2006 with a team of his crew always includes a superb group of sailors who in turn are friends and owners, a group of non-professional crew that still stands and has been defined by its rivals as the Audi MedCup surprise 2009.
After acquiring the former TP52 Platoon, the Portuguese owner fulfilled a dream, adding Trophy victories in each of the 2009 season to take a consistent position among the top five Circuit 2009.
Abysmal jumped from sixteenth place that ended the 2008 season and the twelfth in 2007.
This season, the number of professionals on board Bigamist 7 has increased, but in the words of Mendonça, "we're still a crew of friends.
All professionals and owners have equal responsibility and courage. "
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