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The first day of the final phase of the

, played yesterday in the bay of Palma, concluded with a frenetic dance of positions in which there were changes of leadership in six of the nine classes.

Some of the crews that built a sizeable lead after the first three days of racing may still be banging their heads against the mast as they find themselves lower in the standings today.

The two-act competition system has been especially cruel with the '

', set up by

and skippered by

.

The undisputed protagonist of the preliminary phase, in which he counted all the heats for victories, taking a lead of six points over the second classified and 12 over the third, lost first place in the second heat this Thursday by finishing in fifth position .

The partial victory of the first duel did little for the Spanish Swan 42;

the Estonian 'Katarina II' was more regular (2-2) and became the new leader of the

class , albeit with a single point advantage over the Andalusian sailboat.

The format of the Cup did smile on the '

', the new leader of the

class .

' boat

finished the qualifying phase as second, nine points behind 'Scugnizza', a difference that decreased to one point when entering the final leg of the regatta.

On Thursday, he signed a fourth place and a partial victory, enough to unseat the Italian boat.

There is only one other Spanish boat in corrected time that can boast of being the leader of its class at this point in the game.

This is the '

' in

.

's DK 46 sailboat

has on board the Olympic champion

as tactician, a talent capable of improving the crew with his decisions on each board.

'HM Hospitales' ended the day with a partial victory and a second place, results that reinforce the first place: '

', skippered by

, is three points behind ;

at seven, the German TP52 of the 'Red Bandit' and, at seven and a half points, the '

' of

.

In the same class, the

' continues without showing the good sensations it left on the opening day.

The TP52 skippered by

presented a poor card (7-13) with which he fell to eighth place in the provisional classification.

In the smallest boats in the fleet, the J80 and J70, which compete in real time as they are one-designs, there are also Spanish leaders.

The '

', skippered by

, is in first place in the

after yesterday's double wins.

For her part, the '

', commanded by

, is the ship that now commands Herbalife J70.

There was more trouble in

, where no boat managed to complete the course of the first round, which meant a penalty of 8 points for the entire fleet.

And in the second round, only the '

read well the change in the route announced by the Regatta Committee, a success that is worth a lead after a horrible day for the crews.

Regarding the

, the first leader of the final series at

is

's '

, while

'

and

'

resist leading the

and

class ratings

, respectively.

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