"Bella Mente" tried, but "Alfa Romeo" was the fastest boat of the Mini Maxi fleet of the Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre

Little wind today in the bay of Palma.

The sea breeze -known as Embat in the region- which has been blowing during the last few days reaching 20 knots, dropped and hardly reached 10 knots today.

"Bella Mente" beats "Alfa Romeo" in the Coastal Race, "Karhu" is new leader in X-41, and Italy's "Tixelio" and "Karma" are tied in the X-35 class.

There were no changes in the overall IRC standings where "Alfa Romeo" continues to dominate, followed by Container and Bellamente.

"Mutua Madrileña" moves up to the first position in the TP52 class after a great performance from Italian Skipper Vasco Vascotto, and a poor showing from the Argentineans on RealStone Matador.

Tomorrow will see a coastal race for the IRC, TP52, Swan 45, X-41 and X-35 classes.

Equality on the water in the bay of Palma.

"Alfa Romeo" wins both today's races, and remains leader in the IRC category. "CAM" faces the big boats of the group and moves up in the overall classification.

First day of competition for the TP52s, with "Realstone" at the head of the triple tie after two very tight regattas.

GREAT WORLD DEBUT OF NEVILLE CRICHTON'S NEW ALFA ROMEO IN THE COPA DEL REY AUDI MAPFRE

The brand new Reichel and Pugh's new Mini Maxi won the first two races in the IRC class, in the opening of the 28th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre, followed by also Mini Maxis American Bellamente and German Container.

Dutch No Limits was the winner in Swan 45's, and Norwegian Matti Sepp's “Lexus” in the X-41, the newcomer class to the event.

The sports schedule of the 28th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre starts up.

A total amount of 110 boats, from 19 countries, will strive to win the most important regatta of the Mediterranean.

Big expectations for the debut of the X-41 in competition and the comeback of the Maxis to the bay of Palma.

Calidad y cantidad en la 28 Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre.

La vuelta de los Maxis y la apuesta por los Monotipos marca esta edición.

A modo de resúmen de lo acontecido, en la edición pasada, hemos redactado un artículo con los resultados deportivos que generó una edición marcada por los dobletes obtenidos por el DESAFIO en TP52 y GP42 y por NAVANTIA en IRC y 670.