Copa Brasil de Vela concludes in Porto Alegre

Brazil’s most important sailing event came to an end last weekend in Porto Alegre. The fourth edition of the Brazil Sailing Cup (Copa Brasil de Vela) wrapped up on Saturday, the last day of competition in the waters of the Guaiba Lake for all Olympic classes, plus kitesurfing, 29er and 420.

The event crowned the year’s national winners for every division, as follows: Carlos Robles and Marco Grael (49er), Jorge Zarif (Finn), Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Barbachan (470 W), Geison Mendes and Gustavo Thiesen (470 M), Patrícia Freitas (RS: X W), Albert de Carvalho (RS: X M), João Pedro Oliveira (Laser Std), Gabriella Kidd (Laser Radial), Isabel Swan and Samuel Albrecht (Nacra 17), André Fiuza and Pedro Zonta (420), Lorenzo Bernd and Philipp Rump (29er), Roberto Veiga (Kitesurfing Foil), Eduardo Fernandes (Kitesurfing Tubular).

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, 49er FX gold medalists in the 2016 Rio Olympics, took part in a star-studded fleet in the 49er competition. They finished third right behind Olympic sailing legend Robert Scheidt, who was competing for the first time in Brazil in his new class. Scheidt proved to be coming up strong in the division by taking silver medal alongside Gabriel Borges. Marco Grael and Carlos Robles secured gold after building the lead early in the week.

“It’s just the beginning of the Olympic cycle, but I think we have a lot of potential to grow,” said Carlos Robles, who was born in Spain to a Brazilian mother and has dual citizenship.

Copa Brasil de Vela featured over 100 sailors from five different countries, awarding points for the World Sailing rankings (France’s Marie Bolou took gold in Laser Radial). It was organized by the Brazilian Sailing Federation (CBVela), with Bradesco Bank as its main sponsor and Clube dos Jangadeiros and Veleiros do Sul as organizing partners.
 
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