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Copa del Rey MAPFRE

Palma · SpainAlso known as Copa del Rey de Vela

Official site Usually Jul 2027 Compare

2026 · Abanca ORC 0

2Hispania
1VuduITA
3Kilara II

Overview Results6 Conditions News7 Fact sheet

Type: Inshore
Scoring: IRC · ORC · One-design
Boats: Rated yachts · One-design keelboats · Sportboats
Classes: ClubSwan 50 · ClubSwan 42 · ClubSwan 36 · J70
Usually: July, August
Next: Jul 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
Organiser: Real Club Náutico de Palma
Waters: Balearic
First held: 1982 · 44 years ago

Where and when

Race dates

Usually July, August

Usually in July

4 kn from S0% of days 20 kn+ · waves 0.47 m

Race days 2026

2.7 kn S, gusts 18.5waves up to 0.58 m

Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Six seasons

Year	Winner (handicap, corrected)	Line honours (first home, elapsed)	Boats	Wind and sea	Toughness	Results
20261 Aug 2026 – 8 Aug 2026	VuduAbanca ORC 0	Not published	84	S 2.7 kn, gusts 18.5waves up to 0.58 m	22	Official
202529 Jul 2025 – 2 Aug 2025	VesperABANCA ORC 0	Not published	117	S 2.6 kn, gusts 18.9waves up to 0.46 m	18	Official
202430 Jul 2024 – 3 Aug 2024	Teatro del Soho-AltaVistaORC 0Javier Banderas	Not published	110	SW 3.8 kn, gusts 20waves up to 0.5 m	20	Official
202331 Jul 2023 – 5 Aug 2023	Palibex-Elena NovaMajorica ORC 1Javier Sanz and Christian Plump	Not published	83	S 5.2 kn, gusts 26.8waves up to 1.16 m	29	Official
20221 Aug 2022 – 6 Aug 2022	Red BanditBMW ORC 1	Not published	99	SW 3.4 kn, gusts 27.8waves up to 0.32 m	23	Official
20212 Aug 2021 – 7 Aug 2021	HydraBMW ORC 1Fernando León	Not published	105	S 4 kn, gusts 21.4	20	Official

Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.

Won it most

Teatro Soho Caixabank2021 · 2022 · 20233yrs
Nadir2022 · 2023 · 20263yrs
G Spot2021 · 20222yrs
Earlybird2021 · 20242yrs
Scugnizza2022 · 20232yrs
Hatari2022 · 20232yrs

Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.

Podiums and class winners

2026 · 14 results

FinalSources: forbes.es, pressmare.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Abanca ORC 0

1.Vudu · ITA
2.Hispania
3.Kilara II

Azulmarino ORC C

Azulmarino ORC C Corinthian

1.Meerblick · Gabrielle Pohlmann · GER

Baleària Women's Cup

ClubSwan 42

1.Nadir · ESP

Sail Racing ORC A

1.Nola · Margus Uudam · EST

Uber ORC B

1.Teatro del Soho San Miguel · ESP

Uber ORC B Corinthian

1.L'Immens

2025 · 10 results

FinalSource: forbes.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

ABANCA ORC 0

1.Vesper · USA
2.Blue · ITA
3.Paprec

Balearia Women's Cup

Sail Racing ORC A

1.Estrella Damm · Luis Martínez Doreste · ESP

Uber ORC C

1.Nunoto Cafiver · Mon Cañellas · ESP
2.Early Bird · Hendrik Brandis

Ubico ORC B

1.Technonicol · Mati Sepp · EST

2024 · 16 results

FinalSource: ultimahora.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

ClubSwan 42

ClubSwan 50

J70

ORC 0

1.Teatro del Soho-AltaVista · Javier Banderas · ESP
2.Aifos · King Felipe VI
3.Daguet 3

ORC 1

1.Elena Nova · Christian Plump · GER

ORC 2

1.Katara · Julian Somodi · ARG

ORC 3

1.Fala Pouco · José Ballester

Women's Cup

1.Citanias RCN Vigo

2023 · 16 results

FinalSource: forbes.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

ClubSwan 42

1.Nadir · ESP
2.Pez de Abril · José María Meseguer
3.Koyré-Spirit of Nerina · Mirko Bargolini

ClubSwan 50

Herbalife J70

1.Patakín · Luis Albert Solana · ESP
2.Usana – Les Roches · Pepequín Orbaneja
3.Hang Ten · Mon Cañellas

Majorica ORC 1

1.Palibex-Elena Nova · Javier Sanz and Christian Plump · ESP
2.Aifos
3.Lisa R · ITA

Majorica ORC 2

1.Teatro Soho CaixaBank · Daniel Cuevas · ESP

Majorica ORC 3

1.Scugnizza · ITA

Majorica ORC 4

1.Just the Job · GBR

Mallorca Sotheby's Women's Cup (J/70)

1.Team RCNP Balearia · María Bover · ESP

2022 · 17 results

FinalSources: mysailing.com.au, pressmare.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

BMW ORC 1

BMW ORC 2

1.Teatro Soho Caixabank · ESP
2.Rivareno Gelato-Elena Nova · Christian Plump / Javier Sanz
3.Katarina II · Aivar Tuulberg

BMW ORC 3

BMW ORC 4

ClubSwan 36

1.G Spot · ITA

ClubSwan 42

1.Nadir · ESP

ClubSwan 50

1.Hatari · GER

Herbalife J70

1.Alcaidesa Marina · ESP

Mallorca Sotheby's Women's Cup

1.Balearia · ESP

2021 · 19 results

FinalSource: nautica.newsAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

BMW ORC 1

BMW ORC 2

1.Teatro Soho Caixabank · Daniel Cuevas · ESP
2.M8
3.Defcom Seguridad · Pedro Gil

BMW ORC 3

ClubSwan 36

ClubSwan 42

1.Natalia · ROU

ClubSwan 50

1.Earlybird · GER

Herbalife Nutrition J70

IRC 1

1.Alegreen · GBR

Mallorca Sotheby's Women's Cup

1.Dorsia Covirán · Marta Garrido

Race metrics

Boats84median 102 over 6 editions

Course—inshore courses vary

Toughness23of 100, see below

Wind3.6 knmean on race days · gusts 22.2 kn

Sea0.6 mhighest waves on race days

Days6event days, start to finish

Toughness

Compare all races

23of 100 · average of 6 editions

Wind 4.3/303.6 kn mean
Gusts 7.4/1522.2 kn
Sea 3/200.6 m waves
Distance 0/25not published
Duration 8.3/106 days

How the score works

Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Palma (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2023 (29).

Maxis One-design 100+ boats International fleet 3+ days

Weather calendar · Palma

Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean windkn	5.6	4.9	6.4	5.1	4.4	4.0	4.2	3.9	4.4	4.6	5.8	4.8
Windy days% ≥ 20 kn	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
Wavesm, daily max	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.0
From	NW	N	E	SW	S	S	S	S	E	SE	NW	NW

Typical wind at Palma

Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.

Where the wind comes from

Share of days by direction in Jul, Aug.