StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho
Algeciras · SpainAlso known as Strait Challenge, Memorial Joseba Eguidazu
2026 · Overall · ORC
- 2Castañer YachtsMarcelino Oreja
- 1Solerig VIIgnacio de Colmenares
- 3Luna-Varadero Isla VerdeMariam Flores de Villar
- Type
- Coastal · 40 nm
- Scoring
- ORC
- Boats
- Rated yachts
- Usually
- June
- Next
- Jun 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Club Deportivo Náutico Saladillo / RCN CAS Ceuta (per 2026 listing)
- Waters
- Alboran
- First held
- —
The course
Point to point · 43 nm · as sailed in 2026
- SAlgecirasStart
- 1TarifaMark
- FCeutaFinish
Organiser's course Straight lines between the marks, not the track boats sail. Named marks sit at the named island or cape, not on the exact rounding line. For planning and interest; the sailing instructions decide.
Coastal race Algeciras-Tarifa-Ceuta; ORC max 43 nm, Club/short-handed max 34 nm. Marks and sides not detailed in the NoR.
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20266 Jun 2026 | Solerig VIOverall · ORCIgnacio de Colmenares | Castañer Yachts | — | NE 5.1 kn, gusts 17.9waves up to 0.38 m | 28 | Official |
| 202531 May 2025 | BalboaOverall · ORCAlberto Rodríguez | Balboa | — | NE 6.6 kn, gusts 21.6waves up to 0.36 m | 31 | Official |
| 20241 Jun 2024 | Ceuta EmocionaOverall · ORCSergio Llorca | Not published | — | E 11.7 kn, gusts 29.4waves up to 1.22 m | 44 | Official |
| 20233 Jun 2023 | Ucosound-Tareis TOverall · ORCJoaquín Angolotti | Not published | — | E 5.9 kn, gusts 19.8waves up to 0.64 m | 31 | Official |
| 20224 Jun 2022 | KoukoOverall · ORCDani Cuevas | Ceuta | 32 | W 7.9 kn, gusts 30.3waves up to 0.42 m | 36 | Official |
| 20212 Oct 2021 | Al Tarik IVOverall · ORCDaniel Cuevas | Phoenix | 30 | W 3.8 kn, gusts 21.2waves up to 0.36 m | 28 | 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
- Enigma2021 · 2023 · 2025 · 20264yrs
- Al Tarik IV2021 · 20232yrs
- Ceuta Emociona2024 · 20252yrs
- Tangay III2022 · 20232yrs
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 16 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Enigma · Jennifer Kinnear
- 2.Samba
- 3.Amor Fati
- 1.Yiyi · José Cagiao
- 2.Ariana
- 3.Miralejos
2025 · 16 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
2024 · 12 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
2023 · 15 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
2022 · 10 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHCeuta · Sergio Llorca
- 1.Kouko · Dani Cuevas
- 2.Ceuta · Sergio Llorca
- 3.Balboa
2021 · 12 results
FinalSource: elfarodeceuta.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHPhoenix · Hubert Bohmer
- 1.Enigma
- 2.Kokoro
- 3.Viejo Lobo
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 8.2/306.8 kn mean
- Gusts 7.8/1523.4 kn
- Sea 3/200.6 m waves
- Distance 14.2/2540 nm
- Duration 0/101 day
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 Algeciras (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: 2024 (44).
Weather calendar · Algeciras
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 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| From | NW | NE | W | N | NW | NW | NW | NE | NW | NE | NW | NW |
Typical wind at Algeciras
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Jun.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho
- Kind
- coastal sailing race from Algeciras, Spain
- Editions on record
- 6 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 31 boats (32 in the latest edition)
- Course
- 40 nautical miles
- Latest overall winner
- Solerig VI (2026)
- Organiser
- Club Deportivo Náutico Saladillo / RCN CAS Ceuta (per 2026 listing)
- Next edition
- usually Jun 2027
- Official site
- https://www.straitchallenge.com/
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- festivalesdeespana.com — listing
- elfarodeceuta.es — V edition
- infobae.com — 12th edition 2025: organisers, Getares-Tarifa-Ceuta, >40 nm
- elfarodeceuta.es — COVID cancellation
- straitchallenge.com — official site: 2026 race 6 Jun, 40 miles