King Juan Carlos has canceled the flight that he had scheduled at 5 pm this Sunday to travel from Vigo to Geneva, due to a cold that he has been carrying since last Wednesday he arrived in Sanxenxo, where he planned to participate, this weekend. week, in the second series of regattas of the Spanish 6M class Championship. The change of plans has meant that, finally, the King's father has chosen to fly directly to Abu Dhabi on a flight that took off from Vigo airport shortly before 10 p.m.
Since arriving in Galicia, the King's father has only left Pedro Campos' house to briefly go, this morning and Saturday, to the facilities of the Sanxenxo yacht club to wish good luck to his crewmates on the Bribón.
As this is a private trip that the King's father also intends to be carried out discreetly, the reason for the change in plans has not been made public. In any case, on the advice of doctors, these days he has chosen to stay at his host's house and expose himself as little as possible to inclement weather. He gave up competing aboard the Bribón so as not to be exposed to the sun for so many hours, and for the same reason, he avoided following the test from a boat. On Friday he received a visit from the crew of the Bribón to whom he informed of his decision, but on Saturday he went to say goodbye to them on the marina dock, just as he did this Sunday morning.
This Sunday, a private flight from the VisaJet company was scheduled to take off from Vigo airport to Geneva airport, where it was scheduled to make a stopover before, in a few days, returning to its usual residence in Abu Dhabi, but the flight scheduled for 5 in the afternoon has been cancelled. Finally, shortly before 10 pm, another private plane took off from Vigo airport bound for Abu Dhabi. In any case, last Saturday, when leaving the yacht club on the way back to Pedro Campos' house, King Juan Carlos claimed to be "fine" after journalists asked him about his state of health. This Sunday, when his respiratory discomfort has improved, the King's father has chosen to leave Pedro Campos' house and fly to Abu Dhabi.
After the series played this weekend, the Aida, a boat from the RCN of La Coruña, armed by Francisco Botas and skippered by Javier de la Gándara from Vigo, has managed to break the supremacy of both the Bribón and the Titia, both from the RCN from Sanxenxo, have shown last year. The next series of regattas is scheduled for May 17, 18 and 19
