The King Emeritus considers returning to Spain next April, specifically to Sanxenxo. The town of Pontevedra will host between the days 22 and 24 of that month the Spanish Sailing Cup of the 6mR Class, and from the circle of friends of Juan Carlos I it is assured that his intention is to go to that competition to enjoy regattas again, one of his great passions. This would be his first visit to Spain since August 2020. His return would take place after announcing last Monday that fwill take up residence permanently in Abu Dhabi, but will make frequent trips to his countryafter the investigations of the Prosecutor’s Office on his fortune were archived.
In case I finally couldn’t return on that April date, the King Emeritus also plans to be in Sanxenxo between June 10 and 18dates on which the town will host the World Sailing Championship of the same 6mR class.
The ‘Rascal’ ready
The ‘Bribón’, the boat in which the monarch has competed on several occasions in this regatta, he has received the fine tunning in recent months and is ready to sail. The organizer of the event and president of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, Pedro Campos, has already informed the King Emeritus, who has expressed his desire to enjoy sailing again after his long retirement in the United Arab Emirates.
As reported yesterday by the newspaper El País, Juan Carlos I has anticipated Pedro Campos in his last conversations that has “the very sure intention & rdquor; to go to Sanxenxo to participate in the World Championship of the 6mR class, which will be held between June 10 and 18. However, sources consulted by Faro de Vigo indicate that it is very likely that she will come before that date. They warn that he would like to be in April for the Spanish Cup to start training for the competition.
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The championship is organized by the Royal Sailing Club of Sanxenxo (RCNS) by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV), and with the support of the Higher Sports Council, the Royal Galician Sailing Federation (RFGV) and the International Sailing Association. Class 6mR (International Six Meter Association, ISMA).
Sanxenxo was the last town where the King Emeritus was before beginning his journey outside of Spain on August 3, 2020flying from Vigo to Abu Dhabi, after investigations about his assets hidden from the treasury.