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Sailing continues along the same path that the Government of Spain is following. Credibility, zero. Reliability, zero. And it is that for many years the companies have stopped trusting this sport. First in the Spanish Federation, which made a significant drop in terms of victories in the Olympic Games since that “machada” made by the Olympic team led by Jesús Turró, with Arturo Delgado as president, in Barcelona 92.
Then, little by little, the companies have been leaving the cruise ship. Cruising sailing has been a “bluff” since the early 2000s. Only occasional appearances such as the TP 52 MedCup Circuit, now 52 Super Series and some loose actions by Spanish teams for
The circuits of the world have had some positive response from sponsors, almost all of them foreigners.
The Volvo Ocean Race began to have its starting city in Spain in 2005, when the English realized that coming to our country they could do a great business, it has been leveraged in Spain for seven editions, charging succulent millions for having the inaugural start here, But nothing more. The regatta leaves and does not return until four years later.
Spain has had seven Volvo Ocean Race projects since the circumnavigation of the world left our country. Two sponsors, Telefónica and Mapfre. The results have always been disappointing, although at times it seemed that there was some chance of winning. Total failure, and of course those who put up the money get tired and stop putting it up because they know that trams without wheels don’t work and that’s exactly what we’ve been selling them.
The 2007 Copa América, which undoubtedly brought King Juan Carlos to Spain, was the only profitable event for a city, Valencia, and a country, Spain. The disbursement was large, yes, but it was worth it. Today they will say the venue for the next Copa América to which Barcelona, Valencia and Málaga are opting. With what is falling, without transport, with the most expensive light in Europe, with gasoline at two euros, with the 20,000 million that the Montero ministry is going to take to squander at the expense of women, with the countryside in foot of war, the ruined ranchers… all that remains is for Great Dalton to accept one of these three cities as the venue for the America’s Cup. How much will it cost? The Copa América is no longer what it was and will not be again, so its interest rate has dropped flat. And meanwhile, Spain, to pay.
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