Stella Maris Enríquez of Vigo and Marta Cardona from the Balearic Islands lead the 49erFX class France dominates in the Nacra 17 class and New Zealand in the 49er with a small margin 49er fleet race start in Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galicia 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships could not have had a better start for the Spaniards a town located in the southwest of Galicia (Spain) is hosting on the waters of the estuary of Arousa with the Galician Sailing Center as its epicentre After a short break on shore waiting for the wind the Race Committee hoisted competitors to the water at 12h45 for the 49er FX class and at 13h00 for the Nacra 17 They competed in two different race areas: the first near the Port Authority of the Port of Vilagarcía and the Nacra near the Island of Cortegada After completing their respective racing programs which were divided into two groups: yellow and blue There was a predominantly southwesterly wind starting the first races with 245º and closing the day with 220º a brilliant start for the Galician/Balearic was performed by Stella Maris Enríquez and Marta Cardona who have taken the lead with an extraordinary debut: 2-1-2 In second place are the Germans Katharina Schwachhoper and Elena Stoltze who scored 5-2-5 to finish the day with 12 points Further down in third position was another Spanish crew formed by Marina Garau and María del Mar Gil After three races in the 49er class and the results of the two fleets New Zealand’s Sebastian Menzies and George Lee lead the overall standings with 10 points (2-7-1) just one point ahead the second placed team Robbert Huisman and John Swart from the Netherlands (4-5-2) Third place goes to Richard Schultheis and Younenn Bertin Menzies and Lee dominated the 49erFX fleet at the 2022 Junior World Championship in Lake Como The two had just graduated from the 29er fleet and moved briefly into the FX before heading to the 49er That early pedigree is showing it is no accident as they move to the top of the 49er fleet In the Nacra 17 class the podium is also very tight with a small margin of points between the three places The provisional lead is held by France’s Clément Martineau and Adélie Bertin who lead with 10 points after scoring 5-4-1 in the three races of the day Their compatriots Titouan Petard and Thea Lubac are in second place with one point more while the Belgian siblings Kwinten and Lieselotte Borghijs are third ‘Today has been a typical day of sea breeze here in Vilagarcía,’ said Stella Maris Enríquez ‘We had a good day; we took good decisions and sailed very fast despite some mistakes There are still another four days to go and our rivals are very good crews so it won’t be easy,’ said the Galician sailor 2024 will be the second day of the championship 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship is organised by the Real FederaciónGalega de Vela (Royal Galician Sailing Federation) with the sponsorship of the Diputación de Pontevedra (County Council of Pontevedra) the Xunta de Galicia and the Concello de Vilagarcía de Arousa (City Council of Vilagarcía) with the support of the Port Authority and other brands collaborating in the event For full results, photos, videos and more head to the regatta website. Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email Nautica.News is your sailing and yachting website We provide you the latest breaking news and videos straight from the sailing world Contact us: info@nautica.news Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive By Mike Emery — 713-743-7197 The Fulbright has long been a competitive yet coveted award among students and professors alike It’s an especially rewarding academic award that supports learning an increasing number of Coogs are taking their talents abroad through Fulbright Scholarships a record 14 UH students emerged with Fulbright honors and the University is again recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbrights for the 2024 – 2025 academic year “These results are particularly impressive considering what many of the recipients had to go through in their college careers,” said Ben Rayder executive director of UH’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards (OURMA) “Many of them started their education during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic They made the most of their time at UH and now they are having incredible adventures abroad Their stories of resilience are inspiring and something that the entire UH community can be proud of.” Among the students who have ventured internationally with Fulbright support is recent graduate Kayla Alexander she earned bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish from UH Spain and is serving as an English teaching assistant at a secondary school “My year abroad with Fulbright has given me some incredible opportunities to further explore my academic interests,” she said “I studied Applied Linguistics as an undergraduate I've learned some of the Galician language and joined fascinating conversations about its history and current role in Spanish society I truly believe that the Fulbright experience enhanced everything I learned at the University of Houston and made me a better student and educator.” another UH Fulbrighter Leonard Wang is presently in Glasgow is earning a Master of Science in health and Social Policy from the University of Strathclyde “Fulbright has offered an incredible opportunity to engage with health and social care systems in an international context,” he said I’ve taken courses that have shaped how I’ll provide care and advocate for patients in the future My time abroad through the Fulbright Program has offered valuable professional and personal experiences to support my future career as a physician working at the intersection of clinical practice and healthcare leadership to alleviate health inequities and provide compassionate care to the underserved.” Alexander and other Cougar Fulbright recipients received guidance from OURMA in preparing their Fulbright applications UH’s Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) also supports students and faculty who travel internationally for academic enrichment the Fulbright is the world's largest international academic exchange program It both bolsters the educational experiences of students and builds relationships among students and faculty around the world “UH is so honored once again to see our university wide Fulbright culture recognized in this way,” said Amb “The  Fulbright has for decades been the flagship program supporting academic engagement across the world Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer picture of how heroin affects the brain potentially opening new doors for addiction treatment a sophomore biology major in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston who is breaking new ground in cancer research has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for students focused on research in natural sciences In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science researchers at the University of Houston have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend under pressure — without breaking « Back The overproduction of cocaine in South America and the large amount of money involved in the trafficking of this substance has led to the increase of its smuggling all over the world The Cadiz area of Spain's Andalucía region is seen as a transit point for many of these traffickers who see its waters as a good channel for their merchandise to enter Europe and the ways of attempting to do so have also multiplied The latest interception of a narco-submarine off the coast of the province is a clear example of this On Wednesday National Police and Guardia Civil office and Customs agents intercepted a narco-submarine (a semi-submersible vessel) off the coast of Cadiz and arrested its crew for allegedly being involved in the transfer of cocaine to Spain Authorities said the 20-metre-long vessel is "similar to those already uncovered in Galicia in the Aldán estuary in 2019 and then the Arousa estuary in 2023." This was very much a joint international operation The crew members were seized and arrested at sea following their rescue after they attempted to sink the submersible some 280 miles west of the coast of Cadiz when they were surprised by the appearance of the Customs vessel Fulmar "the vessel has similar characteristics to those of other narco-boats located in previous operations and because of the location of the intervention and the crew's behaviour it is presumed that cocaine was being transported on board." The joint operation was launched on the 24 June after information was received from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) indicating a possible drug shipment exchange between an unknown target and a presumably semi-rigid speedboat in an area where increased surveillance was already being maintained It just so happened that the Fulmar was already sailing to that area in order to optimise its return journey to port this 20-metre semi-submersible was spotted As soon as the vessel's crew became aware of the Customs boat's proximity they opened the ballast valves and climbed to the top of the vessel to get to safety the four crew members were rescued and detained by the crew of the Fulmar The investigators are linking this intervention to a previous one just days earlier when 900 kilos of cocaine were picked up that had been thrown into the sea by a 'narcolancha' (high-speed drugs boat) that was transporting it The crew of the Fulmar' in the early hours of Saturday 22 June located the semi-rigid boat in the suspected handover zone After being spotted the narco-boat began to flee still loaded with a large quantity of bales of the type normally used in cocaine trafficking the attempt to smuggle the drugs was foiled The crew of the narco-boat dumped the cargo of 30 bales containing nearly 900 kilos of cocaine Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Essentials visit this great museum and enjoy a drink or a meal at any of its squares Views with the Cíes Islands in the background Visit the old towns of Vigo and Baiona and immerse yourself in their fascinating history Enjoy the thermal springs of Mondariz and discover the wines from O Condado de Tea In 40 years Vilagarcía de Arousa has seen how a spontaneous cry for water from the vecinity during a celebration has turned into a tradition that has been declared a Festivity of National Tourist Interest the chapel of San Roque receives its saint carried in procession from the parish church of Santa Olaia always with its back towards the altar and its face towards the congregation In the beginning the City Council and the church did not agree on this event but ended up accepting and incorporating it into the San Roque festivities It finally became the main celebration with the highest number of attendees the streets turn into a collective shower thanks to firefighters civil protection officers and residents who participate from their windows and balconies Another procession is "San Roque Pequeno" (Little San Roque) with more than 100 years of tradition behind it it takes place on the eve of the Water Festival the original site of the festivity which now is celebrated in the alameda (boulevard) and harbour the saint is moved to the parish church by carriers dressed in white with a red sash accompanied by the priest and authorities Celebrated since 1992 more than 2.000 kilograms of "almejas a la marinera" (fisherman style clams) are savoured during the festivities The naval battle and the procession of floats mark the end of the festivities The first is one of the most important pyrotechnic displays of the province of Pontevedra and the latter consists of a procession of brassbands entertainment groups and passacaglia with traditional music sports activities and gastronomical events complete these important days for Vilagarcía de Arousa in a perfect symbiosos between religion and leisure For those who want to get soaked during the Festa da Auga you should leave all non-waterproff wearable electronic devices in a safe place Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Purito storms to a stage win to extend his overall lead Spain (AFP) — Overall leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España on Thursday a 190.5-kilometer course between Vilagarcia de Arousa to Dumbria Second overall Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) was second ceding time at the finish and a 10-second time bonus to “Purito.” Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished third Rodríguez trailed right behind Contador at the start of the final climb which featured pitches of more than 20-percent gradient but attacked in the final 200 meters to cross the line ahead of his countryman “When I saw Alberto follow my attack “I had slowed down a bit because I know the final section would be the hardest.” “Today I lost a little bit of time but I am closer to the podium than before,” said Valverde despite his run through a fatiguing Giro d’Italia in May A 13-second lead is very little over a rider like Alberto Contador who on a good day leaves his rivals in the dust,” said Rodríguez “But I am going to stay ahead of him for as long as I can.” Froome tried but was not able to respond when Rodríguez and Contador broke away from the rest of the peloton at the start of the final ascent Froome’s teammate Xabier Zandio dropped out of the race after he was involved in a crash along with French champion Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) Zandio fell face-first onto the road and suffered a cut to his forehead He was treated by a race doctor before being taken to hospital Bouhanni’s injuries were not as serious and he was able to complete the stage Friday’s 13th stage takes the peloton on a 172.8km ride from Santiago de Compostela to Ferrol Former Florida Tech women's basketball player Tereza Sedlakova has signed a professional contract and will be moving to Spain to join A.D which is based in Vilagarcía de Arousa in the province of Pontevedra the second division of the Spanish women's basketball league The team is looking forward to adding Sedlakova's in-and-out game after finishing 4 for 17 during the 2019-20 campaign.  Sedlakova is coming off a successful first professional season with the Nottingham Wildcats of the Women's British Basketball League native ranked second on the Wildcats roster with 6 rebounds per game in addition to averaging 6 points 1 assist and 37.5% shooting while playing in 11 games "I am very excited to join the Cortegada team and play in Spain next season," Sedlakova said "It has been a dream of mine to play there at some point in my career because some of the best basketball players in the world are Spanish I am also looking forward to living in Vilagarcía because it is a small town right on the beach similar to Melbourne Cortegada is set to open the 2020-21 season on Oct 3 with a matchup against Fundacion Ardoi.  Sedlakova played in 108 contests and averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds Sedlakova averaged 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 45% from the field Sedlakova was a member of the U-20 Slovakian National Team in 2016-17 helping her team to a silver medal at the European Championships She also represented her home country in the U-18 and U-14 levels during her playing career.  Sedlakova was named the 2018-19 Florida Tech Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and graduated with a 4.0 GPA as a global business and finance major.  Welcome to packagingeurope.com. 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Read our policy DS Smith is expanding its Cartogal production plant in A Pobra do Caramiñal after an €11.35 million investment – apparently utilising ‘environmentally friendly’ materials to construct energy-efficient systems the expansion will add 6,000 square metres to the site resulting in a facility of over 17,000 square metres in size It is hoped to enable DS Smith to open up new opportunities in the northwest of Iberia and improve production capacity and service for all its customers and roofing of the new buildings – alongside improvements to current resources and the preparation of facilities to house new machinery by the end of 2023 – began in March Scheduled to take seven months to complete it will apparently increase both the surface area and production and storage capacity of the location DS Smith states that ‘sustainable and environmentally friendly materials’ will be used to develop energy-efficient systems in line with its Now and Next sustainability strategy which aspires to reduce current environmental impact and looks towards a transition into a circular economy explains: “This expansion of our Cartogal plant is a source of pride for all of us at DS Smith as it will allow us to significantly increase our production capacity to meet the needs of our customers This investment clearly reflects our ongoing commitment to continue to provide the best sustainable packaging solutions while supporting economic growth in the region This project is a further demonstration of DS Smith’s strong commitment to expansion and growth in the Iberia region In Galicia the company has - in addition to Cartogal - two other plants: the DS Smith Galicia factory located in Vilagarcía de Arousa and DS Smith Tecnicartón Vigo In the case of the DS Smith Cartogal plant as well as the DS Smith Galicia factory located in Vilagarcía de Arousa and DS Smith Tecnicartón Vigo which located in the town of Porriño were acquired in 2015 from the Lantero group as part of the multinational’s implementation in the Spanish market.” Earlier this year, Smurfit Kappa announced that it would invest €27 million into a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión paper mill Its lime kiln and gas treatment system hopes to keep 75,000 tonnes of waste out of landfill McDonald’s Director of Sustainability in Europe on the company’s approach to packaging sustainability McKinsey on whether or not on-pack sustainability claims affect consumer spending Perspectives from industry-leading experts on the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive revisions A deep dive into the most important packaging sustainability trends and solutions Site powered by Webvision Cloud Autonet&Oil and Gas Expres expect to start soon with their projects after years of management and bureaucratic obstacles The 'low cost' gas station business is making its way into Galicia where several companies plan to open numerous refuelling points after overcoming the bureaucratic obstacles that have hampered its development in the Galician region The industry ensures that fuel prices will be cheaper due to competition from these stations Petroprix will open 10 petrol stations this year the most imminent openings being in Burela (Lugo) and in A Grela (Coruña) which will be added to those that the Andalusian company already owns in Santiago Autonet&Oil has also opened a site in Coruña and will build three more in Vigo a company also linked to the association of automatic low-cost service stations (Aesae) intends to enter Galicia with two gas stations in Lugo and Santiago Numerous executives of these companies lament in comments to Atlántico that Galicia "is one of the most complicated markets to enter even being one of the communities with the most expensive fuels" it seems that there is no interest in us to settle," according to Jorge Pomar founding member of Gas Exprés and the association Aesae considers that "Galicia could cease to be a priority area for investment" The investment in an automatic gas station ranges between 300,000 and 600,000 euros each Today there are eight automatic low-cost service stations undergoing as confirmed by the Consellería de Industria de Galicia a Atlántico The Government of Galicia is finalizing a decree to facilitate the opening of this type of gas stations To end the numerous obstacles in this regard it recently approved a best-practices document by consensus with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) Book your stand NOW! 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Use of this website signifies your agreement to the Privacy policy If Toronto FC fans are worried about their team’s current struggles TFC’s U-12 squad posted an eye-popping result Friday at the Arousa Futbol 7 tournament in Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain, playing Barcelona to a 2-2 result, the Canadian Press reported They also beat Spanish side ED Xuventu Oroso 5-0 Nakye Greenidge-Duncan and Stefano Capano bagged the memorable goals for Toronto in what was the second of two 30-minute seven-on-seven games on smaller fields with smaller goals Capano also scored two goals against Xuventu with the rest of the goals coming from Luca Accettola Gianni Cimini’s youngsters now sit atop Group C after the first day of the 20-team tournament that they qualified for by winning the inaugural U-12 tournament from Generation adidas Cup last month in Frisco They’ll face Ajax and Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday The province of Pontevedra gets decked out to live an unforgettable holiday season markets and all kinds of activities will take place in all the municipalities of the province of Pontevedra until 6th January Check out our guide to make the most of this Christmas season Christmas lights in Vigo Belén of Valga Frozen street Food and Wine  Taste As Rías Baixas  which are attracting tens of thousands of people and have become a benchmark in Spain The city of Pontevedra will turn on its lights on 5th December with a great party in A Ferrería Square One month and a half of family fun and activities lie ahead. Among them, the opening to the public of the artisanal moving nativity scene of Valga This event has been declared as a Festival of Tourist Interest of Galicia traditional markets and musical performances will take place in the centre of the towns of the province until Epiphany Day because the number of activities keeps growing it will be the turn of the municipalities of Caldas de Reis and Soutomaior both of which are pending on the weather forecast The municipality of Gondomar will turn on the switch on Saturday the same date chosen by Ribadumia and by Ponte Caldelas where petroglyph-shaped lights have already been set up Tui wants this year a sustainable Christmas His decoration is created with ecological and reusable materials The christmas lights starts on 1 December to the 19:30 hours with the performance of the Rondalla of Pexegueiro.  the municipality of Valga will light up its Christmas and open its artisanal moving nativity scene; the very same day festivities will also come to Vilagarcía de Arousa town centre Pontevedra will have to wait until the 5th December to celebrate the lighting in A Ferrería Marín will do it on the same day at 6.30 pm in the Alameda public park The Christmas tree will be located in Eguren Park and the Alameda will feature a huge present box that people can go in and a carousel will be unveiled with the carols of Máis Cantos A handful of municipalities in Pontevedra will also join the Christmas festivities on Thursday It covers 120 m2 and consists of 200 clay figurines modelled by the sculptor José Luis Mayo Lebrija from the nativity scene association Agrupación Belenista La Morana One of the main novelties in Vigo’s Christmas celebrations this year is the traditional market set up in the Alameda park comprised of 58 handicrafts It will also feature a LED lights tunnel and 50 artificial snow cannons that will work every hour This new attraction joins the two markets from previous years -With the intention to promote proximity commerce, Tui will organise this year a typically  christmas market It will open from the Thursday 5 to the Sunday 8 December in the Corredoira Walk It will have 40 wooden places with illumination and natural decoration famous for its rosquillas (ring-shaped pastries) will also host a Christmas market this year in A Paradela Square It is expected to feature 20 wooden stalls selling typical Christmas products The capital city of the coastal inlet Ría de Arousa will also join the traditional Christmas market trend this year This municipality in the region of O Salnés will host a local merchants and artisans market that will be open to the public from 20th December to 5th January so that people can do their Christmas shopping The capital city of province will set up again a giant slide in España Square and there will be activities for children every day at the Alameda gardens the exhibition centre will host the Mundo Nadal Fair a leisure and cultural event in which children and adults will have the chance to skate on an ice rink The Christmas train Tren do Nadal has already been set up in O Progreso Street This year it is decorated with figures shaped as Christmas cookies and it will work from 5.oo pm to 9.30 from Monday to Friday and from noon to 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm to 10 pm on Saturdays an ice rink and a snow slope for the most adventurous visitors The area of Samil will set up another ice rink and a kart circuit The special Christmas bus NadalBus will run five different routes through the city with six trips departing from Policarpo Sanz Street from Monday to Friday the number of trips will go up to eight to cover the demand The epicentre of the children’s activities will be the tent located in Os Barcos Square It will be open from 21st December to 6th January and will host music bands performances the Town Council will set up two tents where daily activities will take place The one from Eguren Park will be for teenagers while the one located in the Alameda park will be aimed at younger children Christimas decorations in Urzáiz August starts in style in Vilagarcía de Arousa since from the very first day of the month and over the following weeks this town celebrates the feast in honour of Saint Roch with a program that includes different activities Another event that coincides with this religious feast is the Clam Festival The species of clams more cultivated in Spain are those popularly known in Galicia as rubia (Tapes rhomboideus), babosa (Tapes pullastra) and xapónica (Ruditapes philippinarum) the most popular species in Galicia is the rubia and the best-known recipe is "a la marinera" style Over the 500 years of history of the parish of O Carril the locals have devoted their lives to the sea This art has been celebrated in the Clam Festival for more than two decades after more than four centuries of experience The festival is officially opened by a local association Wine lovers can also pair the clams with a good wine from O Salnés region, under the Designation of Origin Rías Baixas This is a great event to honour the oldest living animal recorded so far since recently in Iceland it was found a 507 year-old clam specimen it is the same age as the parish of O Carril What to see and do. There are plenty of things to see and do in the region of O Salnés, but if you prefer to stay in the town of Vilagarcía de Arousa you can visit the Cortegada Island, explore the castro (Pre-Roman settlement) de Alobre or admire the petroglyph Os Ballotes. East Antrim Boat Club’s Lucy Kane says she is “very excited” following her recent selection for the British Keelboat Academy The British Keelboat Academy is an RYA scheme which aims to offer the next step to dinghy racers looking to transition into keelboat sailing The 22-year-old student from Queen’s University Belfast was selected for the programme following her excellent performance at the selection weekend in Port Solent in Portsmouth but prior to this competed at a high level as a dinghy racer she won the RYA Northern Ireland Youth Championships in the 420 class and was selected to represent Ireland at the Junior Europeans in VilaGarcía de Arousa in Spain She now regularly team races with Queen’s University Lucy will receive first rate coaching and support on key aspects of keelboat sailing such as spinnaker work inshore yacht racing and decision making at speed The programme also aims to develop key skills or attributes which are not specific to sailing such as teamwork Lucy said: “After hearing about the programme online I decided this would be a really good opportunity to develop my skills further at a higher level “I was very pleased and excited to be offered a place on the British Keelboat Academy I’m looking forward to sailing over the winter months with the opportunity to meet other like-minded sailors and to learn as much as I can from very experienced coaches “The selection weekend was good in itself where we were given talks and demonstrations on sails ropes and safety as we visited the North Sails loft There was also a talk from Hannah Diamond about her sailing on The Solent.” Training weekends are planned to take place over the winter along with several online theory sessions: Applications for this year’s British Keelboat Academy have closed, however if you would be interested in learning more about applying to be part of the programme next year, please get in touch by emailing peter.gilmore@rya.org.uk Schwachhofer and Stoltze (GER) stay leaders in the FX class Shoultheis and Bertin (MLT) have stellar day to move into the lead over four 49er races in higher winds the Nacra 17 fleet sailed with reaching starts The format modifies the traditional start by sending all teams on a beam reach across the wind toward a mark they bear away to a downwind at crews start reaching directly toward the first mark of the course which is the maximum speed for most sailboats and puts crew boat and race organizers under maximum pressure from moment go The French Titouan Petard and Thea Lubac snatch the Nacra 17 leading position from their compatriots Thomas Proust and Eloise Clabon Siblings Kwinten and Lieselotte Borghijs leapfrog into second The Belgians are tied on 23 points with the leaders and three points ahead of the third overall and scoring the fewest points on the day overall “Sailing is modernising and there is a social demand to make this sport more attractive; this new format is better for spectators.’ is the coach of the Belgian and British teams He explains that ‘this new format changes the whole way of sailing in the Nacra 17.’ Third day of competition in the 2024 Junior World Championship which ends this Sunday on the waters of the Arousa’s estuary (Ría de Arousa) where once again there was an extraordinary day for sailing with a Southwesterly breeze of 8  knots to start the day but built to 15 knots as the 49er fleet finished their qualifying series The 49er FX class has completed the full race program so far (three races per day) Germans Katharina Schwachhofer and Elena Stoltze maintain their position as leaders with 27 points French Manon Peyre and Clara-Sofia Stamminger de Moura had a really great day on the water today Italians Sofia Giunchiglia and Giula Schio are in second place while Danish Rebekka Johannesen and Silje Cerup-Simonsen are third with 56 points The last ones to go to the water on this third day of competition were the 49ers The yellow fleet sailed on the Alpha course and the blue fleet on the Bravo course The top 25 teams move into Gold fleet until Sunday The provisional podium has completely changed today the Maltese Richard Schultheis and Youenn Bertin are in the lead (31 points) with New Zealand’s Sebastian Menzies and George Lee in third place now (42 points) The Dutch Wiebrand de Vos and Stijn Gast are in second position (41 points) 49er FX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championship is organized by the Real Federación Galega de Vela (Royal Galician Sailing Federation) with the sponsorship of the Diputación de Pontevedra (County Council of Pontevedra) https://49er.org/events/2024-junior-world-championship/https://nacra17.org/event/2024-junior-world-championships/#nacra17-results@49ersailing@Nacra17sailing plus all the latest on yachting regattas and offshore adventures around the world Now that’s how you start a tournament Toronto FC’s U-12 squad battled Barcelona to a 2-2 draw at the Arousa Futbol 7 tournament in Vilagarcia de Arousa Nakye Greenidge-Duncan and Stefano Capano scored the two memorable goals in the seven-on-seven game that featured two 30 minute periods Later on that day head coach Gianni Cimini’s team secured a 5-0 win against Spain’s ED Xuventu Oroso The team sits at the top of Group C after day one with matches against Ajax and Deportivo La Coruna to come on Saturday Cimini's squad qualified for the tournament after winning the first ever U-12 tournament at the Generation Adidas Cup in Frisco in Baiona (a recreation of the arrival of the caravel La Pinta); the flower carpets of the Corpus Christi in Cambados (Albariño white wine festival); the Romaría Vikinga in Catoira (a commemoration of the arrival of the Vikings); and the Rapa das Bestas in Sabucedo (an event where the manes of the wild horses are cut) Lalín’s big gourmet festival was held for the first time in 1969 as a way to pay tribute to the cocido this town in the region of Deza gathers tens of thousands of visitors coming to taste its famous cocido The event opens the season of other big Festivals of Tourist Interest in the province of Pontevedra and this year its main day will be on February 16 in which 24 local restaurants offer this delicious dish has already started and will last until the beginning of the main day This gastronomic festival takes place before Carnival (known in Galician as Entroido), so visiting Lalín and tasting its cocido is the perfect opportunity to know the lands of Deza This region also includes the villages of Silleda It is located in the inland part of As Rías Baixas and it offers many spectacular places the Gres Islands or the manor house Pazo de Liñares Moreover, the province of Pontevedra has four festivals of National Tourist Interest: A Reconquista (The Reconquest) of Vigo, the Festa da Lamprea (Lamprey Festival) in Arbo, the Festa da Auga (Water Festival) in Vilagarcía de Arousa and the Festa do Marisco (Seafood Festival) in O Grove. It also has other 42 celebrations declared Festivals of Tourist Interest in Galicia. Thanks to Netflix consistently dropping quality content I'm starting to get a serious case of wanderlust even if a series is pretty dark and twisted I can't help but get caught up in the filming locations Like Ozark may be about the criminal underground of middle America The same goes for a Spanish series Netflix recently acquired which seems to have been shot entirely on location Set in the town of Oeste, Unauthorized Living (otherwise known as Vivir Sin Permiso) was filmed in Vilagarcía de Arousa a Spanish town located in the Galicia region However, this beautiful area of northwestern Spain is also well-known for its links to drug trafficking the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime reported that more 1,000 tons of cocaine were seized in Spain in 2016 and ports along the Galicia coast were a "gateway" for the drug In November 2018, Vice published a story about Galicia and its links to the drug trade Due to its origins as an "underdeveloped region" and an absence of governmental support it was up to the people of Galicia to sustain themselves This would eventually lead to smuggling — first tobacco in the '50s and '60s "the clans generated wealth [and] they created much-needed employment." So the movement of cocaine from South America to Galicia — a base from which the drug would then be distributed throughout Europe — essentially developed the region into what it is today And that's where Unauthorized Living comes in the series follows the fictional Nemo Bandeira (played by Jose Coronado) one of Galicia's most notorious cartel leaders who covers up his bad deeds by keeping up the guise of a successful businessman While this may sound like just another Narcos-esque series Unauthorized Living takes a completely unexpected turn when Banderia is diagnosed with Alzheimers and must make the crucial decision of who will be his successor of the cartel according to one of the region's tourist sites Just watching the trailer for Unauthorized Living alone will make you fall in love with the landscapes of Galicia.