Overview

• Eight crews are set for the two La Concha Sundays, with seven from Gipuzkoa and Astillero as the lone Cantabrian entry.
• Astillero clinched the last qualifying place in 12:04.30 in its first season in the elite.
• Zarautz received a 10‑second sanction for releasing the mooring line early at the start, which ruled the crew out and cleared the way for Zumaia to progress, according to local reporting.
• Orio posted the fastest qualifying time at 11:42.80 in a one‑and‑a‑half‑mile time trial that sent seven boats through to join pre‑qualified Donostia Arraun Lagunak.
• Waves near two metres and gusty northeasterly winds complicated racing in a year that also introduced an automatic city berth for Arraun Lagunak and matched the men’s 21‑boat entry.