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   The 38 GAES Christmas Race finished in the bay of Palamós with double Olympic medallist Slovenian Finn sailor claiming the Absolute Winner title, Trofeo Manuel Albalat.

   The absolute youth winner -Trofeo Miguel Company- was Ukrainian 470 women team Anna Kyselova and Anastasiya Krasko.

  Sun and an excellent SW Garbi wind, average 15 to 20 knots, provided excellent conditions for the medal races.

All races could be sailed according to the schedule and the top ten competitors in each class enjoyed battling for victory on the last day of racing in Palamós.Spanish sailor Rogel claimed the 2013 Gaes Christmas Race title in Laser Standard followed by British sailor Martin Evans and Spanish sailor Joaquín Blanco second and third overall.

In Laser Radial Women Belorussian sailor Tatiana Drozdovskaya won comfortably the Medal Race and the GAES Christmas Race. Second place was for Polish sailor Agata Barwinska and third place for Spanish competitor Mònica Azón.Slovenian double Olympic medallist, Vasijil Zbogar claimed victory in the Finn class also winning the Medal Race. Zbogar kept up a tight battle throughout the regatta with Estonian sailor Deniss Karpak who finished second in the Medal Race and second overall.

Spanish sailor Àlex Muscat, the 2012 GAES Christmas Race absolute winner, climbed up to third overall and took a place on the podium.In 470 women, absolute dominance of Ukrainian sailors Anna Kyselova and Anastasiya Krasko who also won the Medal Race. Polish team Agnieska Skrzypulec and Naalia Wojcik and French sailors Meëlen Lemaitre and Aloïse Retornaz finished tied in points but second place was for the Polish team and third place was for France.