Infant Cristina today considered the base of Spanish Desafío, whose facilities in the Port America " s Cup visited this morning, to the time “impressive” which she described as “precious” the port of Valencia, that had occasion to cross before embarking in the ESP-88 like crew member number 18 to participate, next to the Spanish equipment, in first of the prerregatas of the fifth day of Act 12 of the Louis Vuitton Glass against the +39 Italian Challenge.
The visit deprived from Its Height Real to Valencia is “one more a sample of the support of the Real House” to the celebration of the 32 edition of the America " s Cup that is disputed in Valencia, according to indicated the spokesman of the Consell, Vicente Boulevard, that accompanied to the Infant in the route by the port.
Doña Cristina went in the first place to the building “Veles and Vents” for, thence, being transferred to the base of Spanish Desafío, where she agreed with his Constantino uncle of Greece, and finally, to participate in the competition. After the day of regatas, it is predicted that the Infant has lunch with the mayoress of Valencia, Rita Barberá in “Veles and Vents”.
Her Height Real arrived at this building on the 11,50 hours, almost with 40 minutes of delay on the estimated time, and was received by the president of the Generalitat, Francisco Camps; the delegate of the Government in the Valencian Comunitat, Antoni Bernabé; the mayoress, and conseller of Institutional Relations and spokesman of the Valencian Government, Vicente Boulevard.
To the entrance of the enclosure, the Infant, whom a suit dressed jacket in trousers in color camel, brown white t-shirt and mocasines to game with the purse, greeted the president of the Harbor Authority of Valencia, Rafael Aznar, and to Fermín architect Vázquez, designer, next to David Chiperfield, of “Veles and Vents”. Later, from the terraces of the second plant of this building she could contemplate to the transformation of the inner dock of the port and the harbor facilities to adapt them to the development of the sport event.
On the 12,15 hours she arrived at the base of Spanish Desafío, accompanied by Boulevard --Camps had to absent to go to Burriana (Castellón) where presided over the act of delivery of Blue Flags of the Valencian Comunitat--, Bernabé and Barberá. There they received to the Infant the president of Iberdrola and the Spanish equipment, Ignacio Sanchez Gallant, and the sport technical director of he himself, Agustín Zulueta.
Doña Cristina greeted the crew of the Iberdrola and conversed with them during five minutes, before the ESP-88 weighed anchor course to the field of North regatas, to the 12,25 hours. Also, she had occasion to greet Rey Constantino of Greece, brother of Reina Doña Sofía, who was of visit in the Port America " s Cup, also invited by the Spanish union.
Later, the Infant signed in the honor roll of the Iberdrola and crossed the facilities and both buildings which they compose the base of Desafío, which, according to indicated to questions of the journalists, seemed to him very well “, impressive”. With respect to her opinion on the Port America " s Cup, Doña Cristina responded that he is “precious”, and aimed that “soon I will have opportunity to see it a little more”.
After changing of clothes and getting dressed in the official equipación of the Iberdrola --green pole and gray long trousers--, on the 12,50 hours, gomona until the field of North regatas was transferred in one, where number 18 would embark in the ESP-88 like crew member, reserved for the guests, so and as it the past did Prince Felipe Friday and King Juan Carlos the past month of May.
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