Marina Jandía Debuts as Final Venue for the 44Cup 2025
Marina Jandía is already operational and stands as the first large‑scale port facility of its kind in Fuerteventura.
The 2025 RC44 season will conclude next week with the 44Cup Marina Jandía. After its inaugural stop this year in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, the high‑performance fleet closes the calendar with another debut: Marina Jandía, located at the southern tip of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. The new marina, developed by Calero Marinas (co‑hosts of the event together with Puertos Canarios, supported by the Canary Islands Government, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Turismo Fuerteventura, the Ayuntamiento de Pájara and its Sports Department), becomes the latest nautical hub of the archipelago.
Although the surrounding buildings are still under construction, Marina Jandía is already open and is the first major port installation of this type on the island. The ten RC44 yachts will use only a fraction of its capacity, which includes:
- More than 300 berths
- Accommodations for vessels from 6 m in length up to 50 m super‑yachts
“We are very excited because adding Fuerteventura to our portfolio is an important step for Calero Marinas,” says Daniel Calero, head of the family’s real‑estate division and skipper of the Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team in the 44Cup circuit.
Fuerteventura, the second‑largest island of the Canary archipelago, lies east of Lanzarote and is renowned for its extensive golden‑sand coastlines. Dominated by the constant northeast trade winds, the island has become an international benchmark for wind sports and has hosted the Fuerteventura World Cup for 37 years, now also open to wing‑foil. The 44Cup race area is situated near the town of Morro Jable and the Jandía Natural Reserve, home to some of the island’s most spectacular and untouched beaches.
The Canary Islands are famous for their firm, regular winds. Although Calero usually sails in Lanzarote, he admits:
“I’m not sure we can call ourselves ‘locals’ in Fuerteventura. Like the other teams, we’ll be discovering the area. It could be quite similar to the Virgin Islands.”
Located in the south, Marina Jandía enjoys some shelter from the trade winds but offers multiple configurations for the races. This allows chief official María Torrijo to shift the course eastward in search of stronger breezes or even open Atlantic sea‑state. As on the eastern coast of Lanzarote, where RC44s often compete, the wind can gust and generate short but intense waves when it blows from land.
The Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team will reinforce its crew for this event with the current J/80 world champion, Alberto Padrón, who will join as trimmer.
At the same time, Daniel Calero has experienced an unexpected surge of social‑media fame after a dramatic water‑fall during a capsize at the 44Cup Scheveningen, an incident that went viral.
“I’m still surprised by how far it spread,” he acknowledges. “Over a million views. I’ve received calls from all over the world with the typical sarcastic question: ‘How was the water, Danny?’ Next time I’ll hold on to Alfredo [González, tactician] so I don’t get airborne again.”
Looking ahead, Calero is already planning how to boost his team’s performance for the next season:
“It’s a very demanding and competitive class. We’re working toward 2026 to be as strong and consistent as possible.”
A total of 10 teams will compete in the 44Cup Marina Jandía. Training races are scheduled for Wednesday, 19 November, and the official competition will run from 20 to 23 November, when the event winner and the 44Cup 2025 champion will be crowned.