We are only a short time away from the A-Cat European Championships again, and several sailors are onsite already.  Geography and demographics are the trigger for when the Championships to be held. If the Worlds are being held outside Europe, it gets its own championships.  This year the Worlds are to be held in November at Tampa, Florida, so for the first time for the class in recent years, Spain has a major A-class event at the spar and resort town of Los Alcázares, racing on the sheltered waters of the Mar Menor lagoon, South of Alicante.