New Zealand yachtie Bruce Kendall has become the latest victim of crime in Valencia.
After competing in an Olympic classes regatta in Hyeres, France, Kendall and a group of sailors stopped in at Valencia on their way to Cascais, Portugal.
In what has now become a common offencein the city, someone slashed a tyre of one of the sailors' cars when the convoy was stuck in traffic not far from the America's Cup port.
While Kendall and his car's occupants were helping to change the tyre, someone stole Kendall's computer and wallet from his car.
The computer held all his training data and other data he was using to help train other sailors.
His credit card was found on a nearby street the next morning.
He had already cancelled the card, but Kendall said that when he tried to file a report at three police stations he was told that because he couldn't speak Spanish he'd have to call a number in Madrid, which he did.
He was given a reference number, which he passed on to local police.
Kendall said he wished they'd never stopped in Valencia.
"It is so annoying ... We can't afford for this to happen."
He said his group had already been struggling to fund their Tornado campaign.
Kendall is heading to Cascais to train with some Canadian and German sailors before the Tornado world championships there in July.
