López began sailing at the age of 11 at the Real Club Náutico Portosín competing in the Optimist 420 and 470 classes.

[citation needed] In the 2013 season, he was part of the crew of the Swan 80, Plis Play, which won the Fastnet Race in Plymouth.

[citation needed] During the 2014 season, he was a member of the 100-foot super maxi Esimit / Europa which performed on the Mediterranean circuit.

[citation needed] In the 2022 season, he began the year aboard the Comanche, skippered by Mitch Booth, winning the RORC 2022 transatlantic and IMA Trophy.

The Comanche set a new race record for the 3,000 nautical mile course from Lanzarote to Granada of 7 days, 22 hours, 1 minute, and 4 seconds.