To help you make the most of what the Mediterranean has to offer this week, here’s a roundup of the most notable events taking place.
Joan Toni Moreno, from Reial Club Nàutic del Port de Pollença, has achieved geeting to the C2 500 finals, while the paddler from Real Club Náutico de Palma, Álex Graneri, goes on to the K1 500 semi-finals.
Doug DeVos’ American Magic Quantum Racing emerge with a slender one point lead overall at the end of a long mentally and physically demanding three race programme yesterday, August 21st, on the Bay of Palma at Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week in Mallorca.
The study carried out by the Directorate General of Economy and Statistics confirms that the medium cost of PIBS visitors doubles the average of the month of April of the rest of tourists.
Tomorrow, Friday, August 22nd, the Cormorán Trophy, which will reunite historic emblematic boats such as the ‘Tuiga’ (1909), the ‘Gipsy’ (1927), the ‘Argyll’ (1948), the ‘Clarionet’ (1966), or the ‘Rubicon’ (1948), kicks off.
Following the inspections calendar in the mark of the new coastline vigilance service, today, August 21st, an operation in waters of Cala Ratjada and Cala Agulla has been carried out.
Spain has achieved, on the first day of competition of the World’s Sprint Championship, which will take place up until August 24th in Milan’s Parco Idroscalo, getting three canoes in the finals for the medals, to which three paracanoe ones must be summed. Of the paddlers who have achieved going to the finals, we must highlight Majorcan Álex Graneri, from Real Club Náutico de Palma, and Maria dels Àngels Moreno, from Reial Club Nàutic del Port de Pollença.
With a victory today in Race 2 of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week on the Bay of Palma, Takashi Okura’s Sled move into second place on the 12 boat leaderboard some five points behind Andy Soriano’s regatta leaders Alegre which took a well earned second in the only contest to be sailed yesterday, August 20th.
The Club Nàutic S’Arenal has hosted this Wednesday, August 20th, the presentation of the 61st edition of the Gran Día de la Vela - Bufete Frau, a very special sporting and social event for the club and for all the sailing lovers of the Balearics that constitutes the most emblematic and old regatta of the ones that are celebrated in the CNA.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Alimentation and the Spanish Institute (IEO) have initiated this Tuesday, August 19th, the 'Medits Pitiusas 2025' campaign to evaluate the fishing resources in the occidental Mediterranean.
Andy Soriano’s Alegre team made the best start to the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week winning the only race sailed yesterday, August 19th, the first day of competition as the 12 boat fleet returns to Puerto Portals for the tenth successive year. The victory marked a promising debut with the Alegre team for Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison, all three top boats today profiting from some kind of line up change to their afterguard.
The town of Pwllheli, located in Wales, is hosting the Techno 293 World Championship from August 16th to 23rd.