Balearic sailors head to Melilla for the Spanish ILCA 6 Championship

This event, included in the official calendar of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, is jointly organised by the Real Club Marítimo de Melilla and the Department of Sports, as part of the Melilla, City of Sport initiative.

This Wednesday, 22nd of April, the Spanish ILCA 6 Championship will get under way in the waters of Melilla, an event that will decide the new national champions of the class and will run until Sunday, 26th of April.

The championship will bring together more than one hundred sailors from nine autonomous communities: Andalusia, Cantabria, Catalonia, the Region of Murcia, the Canary Islands, the Valencian Community, the Basque Country, Galicia and the Balearic Islands, ensuring a high competitive level in a class considered strategic by the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation with a view to future international competitions and Olympic cycles.

Of the 100 participants, it is worth noting that 19 come from the following Balearic clubs: Real Club Náutico de Palma, Club Nàutic Cala Gamba, Club Marítimo San Antonio de la Playa, Reial Club Nàutic del Port de Pollença, Club Marítimo de Mahón, Club Nàutic s’Arenal and Club Nàutic Sa Ràpita.

The day of 22nd of April will be devoted to the arrival of participants and training sessions, while the competition itself will take place from Thursday to Sunday on the race course located off the walls of Melilla La Vieja.

The organisers have highlighted the key role of the shipping company Baleària, which is responsible for transporting the fleet from mainland Spain, as well as the support of Melilla, City of Sport, the General Command of Melilla, and the collaboration of Civil Protection, the Guardia Civil and the Compañía de Mar, all of whom will ensure safety throughout the event.

Once again, the Real Club Marítimo de Melilla is demonstrating its organisational capacity by hosting a major competition that will bring together close to one hundred boats and that marks the first of the three major national and international sailing events scheduled in the city this year.