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In addition, on Saturday night the First Habaneras Festival of Cartagena will take place in the Whale Tail |
This Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, the Port of Cartagena will experience the culmination of the sailing season in the municipality: the II Spanish Armed Trophy of Latin Candle 21 palms.
More than a dozen boats will participate in the regatta that this year has been included in the events scheduled by the V centenary of the first circumnavigation to the world.
The event has the collaboration of the City of Cartagena.
The second deputy mayor and councilor of the Tourism Area, Manuel Padín, presented the event accompanied by the president of the Naval Regatta Commission of the Navy in Cartagena, Colonel Fulgencio Jumilla;
the president of the Sailing Federation of the Region of Murcia, Arturo García;
the president of the Santa Lucia Yacht Club, Diego Varela, and the Vela manager of this club, Javier Martínez.
According to Padín, “that beauty that is going to be denoted that day with the color of the boats on the Royal Scale, that holiday linked to the sea is priceless.
Of course, it is an attraction for tourism, our visitors and the tourism development of Cartagena â€.
The competition will consist of two sleeves.
The first, on Saturday, October 12, will begin at 5 pm from the Whale Tail of the Port of Cartagena.
The final route of the race will depend on the direction of the wind, but, according to the technical manager of the test, Javier Martínez, the boats will go in the direction of milk.
On Sunday, October 13 at noon, the second and final race of the tournament will begin, in which the boats will leave the Old Regatta Club and arrive at the boat dock, where the Whale Tail is located.
La Vela Latina is a Cultural Interest Property recognized by the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
According to the president of the Regional Sailing Federation, Arturo García, “they are historical ships that were used to fish.
Some are centenarians and are very difficult to maintain.
In fact, it takes a lot of time and money for ship owners to have them ready for navigation, because they are handmade. â€
After the regatta on Saturday, October 12, about 20 hours will be held the First Habaneras Festival of Cartagena in the Whale Tail of the Port of Cartagena.
They will be, among others, the Torrevieja A Salinas Choir are from the Cartagena Sea.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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