The St. Lucia Yacht Club returns this year with a new season of Vela Latina, originally a type of sailing the Mediterranean, starting in early May to mid-October.
A total of 19 races, scoring for the Regional Championship, which will play in the harbor basin weekends and before holidays.
The Real Liga Spanish and Latin Sail Naval Cartagena also collaborate, like the Department of Sports and a large group of sponsors in this sports program.
One of the treasures that can boast their American Sailing Cartagena is one of the best race courses that a city can have commented this morning the mayor of Sports, Diego Ortega, during the presentation of the new season this 2014.
The event was also attended by the President of the Regional Sailing Federation, Pedro Roman, and the president of Club St. Lucia, Diego Varela, who explained the schedule.
For the second year the regatta Memorial López Hurtado and Varadero The Cobra Challenge is called.
It is an attraction for this city year after year has more followers, Diego Varela added.
Already met more than half a century that this sport is regulated and practiced in Cartagena.
In fact, this past 2013 Yacht Club turned 60.
The Challenge Perico El Feo will be the first racing season debuts on 3 May.
The last, failing to realize the Infanta Cristina, is the Carthaginians and Romans will be on September 26.
This class of 21 spans involved an average of 14 ships per racer available on land about 22, and ready to sail. More than fifty sailors participate in this program Vela Latina, 5 crew members per boat.
When a trophy is concluded Racing Club non-scorable be organized.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena