Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gomez, accompanied by President of the Club Náutico de Santa Lucia, Diego Varela, and the president of the Sailing Federation of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Román, today presented the 2010 Calendar of Sail America, organized by the Club Cartagena said the collaboration, among others, the City Council to be held between May and November.
Within the class of Sail America, there are two categories of vessel, Latinos and Latinos of 21 spans of 42 spans.
As regards the former, will be held 20 events, which usually involved some 15 ships, noting the race comonovedad Portman Santa Lucia-Santa Lucia, will be done in two stages 3 and 4 July and boats with their crews will have to spend the night at Portman.
The deadline for enrollment in this trophy will be on 26 June.
This category also includes the race Carabela de Plata, which sponsors the city of Cartagena and scores for the Regional Championship.
As more than 42 spans 2 races will be developed, which involved some 12 ships, the trophy El Corte Ingles and Santa Lucia Yacht Club Trophy, which will put an end to the timing of Vela America.
The president of the Regional Federation Club has alabadola work of St. Lucia and the City for the recovery of these vessels through these activities that are open to new generations the chance to learn a form of traditional navigation.
In this sense, Diego Varela noted the establishment of the Permanent School Sail America, to which has been restored and a boat of 42 spans and is being restored to another boat of the same dimensions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena