Letter from the President – December 2016

26 December 2016

2016 comes to an end. This year has marked the 70th anniversary of our Club, the oldest in the Costa Brava. That is why we wish to keep working towards the renewal of the concession established in 2018 to continue to be a reference Club in Girona and Catalonia.  

Dear Club member,

2016 comes to an end. This year has marked the 70th anniversary of our Club, the oldest in the Costa Brava. That is why we wish to keep working towards the renewal of the concession established in 2018 to continue to be a reference Club in Girona and Catalonia. 

We move forward to become a larger Club. It has been a year since the merge of Club Nàutic Costa Brava and Club de Vela Palamós. During this period of time we have achieved the consolidation of a trademark both in the sport and social areas and we have done so in a natural way. We are now an only entity as it was in its origins more than four decades ago.

In 2016, some of our Club members flew our Club pennant on the Atlantic Ocean; Manel Xifra, on board Lucky, recently crossed from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean participating in the ARC regatta. And before that, another Club member, Francesc Rosés participated in the Bayona Angra Atlantic Race. The cruiser and dinghy sailors from our Club have also participated in International regattas such as Ruben and Rita Booth who were at the Youth Worlds in New Zealand less than a week ago.

Following the tradition, we have just ended a new edition of the Christmas Race, the 41st edition, our reference regatta which has been a success in number of entries gathering together around 400 boats representing 23 nations. Olympic sailors, World and European champions have, once again, chosen our Club and our waters to start the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It is a reference event which places Palamós on the World map. I would like to sincerely thank all collaborating members as well as the Club human team for the work carried out over the past days.

I would like to take this opportunity at this special time of the year to send my best wishes for Merry Holidays and a Happy 2017.

 

Eduard Sallés Archs
President Club Nàutic Costa Brava/Vela Palamós

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