The Bay of Palma was the scene of the tribute to The Balearic Islandsthe boat that entered history this Sunday by celebrating its 100 years of life. A total of 51 boatLatin sailing ships participated in the commemoration of its centenary, after having made two tours around this emblematic ship of Majorca classified as a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC).
This tribute was developed specifically for the height of the cathedral of Palma, where a large naval parade of all the participants in the Latin Sailing Day took place. An event that is part of the Consell’s program of activities for the Mallorca Day and is organized by the Cala Gamba Nautical Club.
First of all, the Race Committee carried out a honking hornas a preliminary step to start of greeting in the Balearic Islands. The 51 boats surrounded the century-old ship, leaving it on the port side.
The Second Vice-President and Island Councillor for Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports was present on site, Pedro Bestardwho was accompanied by the island’s Director of the Environment. Both leaders participated in the event on board from the Balearic Islands.
Bestard thanked the fifty boats for their participation and stressed that with this great tribute that La Balear has received, it is about “highlighting the importance Majorcan maritime tradition and cultural and maritime heritage.
To celebrate this special tribute, Palma Cathedral opened its terrace, from where fifty citizens and residents of the Balearic capital were able to observe the maritime event. Finally, the Cala Gamba Yacht Club delivered a commemorative plaque of the centenary of the Balearic Islands in Bestard. It is worth remembering that the boat, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024, was built in Palma by the Ballester Shipyards in 1924 engage in trawling.
📣 The Balearic Islands received a great tribute on the occasion of their centenary, a nautical salute from the cathedral.
⛵ The entire Llatina Sailing Day fleet participated in this activity that commemorates 100 years of the traditional Mallorcan boat.
– Consell de Mallorca (@ConselldeMca) September 15, 2024
In addition to the tribute to the Balearic Islands, the Consell de Mallorca has collaborated with the Cala Gamba Yacht Club to prepare other events for the centenary. Thus, the party has brought together more than 300 people who participated directly in the various events that took place between September 12 and 15.
And this Sunday other activities were carried out such as the celebration of the conference ‘The evolution of the ‘bouboats’ Majorcans’, by the expert Father OlivierBags donated by the Consell and t-shirts with the Balearic centenary logo were also distributed.
