49th Palamós Christmas Race

Palamós Christmas Race

Palamós Christmas Race

The 49th edition of the Christmas Race, an international sailing regatta to be held from December 19 to 22 in the waters of Palamós Bay, was presented at midday today at the Es Nàutic restaurant of the Club Nàutic Costa Brava-Vela Palamós.

The event was attended by Miquel Aviñó, the club’s Vice President for Sports; Yolanda Aguilar, Councillor for Sports; Toni Bachiller, Councillor for Economic Promotion; Narcís Casassa, Sports Delegate of the Catalan Government; and Josep Medinyà, Girona Delegate of the Catalan Sailing Federation.

This year’s event features 350 sailors in five categories: ILCA 6 men’s and women’s fleets (35 crews); ILCA 4 men’s and women’s (15); 420 men’s (107); 29er men’s and women’s (27); and the Europe class, which returns as an invited fleet (32). The 15 participating countries are: Germany (13), Belgium (7), Canada (2), Denmark (5), Spain (96), the United States (1), France (11), Great Britain (24), Italy (22), Greece (5), Hong Kong (1), Poland (21), Portugal (4), Turkey (5) and Ukraine (1).

A sustainable regatta

The Palamós Christmas Race has been recognised for the past three editions as a Clean Regatta by the international organisation Sailors for the Sea.

Committed to the environment and the preservation of seas and oceans, the regatta implements several sustainability measures, such as digital management and the elimination of single-use plastics. In recent editions, plastic has been completely removed, with reusable bottles encouraged and water refill stations made available to sailors.

The Palamós Christmas Race is organised by the Club Nàutic Costa Brava-Vela Palamós, under the recognition of the Spanish and Catalan Sailing Federations, and with the institutional support of the Palamós City Council, the Government of Catalonia, the Girona Provincial Council and Ports de la Generalitat.

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