This will be the first time Barcelona is the starting point for the regatta, which will take place from 14 to 16 April and finish in Formentera
The Olympic Port facilities continue to be improved to make it a new reference point for nautical activity in the city
Barcelona will be the starting point of the Ophiusa Regatta, an event linking the Catalan coast with the island of Formentera, for the first time this year. The Olympic Port will host the start of what will be the 19th regatta, taking place from 14 to 16 April.
Last year’s regatta saw 23 boats take part in an event which previously set off from the Port of Sitges. Recent improvements, the fact that the mouth of the port is 4 metres deep and other safety measures mean that most boats will be able to gather inside the port.
Improvements which stimulate nautical activity
The Olympic Port is working to help revitalise nautical activity in the city, which is one of the core strategies of its transformation project. To achieve these goals, one of municipal company B:SM’s spheres of action is improving port facilities. In that regard, work to improve the anchoring system at the port finished at the end of February. That means more safety for boats and greater convenience for users. The mooring cable system has also been replaced by a double-cable system to facilitate manoeuvring and avoid cables getting stuck.
With a budget of €444,000, this work has enabled mooring points to be reorganised to adapt their dimensions and ensure that current boat widths are catered for. This has meant the reorganisation of fleets at the Marina, Mestral and Gregal wharfs and at the jetties, with boats organised by type and according to users’ needs. As a result, each boat moored at the port has more space.
An Olympic Port firmly linked to the city and the sea
Since March 2020, Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM) has managed the Olympic Port on behalf of the City Council to oversee its transformation. During this new era, the Olympic Port aims to be a public space where nautical activity coexists with the generation of economic activity mainly linked to the sea and the blue economy, based on sustainability criteria and public management.
Collaborating with the organisers of the 19th Ophiusa Regatta fits in with the desire to strengthen the Olympic Port’s links with sport and nautical activity.
