Registration for this popular race opens on 17 May
In collaboration with the Club de Mar Port Olímpic, the Port Olímpic is organising the first edition of the Polar Regatta. This popular race will start from the Port Olímpic on 8 September and will head towards Sant Carles Marina (Sant Carles de la Ràpita), crossing the Costa Daurada.
Registration for the regatta starts today, 17 May, on the website of the Club de Mar Port Olímpic (the event's co-organiser). The route will be around 100 miles, passing through some of the most famous spots along the Catalan coastline, such as the Sant Jordi golf course, the Tortosa cape and the Ebro delta, among others.
The Polar is conceived as a popular race that will be held at a constant distance of 12 miles off the coast. This allows all the vessels already competing in other races organised by the Port Olímpic to take part.
The competition will complement the current offering of short regattas organised by the Club de Mar Port Olímpic, including the Lliga Social and the Barcelona 4 Clubs (co-organised with the Reial Club Marítim de Barcelona, the Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona and the Club de Vela de Badalona).
The Port Olímpic epicentre of regattas and the driving force behind nautical activities
The Polar Regatta is an initiative arising from the desire of the Port Olímpic's companies and nautical organisations to organise a long-lasting popular regatta. It is also in line with the role that the Port Olímpic wishes to play: a driving force for nautical activity and a promoter of shared initiatives that will establish this area as a stage for regattas and other marine recreation activities.
The Port Olímpic will also play an important role during the celebration of the America's Cup in 2024, hosting the youth and women's regattas. The youth and women's regattas will be held for the first time in the history of this important event.
