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Thousands of visitors enjoyed the first day of the XII Boat Show Dénia

May 02 from 2019 - 09: 28

This Wednesday, 1 of May, was inaugurated in the Marina and Tourist Marina of Dénia. XII Boat Show, an appointment that neighbors and visitors can enjoy until next Sunday.

The director of the room, Gabriel Martínez, recalled during the inauguration that «este año hemos querido dedicar el salón a los oficios del mar. Llevamos desde hace tiempo queriendo mostrar a la sociedad la otra cara de la náutica, aquella que genera muchos puestos de trabajo. Durante el salón se van a realizar diferentes charlas centradas en los oficios que se desarrollan en esta actividad».

Director Valencia Boat Show, Nacho Gómez, participated in the inauguration of the event, noting that «solo el hecho de llegar a Dénia esta mañana y ver como ha respondido la gente a este salón, es la mejor manera de comprobar el excelente estado de la náutica en nuestra comunidad. Dénia es una plaza histórica en el mundo de la navegación y creo que al final saber adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos y ver lo que necesita la gente año tras año es la clave de este certamen. Y este año, en el Valencia Boat Show, queremos reforzar este mensaje. Este año tenemos un proyecto muy ambicioso y profesionalizado».

For his part, the general secretary of the National Association of Nautical Enterprises (ANEN), Carlos Sanlorenzo, congratulated the organization of the show «por la foto que podemos ver, de un salón ya consolidado, que aglutina todo tipo de actividades y oficios. Dar la enhorabuena por el lema, ya que es extraordinario. Es cierto que detrás de estas embarcaciones de recreo hay miles de trabajadores de oficios. En concreto, según el Informe Impacto Económico, que el año pasado presentamos, este sector representa 80.000 puestos de trabajo y casi 6.000 empresas. Creo que es significante, aunque estamos a años luz de los números de nuestros países vecinos. Países en los que incluso la meteorología es mucho peor que la nuestra, nos quintuplican. Por ello, si algo tenemos, es este recorrido que nos queda por delante. Y esto convencido que, la Comunitat Valenciana en concreto, si quiere optar por crecer, tiene que pensar en el desarrollo de la náutica».

El XII Dénia Boat Show has organized 20 talks, in which ANEN, the Association of Professional Employers (ANPPER), the Association of Recreational Navigators (ANAVRE), Red Cross, the Maritime Training Center of Dénia, Maritime Rescue, Baleària, the Fishermen's Association or Varadero Port Dénia will present the job opportunities of this activity. One more year, the Spanish navigator, based in Dénia, Alex Pella, will offer a talk to tell his last regattas and the Spanish sailor of individual paralympic sailing, neighbor of Xàbia, Rafa Andarias, will talk about disability at sea. The Ecoalf company also participates in the exhibition with the presentation of its project Upcycling the Oceans, with which it collects the garbage that is destroying the oceans and transforms it into first quality products.

Cervantes Saavedra

One of the main protagonists of this edition is the school ship Cervantes Saavedra, boat built in 1934 and that has lived several lives, such as being a lighthouse and protagonist of the television series The boat.

En la actualidad el Cervantes Saavedra propone travesías formativas, en las que el mar y la navegación siempre son los protagonistas, pero con la posibilidad de ser planteadas en base a temáticas específicas: navegación antigua, cine y navegación, fotografía, gastronomía, arte, historia, literatura, ciencia, valores humanos, liderazgo, mindfulness, yoga… Experiencias ofrecidas a público general, empresas, instituciones y colectivos.

Other projects that are already working are the recreation of historical crossings, summer courses focused on the humanities and programs aimed at social inclusion and support for women with cancer. Visitors have also been able to see the Nao Victoria, replica of the 1570 year of 28 meters in length and that was the first boat to go around the world. This boat can be visited until Sunday 5 in May.

The leading companies in the sector

Metropol Náuticas, Maremoto, Náutica Fornes, Marina Estrella, Náutica Vaya Llobell, Náutica Pérez, Marina Sport, Pantaenius, Náutica Solymar, Arranche, Swans Marine, Crowline, Androna Náutica, Yachtsman Seguros Náuticos, Sportnautic-Roga, A&P Marine, Euronautics, Xiram Náutica, Yacht Service or Náutica Rumbomar are some of the companies that are exhibiting their brands and novelties. In addition to many other nautical accessories companies. The XII Nautical Hall of Dénia has the official sponsorship of Metropol Náuticas and with the collaboration of Pantaenius and the City Hall of Dénia.

Activities for all ages

With the opening of the hall, catamaran trips to the Cabo de San Antonio Marine Reserve began. This year the tickets have a reduced price, two euros for adults and one euro for children. The collection will go to different NGOs.

The tourist train service has also started, which free of charge brings visitors to the lounge from three stops in the city center. Every day, the Nautical Activities Center performs paddle surf or Hawaiian canoe baptisms and sea trials with the different clubs that are part of Marina de Dénia.

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