What a privilege to sail in front of Barcelona!
The Premium Club enjoys the Thursday of Wind activity, organized by the Olympic Port of Barcelona
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Until the Barcelona Olympic Games, the city lived with its back to the sea. This changed in 1992. One of the legacies of the transformation that Barcelona experienced on the occasion of the world's greatest sporting event is the Olympic Port. In this space, sailing is the protagonist. A few members of the ARA Premium Club have been able to sail on very well-equipped sailboats, piloted by expert skippers, on a sunny afternoon with good temperatures and strong wind: yes, the blue sea had a few whitecaps. It is about the free activity Windy Thursdays, organized by the Olympic Port. When they left the port and set out to sea, the participants verified that the wind is an excellent engine for a sailboat. All the sailboats not only acquired a remarkable speed but also heeled over immediately. The members of the Premium Club were not passive participants, but on the contrary. They even learned how to tack, which is one of the most complicated operations on any sailboat.
With ARA Premium and a good wind
we have enjoyed an excellent experience.
A very diligent skipper
has explained four rules to us very briefly.
Going by boat is not an easy job
you have to know the wind and be very agile.
When we hoisted the sails leaving the port
the first gust of wind
almost capsized our boat.
How we laughed when we all went to leeward as we heeled!
We practiced with the rudder, tightened the sheets, steered the genoa and mainsail.
Yes, we have learned to sail better.
We returned to port enjoying the sunset
and the views of Barcelona, what more could you want!
MARTA PADRÓS
Premium Subscriber
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The Port Olímpic's commitment to bringing nautical activities closer to the public
Dijous de Vent is an initiation regatta open to the public that aims to bring sailing to new audiences. The activity is aimed at both people with no previous experience in sailing, as well as professionals or nautical enthusiasts, and offers the possibility of joining, for an afternoon, the crew of one of the boats from the nautical companies of the Olympic Port. Once back at the port, participants also enjoy a snack at the Casa Carmen restaurant in the Balcó Gastronòmic.
With this proposal, which continues with the arrival of the cold, the Olympic Port –a space managed by BSM on behalf of the Barcelona City Council– reaffirms its commitment to bringing nautical activities to the people of Barcelona and generating community through shared experiences at sea.
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