Winner of the Women’s iQFOiL windsurfing competition, Great Britain’s Emma Wilson has been crowned outright champion of 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels. She received the trophy after her results across the regatta produced the highest score in the formula that is used to compare the relative performances of the gold medal winners across all 10 racing categories.
Wilson’s triumph is the finishing touch to...
La vicepresidenta Teresa Ribera inaugura en Lloseta (Mallorca) la primera planta industrial de hidrógeno renovable de España.
https://sectormaritimo.es/primera-planta-industrial-de-hidrogeno-renovable-en-espana
La regata Mallorca Sailing Center inaugura la Copa Iberdrola, primer circuito dedicado a la vela olímpica femenina en España.
FRS decided to suspend the routes between Mallorca and Menorca (Alcúdia-Ciutadella) as from 15 December 2021. This ferry connection had been started on 27 May 2021 with fast ferry TARIFA JET. The route between Ibiza and Formentera (Eivissa-La Savina) will also be shut down. It started on 28 June,...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/frs-suspends-some-of-its-mediterranean-routes/
Way back in the 18th century, sailors used wooden chests called ’Caixa de mariners’ or ‘seafarer’s boxes’ to store their most treasured possessions when they went on long voyages from Mallorca to America.
This beautifully decorated chest is the Mallorca Maritime Museum’s ‘piece of the month’ and it belongs to an architect called Toni Juncosa, says an article published on majorcadaily.
What is inside it?A ‘seafarer’s box’ usually contained several changes of clothes, shoes, and caps, along with a...
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for a limit of one cruise ship a day docking in Palma de Mallorca, says an article published in the Guardian.
Why this move?About 500 giant cruise ships dock in the city on the south coast of the popular holiday destination of Mallorca each year, disgorging 2 million passengers.
In a recent report compiled by Transport & Environment, a European NGO, Palma was second only to Barcelona among European ports most polluted by cruise ships.
What’s...http://mfame.guru/11000-sign-a-petition-limiting-one-cruise-a-day-in-palma/