Those of us who spend our lives looking at the sea know that the Vigo estuary has something that cannot be explained with words. The sound of the water, the rocking of the boat, the smell of saltpetre…. Everything that gives us peace and clears our heads after a week of work, for a person with Alzheimer’s is much more.
The marine environment is a brutal therapeutic tool. The sea has the power to connect with a memory, to activate a forgotten stimulus or, simply, to give a moment of absolute calm that is difficult to find on land.
That is why, Saturday, June 13, we are especially looking forward to the. In the midst of the Blue 2026 Festival, we organized the Sails for Alzheimer’s Regatta. It is a social innovation project that we set up together with the friends of AFAGA Alzheimer and the Velas por el Alzheimer project, with the support and co-financing of IGAPE.
In Julio Verne Náutica we have everything ready for the day to be round. We will provide four vessels from our own fleet with our professional skippers at the helm. The entire technical team has already received specific training from AFAGA specialists to ensure that every maneuver, every boarding and every mile is done in an environment of maximum safety, comfort and respect for users.
The places for the participants are already assigned and the crews are ready, but as the Ría de Vigo is very big, we want this sea party to be shared. We do not want to sail alone; we want the contour to be filled with solidarity and good seafaring atmosphere.
Therefore, we open the doors of this event and extend an exclusive invitation to the entire sailing community in the area. We are looking for individuals, sailing schools, yacht clubs and entities in the marine sector that want to join this great solidarity flotilla.
If you have a sailboat in Vigo, Baiona or surroundings and you feel like sharing the morning of Saturday June 13 (in a quiet crossing between 12:00 and 14:30 hours), you have a reserved place with us on the water.
What about logistics? Don’t worry about anything. We will take care of the coordination with the families, the protocols of socio-sanitary support and the adapted accesses together with the professionals of AFAGA. The boats that join us only have to bring your deck, your experience at the helm and the desire to enjoy a navigation with a very special meaning.
The picture on the water is going to be spectacular. So that no one stays on land, Piratas de Nabia has joined the day by providing an accessible ferry with capacity for 200 people. In it will travel family members, caregivers, volunteers and friends who will follow the race attached to the main fleet, sharing the same atmosphere.
Upon returning to port, the activity will continue at Portocultura’s facilities, where we will enjoy catering and an institutional toast. For us, this meeting space at the end of the morning is as important as the two hours of sailing. It is the perfect time to sit and chat without looking at the clock, comment on the day, listen to the stories of the families and simply have a good time with friends.
Having a boat in Galicia is fortunate, but being able to live days like this is what really makes our nautical community great.
If you would like to join the flotilla on June 13 and join us in this unique experience, the deadline to register your partner boat is now open. You can fill out the form directly in the link below or stop by our office in the port so we can tell you all the details.
Click here to have your boat join the Sails for Alzheimer’s Regatta.
+34 683 25 16 82 / +34 663 69 00 24
See you in the water!
Iván Pérez-Gándaras is CEO of Julio Verne Náutica and the main Director of the company's RYA Training Center. His vast experience is based on the highest nautical qualifications such as Yachtmaster without limits, STCW95 and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement. He has accumulated more than 20,000 ocean miles in deliveries and transatlantic crossings, in addition to 30,000 miles in scientific expeditions, including Antarctica and Newfoundland.
A trainer since 1993 and instructor of nautical qualifications since 2009, his background combines a solid technical background with exceptional practical experience. With a degree in Marine Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela and World Champion in Dinghy Sailing (1989), his unique perspective ensures that Julio Verne Náutica's articles, training and charter services are delivered with the highest level of technical rigor and passion for the sea.
Descrición da acción
Grazas a esta axuda renováronse dous equipamentos electrónicos a bordo da “Peregrina” por novas opcións máis sostibles, sustituindo o equipamento de radar e de piloto automático.
Equipamento de radar: A antena de radar FURUNO 1832 substitúiuse pola antena de radar RAYMARINE QUANTUM.
Co Q24D DOPPLER acadouse unha mellora enerxética. Esta mellora conséguiuse mediante a evolución da tecnoloxía de radar, obtendo un consumo moito menor; así como un software evolucionado e mellorado para unha navegación máis precisa, mellorando significativamente a seguridade a bordo.
Equipamento de piloto automático: O equipamento de piloto automático SIMRAD AC12 e a pantalla ZEUS TOUCH de 7″ foron substituídos por unha pantalla B&G NAC-3 + Triton2 e un controlador de piloto Triton2.
Descripción de la acción
El proyecto Julio Verne Náutica se llevó a cabo gracias a una subvención de 25.814,80 euros concedida por la FEMP, la Conselleria do Mar y el GALP RIA DE VIGO-A GUARDA dentro del proyecto GALP-172, cuyos principales objetivos son promover el crecimiento económico a través de: la educación, el chárter, las rutas guiadas y el transporte en barco.
O proxecto Julio Verne Náutica se levou a cabo tras a subvención de 160.595,20€ aportados dende o FEMP, Conselleria do Mar e GALP RIA DE VIGO-A GUARDA a través do proxecto GALP7-092 cuxos principais obxectivos son o fomento do crecemento económico a través de: Formación, chárter, rutas guiadas e transporte de embarcacións.
Julio Verne Náutica conta co apoio do Inega (Instituto Enerxético de Galicia) para a mellora enerxética dirixida ao sector servizos a través do Programa “Bono enerxía peme 2023”, recibindo 4.788,00 € para este proxecto. Operación cofinanciada pola Xunta de Galicia. Conseguir unha economía mais limpa e sostible.
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