The Balearic Wingfoil circuit is launched

The Club Nàutic S'Arenal, in Palma de Mallorca, has hosted the presentation of the new Balearic Wingfoil circuit, called the 'Illes Balears Wingfoil Series', which includes as its star event the Spanish Racing Championship, to be organised by the Club Nàutic Sant Antoni, between the 4th and 6th of October this year.

The different races that make up the 'Illes Balears Wingfoil Series' will be held by the following entities, on the dates indicated:

- First test, at the Club de Surf Formentera, the next 13th and 14th of April.

- Second race and Balearic Championship, at the Real Club Náutico Port de Pollença, which is home to the largest youth fleet in the archipelago, on the 1st and 2nd of June.

- Third round, at the Club Nàutic S'Arenal, on the 6th and 7th of July.

- Fourth race and Spanish Racing Championship, at Club Nàutic Sant Antoni, from the 4th to the 6th of October.

- Fifth and final race, at Club Nàutic Sa Rápita, on the 16th and 17th of November.

Before the presentation, an in-person and online meeting was held, in which all the parties involved in and organizing this new circuit were present: Alex Figueras (Club de Surf Formentera), Saul Gabarro and Carmen Zaragoza (Real Club Náutico Port de Pollença), Alberto Vadell (future secretary of the class in the Balearics and technical director of the Real Club Náutico Port de Pollença), Ferran Muniesa (manager of CN S'Arenal), Alex Durán (technical director CN S'Arenal), Gonzalo Pérez Lago (circuit advisor and Principal Race Official, specialist in free rigging and foils), David Alvelino (promoter of Wingfoil in Ibiza and president of Club Akarai), Miquel Bosch (CN Colonia Sant Pere, interested in organizing future races) and Enrique Mas (sports director CNSA). Miguel A. Bover (Technical Director CN Sa Ràpita) was unable to attend, as Sa Ràpita is currently hosting the Spanish Techno Cup and IQFoil Junior, but, like the other participants, he is committed to the future of the sport in the Balearic archipelago. The next step will be to activate the sport in Menorca, where currently the athletes are not affiliated to any club and practice the sport independently. 

The Balearic circuit will be a pioneer in the national territory and will be an open type, accepting sailors from other communities and countries. It will have a generic announcement and sailing instructions for all the races and the information will be centralized on the website of the Balearic Sailing Federation, where participants and interested parties will be able to consult all the details of the circuit.

Wingfoil is a modality on the rise that is shaping up to be Olympic in the face of the 2028 games, replacing Formula Kite. The RFEV promotes the Spanish Cup and Championship, where in 2024 the CNSA will be the organizer of its racing or slalom modality. It also contemplates freestyle and waves, which this time goes to the Canary Islands. Every day there are more and more people addicted to this attractive modality and the Balearic Sailing Federation is working to launch its competitive side, as another class with all the rights it entails in terms of qualifying systems and competition formats.

The CNSA is also working on the training of technical staff to start the promotion among young sailors as soon as possible. At the moment, four adults make up the Es Nàutic Wingfoil fleet: Enrique Mas, Felipe Cornet, Toni Planas and Maria Costa.