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Trasmapi on board with island's sailing school

foto caiacs 2018Secretary of sport Jordi Vidal and Trasmapi company spokesman Rafael Cardona paid a visit to Formentera's municipal sailing school, the Escola de Vela, of which Trasmapi is one of the leading sponsors.

Per an agreement reached last year, the day offered a chance for the transport company to present the school—known locally as the Escola Municipal de Vela—with kayaks and a range of other nautical gear Vidal called “crucial to continuing the school's mission”. He noted that despite the fact the school will continue operating out of provisional structures until construction of the island's nautical sports centre is complete, instructors have already given over three hundred courses there this year.

Cardona, for his part, reaffirmed Trasmapi's commitment to the school, calling the present and future collaboration between the company and the school “a pleasure” and saying, “For us, it's all about promoting sport and Formentera's young people”.

Last year Trasmapi made a two-year, renewable €7,000 pledge in support of the school in 2017 and 2018.

The money goes towards service upgrades, nautical gear for instruction and practice at the school by students of sailing, windsurf and kayak. Trasmapi also offers maritime transport between Formentera and Eivissa for people, vehicles and goods relating to activities at the sailing school.

Municipal pool to close for maintenance and upgrades

foto piscina-municipalThe Formentera Council's department of sport wishes to inform islanders that the municipal pool will be closed September 10 to 16.

Crews will conduct an array of maintenance operations—from painting locker rooms and hallways, replacing fans and installing new electrical outlets to performing upgrades on the smaller pool and the ceiling, mounting joints in the pool's beach area and carrying out other general improvements.

The pool will reopen as normal on Monday, September 17.

'Undersea Formentera' promises islanders savings on scuba diving

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The Formentera Council's acting chairperson, Susana Labrador, put her signature today on partnership agreements with two diving centres, Formentera Divers and Vellmari, concerning an initiative, “Descobreix la Formentera submarina“ ("Discover Formentera, under the sea"), to give island residents discounted tuition on diving courses. On hand at the signing ceremonies were the directors of the two diving schools and Formentera's sport secretary Jordi Vidal.

This year the Council will put up eight thousand euros, a thousand more than last year, to be split evenly between the two schools. The money will underwrite another year of discounts on diving lessons, between 40 and 60 per cent depending on whether the course is for first-time divers, beginners or experienced divers.

Descobreix la Formentera submarina“ is about encouraging islanders to dive recreationally, explained Labrador, who added that “scuba diving is a fantastic way to discover this undersea paradise that surrounds us“ and spoke about the importance of “getting people tuned in to the importance of protecting posidonia meadows and the fauna that they support“. Vidal, for his part, said the new Centre d'Esports Nàutics, or “Nautical Sport Centre“, “is part of an effort to promote scuba diving even after the summer season, a time when the island's seasonal workers can take advantage of savings on instruction“.

In more than a decade since “Descobreix la Formentera submarina“ has been in place, more than eight hundred islanders have taken up scuba diving. Last year's course catalogue included 37 courses for first-timers, roughly 15 for beginners and another 25 for returning divers.

Fourth year of Formentera's sports photo contest arrives with brand-new feature—selfies

foto 1The Formentera Council's department of fitness is hosting the fourth Concurs de Fotografia Esportiva—a photo contest which, in showing sport from rarely seen angles, uses photography as a lever to promote fitness. Photos must in some way be related to sport, though the focus can be on any element therein. This year's competition includes four awards; the first prize is €300, the second is €200, the third is €100 and—new this year—a special, €150 prize for the best selfie.

Terms of participation
Each contender can submit no more than three photos. Photos already submitted to other competitions will not be accepted. Images may be in colour or black and white. Physical submissions must be unframed paper prints, with minimum 20cm width and maximum 40cm height. Accepted formats are square, digital, classic and panoramic.

Digital submissions must be in .jpg format and no more than 8Mb. Modifications must not exceed changes to tone, saturation, light, contrast, levels and curves.

Submissions
Physical submissions, accepted at the Citizen's Information Office (OAC) until November 25, should include a blank envelope containing the photographer's full name, address, e-mail and contact telephone number.

Prints can also be submitted via certified post to Consell Insular de Formentera, plaça de la Constitució, 1, 07860 Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera. Submissions via certified post must include an envelop with the contestant's information as well as the certified envelop, and both should include a pseudonym for identification purposes.

Digital submissions should be sent to fotografiaesportiva@conselldeformentera.cat with the following information: Contestant's full name, e-mail address, contact telephone number and town of residence. Each photo must carry a title and indication of where and when it was taken.

A panel of eminent figures from the world of the visual arts will be responsible for selecting the winning photos. Winners will be announced in early December and winning photos will be displayed in Antoni Blanc fitness centre.

In bid to stamp out cystic fibrosis, islanders start paddling

volta-a-formentera-nedant-cont1From Friday June 29 to Sunday July 1 and with backing from the Formentera Council, the island will host its nineteenth Swim Round Formentera to End Cystic Fibrosis. Over the years the event has become a something of a local fixture, stirring swimmers, experts and amateurs to come together to support sufferers of the illness.

The “Volta a Formentera nedant contra la Fibrosis Quística”—or simply “la Volta”—is a non-competitive event aimed at not only pushing cystic fibrosis and symptoms of the disease into the public consciousness, but also raising money for related outreach. The fact that swimming and physiotherapy help many children improve respiratory capacity was among the factors pushing Fundación Respiralia and the Balearic Islands Cystic Fibrosis Association to develop the initiative.

Organisers say they expect 240 participants and roughly fifty volunteers from around the world. Over three days, they will circumnavigate the island, covering some 30 kilometres in distinct legs of 1.8 to 3.6K long. When one leg is completed, swimmers will be picked up by a boat, briefly resting as they are shuttled to the next starting point, with as many stages as sea conditions, water currents and jellyfish allow.

“La Volta” is a chance to build community, a three-day affair during which participants unite in the struggle to end cystic fibrosis.

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