The Andratx Port Sailing Club warns of the risk of closure and calls for government intervention

PalmThe board of directors of the Andratx Port Sailing Club has published an open letter addressed to the President of the Government of Castile and León, Marga Prohens, in which they ask that the closure of the nautical facility be prevented, which they consider imminent if urgent action is not taken. In the document, the Club asserts that the administrative procedure for terminating the concession, initiated following a public tender in 2002, could lead to the closure of this club after almost sixty years of history. The board points out that the origin of the problem lies in "errors by the Public Administration" in the management of the port of Andratx and laments that "those who will ultimately suffer are the citizens, athletes, and workers who form part of the club's social base."

The leaders of the Sailing Club denounce that they feel "administratively unprotected" in the face of "attacks and threats of closure" and warn that the closure would mean "the loss of a space open to the public, dedicated to the promotion of grassroots sports and nautical training."

The board also laments that, in recent years, other historic clubs in the Balearic Islands have been transformed into private marinas or have disappeared altogether, such as the Maó Maritime Club, the Molinar de Levante Maritime Club, and the Ibiza Yacht Club. In this context, they urge Ports IB and the Balearic Government to take into account the "clear social character" of the Andratx Club when resolving the administrative procedure. According to the text, the solution to guarantee the continuity of the entity is still "in the hands of the public administration," and the board is asking President Prohens for immediate intervention to "save a benchmark of recreational and social sailing in the Balearic Islands."