May 23 and 24 Spectacular sailing regatta from La Manga to Portmán
More than 50 craft set off around Cabo de Palos from the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga
This year’s 15th edition of the “Regata Solidaria Carburo de Plata” (a fundraising event named after silver acetylide, a reference to the substances mined in the past in the area between Cartagena and La Unión), sees more than 50 boats setting out from the Puerto Tomás Maestre La Manga del Mar Menor on a two-day course during which they have to navigate around the headland of Cabo de Palos and the Isla Hormigas, cause of numerous shipwrecks in days gone by.
The historic event is held to commemorate the 309-year-old “Cuerpo de Intendencia” of the Spanish Navy and is widely recognized as one of the highest-level competition on the calendar in Spain. The test is a very difficult one for sailors, with speed in hoisting the spinnaker and the use of the Genoa sail crucial for maximising speed.
One of the favourites is the Nemox BNFIX X-37 manned by the Romero brothers, although they fase stiff competition from local crews sailing out of San Javier and Cartagena as they know the local breezes well.
Funds raised this year are to be donated to the Asociación Nuestra Señora del Carmen, which is devoted to the wellbeing of families who have lost sailors serving in the Navy.
For more local events, news and visiting information contact the tourist offices of San Javier (main contact number 661 572285) or go to the home page of San Javier Today
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
