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Sa Dragonera, the small island and nature park off the western tip of Mallorca, can only be reached by boat. Sports skippers traveling with their own or chartered boats moor in the natural harbor of Sa Dragonera in Cala Lladó, known in English as Robbers' Cove. From the main island of Mallorca, excursion boats offer trips from Sant Elm and...
Read moreWhy not swap your boots for hiking boots? The 138-kilometre-long dry stone wall route GR221 (plus around 105 kilometres of variants), which has been planned since 2000, has now been officially recognised as a long-distance hiking trail on Mallorca – a good opportunity to get to know the island of Mallorca from its natural, authentic side. The long-distance hiking trail...
Read moreUpdate from January 3, 2025: As wallstreet-online.de reported on January 2, 2025, the air taxi manufacturer Volocopter has currently filed for bankruptcy and is now urgently seeking investors to restructure the company. The goal is to develop a restructuring plan by the end of February to secure the necessary financial resources for market entry. However, CEO Dirk Hoke, who will...
Read moreDrones have the potential to revolutionize many industries and offer a variety of useful applications, both in the civilian and military sectors. In a pilot project in Santanyi on Mallorca, drones are now to be used to save lives in critical situations in the water.
Read moreAfter a fatal accident off Cala Bona, in which a 20-year-old angler died at the end of August (23.8.) after a collision with a yacht almost 21 meters long and up to 37 knots (69 km/h) fast with a total of 3,100 hp engine power, a debate about safety at sea has picked up speed in Mallorca. The motor yacht...
Read moreA severe storm with heavy rain and wind speeds of over 110 km/h hit Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) – exactly ten days earlier than last year. Will vacationers on boats in the Balearic Islands have to prepare for storms in August in the future? What is the reason for this? A severe summer...
Read moreAn almost three-minute video explains to holidaymakers and local sports skippers what they should - or should not - do at the helm of a boat. The aim of a campaign by FANMED, the Association for Water Sports and Environmental Protection in the Balearic Islands, which is made up of ten nautical associations, is to prevent accidents and at the...
Read moreNo question - the cambio climático, climate change, with its sometimes extreme weather events has also had an impact on the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, ...) quite concrete effects. But what to do? Above all, responsible, environmentally conscious action is called for here. This concerns the private as well as the economic sector equally. As a private, foreign tourist,...
Read moreSpain is careful: Authorities should, SeaHelp was informed by various owners, control prescribed radio stations more. In the past, those kind of actions were quite rare. To avoid unnecessary administrative difficulties: it is needed for vessels under the German SRC (Short Range Certificate) flag, for internal UBI navigation.
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