XI Kayak Tour of Fuerteventura back with record participation

The 'Tour of Fuerteventura in Kayak', which will again completely travel around the coast of Fuerteventura for eight hard days.

It starts on Saturday the 29th at 10:00 am , and returning to the same Island Sailing Center in Puerto del Rosario on the following Saturday, September 5.

The eleventh edition of the Tour this year will record the largest participation, and the first time it reach the maximum quota of 42 places arranged by the organization. Among the largest number of participants will be enrolled from Canoe Island delegation, but also will move paddlers come from other Canary Islands, Tenerife here, and from the Peninsula, namely, natural three participants Navarra and Bilbao.

The 42 participants of the 'X' Kayak Tour of Fuerteventura 'will be underpinned by a large team of support and safety. About 20 people and seven boats, one Belonging to the Red Cross, a regular contributor to the event, land and sea will continue development testing.

The Soria 9 Infantry Regiment also participate in the Tour this year with the assembly of a base camp for the night with the arrival of the procession to Puertito of Jandia. The municipalities of the island are also put at the service of giving sporting event for the night and Providing supplies.

Throughout the successive editions, the 'Tour of Fuerteventura Kayaking' has been making a hole in the sporting landscape of the Canaries, becoming officially accepted by the National Federation of Canoeing.

Its participatory nature-this test is not offered as competition, and Therefore there are no winners or losers, together with the values of effort and partnership that promotes, have made this event one of the most appreciated by society Fuerteventura, as evidenced the great reception that dispense the different cities of the island at the time of landfall the procession.

This year stands out in this regard the participation of the Association of El Cotillo, Which Will Provide a warm welcome to members of the Vuelta in the last stretch of the average stage Corralejo - El Cotillo. The collective local boats accompany the sailors to the canoes of the participants on arrival at the arrival at the Roque de La Mar, in the northern, and also organize a toast and a paella for all participants.

Other values that have been stressing throughout the history of the test, is the appeal of Fuerteventura know from a very unusual sight, Which offers coastal majoreros their vision from the sea, as well as tourist promotion Providing test monitoring by the media.

The program of the Tour of Fuerteventura Kayak in 2009 is as follows:

Saturday 29 August / Puerto del Rosario (Sailing Center)-The Jablito-Corralejo

Sunday 30 August / Corralejo - El Cotillo - Los Molinos

Monday, 31 August / Los Molinos - Ajuy - Black Beaches

Tuesday 1 September / Playa Negra - The Puertito

Wednesday, 2 September / The Puertito - Morro Jable - Risco del Paso

Thursday, 3 September / Risco del Paso - Tarajalejo - Great Tarajal

Friday, September 4 / Grand Tarajal - Jacomo - Black Well

Saturday 5 September / Black Pozo - El Castillo - Puerto del Rosario

(Arriving at 17:00 at Island Sailing Center)

Puerto del Rosario, 27 August 2009.

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