Marina of Gijón, Gijón, Asturias, Spain, Europe
The Marina of Gijón is located in the municipality of Gijón, in the heart of the town, Principality of Asturias (Spain). It depends on the Port Authority of Gijón. He has managed to raise the Blue Flag awarded by the European Foundation for Environmental Education uninterruptedly since 1996. In the sea, the marina has 780 moorings distributed among four docks, anteroom (97 seats), interior dock (275 seats), fomentín dock (199 seats), fostering dock (199 seats), and waiting dock (10 places). The moorings have potable water and electricity (220 V, 16 or 32A). The maximum draft is 3.50 m. In the BOE number 48, dated February 25, 2006, the resolution of February 20 of the Port Authority of Gijón is published, by which the administrative concession granted to the UTE Marítimo Astur Favila SL-Thermal Insulation of Galicia ( Aister) SA for the management of the berths of the Marina of Gijón for 20 years. It is expected that the company will expand the available places, in particular those destined to boats in transit, that are located in the anteroom, and that are insufficient to the existent demand, especially of yachts of foreign flag. On land, weather service, radio (Channel 9 VHF), public telephones and faxes, cyber, tourist information, events room and projections, exhibition hall, showers and toilets, laundry, ice and cold drinks machine, Rental of bicycles in high season, mail delivery service to boats in transit, and fuel dispenser (super 95 petrol and diesel A). There are several concessions for the operation of other services, such as workshops and varadero, awarded to the company Motonáutica del Principado SL, which has its own Travel-lift of up to 35 Tn., Toro for boats of 3.5 Tn., And one Ship for wintering and repair of boats in the esplanade of stranding of the dock of development. The most important lack of the marina of Gijón occurs in the infrastructures destined to users of light candle. The only concession, to the Federation of Sailing of the Principality of Asturias (FVPA), in a sparse space of the breakwater that separates the docks fomentín and foment, without vigilance, nor sheds for wintering, sufficient pañoles, nor dignified services, entails the Absence of competitive sailing dinghy boats in the port. This has led to Gijón clearly losing the game in this regard to Santander, with its Center of High Performance Sailing Prince Felipe. Contradictorily, most of the breakwater is occupied by another concession of the Port Authority of Gijón, a hotel business, absolutely unnecessary given the great offer of this service that exists in the central streets adjacent to the port, but which reflects the vision of The Port Authority and the City of Gijón, more focused on tourism and commerce than on sports activity. As for sailing schools, only the Real Club Astur de Regatas operates permanently, in a rental premises, with a minimum stranding area, in the workshop area.