Swimming around an island: a spectacular challenge! From the Mallorca coast, full of light and life, to the dark side of the Cap de Llebeig where the Mediterranean Sea reveals its strength. It’s a long, dark crossing, fringing dizzying cliffs and impressive depths. The breathing of the kayakists and the people following in the boats shows us the light. After surrounding The Cap de Tramontana the sea is shallow again and we‘ll get closer to the Port de Sa Dragonera, where we will have started this 9,500m crossing.

From 2017, this swim is organized by level groups. The registration fee is € 195. You must get registered in the group that swims at your usual open sea speed: 2,8km/h, 3km/ or 3,2km/h.

If you choose the PREMIUM version of the event, you will have a kayak available only for you, which means you won’t have to adapt to the rhythm of any group.

Routes

 

Training planning

If you sign up before 15th February 2018, you will benefit from a free training planning: the same planning Neda el Món is organising for the swimmers who are getting prepared for the Straits of Gibraltar crossing. This planning consists of online training as well as real training, including  a pool test session in Barcelona and four open sea trainings during this year, also in Barcelona.

Description of the event

• The meeting point will be in Sant Elm beach.
• There will be 3 groups of six or seven swimmers each.
• All the groups will part at the same time from the Port of Dragonera.
• Every group of six swimmers will have a motorboat or kayak following them during the whole passage.
• All swimmers must keep the speed of the group he/she was registered in.
• Each swimmer will be responsible for his/her food and drink supplies, which will be given every 45 minutes by a Neda el Món technician who follows the group in the motorboat.
• There will be one boat responsible for the passage coordination, as well as another one (not assigned to any group) with medical assistance for whoever may need it.
• Neda el Món will organise and coordinate a cloakroom service.
• All swimmers as well as all the volunteers will have a liability insurance and an insurance against accidents.
• A bathing cap mentioning the event will be issued to all swimmers who are obliged to wear it during the event.

Weather conditions

If the event, due to bad weather conditions, could not take place on June 16th, Neda el Món will reschedule it on June 17th. So all swimmers must be aware that the event might take place any of these days, and should obviously lock their agendas the two days.

Safety Buoy

In order to improve the swimmers’ safety during the crossing, the use of a buoy like the ISHOF Neda el Món buoy will be compulsory. This buoy makes the swimmers more visible, and, in addition, it allows them to hold on to it in case they are tired or injured, without altering the swimmers efficiency. The organisation will provide safety buoys for free to those swimmers who still have not the ISHOF Neda el Món. If you want to buy it in advance, click here for more information.

 

*Online trainings start on March, 19th