The Nautical School of the commune is in the process of processing a concession for children to have their own facilities and spaces for classes.
With the support of several companies of the aquaculture and marine field, as AquaChileshipyards AquaTem, Yadrán and the shipping companies Altamar and Logimaron Saturday 3 February the "First Anniversary Regatta" of the municipality of Quellón (Provincia de Chiloé, Los Lagos Region), organized by the Nautical School of that city, in conjunction with the Brotherhood of the Costa de Quellón.
In the sports activity, which took place in the sector Punta de Lapas, more than 20 vessels in categories Optimistic and Laser (men and women), coming from different cities in southern Chile. In addition, the regatta was attended by Judge Cristian González Piña, a Pan-American official of this sport, and managed to bring together participants from the Boiler, the Quinched Sailing Club, the Latitude Candle School 42 Quemchi and free category participants.
For the organizers of the event, who also had the support of the project of scientific dissemination and environmental education NomadsIt was a successful first race, which served to fraternize and share with other sailing schools in the country.
The President of the Sports, Social and Cultural Grouping NAO de Quellón, Héctor Agüero, thanked all the private companies that have supported the Nautical School of that commune.
“For now and the immediate future, we already have five Optimist dinghies for children aged six to 14, four Laser dinghies for those over 15 and a support boat donated by the school’s founders,” said Agüero.
The representative of the nautical entity also stressed that "our children have already participated in races at the national level obtaining podiumsWhich for our school is a tremendous breakthrough. This is the result of voluntary and hearted effort of our instructors Ricardo Henríquez, captain of Puerto de Quellón, and his wife Silvana Díaz, whom we deeply thank as a sports community," added Héctor Agüero.
The Quellón Nautical School is currently processing a concession for children to have their own facilities and spaces for classes, along with storing their equipment and sailboats.
"I make the invitation to know the place where we currently teach our students, on the floating dock of the concession of Don Patricio Bram (road to Punta de Lapas). This journey has been full of effort. and our reward is the results demonstrated by our little navigators," concluded NAO Quellón president.
