Club Nàutic S’estanyol

Club Nàutic S’ESTANYOL, an institution since 1970. It all began in the mid-1960s. The Caserio de S’Estanyol was frequented by neighbors from Llucmajor and S’Arenal. There were also a few families who would move to this place on weekends with the intention of getting rid of the town and at the same time taking advantage of it to practice their favorite sport, fishing, as it was a very appropriate area to make good catches with kites. At that time, the village was inhabited by about thirty-five people, most of whom were professional fishermen, meaning they fished with nets, longlines, lanterns to catch squid, etc.

But it was very complicated every time they had to leave fishing, as the boats were stuck on land and had to be thrown overboard and on their return to land them with a lot of effort, a task in which almost everyone in the village participated and some “muffins” as they called the Palma people. Honestly, it was very risky and taking into account that if they had not seen that the weather conditions were very safe, many days of work were lost, something that reverberated in their profits. A group of vacationers and some fishermen began to meet, drinking coffee first and more seriously later, and began to model what could be a shelter in this hamlet. The arrangements that were made at these meetings were handled in the various official bodies struggling to obtain the appropriate license.

With some efforts in Costas, this body was granted the corresponding permit and the subsequent construction of a mini-shelter, with which it was no longer necessary to put boats overboard and avoid the subsequent risk of going out to sea. This was a big step, but since the village was full of vacationers, it was necessary to increase this shelter and there was no other solution but to build a marina, since it housed recreational and fishing boats. First it was necessary to create a Yacht Club, so that it could initiate the relevant steps in the construction of the port, an element that all fishermen looked forward to with great enthusiasm, as it was the most viable solution to ensure their trips to the sea, the maximum days of the year.

This is how the S’Estanyol Yacht Club was created.