From April 17 to 20, coinciding with Eastern, a new edition of the
regatta for sailing cruisers
La
Ruta de la Sal will take place. This event remembers the trips to the
island to collect salt, an important source of income for the Pitiüses
until the arrival of tourism: it was called the "white gold".
The regatta starts from two different ports, the
Reial
Club Marítim de Barcelona and the
Club
Nàutic de Dénia, and both end in the port of Eivissa.
The route from Barcelona is free, but the route from Denia to the harbour
of Eivissa town, is keeping the islands of Formentera and Tagomago on port
side.
This year the list of accepted inscription reaches the record amount
of 300 boats, with over 100 ships in the waiting list.