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Letter from the President -
March 2015
I would like to start by
thanking all those associates
and guests who came to the
Annual General Meeting
and the presentation of the
Nautical Awards. It thanks
to people like you, 100%
committed to the sector that
we manage to make progress.
Progress has always been one
of the principal goals of our
association. In recent years we
have participated in some of
the most important advances
in the sector. This might sound
pompous and exaggerated,
but in reality it is not. Side by
side with ANEN we managed
to exempt nautical charter
of the matriculation tax.
We also managed to get
the recreational yachting
recognized in its own right for
the first time in the new Law
of Navigation, separated from
the Merchant Navy. We were
also involved in the process
of modernization of the
nautical qualifications.
Right now we are doing the
groundwork with ANEN
for the future Nautical
Professional Training and the
Collective Agreement for our
sector. Here in the Balearic
Islands we have managed
to revive the Palma Boat
Show and to make a name
for it internationally. Worth
mentioning is also another
of our achievements - the
simplification of the access to
the launching ramps for boat
trailers through one single
card, given out by Ports IB.
All these achievements are a
result of the joint efforts and
resources of a great number
of people. And this is how you
reach your goals: by working
hard and by investing time
and money. This is why the
Balearic Islands have become
once again the national
market leaders when it
comes to boat registrations,
ahead of the heavyweights
like Barcelona, Madrid
and Valencia.The future might be looking
bright for the first time in
many years, but it won ́t be
any excuse for us to take
it easy. The association
will tirelessly continue
to put pressure on the
administration in order to
eliminate all the obstacles
that stay in the way of legal
and fiscal harmonization with
our neighbouring countries.We are going to carry
on working in order to
eliminate the matriculation
tax altogether, to minimize
the fiscal burden of our
companies, to achieve high
quality training for our sector
and to create a functioning
collective agreement for
the benefit of everybody.
We are going to make a
maximum effort so that you
can concentrate on your work
and on your clients. So that
companies like Dinatec or
Dahlberg, whose trajectories
we pay tribute to today, will
continue excelling for many
more years to come. The
following were presented with
awards at the recent AGM.Dinatec was presented with
the award for the Most
Outstanding Professional
Trajectory. Toni Socias is a
well-known businessman in
the sector. He has dedicated
over half of his life for serving
the sailors and looking after
their needs. His children
are continuing in the family
business and we wish
them all the good fortune
they deserve.AENIB also wished to reward
the loyalty and commitment
of their longest standing
members. This year thecompany Dahlberg S.A
received the award for
the longest membership.
The history of Dahlberg is
closely tied to the modern
recreational yachting. Its
founder, Kjell Dahlberg, was
one of the pioneers to open
a business specialized in
yacht repairs, back in 1972.
Nowadays three generations
of the Dalhberg family
dedicate themselves to
the business.Last but not least, we also
wanted to recognize thesales@wildgroupinternational.
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have hit the headline hat-trick
this year already with the
largest yacht ever wrapped,
M/Y Aviva, announcing
the exclusive distribution
rights for the revolutionary
Färben films, and now they
can announce that they
completed the wrap of the
beautiful speed demon
trimaran, S/Y Phaedo3.Phaedo 3, the 70ft Trimaran,last month set the RORC
Caribbean 600 course record
by over six hours. Wild Group
International’s team were
commissioned prior to her
launch earlier this year to
wrap the ‘racing weapon’
in chrome and electric lime
green in Brittany.Greg Hoar, the founder of
Wild Group International,
states;“Really pleased to be involved
with Brian and his team on
this fantastic project. It’s a
great demonstration of the
different effects that can be
used with vinyl films and foils
and just how striking a result
they can achieve. Well done
to the Phaedo3 team!”labour of those public
administrations that have
shown the most interest in
boosting our sector. This year
the award goes without a
doubt to the Port Authority
of the Balearic Islands and to
its president, Alberto Pons.
We would like to emphasize
his good relationship with
the companies of the sector,
his easy manners and his
accessibility, as well as his
vast knowledge of the
problems of the recreational
nautical sector.