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Tarifa puts in danger one of the best windsurfing spots in Europe
Wednesday, 09/29/2010 - 09:34 -

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This letter has been drafted with the intention to inform about the situation which is putting in danger our Windsurfing spot at Casa de Porros, Tarifa. This spot which is well known around the world has suffered a significant change which will have a serious impact on the attractiveness for all people who love this place. On the 14th of September the Tarifa town hall cleared the area requesting people to leave the spot in order to start the construction of a new parking. This new parking is located around 400 meters away from the beach and covers an area of 3.000 square meters. Around the parking they have placed a mound of earth to avoid the access to the beach.

I’m not exaggerating if I say that the new parking means the loss of one of the most emblematic spots around Europe.

I think we all agree about the importance of the natural environment and that especially nowadays we have to find ways to use such fantastic places with the respect the nature deserves. Bearing this in mind we accuse the Tarifa town hall and the responsible governing body of the natural park for not carrying out this work with the corresponding professionalism and without taking into account the important role of this spot for the tourism industry of Tarifa and their visitors.

- The parking will not even cover 10 % of the necessary space (especially during the summer period). It’s predictable that people will need to park on the side of the dangerous national road.
- The piled earth surrounding the parking (1.5 meters) blocks the access to the beach even by foot unless you “climb” over it packed with all the windsurfing gear.
- The beach is around 400 meters away, which means for those who are lucky to catch a parking space they will need (after climbing over the mound) to carry all the windsurf equipment (approximate 20 Kg) all that distance to the beach. All this with the famous Levante which can easily blow up to 80 Km/h supposes an important obstacle.

Unfortunately the responsible people regarding this issue did not bear in mind that this is a unique spot which is designated to one SPORT which is Windsurfing.

ONCE MORE: We agree to respect the natural environment but the natural park is also there to be enjoyed and what better way than practicing sport? Since 3 decades the so cold “descampao” has been a paradise for windsurfers around the world and today if you look from the new parking behind the mound everything seems to be as 30 years ago, nothing has changed which is clear evidence that the environment has not suffered any serious damages.

The city of Tarifa which nowadays is mainly generating their income thank to the tourism, became famous to a big part thank to the windsurfers around the world who visited the area in the 1980´s to practice their sport and enjoy this wonderful place.

We ask the Tarifa town hall and all other public authorities in charge to promote the attractiveness of Tarifa, THE WIND, giving services for their use, not taking them away or closing spots. The town hall should not forget the big sign at the entrance of Tarifa which reads: Tarifa, capital del Windsurf.

Let’s fight to save our spot. YOU SHOULD NEVER WALK AGAINST THE WIND!

We ask the Tarifa Townhall and the Governing body of the national park to redirect this project. The parking area needs to be closer to the beach and it needs to be big enough to cover the real demand. Sport activities such as windsurfing are easily possible to be carried out on a sustainable way respecting the nature. At the end we are not asking to build a hotel or any apartment complex, we just want to have an access to the beach! It’s just a matter of professional planning and organisation to ensure a respectful usage of the natural park.

A group has been created on facebook to inform about activities and any novelty regarding Tarifa, casas de porro. Everybody is welcome to join the group and fight to save our spot: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1580304&id=1104272944&ref=notif¬if_t=photo_reply#!/group.php?gid=119567838076636

Hang loose,

Eric Merten


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