In less than two weeks we have met two people who have given us the same despite: “Galicia lives back to the sea”. Monday 17 February we attended the seminar Green Porches organized by Paideia foundation on landscape. Both Montserrat Iglesias, Growing like Mario, surprised us with a dynamic and interactive presentations, good, So we liked, that month we repeated. Take this opportunity to thank Oscar White and Dolores Sanchez they have given us a second chance. But back to topic, Mario Crescent, of Crescent Partners, we did see the tourism potential of the Galician coast with existing resources such as large abandoned industrial heritage. In this manner, besides the economic boost to the area would, not lose these assets are important part of our history. Salt, conserveras, Ball Nera,… But Mario was excited and we were excited when we spoke of maritime heritage, not the coast, as he says, the sea, the floating. Our dornas, gamelas, chalanas, trawlers, racús… This varied and valuable heritage we're losing no one or almost no one tries to avoid it, one exception.
And here is where our next protagonist appears, Gerardo Triñanes, of Shipyards Triñanes , particularly our Axterix, trying to keep the tradition of wooden boatbuilding traditional thick and thin, never better said. Start talking and one shall be enthralled and such is the passion that this man passed by their office. We account, resignedly, how has occasionally make some allowance and use polyester (says he also has a family and have to eat). But it also makes us see the absurdity of such a place in Galicia, full of trees, has moved the use of wood for building boats for a petroleum product that we do not have. A contaminant derived, short-lived and difficult and costly to recycle. The why and all I can imagine. Gerardo is shipwright, inherited his father's trade, D. José Domínguez Trinanes. And in honor of this, He has built and christened a beautiful RACU with the moniker that had,es, “Laberco”. A “laberco” is the chick calender, but it also says a person noted for their intelligence or shows special vivacity as was the case of D. José. Here and told us another story about a teacher of the Republic who leave for another occasion, Gerardo is that this is an open book.
But about the RACU, because hope is the RACU. In it we see perfectly as possible harmonize tourism and tradition. Because RACU is new, and I was not made for fishing, It is a pleasure boat to sail and motor works. With his toilet, cooler and other accessories, but seeing who would… What is beautiful??
Gerardo has shown that Mario is right, that both the must, harmonize tourism without losing our identity and traditions may, and Galicia, with almost 1500 kms of coastline, have to look back to the sea.