Jet Raid – World Raid Championship: Mallorca Tour
THE GRAND FINAL OF THE JET SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD IN CAN PICAFORT FROM 18 TO 24 OCTOBER.
Mallorca has been chosen as the destination for the next edition of the JETRAID, better known as the Dakar of the Seas. This is the first time that a world championship of jet skis will be held in the Balearic Islands. From 18 to 24 October, the 24th edition of the Jet Ski Championship will be held in Can Picafort, Mallorca.
Can Picafort will be the destination in Mallorca that will host this championship during these days and the base hotel will be THB Gran Bahía of the THB hotels chain, together with other collaborators such as Navagar or Bacardi. The Plaza Cervantes will be the base for the riders’ paddock. From there, the race will circumnavigate the island for 5 days and will include all kinds of competitions: consumer, navigation with secret waypoints and buoy races. In addition, the Plaza Cervantes will have official Bacardi, Salitos and Coca-Cola bars for the public.
18:00 – Bib pick-up in Plaza Cervantes
20:00 – Welcome ceremony at the Hotel Gran Bahía by THB
15:00 Departure from Paddok: Can Picafort – Aubarca (2 laps, 88 km)
17:30 Arrival riders at the Paddok at Plaza Cervantes
10:00 Departure Paddok – Sóller (75 km)
12:00 Sóller – Palma (82 km)
14:00 Palma – Cala Pi (32 km)
17:00 Arrival pilots to the Paddok at Plaza Cervantes
10:00 Departure Palma – Portocolom (50 km)
15:00 Portocolom – Can Picafort (75 km)
16:00-16:30 Arrival riders at the Paddok at Plaza Cervantes
10:00 Departure Paddok – Farrutx – Formentor – Alcúdia (64 km)
12:00 Circular race in the Badia de Alcúdia (10 laps)
15:30 Return to Can Picafort (8 km)
16:00-16:30 Arrival riders at the Paddok in Plaza Cervantes
10:00 Departure Paddok: consumer race in Badia de Alcúdia (120 km)
12:00 Arrival of riders at the Paddok in the Plaza Cervantes
13:00 Social event
15:00 Departure Paddok: quality endurance race (10 laps)
16:00 Departure Paddok: quality endurance race turbo (10 laps)
17:00 Paddock start: final endurance race (20 laps)
19:00 Award Ceremony “World Raid Championship: Mallorca Tour” in Plaza Cervantes
Born in 1998 in Senegal, Africa, in the image of its big brother the Dakar, the JETRAID has travelled around the world, with venues in Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, India, Greece, Italy and now, Spain. A unique event that demands the maximum from the participating athletes from all over the world. Some 40 teams from France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Portugal and South America have already registered for this Spanish leg.
After having competed in the first stage of the Jet Raid World Championship in the Greek islands in June, it now arrives in the Balearic Islands to compete in the Grand Final.