The regatta was opened officially by the Croatian Navy Commander, CDRE Robert Hranj, also in the quality of the Envoy of the President of the Republic Ivo Josipovi\u0107, under whose auspices the regatta was held. <\/p>\n
Traditionally supporting this Festival of the Sea, the Croatian Navy this year participated too with a cutter, while the Navy training vessel \u201cAndrija Mohorovi\u010di\u0107 and a Navy barge- 51 escorted the participating vessels. The Croatian Navy cutter, commanded by CDR Neven Kati\u0107, was a sensation of the Regatta and was awarded a \u201cCharter of Honour for Rowing Success at the Palagruzona Regatta 2013\u201d.<\/p>\n
The regatta gathered 11 vessels – three small ones participated in the Small regatta (from Komi\u017ea to the island of Bi\u0161evo), whereas the gajeta falku\u0161a (a historic wooden sailing boat used by the Komi\u017ea fishermen) and other eight bigger vessels were racing from the breakwater in Komi\u017ea to a shore in the island of Palagru\u017ea. The \u201cKulaf\u201d vessel from Hvar was the winner of the small regatta, and the falku\u0161a \u201cMikula\u201d from Komi\u017ea won the Rota for the second consecutive time. <\/p>\n
The “Rota Palagruzona” is the oldest and in many ways a unique regatta in both the Mediterranean area and in Europe. It dates from the year 1593, although a written record was found on Komi\u017ea fishermen welcoming the Pope Alexander III in the island of Palagru\u017ea in the 12th century (the year 1177), and used to take place held from May to late September, in the oily fish season at sunset. It has seen its revival thanks to the efforts by a group of enthusiasts led by Professor Jo\u0161ko Bo\u017eani\u0107, the ideator of the Rota and the person who saved the falku\u0161a from oblivion \u2013 both endeavours contributing significantly to the Croatian\u2019s maritime culture. \u201cRota Palagruzona is a great cultural event, which at once evokes the famous story of fishermen of Komi\u017ea and the historic vessels as Croatia\u2019s major cultural asset, promoting its maritime culture and a Mediterranean identity\u201d, said Professor Bo\u017eani\u0107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Croatian Navy participated at the traditional \u201cRota Palagruzona\u201d regatta held from 20-24 June 2013 covering the route from Komi\u017ea in the island of Vis to the island of Palagru\u017ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n