The Fastest Way to Get to La Gomera

The ferry between Los Cristianos in the south of Tenerife and the port of San Sebastian, on the neighbouring island of La Gomera, takes around 90 minutes. It is possible to improve on that time, bringing it down to 40 minutes, by taking the fast ferry.

But there is an even faster way, as these pilots, Ramón Morillas, César Maldonado and Francisco Renedo, from the Draco team proved, by paramotoring across the Atlantic ocean in a mere 25 minutes, reaching speeds of 84 kmph and with a 40 kmph north wind.

The trio took off from Los Realejos in the north of Tenerife and made the crossing to La Gomera, passing over the districts of Agulo and Hermigua, landing on the beach. During the last few kilometers they were joined by paragliders from the club, Izaña, who took off from the mirador de Abrantes, in Agulo, to perform acrobatics, landing in unison.

Ramón Morillas is three times world champion in paramotoring (2002, 2003 and 2004), while César Maldonado is the world number two in the same speciality and Francisco Renedo is the world team champion. The first Paraglide Crossing from Tenerife to La Gomera will be the spectacular opening event of the II International Paragliding Festival, taking place in Los Realejos between April 27th and 1st May 2006.

El equipo Draco completa la primera travesía a La Gomera

Tags: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Canarias
From: Secret Tenerife Blog | Tenerife Daily Photo